Urban Chinese Daughters Navigating New Roles, Status and Filial Obligation in a Transitioning Culture /

• Main Author: O'Neill, Patricia (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Singapore : Springer Singapore : Imprint: Palgrave Macmillan, 2018.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2018.
• Series: St Antony's Series,
• Subjects: Geriatrics.; Ethnology-Asia.; Sociology.; Social groups.; Family.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Asian Culture.; Gender Studies.; Sociology of Family, Youth and Aging.

The lives of urban Chinese daughters have changed. Education and employment have propelled them from dependency to self-sufficiency, resulting in new attitudes and lifestyles. However, traditional filial obligation has remained. This book asks why it continues and how it is currently discharged, foc...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. Framing the Issues through Historical Context
• 3. Core Perspectives and Theoretical Framework: Underpinning Chinese Daughters' Support and Care of Elderly Parents
• 4. The Typology of Support and Care
• 5. Support of Ageing Parents
• 6. Temporary Care of Ageing Parents
• 7. Caregiving of Ageing Parents
• 8. Outsourced Care
• 9. Discussion and Conclusion.