Elderly Chinese in Pacific rim countries : social support and integration /

This book investigates the varied adaptations of social support systems and social integration among ageing Chinese populations within a diverse set of countries in the Pacific Rim region.

Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Otros Autores: Chi, Iris, Chappell, Neena L., Lubben, James E.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, ©2001.
Colección:Book collections on Project MUSE.
UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. Archive Political Science and Policy Studies Foundation.
Temas:
Older people > Pacific Area > Social conditions.
Older people > Care > Pacific Area.
Chinese > Population.
Older people > Social conditions.
Personnes âgées > Conditions sociales.
Personnes âgées > Soins > Pacifique, Région du.
Chinois > Population.
Personnes âgées > Pacifique, Région du > Conditions sociales.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Services & Welfare.
POLITICAL SCIENCE > Public Policy > Social Security.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > Sociology > General.
Older people > Care.
Pacific Area.
Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Silent pain : social isolation of the elderly Chinese in Canada / Marian E. MacKinnon, Lan Gien and Douglas Durst
  • Long-term care in Hong Kong : the myth of social support and integration / Raymond Ngan and Edward Leung
  • Lives of elderly bird-keepers : a case study of Hong Kong / Ho-hon Leung
  • Social support networks among elderly Chinese Americans in Los Angeles / James Lubben and Alex Lee
  • Social support of the elderly Chinese : comparisons between China and Canada / Neena L. Chappell and David C.Y. Lai
  • Social support and integration : an illustration of the Golden Guides uniform group in Hong Kong / Alex Yui-huen Kwan and Sophia Siu-chee Chan
  • Health-related quality of life of the elderly in Hong Kong : impact of social support / Weiqun Lou and Iris Chi
  • Care of the elderly in one-child families in China : issues and measures / Shixun Gui
  • Practice of filial piety among the Chinese in Hong Kong / Nelson W.S. Chow
  • Social support and integration of long-term care for the elderly : current status and perspectives in Taiwan / Shyh-dye Lee and Meng-fan Li
  • Social support and medication use : a cross-cultural comparison / Erin Y. Tjam and John P. Hirdes
  • Family support and community-based services in China / Joe C.B. Leung
  • Role of social support in the relationship between physical health strain and depression of elderly Chinese / Xingming Song and Iris Chi
  • Living arrangements and adult children's support for the elderly in the new urban areas of mainland China / Shengming Yan and Iris Chi
  • Elderly Chinese in public housing : social integration and support in Metro Toronto Housing Company / Morris Saldov and May-lin Poon
  • Health and care utilization patterns of the community-dwelling elderly persons in Hong Kong / Ben C.P. Liu, Y.H. Cheng and S.M. McGhee.

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