Elderly Chinese in Pacific Rim countries : social support and integration / edited by Iris Chi, Neena L. Chappell and James Lubben.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Chi, Iris.

Chappell, Neena L.

Lubben, James E.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Social conditions.

Older people.

Older people--Care--Pacific Area.

Chinese--Population.

Chinese.

Older people--Care.

Pacific Area.

Physical Description:

xviii, 260 pages ; 25 cm

Place of Publication:

Hong Kong : Hong Kong University Press, 2001.

Summary:

Sixteen contributions from international scholars consider the experience of aging among Chinese people within a variety of social contexts in China and around the world. Topics include, for example, social isolation of elderly Chinese in Canada; the lives of elderly bird-keepers in Hong Kong; long term care for the elderly in Taiwan; and adult children's support for the elderly in the new urban areas of mainland China. Distributed in the U.S. by the U. of Washington Press. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR

Contents:

1 Silent Pain: Social Isolation of the Elderly Chinese in Canada / Marian E. MacKinnon, Lan Gien, Douglas Durst 1

2 Long-term Care in Hong Kong: The Myth of Social Support and Integration / Raymond Ngan, Edward Leung 17

3 The Lives of Elderly Bird-keepers: A Case Study of Hong Kong / Ho-hon Leung 35

4 Social Support Networks among Elderly Chinese Americans in Los Angeles / James Lubben, Alex Lee 53

5 Social Support of the Elderly Chinese: Comparisons between China and Canada / Neena L. Chappell, David C.Y. Lai 67

6 Social Support and Integration: An Illustration of the Golden Guides Uniform Group in Hong Kong / Alex Yui-huen Kwan, Sophia Siu-chee Chan 81

7 Health-related Quality of Life of the Elderly in Hong Kong: Impact of Social Support / Weiqun Lou, Iris Chi 97

8 Care of the Elderly in One-child Families in China: Issues and Measures / Shixun Gui 115

9 The Practice of Filial Piety among the Chinese in Hong Kong / Nelson W.S. Chow 125

10 Social Support and Integration of Long-term Care for the Elderly: Current Status and Perspectives in Taiwan / Shyh-dye Lee, Meng-fan Li 137

11 Social Support and Medication Use: A Cross-cultural Comparison / Erin Y. Tjam, John P. Hirdes 151

12 Family Support and Community-based Services in China / Joe C.B. Leung 171

13 The Role of Social Support in the Relationship between Physical Health Strain and Depression of Elderly Chinese / Xingming Song, Iris Chi 189

14 Living Arrangements and Adult Children's Support for the Elderly in the New Urban Areas of Mainland China / Shengming Yan, Iris Chi 201

15 Elderly Chinese in Public Housing: Social Integration and Support in Metro Toronto Housing Company / Morris Saldov, May-lin Poon 221

16 Health and Care Utilization Patterns of the Community-dwelling Elderly Persons in Hong Kong / Ben C.P. Liu, Y.H. Cheng, S.M. McGhee 241.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9622095321

OCLC:

47688236