scholarly journals A Behavioural Study on the Influences of Confucianism in Chinese Society

2019 ◽  
pp. 109-132
Author(s):  
Helal Uddin Ahmed ◽  
Zhang Jielin
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Population ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
World History ◽  
Educational Institutions ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Social Lives ◽  
The Social ◽  
Traditional Chinese Culture ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

Confucius (551-479 BC) is considered to be a great philosopher and educator in Chinese society and one of the greatest scholars ever in world history. He was the founder of Confucianism, which constitutes a major part of traditional Chinese culture and made tremendous contribution to the unfolding of Chinese civilization over the centuries. In this study, the authors have presented a comprehensive outline of Confucianism and have attempted to gauge the attitude of contemporary Chinese people towards Confucian concepts, values and attributes as well as their influences on the social lives of present-day Chinese population. The Likert Scale was applied in the study to assess the attitude of the Chinese educated class belonging to the educational institutions like the universities in Beijing towards Confucianism. It was found from the survey that the Confucian concepts still wield substantial influence on the social outlook of the modern-day Chinese people and these attributes are still relevant in the day to day lives of the Chinese society. Philosophy and Progress, Vol#61-62; No#1-2; Jan-Dec 2017 P 109-132

scholarly journals The Transnational Order of qing 情 (Feelings) Corruption Cases in Qiu Xiaolong’s A Case of Two Cities

2020 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melinda Pirazzoli
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
World Population ◽  
National Narrative ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Negative Pole ◽  
Traditional Chinese Culture ◽  
Two Cities ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

This study will discuss Qiu Xiaolong’s ambivalent, yet powerful response to what Shu-Mei Shih defines as “suturing calls of Chineseness from China” (Shih 2011, 710). The first section of the study will concentrate on what one may define as Qiu’s ‘aesthetics of crime’ as well as his scathing critique to the contemporary Chinese society, “corrupt throughout” (Qiu 2006, 15). The second part will focus instead on Qiu’s homage to traditional Chinese culture. In particular, it will underscore his attempts to create what one may define a ‘trans-national narrative of qing’. Such an analysis will lead us to conclude that Qiu Xiaolong’s narratives are built in order to convey that “globalization straddles the negative pole of alien and the positive pole of English, reshuffling world population, concepts, and goods and services like iron filings” (Ma 2014, xi).

Villains, Victims and Morals in Contemporary Chinese Literature

1971 ◽  
Vol 46 ◽  
pp. 331-349 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joe C. Huang
Keyword(s):  
Interpersonal Relations ◽  
Chinese Literature ◽  
Survey Method ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
The Social ◽  
Revolutionary Romanticism ◽  
Social Conduct ◽  
Contemporary Chinese ◽  
Source Materials

Novels reflect social realities at given times and under given conditions. When the direct survey method cannot be applied to the study of Chinese society, novels constitute one of the available sources from which useful information concerning the structure, order and conditions of society and interpersonal relations may be inferred. However, the difficulty of reconstructing the social conduct of Chinese people from such elusive source materials is enhanced since Communist novels reflect less the realities as they are than the realities as they should be. The theory of the combination of revolutionary realism and revolutionary romanticism demands that the plots and characters must be “romanticized” to give a picture of the society corresponding to the needs of ideology. Even if this is so, the stories still have to be based on social realities for the readers to appreciate them. A somewhat modified interpretation holds that romanticization is based on the foundation of realism. It is from the discernment of this element of realism in Chinese Communist fiction that we may attempt to reconstruct the nature of Chinese society.

scholarly journals Social Representations of Suntanning and Conditional Beach Practices in China

2019 ◽  
Vol 10 (5) ◽  
pp. 24-36 ◽  
Author(s):  
Sandrine Gaymard ◽  
Benjamin Taunay ◽  
Jean-Noel Amato
Keyword(s):  
Regression Analysis ◽  
Chinese Population ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
Zhejiang Province ◽  
The Other ◽  
Men And Women ◽  
Sociodemographic Variables ◽  
The Social

