Evolving eldercare in contemporary China : two generations, one decision /

With an increasing number of elders moving into nursing homes, the shift from family to nursing home care calls for an exploration of caregiving decision-making in urban China. This study examines how a rapidly growing aging population, the one-child policy, and economic reform in urban China pose u...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Chen, Lin, 1983- (Autor)
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: New York, NY : Palgrave Macmillan, [2016]
Colección:Series in Asian labor and welfare policies.
Temas:
Older people > Care > China.
Aging parents > Care > China.
Adult children of aging parents > China.
Caregivers > China.
Personnes âgées > Soins > Chine.
Enfants adultes de parents âgés > Chine.
Aidants naturels > Chine.
Central government policies.
Sociology: family & relationships.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
Adult children of aging parents
Aging parents > Care
Caregivers
Older people > Care
China
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Introduction: too great a task: taking care of aging parents
  • The setting: the nursing home and the sociocultural caregiving context in urban China
  • The theoretical lens: conceptualizing the decision-making process
  • Unexpected reality: etiology of family caregiving
  • Swinging pendulum: a power play between generations
  • Children parenting: first and last adventure
  • The end of an era: a new dialogue
  • Conclusion.

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