Within the context of an ageing Asia, the growing numbers of
grandparents and the important roles they play within the family
propel the need for a book devoted to their experiences. This book,
with its focus on the Asian perspective, is pertinent and timely as
Asia has undergone socio-cultural, economic and family
transformations as a result of modernization, urbanization and
demographic aging in the last century. In filling a gap in the
current literature, the volume seeks to answer the following
questions, what is the state of grandparenting in the Asian context
today? How do the roles and functions of grandparents differ
depending on rural-urban differences, their relations with
daughters and daughter-in-laws, and changing health of the
grandparents? The book is a multidisciplinary, cross-national and
inter-generational publication, lending voice to the aging
grandparents in six countries i.e. China, Japan, Hong Kong,
Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The volume s strength lies
precisely in its rich body of qualitative, three-generational data,
including grandparents, link parents and grandchildren.
Gerontologists, social researchers, anthropologists, social
workers, policy makers, professionals working with aging families
and family caregivers form the target audience of this rich Asian
volume."
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