Beyond Filial Piety: Rethinking Aging and Caregiving in Contemporary East Asian Societies

ISBN-13: 9781789207880 / Angielski / Twarda / 2020 / 432 str.

Jeanne Shea;Katrina Moore;Hong Zhang

Opis

East Asia is home to some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Known for Confucian filial piety and adult children caring for elderly parents at home, these societies are experiencing unprecedented social challenges to traditional forms of eldercare. This volume explores emerging cultural meanings and social responses to population aging in contemporary East Asian societies. Drawing on ethnographic, demographic, policy, archival, and media data, the authors trace both common patterns and diverging trends across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, and Korea.