This paper aims to examine the association between filial piety (FP) and the perceived hopelessness among Chinese aging population in the U.S. Data were drawn from the Population Study of Chinese Elderly in Chicago, known as the PINE Study. Both the expectation and actual receipt of six domains of FP were measured. The perceived hopelessness was assessed by the modified 7-item Beck Hopelessness...

UNLABELLED BACKGROUND Despite the strong influence of culture on family involvement in disease management, few studies have examined how immigrant families care for persons with mental illness. The purpose of this study was to examine how immigrant families organize their world to care for a mentally ill person in the United States. The current analysis focused on how Confucian notions of fi...

Introduction: Rabbinic Sacramentalism? It is no news to announce that in rabbinic Judaism learning and study are holy, even sanctifying activities. But what is gained by asserting, as I do in the title of this essay, that aspects of classical rabbinic learning, particularly its insistence on the oral mastery of textual material, are usefully described as not merely 'sanctifying' but 'sacramenta...

To veil and wear a proper dress are among the commands of Allah to Muslim women, stipulated in several verses Quran. The term hijab or jilbab is most important related that issue. In Indonesia, wearing identical women’s identity reflects their piety. However, when one decides unveil, negative stigma unavoidable. This article examines perception Quran on veiling command based two aspects. begin ...