Experiencing Grandparenthood An Asian Perspective /

• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Other Authors: Mehta, Kalyani K. (Editor), Thang, Leng Leng (Editor)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Dordrecht : Springer Netherlands, 2012.
• Series: Social Indicators Research Series, 47
• Subjects: Social sciences.; Medical research.; Social work.; Quality of life.; Social Sciences.; Quality of Life Research.; Social Work.

As the population of Asia grows older, attention turns to the growing numbers of grandparents, and the important family and societal roles they play. This book traces the socio-cultural, economic and family transformations in the role of grandparents that result from a century of modernization, urba...