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Growing Old in a New China: Transitions in Elder Care is an accessible exploration of changing care arrangements in China. Combining anthropological theory, ethnographic vignettes, and cultural and social history, it sheds light on the growing movement from home-based to institutional elder care in...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Keimig, Rose K. (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, 2021.
Series:Global perspectives on aging
Subjects:
Older people > China.
Older people > Home care > China.
Personnes âgées > Chine.
Personnes âgées > Soins à domicile > Chine.
SOCIAL SCIENCE > General.
Older people
Older people > Home care
China
China, Elder Care, New China, Ageism, Anthropology, Cultural Studies, Ethnography, Social History, Urban, Bioethics, Aging, Life, Society, Death, Health, Care Arrangements, History, Children, Family, Parents, Healthcare.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Series Page
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • Introduction
  • 1. Filial Children, Benevolent Parents
  • 2. Bodies in History, Embodied Histories
  • 3. Place and Space, Rhythm and Routine
  • 4. Entanglements of Care
  • 5. Care Work
  • 6. Chronic Living, Delayed Death
  • Conclusion
  • Acknowledgments
  • Glossary
  • Notes
  • References
  • Index
  • About the Author

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