Debt-Repaying Mechanism in Chinese Relationships: An Exploration of the Folk Concepts of "Pao" and Human Emotional Debt.
Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by James Miller
| Title | Debt-Repaying Mechanism in Chinese Relationships: An Exploration of the Folk Concepts of "Pao" and Human Emotional Debt. |
| Publication Type | Journal Article |
| Year of Publication | 1994 |
| Authors | Chang, Hui-Ching, and Richard G. Holt |
| Journal | Research on Language and Social Interaction |
| Volume | 27 |
| Pagination | 351 - 87 |
| Date Published | 1994/// |
| ISBN Number | 0835-1813 |
| Abstract | Explores the mechanisms of "pao" and human emotional debt underlying Chinese human relationships through interviews with 55 Chinese in Taiwan. The definition, recompensation, minimization, and manipulation of human emotional debt and the linguistic code by which relations can be made closer or more distant following the principles of "pao" are discussed. (27 references) (LR) |
