Adult Children’s Obligations Towards Their Parents: A Contractualist Explanation

Sin, Wai Lam William

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“…This may indicate the flexibility in interpretations of Confucianism. Obedience of parents, for example, can be seen as an ‘Extreme Principle’ (Sin, 2019 a ) or a ‘strong principle’ (Sin, 2019 b ). Nevertheless, in today's Chinese societies, including the Canadian immigrant community, it does not refer to parents’ absolute authority over children, or children's unconditional obedience to parents, or children's obligation to support parents at any cost (Canda, 2013; Yeh et al , 2013; Q Guo et al , 2020).…”

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Perceptions and expectations of filial piety among older Chinese immigrants in Canada

Zhang

2020

Ageing and Society

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Much of the literature discusses filial piety in general and ambiguous terms. This study, in contrast, investigates specific perceptions of filial piety and parental expectations of filial duty among older Chinese immigrants in Canada. The study is based on thematic analysis of 46 Chinese immigrants in seven focus groups conducted in the Greater Toronto Area. Findings show the perceptions of filial piety varied, but almost all participants had reduced expectations of their children. Nevertheless, they still valued and expected emotional care from their children. The study argues that changes in institutional settings, social policies and welfare systems define parents’ support needs and affect their expectations in the host society, while norms and institutional settings in the place of origin influence their perceptions of filial piety.

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Perceptions and expectations of filial piety among older Chinese immigrants in Canada

Zhang

2020

Ageing and Society

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“…If elderly parents become weak and depend on their adult children to provide help, they can reject any principle of aid that does not relieve their desperation (Ashford, 2003, pp. 279–281; Sin, 2019a, pp. 24–25).…”

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“…These considerations reinforce the reasons parents have to reject principles that allow adult children to stop providing filial care. As such, adult children may not reasonably reject the strong principle of filial caregiving (Sin, 2019a, pp. 28–32).…”

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“…This view converges with that of Scanlon's: Contractualists adopt a pairwise comparison between the situation of an agent and that of a recipient affected by his principle of action. Here, if certain elderly parents' conditions are desperate, they can reject any principle that permits the adult to care about his own life (Sin, 2019a; see also Ashford, 2003). Both Contractualism and Confucianism can be used to support a strong view of filial obligation.…”

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“…Wee (2014) offers a comparative study between Confucianism and other special theories of filial obligations. Sin (2019a; 2019b) investigates the nature and demands of Contractualist filial obligations, and discusses Confucian filial obligation from the Rule‐Consequentialist viewpoint.…”

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