Sentences with phrase «because filial piety»

The Rev.. Mr. Lloyd of Foochow gives it as his opinion that the idea of God as Father presented the most natural point of contact with the Chinese mind because filial piety was the highest of all the graces in China.

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Although compliance may seem like a culturally proper reaction in China because it involves filial piety and is aimed at maintaining harmony with parents (e.g., Rothbaum et al., 2000), it is interesting to see that compulsive compliance actually was closely and positively linked with perceived need frustration in China.