فراتر از احترام به والدین: بازاندیشی در مورد پیری و مراقبت در جوامع معاصر شرق آسیا

Known for a tradition of Confucian filial piety, East Asian societies have some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Today these societies are experiencing unprecedented social challenges to the filial tradition of adult children caring for aging parents at home. Marshalling mixed methods data, this volume explores the complexities of aging and caregiving in contemporary East Asia. Questioning romantic visions of a senior’s paradise, chapters examine emerging cultural meanings of and social responses to population aging, including caregiving both for and by the elderly. Themes include traditional ideals versus contemporary realities, the role of the state, patterns of familial and non-familial care, social stratification, and intersections of caregiving and death. Drawing on ethnographic, demographic, policy, archival, and media data, the authors trace both common patterns and diverging trends across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, and Korea. CONTENTS ILLUSTRATIONS TABLES ACKNOWLEDGMENTS NOTES ON TEXT AND TRANSLITERATION INTRODUCTION PART I Aging and Caregiving in Chinese Contexts 1 OLD-AGE SUPPORT IN RURAL CHINA Case Study of the Jiangxiang Model for Community-Based Filial Piety 2 MEANINGS OF SPOUSAL ELDERCARE IN LIFE AND DEATH IN CHINA 3 “TOO BUSY TO DO ANYTHING ELSE” How Caregiving and Urban Sojourning Impact the Aging Experience of China’s Migrant Grandparents 4 POPULATION AGING AND CARE OF THE ELDERLY IN HONG KONG 5 TEACH ME TO BE FILIAL Intergenerational Care in Singapore Families 6 CONSTRUCTING NETWORKS OF ELDERCARE ACROSS BORDERS The Experiences of Taiwanese Immigrants in the United States and Their Parents in the Homeland PART II Aging and Caregiving in Japanese Contexts 7 WHO CARES FOR THE ELDERS? Aging, Independence, and Interdependence in Contemporary Japan 8 “SON, I’VE ALREADY DIED AND BECOME A MUMMY” The Sociocultural Contexts of Missing Centenarians in Super-Aging Japan 9 RETHINKING BURDEN Japanese Eldercare Careers from Helping to Grieving PART III Aging and Caregiving in Korean Contexts 10 “WITHOUT FEELING GUILTY” Filial Piety and Eldercare in Twenty-First-Century Korea 11 THE DYNAMICS OF CARE IN THE CONTEXT OF LIMITED REPATRIATION OF SAKHALIN KOREAN ELDERLY 12 EXPANSION OF END-OF-LIFE CARE SERVICES IN SOUTH KOREA A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of Family Caregivers and Hospice Staff CONCLUSION Contemporary Trends in and Future Directions for Aging and Caregiving in East Asian Societies INDEX "East Asia is home to some of the oldest and most rapidly aging populations on earth. Known for Confucian filial piety and adult children caring for elderly parents at home, these societies are experiencing unprecedented social challenges to traditional forms of eldercare. This volume explores emerging cultural meanings and social responses to population aging in contemporary East Asian societies. Drawing on ethnographic, demographic, policy, archival, and media data, the authors trace both common patterns and diverging trends across China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, Japan, and Korea."--Provided by publisher