{"product_id":"family-sacrifices-russell-m-jeung-9780190875923","title":"Family Sacrifices: The Worldviews and Ethics of Chinese Americans","description":"Fifty-two percent of Chinese Americans report having no religious affiliation, making them the least religiously-identified ethnic group in the United States. But that statistic obscures a much more complex reality. \u003cem\u003eFamily Sacrifices\u003c\/em\u003e reveals that Chinese Americans employ familism, not religion, as the primary narrative by which they find meaning, identity, and belonging. As a transpacific lived tradition, Chinese American familism prioritizes family above other commitments and has roots in Chinese Popular Religion and Confucianism. The spiritual and ethical systems of China emphasize practicing rituals and cultivating virtue, whereas American religious research usually focuses on belief in the supernatural or belonging to a religious tradition. To address this gap in understanding, \u003cem\u003eFamily Sacrifices\u003c\/em\u003e introduces the concept of \u003cem\u003eliyi\u003c\/em\u003e, translated as ritual propriety and righteous relations. Re-appropriated from its original Chinese usage, \u003cem\u003eliyi\u003c\/em\u003e offers a new way of understanding Chinese religion and a new lens for understanding the emergence of religious \"nones\" in the United States. The first book based on national survey data on Asian American religious practices, \u003cem\u003eFamily Sacrifices\u003c\/em\u003e is a seminal text on the fastest-growing racial group in the United States.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Russell M. Jeung, Seanan S. Fong, Helen Jin Kim\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0190875925\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780190875923\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Oxford University Press, USA\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/06\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 220\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.00lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.30h x 6.10w x 0.90d","brand":"Russell M. Jeung","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44046063534335,"sku":"9780190875923","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_95f787d2-0d69-46bb-bb5b-75c896c58c4f.jpg?v=1684982407","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/family-sacrifices-russell-m-jeung-9780190875923","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}