Confucianism and the Modern East Asian

Author

Paul Jennings Treutel

Date of Award

2011

Document Type

Undergraduate Thesis

Department

Croft Institute for International Studies

First Advisor

Gang Guo

Relational Format

Dissertation/Thesis

Abstract

This thesis sought to measure “Confucianism” in China, Japan, and South Korea. To this end, a thorough investigation of possible methods to measure Confucianism and exactly what “Confucianism” means was conducted. AsiaBarometer’s 2006 survey data was chosen as the basis of the quantitative portion of this study. Survey questions deemed good measures of Confucian values were compiled into four indexes. These indexes were used as dependent variables in four separate regressions, controlling for such demographic variables as age, sex, geographic location, income, etc. The regression results and their interpretation showed a picture of Confucianism considerably different than that discussed by mainstream research and an overall weak relationship between Confucian teaching and the values of East Asian citizens.

Recommended Citation

Treutel, Paul Jennings, "Confucianism and the Modern East Asian" (2011). Honors Theses. 2442.
https://egrove.olemiss.edu/hon_thesis/2442

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