To better support those in our professional and social circles, we should recognize and respect their sense of filial loyalty and duty toward their parents.

Filial Loyalty: What Adult Children Do for Their Elderly Parents

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Culture in the U.S. is described as individualistic, whereas it is described as collectivistic in China. Psychologist Geert Hofstede defines individualism as “a preference for a loosely-knit social framework in which individuals are expected to take care of only themselves and their immediate families.” He defines collectivism, its opposite, as “a preference for a tightly-knit […]

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