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100 1 _aMehta, Kalyani K.
_eeditor.
245 1 0 _aExperiencing Grandparenthood
_h[electronic resource] :
_bAn Asian Perspective /
_cedited by Kalyani K. Mehta, Leng Leng Thang.
264 1 _aDordrecht :
_bSpringer Netherlands,
_c2012.
300 _aXIV, 166 p.
_bonline resource.
336 _atext
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337 _acomputer
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338 _aonline resource
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490 1 _aSocial Indicators Research Series,
_x1387-6570 ;
_v47
505 0 _aContributors -- Preface.- Acknowledgements -- 1. Introduction: Grandparenthood in Asia -- Kalyani K. Mehta and Leng Leng Thang -- 2. Changing Social and Demographic Characteristics in Asia -- Tsuneo Usui and Mari Tsuruwaka.-3. Grandparenting Roles and Functions.-Vivian W.Q. Lou and Iris Chi -- 4. Meanings of Being a Grandparent -- Leng Leng Thang -- 5. Stress and Conflict Management Strategies in Grandparenthood -- Kalyani K. Mehta.-6. The Socio-Psychological Well-Being of Grandparents.-Perasit Kamnuansilpa and Leng Leng Thang -- 7. Custodial Grandparents and Intergenerational Support in Rural China.-Zhen Cong and Merril Silverstein -- 8. Empowering Self-Disclouse: Life Accounts of Malaysian and Singaporean grandparents -- Maya K. David and Ching Hei Kuang -- 9. Conclusion: Change and Continuity of Grandparenting in Contemporary Asia -- Leng Leng Thang and Kalyani K. Mehta -- Index.
520 _aAs the population of Asia grows older, attention turns to the growing numbers of grandparents, and the important family and societal roles they play. This book traces the socio-cultural, economic and family transformations in the role of grandparents that result from a century of modernization, urbanization and demographic aging.   Filling a gap in the current literature, Experiencing Grandparenthood: An Asian Perspective seeks to answer such vital questions as: 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 daughters-in-law, and changing health of the grandparents?   This multidisciplinary, cross-national and inter-generational publication lends voice to the experience of grandparents in China, Japan, Hong Kong, Thailand, Malaysia and Singapore. The volume’s strength lies in its rich body of qualitative, three-generational data drawn from grandparents, link parents and grandchildren. Experiencing Grandparenthood: An Asian Perspective will benefit gerontologists, social researchers, anthropologists, social workers, policy makers, professionals working with aging families and family caregivers.
650 0 _aSocial sciences.
650 0 _aQuality of Life.
650 0 _aSocial work.
650 0 _aQuality of Life
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650 1 4 _aSocial Sciences.
650 2 4 _aQuality of Life Research.
650 2 4 _aSocial Work.
700 1 _aThang, Leng Leng.
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830 0 _aSocial Indicators Research Series,
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