Title The good child : moral development in a Chinese preschool / Jing Xu

Published Stanford, California : Stanford University Press, 2017

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Description 1 online resource Contents Introduction : becoming a moral child in China -- Cultivating morality : educational aspirations and anxieties -- Feeling into another's heart : when empathy is endangered -- Negotiating property distribution : the contested space of ownership and fairness -- Sharing discourse and practice : the selfish child, generosity and reciprocity -- Disciplining the little emperors : navigating on shifting grounds -- Conclusion : becoming human in a time of moral crisis Summary Chinese academic traditions take zuo ren--self-fulfillment in terms of moral cultivation--as the ultimate goal of education. To many in contemporary China, however, the nation seems gripped by moral decay, the result of rapid and profound social change over the course of the twentieth century. Placing Chinese children, alternately seen as China's greatest hope and derided as self-centered "little emperors," at the center of her analysis, Jing Xu investigates the effects of these transformations on the moral development of the nation's youngest generation. The Good Child examines preschool-aged children in Shanghai, tracing how Chinese socialization beliefs and methods influence their construction of a moral world. Delving into the growing pains of an increasingly competitive and changing educational environment, Xu documents the confusion, struggles, and anxieties of today's parents, educators, and grandparents, as well as the striking creativity of their children in shaping their own moral practices. Her innovative blend of anthropology and psychology reveals the interplay of their dialogues and debates, illuminating how young children's nascent moral dispositions are selected, expressed or repressed, and modulated in daily experiences Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes Print version record Subject Moral development -- China -- Shanghai Preschool children -- China -- Shanghai -- Conduct of life Moral education (Preschool) -- China -- Shanghai Child development -- China -- Shanghai FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- Life Stages -- General. PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- General. PSYCHOLOGY -- Developmental -- Lifespan Development. PSYCHOLOGY -- General. Child development Moral development Moral education (Preschool) Preschool children -- Conduct of life China -- Shanghai Form Electronic book ISBN 9781503602472 1503602478

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