Growing Old in a New China (Paperback)

Rose K. Keimig

ISBN 10: 1978813910 / ISBN 13: 9781978813915

Published by Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick NJ, 2021

About this Item

Paperback. 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. Offers an accessible exploration of changing care arrangements in China. Combining anthropological theory, ethnographic vignettes, and cultural and social history, the book sheds light on the growing movement from home-based to institutional elder care in urban China. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Growing Old in a New China (Paperback)
• Publisher: Rutgers University Press, New Brunswick NJ
• Publication Date: 2021
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1978813910
• ISBN 13: 9781978813915
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

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.
 

About the Author

ROSE KEIMIG is a medical anthropologist who is interested in the ways humans experience change across the life course. She works as a UX Researcher.