How to Make a Grateful Child? Reflection on Gratitude Campaigns in China in Recent Years

How to Make a Grateful Child? Reflection on Gratitude Campaigns in China in Recent Years

Only-child generations in China are widely perceived as self-centered and lacking a grateful heart. Edward Gibbon says that gratitude may sometimes be costly. This article argues that family responsibility education with a focus on a sense of justice is a key solution for this social problem. The ar...

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Main Author: Shi Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2014-11-01
Series:SAGE Open
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014559017
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spelling doaj-17ecfdfc8151464bb2c8396583a7ff4d2020-11-25T03:15:47ZengSAGE PublishingSAGE Open2158-24402014-11-01410.1177/215824401455901710.1177_2158244014559017How to Make a Grateful Child? Reflection on Gratitude Campaigns in China in Recent YearsShi Li0University of New England, Armidale, AustraliaOnly-child generations in China are widely perceived as self-centered and lacking a grateful heart. Edward Gibbon says that gratitude may sometimes be costly. This article argues that family responsibility education with a focus on a sense of justice is a key solution for this social problem. The article examines the correlation between justice, responsibility, and gratitude by looking into the existing conceptual works on these aspects.https://doi.org/10.1177/2158244014559017
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description Only-child generations in China are widely perceived as self-centered and lacking a grateful heart. Edward Gibbon says that gratitude may sometimes be costly. This article argues that family responsibility education with a focus on a sense of justice is a key solution for this social problem. The article examines the correlation between justice, responsibility, and gratitude by looking into the existing conceptual works on these aspects.
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