Abstract Pale skin in China seems to be a norm and the use of face-kinis on the beaches effectively implies that suntanning frightens. However other practices can be observed which raise questions. The aim of this article is to study the social representation of suntanning and the normative aspects of the representation with the conditionality of practices, among adepts of new beach practices in China. Interviews were carried out among a Chinese population who regularly follow these new beach practices on three Zhujiajian island beaches (Zhejiang Province). A free associations test and a conditionality questionnaire were filled out. The results show on one hand that the social representation of suntanning differs between men and women; on the other hand that conditionality differs little between men and women. Regression analysis shows that several sociodemographic variables such as age, can explain the conditions of acceptability of suntanning. Cross-checking the results shows up some contradictory elements which reflect the existence of an ongoing transformation in the identity of Chinese culture.

Strategy to motivate and facilitate compromise in Chinese mediation

2014 ◽  
Vol 25 (1) ◽  
pp. 4-20 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yiheng Deng ◽  
Kaibin Xu
Keyword(s):  
Discourse Analysis ◽  
Design Methodology ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Common Goals ◽  
Language Strategies ◽  
Contemporary Chinese ◽  
Practical Implications ◽  
External Reasons

Purpose – This paper aims to explore language strategies and techniques in Chinese mediation that are adopted by mediators to motivate and facilitate compromise among disputants. Design/methodology/approach – Ten cases were audio-recorded on the spot, transcribed for analysis in their Chinese form, and then translated into English for English readers. The translation of excerpts used in this paper to demonstrate points was double checked to ensure accuracy. Discourse analysis was adopted to explore the meanings and functions of the utterances in these excerpts. Findings – It is found that power is embedded in the mediator's position and in his/her role in the mediation. Furthermore, neutrality is less of a concern as compared to justice in the mediator's terms. Finally, socio-cultural indications of the language strategies and techniques were drawn about contemporary Chinese society. Practical implications – When dealing with Chinese people in conflict, one may emphasize common goals and bring in external reasons such as seniority, face, and status to motivate and facilitate compromise. Originality/value – Studying transcripts of cases that were recorded in real time and recently is rare in studies of Chinese mediation. Studying what people actually say provides us data in reality, in contrast to the ideals as well as what they say they do in mediation.

scholarly journals Cultivation and Innovation: Chinese Excellent Traditional Culture and Sinicization of Marxism

2021 ◽  
Vol 8 (10) ◽  
pp. 177-182
Author(s):  
Jingkang Yu ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Cultural Context ◽  
Chinese Culture ◽  
Intrinsic Value ◽  
Traditional Culture ◽  
Marxist Theory ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Good Opportunity ◽  
Chinese Traditional Culture ◽  
Traditional Chinese Culture

China’s excellent traditional culture has its own intrinsic value, in the process of Marxism in China, the Chinese communists will Marxist theory and this value combined, not only makes the value of China’s excellent traditional culture to the extreme, but also to their own development added new elements and vitality; Marxism was introduced into China and became Sinicized Marxism. From the perspective of culture, it mainly benefited from the cultural soil and cultural context provided by the excellent traditional Chinese culture, which enabled the Chinese people to understand and disseminate the content of Marxist theory through various forms and channels. The excellent Chinese traditional culture has made its own contribution to the development of Sinicization of Marxism, which also provides a good opportunity for inheriting and developing the excellent Chinese traditional culture.

الدين في عيون الصينيين المعاصرين وضرورة دعوتهم إلى الإسلام (Islam in the View of Contemporary Chinese and the Need to Invite Them to Islam)

2019 ◽  
Vol 16 (1) ◽  
pp. 1-25
Author(s):  
يونس عبد الله ما تشنغ بين الصيني
Keyword(s):  
Chinese Culture ◽  
The Political ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Political Leaders ◽  
Political Openness ◽  
Tremendous Progress ◽  
Global Force ◽  
The Subject ◽  
Contemporary Chinese ◽  
Populous Country

