Growing old in a new China : transitions in elder care / Rose K. Keimig.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Keimig, Rose K., author.

Series:

Global perspectives on aging

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Older people--Care--China.

Older people.

Physical Description:

1 online resource

Place of Publication:

New Brunswick, New Jersey : Rutgers University Press, [2021]

Summary:

Growing Old in a New China: Transitions in Elder Care is an accessible exploration of changing care arrangements in China. Combining anthropological theory, ethnographic vignettes, and cultural and social history, it sheds light on the growing movement from home-based to institutional elder care in urban China. The book examines how tensions between old and new ideas, desires, and social structures are reshaping the experience of caring and being cared for. Weaving together discussions of family ethics, care work, bioethics, aging, and quality of life, this book puts older adults at the center of the story. It explores changing relationships between elders and themselves, their family members, caregivers, society, and the state, and the attempts made within and across these relational webs to find balance and harmony. The book invites readers to ponder the deep implications of how and why we care and the ways end-of-life care arrangements complicate both living and dying for many elders.

Contents:

Frontmatter

Contents

Introduction

1 Filial Children, Benevolent Parents

2 Bodies in History, Embodied Histories

3 Place and Space, Rhythm and Routine

4 Entanglements of Care

5 Care Work

6 Chronic Living, Delayed Death

Conclusion

Acknowledgments

Glossary

Notes

References

Index

About the Author

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

1-9788-1395-3

OCLC:

1230121604