ABSTRACT
The contributors to this book present case studies of elder care in China and India, and draw comparisons between the two – illuminating some of the key issues facing the two largest Asian countries as they develop rapidly.
Caring for the elderly is a major challenge for all countries, and one which is of acute concern for rapidly developing economies. Development tends to run counter to long-established cultural norms of family-based caring and filial piety, even as it also tends to lead to longer life expectancy. Taking a range of methodological and conceptual approaches to understanding these challenges, the contributors present a multifaceted understanding of elder care issues in both India and China. They focus in particular on caregiving within families and at care homes – and the impacts these have on quality of life and the experience of caregiving for both caregivers and the aged themselves.
An invaluable collection for scholars and students of gerontology and aging in Asia, that will also be of great interest to scholars with a broader interest in global trends in caregiving.
TABLE OF CONTENTS
part Section I|42 pages
Eldercare and Filial Piety in China and India
part Section II|52 pages
Family Care for Elders in Chinese and Indian Societies
chapter 544|34 pages
A Comparative Study of Caregiving Experiences between Family Caregivers of Elderly Cancer Patients in China and India
part Section III|38 pages
Institutionalized and Formal Eldercare in China and India
part Section IV|28 pages
Care Issues of Marginalized Elder Groups in China and India
chapter 1448|10 pages
Successfully Aging Alone
part Section V|59 pages
Eldercare Research in China and India