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Filial piety revisited in the context of modernizing Asian societies
Author(s) -
Mehta Kalyani K,
Ko Helen
Publication year - 2004
Publication title -
geriatrics and gerontology international
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.823
H-Index - 57
eISSN - 1447-0594
pISSN - 1444-1586
DOI - 10.1111/j.1447-0594.2004.00157.x
Subject(s) - filial piety , meaning (existential) , context (archaeology) , value (mathematics) , medicine , epistemology , environmental ethics , sociology , gender studies , history , philosophy , archaeology , machine learning , computer science
This paper discusses the concept of filial piety in the context of social changes in Asia, in particular Singapore. The changing meaning and expression of this concept, which is also a cultural value, has to be researched by Asian gerontologists. The empirical research in Singapore shows that while this concept is still considered important its definition is shifting.