filial obligation

collocation in English

meaningsoffilialandobligation

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filial
adjective
uk
/ˈfɪl.i.əl/us
/ˈfɪl.i.əl/
of a son ...
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obligation
noun
uk
/ˌɒb.lɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌɑː.bləˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the fact that you are obliged to ...
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(Definition offilialandobligationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesoffilial obligation

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A sense offilialobligationsignificantly correlated with doing housework, odd jobs and giving advice, but not with showing interest.
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At the third, the quality of the parent-child relationship was added andfilialobligationremoved.
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The quality of the parent-child relationship and norms offilialobligationpositively correlate with support giving to elderly parents.
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The second aim of our study was to assess the role of acculturation onfilialobligationnorms.
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In most studies,filialobligationnorms are examined from the point of view of the younger generation.
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This is because notions offilialobligationvary across cultures and ethnic groups.
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Motivators and inhibitors of attitudes offilialobligationtoward aging parents.
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Moreover, the correlations betweenfilialobligationscores and welfare state orientations were moderate.
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We also investigate two underlying motives for support giving: having a sense offilialobligation, and the quality of the parentchild relationship.
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Motivators and inhibitors of attitudes offilialobligationtowards aging parents.
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More specifically, we ask whetherfilialobligationnorms are still predominant, and what concrete forms people believe these obligations should take.
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Filialobligationnorms refer to the expectations on adult children to provide support for elderly parents.
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It can be assumed that the current need for support is related to a person's views aboutfilialobligation.
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With a declining sense offilialobligation, there are many cases of abandonment of parents by their well-off children after bequeathal of property.
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This article focuses on people's opinions aboutfilialobligationnorms, welfare state orientations, and personal preferences for care.
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This reveals that the key proposition is that the traditional norm offilialobligationweakened.
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Diaries give us plentiful evidence of the sense offilialobligationthat permeated eighteenth-century culture.
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Maybe feelings offilialobligationare less pervasive than they once were, but would that be a problem?
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In other words, affective feelings could take the place of a sense offilialobligation.
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Returning to a question posed earlier, is it a problem iffilialobligationnorms are not widely endorsed?
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