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...

Table of Contents:

• Contributors
• Preface.- Acknowledgements
• 1. Introduction: Grandparenthood in Asia
• Kalyani K. Mehta and Leng Leng Thang
• 2. Changing Social and Demographic Characteristics in Asia
• Tsuneo Usui and Mari Tsuruwaka.-3. Grandparenting Roles and Functions.-Vivian W.Q. Lou and Iris Chi
• 4. Meanings of Being a Grandparent
• Leng Leng Thang
• 5. Stress and Conflict Management Strategies in Grandparenthood
• Kalyani K. Mehta.-6. The Socio-Psychological Well-Being of Grandparents.-Perasit Kamnuansilpa and Leng Leng Thang
• 7. Custodial Grandparents and Intergenerational Support in Rural China.-Zhen Cong and Merril Silverstein
• 8. Empowering Self-Disclouse: Life Accounts of Malaysian and Singaporean grandparents
• Maya K. David and Ching Hei Kuang
• 9. Conclusion: Change and Continuity of Grandparenting in Contemporary Asia
• Leng Leng Thang and Kalyani K. Mehta
• Index.