Chinese adolescents' conceptions of self-determination and nurturance rights.
Published: 2006
Language: eng
Number of pages: 76
ISBN-13: 9780494213957
Description: The study examined mainland Chinese adolescents' conceptions of their own rights, which have rarely been studied in Asian cultures that are considered to be collectivistic. 160 younger and older adolescents from urban and rural China provided evaluations and justifications in response to written scenarios in which a child wishes to exercise a right, but an authority denies the child the right. Three types of scenarios were included: self-determination rights, nurturance rights, and conflicts between self-determination and nurturance. Older participants were more likely to endorse self-determination rights than younger participants, in both straightforward and conflict situations. No age differences were found for nurturance rights. When supporting self-determination, participants appealed to individual rights, autonomy, and personal choice in their justifications. Overall, these findings reveal similar developmental patterns as prior studies in Western cultures and indicate that Chinese adolescents from diverse settings endorse a variety of self-determination rights.
Notes: Source: Masters Abstracts International, Volume: 45-03, page: 1672.

Thesis (M.A.)--University of Toronto, 2006.

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