تعد الصين أكبر دولة في العالم من حيث عدد سكانها إذ وصل العدد إلى ألف وثلاثمائة مليون نسمة، وهو يمثل أقل من ربع سكان العالم. وقد صارت هذه الدولة بعد الانفتاح السياسي والإصلاح الاقتصادي قوة عالمية تغزو العالم كله بمنتجاتها المتنوعة، الأمر الذي جعل العالم كله ينظر إليها بإعجاب وتقدير. ومع هذا التقدم الهائل في الجانب المادي أصبح الفراغ الروحي مشكلة كبيرة تقلق قادة الصين السياسيين ومفكريها، وقد أدى هذا الفراغ الروحي مع توفر وسائل إشباع الرغبات الجسدية إلى انتشار الفساد الأخلاقي على جميع المستويات بالرغم من سيادة الفكر الكنفوسى الواقعي على الثقافة الصينية بشكل عام. ومن هنا يحاول هذا البحث معرفة موقف الصينيين المعاصرين من الدين عامة، ومن الإسلام خاصة مستهدفا إلى التعرف على كيفية توصيل نور الإسلام إلى قلوبهم. والبحث يتكون من مقدمة، وأربعة مباحث، وخاتمة مع توصيات. وقد اعتمد الباحث فى جمع المعلومات على المنهج الوصفى والإستقرائى القائم على الملاحظة والتجربة كما اعتمد فى دراسة الموضوع على المنهج التحليلي والنقدي لبيان ضرورة القيام بدعوة الصينيين إلى الإسلام باعتباره المنقذ الوحيد من الضلال والفساد والهلاك. ومن أهم ما توصل إليه الباحث إثبات فشل المبادئ الشيوعية في توجيه سلوك الإنسان، وتنمية القيم، وتأكيد عظمة الإيمان بالله واليوم الآخر في استقامة الإنسان، وتحسين صورته، وتحقيق السعادة الدائمة. الكلمات المفتاحيّة: الدين، الصينيون المعاصرون، الدعوة، الانفتاح السياسي، الإصلاح الاقتصادي، الفكر الكنفوسى، المبادئ الشيوعية. Abstract China is the world's most populous country with a population of 1.3 billion, representing a quarter of the world's population. This country after political openness and economic reformation has become a global force that invades the whole world with its diverse products, which has made the whole world admired and appreciated China. With this tremendous progress on the material side, the spiritual vacuum has become a major problem for the political leaders and thinkers of China. This spiritual vacuum, with the means to satisfy physical desires, has led to the spread of moral corruption at all levels, despite the predominant Confucius thought of Chinese culture in general. Hence, this research attempts to explore the position of contemporary Chinese people of religion in general and Islam in particular, aiming to identify how to connect the light of Islam to their hearts. The research consists of an introduction, four questions, and a conclusion with recommendations. The researcher relied on the descriptive and extrapolation method based on observation and experiment. He also adopted the study of the subject on the analytical and critical method of explaining the need to invite the Chinese to Islam as the only savior of misguidance, corruption and destruction. One of the most important findings of the researcher is to prove the failure of the principles of Communism in guiding human behavior, developing values, and confirming the greatness of faith in Allah and the Last Day in the integrity of man, improving man’s image and achieving lasting happiness. Keywords: religion, contemporary Chinese, advocacy, political openness, economic reformation, Confucius thought, Communist principles.  

Food Safety and Social Risk in Contemporary China

2012 ◽  
Vol 71 (3) ◽  
pp. 705-729 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yunxiang Yan
Keyword(s):  
Food Safety ◽  
Ethical Issues ◽  
Social Trust ◽  
Risk Society ◽  
Rapid Decline ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Social Risk ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
And Control ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

Food-safety problems constitute a new, urgent, and multifaceted challenge to Chinese people, society, and the state, involving a number of social, political, and ethical issues beyond those of food safety, nutrition, and health. In light of Ulrich Beck's theory of risk society, this article examines food-safety problems in contemporary Chinese society at the levels of food hygiene, unsafe food, and poisonous foods and argues that food-safety problems not only affect the lives of Chinese people in harmful ways but also pose a number of manufactured risks that are difficult to calculate and control. More importantly, food-safety problems in China have contributed to a rapid decline of social trust, thus posing a risk of distrust that has far-reaching social and political ramifications. In this sense, a risk society has already arrived in China but it comes with certain local characteristics and poses some new theoretical questions.

