Overview
- A relevant and timely book that provides research-based insights concerning the changing normative and material contexts of daughters’ support and care for the elderly in rapidly aging Asian societies
- Captivates first hand accounts which reveal how internalized norms of filial piety are felt and lived from the inside
- Employs innovative new methodology to explore the support and care involved in caregiving, leading to a more complete understanding of related burdens
- Essential reading for researchers and policymakers trying to address one of the major societal problems of our time: population ageing and its consequences
Part of the book series: St Antony's Series (STANTS)
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Table of contents(9 chapters)
About this book
Based on interviews with women living in Hong Kong, Singapore and mainland China, the book further explores whether the structural or relational motivations underpinning support and care may be less important than the standards daughters impose on themselves; why care may be discontinued or not undertaken in the first place; why care provided to parents may be different from in-laws, and the importance of domestic helpers to the modern caregiving paradigm.
To undertake this exploration, a typology of supportand care was created, allowing for the first time to distinguish between what daughters do for healthy parents and in-laws versus parents who require temporary or full time care, specifically addressing how providing support and care affects the daughters’ well-being.
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Authors and Affiliations
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Visiting Academic, Contemporary China Studies (SIAS), University of Oxford, Oxford, United Kingdom
Patricia O'Neill
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Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Urban Chinese Daughters
Book Subtitle: Navigating New Roles, Status and Filial Obligation in a Transitioning Culture
Authors: Patricia O'Neill
Series Title: St Antony's Series
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8699-1
Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Singapore
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018
Hardcover ISBN: 978-981-10-8698-4Published: 14 May 2018
Softcover ISBN: 978-981-13-4217-2Published: 10 January 2019
eBook ISBN: 978-981-10-8699-1Published: 02 May 2018
Series ISSN: 2633-5964
Series E-ISSN: 2633-5972
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XIII, 338
Number of Illustrations: 12 b/w illustrations
Topics: Geriatrics/Gerontology, Asian Culture, Gender Studies, Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging