Aging in China Implications to Social Policy of a Changing Economic State

Aging in China Implications to Social Policy of a Changing Economic State Sheying Chen and Jason L. Powell, editors China’s elder population is on the rise—at a faster rate than anywhere else on the globe, and with fewer young people to support them. These statistics are of no small importance to a...

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Other Authors: Chen, Sheying (Editor), Powell, Jason L. (Editor)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York, NY Springer US 2012, 2012
Edition:1st ed. 2012
Series:International Perspectives on Aging
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Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Chapter 1. Introduction: Social Policy of the Changing Economic State
  • Chapter 2. China and the Bio medicalization of Aging: Implications and Possibilities
  • Chapter 3. Aging: The Role of Work and Workplace Implications - Changing Expectations in the US and China
  • Chapter 4. Pensions and Social Assistance: The Development of Income Security Policies for Old People in China
  • Chapter 5. Rural Old Age Support in Transitional China: Efforts between Family and State
  • Chapter 6. Social Policy, Family Support, and Rural Elder Care
  • Chapter 7. China’s Family Support System: Impact of Rural-Urban Female Labor Migration
  • Chapter 8. The Utility of Enhancing Filial Piety for Eldercare in China
  • Chapter 9. Gendered Social Capital and Health Outcomes among Older Adults in China
  • Chapter 10. An East-West Approach to Mind-Body Health of Chinese Elderly
  • Chapter 11. Family Caregiving and Impact on Caregiver Mental Health: A Study in Shanghai
  • Chapter 12. Housing Stratification and Aging in Urban China
  • Chapter 13. Institutional Care
  • Chapter 14. Chaning Welfare Institution and Evolution of Chinese Nonprofit Organizations: The Story of Elder Care Homes in Urban Shanghai
  • Chapter 15. Aging Policy Integrative Appraisal System (Apias) in the Asia Pacific Region: A Case Study on Macao Special Administrative Region