The Politics of Hsia-hsiang Youth

1974 ◽  
Vol 59 ◽  
pp. 491-517 ◽  
Author(s):  
D. Gordon White
Keyword(s):  
Social Stratification ◽  
Social System ◽  
Social Attitudes ◽  
Ideological And Political Education ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Transitional Stage ◽  
Area Of Interest ◽  
Political Implications ◽  
The Social ◽  
Contemporary Chinese

This paper sets out to examine various aspects of the contemporary Chinese social system and their political implications by studying the social and political attitudes of a subgroup of Chinese society. The general area of interest is social stratification in China: the bases of social differentiation in the new society and how these are perceived by its citizens; the extent to which changes in the structure of society have been accompanied by changes in social attitudes; the extent to which ideological campaigns to change attitudes have been successful; the limitations placed by the stratified nature of society in its transitional stage of socialism on the effectiveness of ideological and political education.

scholarly journals PARTISIPASI MASYARAKAT SEKITAR DALAM RITUAL DI KELENTENG BAN ENG BIO ADIWERNA

2013 ◽  
Vol 3 (2) ◽  
Author(s):  
Titin Listiyani
Keyword(s):  
Social Integration ◽  
Qualitative Approach ◽  
Social Solidarity ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Chinese Community ◽  
The Social ◽  
Surrounding Areas ◽  
The Village ◽  
The Temple

Keberadaan Kelenteng Ban Eng Bio yang terletak di tengah-tengah pemukiman penduduk Tionghoa dan non Tionghoa yang berbeda agama banyak membawa pengaruh. Salah satunya adalah dalam pelaksanaan ritual yang dilakukan di Kelenteng. Pelaksanaan ritual di Kelenteng tidak hanya melibatkan masyarakat Tionghoa yang berada di sekitar Kelenteng, tetapi juga masyarakat non Tionghoa yang berada di sekitarnya. Tujuan penelitian ini adalah mengkaji bagaimana pelaksanaan ritual yang dilakukan di Kelenteng Ban Eng Bio dalam membentuk solidaritas sosial, serta bagaimana partisipasi masyarakat Tionghoa dan non Tionghoa sekitar Kelenteng dalam ritual di Kelenteng Ban Eng Bio terhadap upaya pengembangan integrasi sosial. Metode penelitian menggunakan pendekatan kualitatif. Pengumpulan data dilakukan dengan observasi, wawancara dan dokumentasi. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa pelaksanaan ritual yang dilakukan di Kelenteng melibatkan masyarakat Tionghoa dan non Tionghoa baik sebagai pendukung, pengaman maupun penonton, sehingga terjadi suatu solidaritas sosial diantara mereka. Partisipasi masyarakat non Tionghoa dan Tionghoa dapat meningkatkan integrasi sosial masyarakat khususnya di Desa Adiwerna. Keterlibatan masyarakat sekitar kelenteng khususnya masyarakat non Tionghoa dalam ritual masyarakat Tionghoa diupayakan tidak mengarah pada terjadinya percampuran agama yang dianggap bisa menumbuhkan masalah baru dalam hubungan antar umat beragama.The location of Ban Eng Bio temple in the middle of the Chinese and non-Chinese residences , with different religious backgrounds, brings many influences. One of them is the influence on the rituals performed in the temple. The implementation of the ritual in the temple does not only involve the Chinese community around the temple, but also non-Chinese communities in the surrounding areas. The objective of this reasearch is to study how rituals performed at the Ban Eng Bio temple  and the participation of non-Chinese and Chinese communities around the temple forms solidarity and social integration. The methods of research is a qualitative approach and data was collected through observation, interview and documentation. The research reveals that the rituals done in the temple involve non-Chinese and Chinese communities either as supporters, workers, or viewers, resulting in the strengthening of social solidarity among them. The participation of non-Chinese and Chinese society also improves the social integration of people, especially in the Village  of Adiwerna. The involvement of communities around the temples, especially non-Chinese people in Chinese society ritual does not lead into the mixing of religion because it can grow a new problem in inter-religious relations.

