Self and Personal Development ←→ Modern China

    With Hong Kong and China s economic, political and social ties getting stronger every day, contemporary Hong Kong youths will inevitably encounter new identity issues as they grow. As exchanges and competition with their mainland peers are becoming more frequent, Hong Kong s young people also need to acquire life skills and communication skills such as Putonghua and knowledge about national affairs. Marriages between Hong Kong and mainland people have become increasingly common, and this may also affect adolescents experiences of growth and development in the  family . Under the framework of the Basic Law , political and social participation of Hong Kong youths is different from that during colonial times. Furthermore, the new identities , the concept of the family and life skills possessed by the youths of Hong Kong will affect the implementation of one country, two systems in the long term.

 
This learning and teaching resource is provided by by Kwan Fong Cultural Research and Development Programme, Lingnan University.



Relevant Modules, Themes and Questions for Enquiry：
 
Self and Personal Development > Interpersonal Relationships
  • What kinds of relationships are commonly available to and most significant for Hong Kong adolescents?
  • What are the unique and shared characteristics of these relationships?
Modern China > Chinese Culture and Modern Life
  • How have the traditional concepts of the family been challenged in modern life?
  • To what extent have the traditional concepts of the family been maintained in modern Chinese life? Why?
 
Relevant Concepts
  •       Tradition and modernity
  •       Family and kinship
  •       Family concepts
  •       Customs
  •       Values and value changes
  •       Confucianism
 Note: As traditional concepts of family evolve over time, patterns of contemporary interpersonal relationships also changed. Various concepts pertaining to the development of traditional concepts of family are certainly related to the availability of different kinds of interpersonal relationships as well as their characteristics.

This learning and teaching resource is provided by Department of Sociology,The CUHK.