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Differences in expectations and patterns of informal support for older persons in Hong Kong
— modification to filial piety | | Author(s) | William Keng-mun Lee, Kwok Hong-Kin |
| Journal title | Ageing International, vol 30, no 2, Spring 2005 |
| Pages | pp 188-206 |
| Source | http://www.transactionpub.com |
| Keywords | Children [offspring] as carers ; Quantitative studies ; Hong Kong. |
| Annotation | Informal care provided by family has been the cornerstone for older people in Hong Kong. Changes in the structure of Hong Kong family alter this supportive function, and changes in traditional filial piety values affect the nature of the care and support provided. This proposition was investigated by a quantitative study involving structural survey interviews of 390 older people in Hong Kong. The findings show that there are discrepancies between expected and actual caring functions. Living arrangements and geographical proximity affect the needs for and provision of informal support. Financial support has compensated for inadequate personal care by adult children. There is evidence to show that informal support for older people is changing. Traditional Confucian filial piety is undergoing modification, perhaps erosion, implying ongoing changes in intergenerational relations in this modernised Asian society. (RH). |
| Accession Number | CPA-070503239 A |
| Classmark | P6:SS: 3DQ: 7DR |
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