Beyond Filial Piety - Rethinking Aging and Caregiving in Contemporary East Asian Societies (Hardcover)

Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Today these societies are experiencing unprecedented social challenges to the filial tradition of adult children caring for aging parents at home. Marshalling mixed methods data, this volume explores the complexities of aging and caregiving in contemporary East Asia. Questioning romantic visions of a senior's paradise, chapters examine emerging cultural meanings of and social responses to population aging, including caregiving both for and by the elderly. Themes include traditional ideals versus contemporary realities, the role of the state, patterns of familial and non-familial care, social stratification, and intersections of caregiving and death. 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.

General

Imprint:	Berghahn Books
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Series:	Life Course, Culture and Aging: Global Transformations
Release date:	July 2020
Editors:	Jeanne Shea • Katrina Moore • Hong Zhang
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 29mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	432
ISBN-13:	978-1-78920-788-0
Categories:	Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Anthropology > Social & cultural anthropology > General Books > Medicine > Pre-clinical medicine: basic sciences > Human reproduction, growth & development > Human growth & development > Maturation & ageing Promotions
LSN:	1-78920-788-6
Barcode:	9781789207880

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