Fei Xiaotong's Comparative Theory of Chinese Culture: Its Relevance for Contemporary Cross-disciplinary Research on Chinese 'Collectivism'

This article argues in favour of the triangulation of emic and etic methods in the comparative study of culture, taking China as a case. Starting from an indig-enous theory of cultural comparisons, Fei Xiaotong's concepts of 'group pattern' (tuanti geju) versus 'differential patt...

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Main Author: Carsten Herrmann-Pillath
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: CBS Open Journals 2016-10-01
Series:The Copenhagen Journal of Asian Studies
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Online Access:https://rauli.cbs.dk/index.php/cjas/article/view/5187