Elderly Care, Intergenerational Relationships and Social Change in Rural China

Fang Cao (Autor)

Buch | Hardcover

199 Seiten

2019 | 1st ed. 2019
Springer Verlag, Singapore
978-981-13-2961-6 (ISBN)

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This book investigates how rapid socio-political-economic change in China since 1949 has affected intergenerational relationships and practices in rural areas, specifically the care provided to elderly parents by their adult children. It focuses on the lived experiences of rural villagers and their perceptions of the impact of these socio-political changes on intergenerational relationships, care of the elderly, family cohesion, and the traditional value of filial piety. It notably considers the importance of filial piety as a dominant family value, the conflict between strong family bonds and growing desires for individuality and autonomy, the prevalence of migrant work among adult children and the diversification of intergenerational practices, alongside the need for national policy and services development for residential and community-based aged care in rural China.

Fang Cao currently teaches Chinese at La Trobe University, Australia. She completed her PhD studies in 2017 from La Trobe University and her research focuses on eldercare and local communities in China.

1. Introduction.- 2. Setting the scene—Dougou village.- 3. Cultural constructions of filialness.- 4. Parental duties: the burden of sons.- 5. Migrant work and economic change: effects on elderly care and intergenerational practices.- 6. The marginalisation of the rural elders.- 7. Caring for ageing parents in the migration era.- 8. Explaining family changes in rural China.- 9. Summary and implications.

Erscheinungsdatum	17.01.2019
Zusatzinfo	21 Illustrations, black and white; XIX, 199 p. 21 illus.
Verlagsort	Singapore
Sprache	englisch
Maße	148 x 210 mm
Themenwelt	Geisteswissenschaften ► Geschichte ► Regional- / Ländergeschichte
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung
	Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie ► Mikrosoziologie
Schlagworte	Family Bonds and Modern Social Change • Intergenerational Family Practices in Rural China • Migrant Work and Care of the Elderly in China • Rural China and Eldercare • Social Welfare and the State in China
ISBN-10	981-13-2961-3 / 9811329613
ISBN-13	978-981-13-2961-6 / 9789811329616
Zustand	Neuware