Fostering reflective learning in Confucian Heritage Culture environments

2011 ◽  
Vol 48 (2) ◽  
pp. 183-193 ◽  
Author(s):  
Glauco De Vita ◽  
Mohan J. Bernard
Keyword(s):  
Reflective Learning ◽  
Heritage Culture ◽  
Confucian Heritage Culture

The joy of obligation: Human cultural worldviews can enhance the rewards of meeting obligations

2020 ◽  
Vol 43 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma E. Buchtel
Keyword(s):  
Prosocial Behavior ◽  
Moral Obligations ◽  
Heritage Culture ◽  
Confucian Heritage Culture ◽  
Cultural Worldviews

Abstract Is it particularly human to feel coerced into fulfilling moral obligations, or is it particularly human to enjoy them? I argue for the importance of taking into account how culture promotes prosocial behavior, discussing how Confucian heritage culture enhances the satisfaction of meeting one's obligations.

A Sense of Obligation: Cultural Differences in the Experience of Obligation

2018 ◽  
Vol 44 (11) ◽  
pp. 1545-1566 ◽  
Author(s):  
Emma E. Buchtel ◽  
Leo C. Y. Ng ◽  
Ara Norenzayan ◽  
Steven J. Heine ◽  
Jeremy C. Biesanz ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Differences ◽  
Positive Emotions ◽  
Social Judgments ◽  
Relative Autonomy ◽  
Sampling Studies ◽  
Heritage Culture ◽  
Confucian Heritage Culture ◽  
European Heritage ◽  
Sense Of Obligation ◽  
Role Ethics

In this investigation of cultural differences in the experience of obligation, we distinguish between Confucian Role Ethics versus Relative Autonomy lay theories of motivation and illustrate them with data showing relevant cultural differences in both social judgments and intrapersonal experience. First, when judging others, Western European heritage culture (WEHC) participants (relative to Confucian heritage culture [CHC] participants) judged obligation-motivated actors more negatively than those motivated by agency (Study 1, N = 529). Second, in daily diary and situation sampling studies, CHC participants (relative to WEHC participants) perceived more congruency between their own agentic and obligated motivations, and more positive emotional associations with obligated motivations (Study 2, N = 200 and Study 3, N = 244). Agentic motivation, however, was universally associated with positive emotions. More research on a Role Ethics rather than Relative Autonomy conception of agency may improve our understanding of human motivation, especially across cultures.

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