How Income Polarization Affect Moral Development?An Empirical Study Based on the Evolution of the Value Orientations of Family Education
Utilizing the data from the World Values Survey,this paper describes and analyzes the temporal trends of the value orientations of family education and the impact of income polarization social moral changes in China in the past two decades.The main findings are as follows:Firstly,traditional values such as filial respect,tolerance,diligence and thrift continue to play significant roles in family education.Secondly,the traditional values mentioned above have undergone negative transformations,however which is reversed into a positive returning trend since the Eighteenth National Congress of the Communist Party of China.The shift aligns with the alleviation of income polarization ever since.Thirdly,the degree of income polarization significantly influences the value orientations of family education,eroding the altruistic an pro-social values as well as the self-discipline orientations generally.Finally,the negative impact of income polarization on the altruistic and pro-social value orientations is moderated by individual socioeconomic characteristics and only significant among the groups with middle and low education and income,whereas with no population difference regarding self-discipline values.
Parental valuesAltruistic and pro-social orientationsSelf-discipline orientationCommon prosperity
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