1. The Developing Family Crisis.
- Author
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Zimmerman, Carle C.
- Subjects
FAMILY research ,INTERPERSONAL relations ,CRISES ,CONFUCIANISTS - Abstract
The article illustrates the developing family crisis in the world. The author of the article cites examples from western as well as the eastern societies of the world. Western society, of which the United States is the most extreme present manifestation, has gone through two great family crises during its history and is about to reach the maximum development of a third. An understanding of these crises and the difficulties should be very helpful in contemplating the problems of the future. In all the history of family society in China has been practically only one standard of reference one family Bible, the Confucianist system of li or moral behavior. In Hindu society, almost from its beginning to now, the Ramayana epic has been the Bible of the masses. The author discusses the family crisis in China as well as India, which represents the eastern society of the world. This article also discusses the Greek family crisis and also the Roman family crisis.
- Published
- 1946