scholarly journals Rekonstruksi Identitas Ke-“Tionghoa”-an dalam Film Indie Pasca-Suharto

2016 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
pp. 55
Author(s):  
Umilia Rokhani ◽  
Aprinus Salam ◽  
Ida Rochani-Adi
Keyword(s):  
Social Constructivism ◽  
Real Life ◽  
Point Of View ◽  
Chinese Society ◽  
Chinese People ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
External Point ◽  
The Social ◽  
Full Picture ◽  
The One

AbstrakKe-“tionghoa”-an  senantiasa menjadi hal yang dipermasalahkan di Indonesia. Hal ini mengacu pada identitas ke-“tionghoa”-an yang selalu  diformulasikan oleh masyarakat Indonesia, baik oleh masyarakat Tionghoa  itu sendiri maupun masyarakat non-Tionghoa. Upaya formulasi tersebut dimunculkan melalui berbagai wacana yang muncul baik perdebatan publik maupun berbagai karya mengenai kehidupan masyarakat Tionghoa di Indonesia seperti dalam film. Metode yang dipakai mempergunakan pendekatan konstruktivisme sosial. Dalam hal ini, makna-makna subjektif dikaji atas pengalaman-pengalaman kehidupan masyarakat Tionghoa di Indonesia melalui representasi film indie. Representasi tersebut dikaji tidak hanya melalui  makna karya semata, tetapi juga mempertimbangkan unsur sejarah sebagai salah satu penentu alat produksi dan reproduksi. Hal ini dilakukan dengan tujuan agar diperoleh gambaran latar belakang yang kompleks mengenai kondisi historikal dan kultural kehidupan masyarakat Tionghoa di Indonesia. Gambaran yang kompleks tersebut akan membantu dalam menafsirkan makna-makna yang terkandung dalam karya film indie sebagai suatu hasil produksi dan reproduksi dari gambaran kehidupan masyarakat Tionghoa sebenarnya. Identitas masyarakat Tionghoa di Indonesia terbentuk baik dari pandangan eksternal maupun internal, sudut pandang formal maupun informal. Sudut pandang eksternal dilihat dari sisi luar masyarakat Tionghoa, sedangkan sudut pandang internal merupakan sudut pandang masyarakat Tionghoa membentuk jati dirinya sendiri. Identitas yang dibentuk secara formal terkait dengan peraturan perundangan yang diberlakukan di Indonesia sedangkan secara informal merupakan identitas yang dikembangkan melalui kolaborasi budaya bersifat mana suka (arbitrerness) yang pada akhirnya membentuk identitas baru yang tumbuh dari konteks ruang-antara masyarakat Tionghoa di Indonesia. Abstract The Reconstruction of Tionghoaness Identity in Indonesian Indie Movies in the Era of Post-Suharto. ‘Being a Chinese’ has always been an issue in Indonesia. It refers to the identities of ‘being a Chinese’ that were formulated by Indonesian people, both by the half-Chinese Indonesians and non half-Chinese Indonesians. The efforts in formulating those identities were mediated by various discourses found in public debates and works of arts represented the Chinese society life in Indonesia, such as in films. In this research, the social constructivism approach was applied. The experiences in life traversed by the Chinese society in Indonesia depicted in indie movies were studied to get the subjective meanings. The representations were not scrutinized merely from the meaning, but also by considering the historical aspects as, among others, the determinant factor of the means of production and reproduction. It was carried out to get the full picture of complicated background about the historical and cultural conditions of the Chinese people in Indonesia. The complicated depiction will be very beneficial in interpreting the meanings of the indie movies as a result of production and reproduction of the real life experienced by the Chinese society. The identity of Chinese people in Indonesia was shaped by the internal and external perspectives, by the formal and non formal point of views. The external point of view was the one given by the non Chinese people, whereas the internal was how the Chinese view themselves. The formally built identity was related to the laws applied in Indonesia. Arbitrary cultural collaborations informally developed the new Chinese identity that grew from the spatial contexts between the Chinese people in Indonesia. 

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