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Support networks in Beijing (China) and Liverpool (UK) — differences and similarities
Author(s)	G Clare Wenger, Liu Jingming
Journal title	Hallym International Journal of Aging, vol 1, no 2, 1999
Pages	pp 46-57
Keywords	Informal care ; Social contacts ; Comparison ; China ; Liverpool.
Annotation	The structure of informal networks and the correlates of network type in Beijing and Liverpool were compared using data based on standardised questions. Although Chinese and UK cultures have different modal household composition, similar types of support networks occur in both countries, and most older people in both were found to have robust types of informal networks. However, differences were found in network composition. In Liverpool, older people are more likely to have siblings and friends in their networks. However, the major differences represent differences in household structure. Despite the wide differences between the two cultures, more similarities than differences were found. (RH).
Accession Number	CPA-020125212 A
Classmark	P6: TOA: 48: 7DC: 84B
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