TY - CHAP
T1 - Chinese motherhood in the UK
AU - Lau-Clayton, Carmen
N1 - Publisher Copyright:
© 2020 selection and editorial matter, Fabienne Portier-Le Cocq; individual chapters, the contributors.
PY - 2019/9/4
Y1 - 2019/9/4
N2 - Confucianism is said to be the main philosophical backdrop that influences Chinese traditions and norms, and thought to significantly impact the lives of Chinese immigrant communities, particularly familial relationships. Within existing research and popular accounts of Chinese families, children are often perceived as conformist, hardworking high achievers. Their parents in turn, are seen as strict, controlling, and guilty of placing high demands on their children to succeed academically. This chapter draws upon a small research study, based in England, to explore Chinese mothering to investigate such perceptions. The chapter argues that parental upbringing, connectedness with children, acceptance of Westernisation, and external processes are important factors to consider when discussing Chinese motherhood, which helps to challenge dominant and homogenous cultural findings of the past.
AB - Confucianism is said to be the main philosophical backdrop that influences Chinese traditions and norms, and thought to significantly impact the lives of Chinese immigrant communities, particularly familial relationships. Within existing research and popular accounts of Chinese families, children are often perceived as conformist, hardworking high achievers. Their parents in turn, are seen as strict, controlling, and guilty of placing high demands on their children to succeed academically. This chapter draws upon a small research study, based in England, to explore Chinese mothering to investigate such perceptions. The chapter argues that parental upbringing, connectedness with children, acceptance of Westernisation, and external processes are important factors to consider when discussing Chinese motherhood, which helps to challenge dominant and homogenous cultural findings of the past.
UR - https://www.routledge.com/Motherhood-in-Contemporary-International-Perspective-Continuity-and-Change/Portier-Le-Cocq/p/book/9780367188436
U2 - 10.4324/9780429198700-10
DO - 10.4324/9780429198700-10
M3 - Chapter
AN - SCOPUS:85079299580
SN - 9780367188436
T3 - Routledge Research in Gender and Society
SP - 134
EP - 147
BT - Motherhood in contemporary international perspective
A2 - Portier-Le Cocq, Fabienne
PB - Routledge
CY - Oxfordshire
ER -