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Abstract
Filial piety is defined as respect, care, and obedience accorded to parents by children. The concept traces its origins to Confucian teachings and has remained as a cultural practice that is deeply rooted in and preserved by the Chinese community in Malaysia. In the era of modernisation, the value of filial piety needs to be re-interpreted and there is now a substantial of works on the concept. One of these works is that of Schinkel’s. Drawing on his model of Filial Obligations, this research attempts to identify the views of filial piety among Malaysian Chinese children and retired parents by means of semi-structured interviews. A total of 14 children and 14 retired parents was selected for interview through purposive sampling. The research findings show that, despite the fact that the practice if filial piety in its original form has changed in response to various external factors such as population movements and the process of modernisation, internal factors such as family teachings and cultural traditions have continued to maintain the significance and relevance of the value of filial piety. These findings, besides confirming the importance of filial piety studies, also supports Schinkel’s arguments on the influence of societal and relational factors on this traditional cultural value.
Recommended Citation
Tan, Ying-Jie; Noew, Hooi-San; and Sarvarubini, Nainee
(2020)
"The Views on Filial Piety among the Malaysian Chinese Retired Parents and Children in Malaysia,"
Malaysian Journal of Chinese Studies: Vol. 9:
No.
1, Article 3.
Available at:
https://mjcs.newera.edu.my/journal/vol9/iss1/3