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Attitudes toward caring for aging parents — a comparison of Laotian and US students
Author(s)	Ronald H Aday, Zakari M Kano
Journal title	Educational Gerontology, vol 23, no 2, March 1997
Pages	pp 151-167
Keywords	Children [offspring] as carers ; Attitudes to the old of general public ; Students ; Refugees ; Laos ; United States of America ; Comparison ; Cross cultural surveys.
Annotation	This study examined the effect of culture on attitudes toward filial obligations, by measuring the five dimensions of intergenerational solidarity: normative, functional, affectional, consensual, and structural. Results of a survey of 60 Laotian refugee high school students and 60 American high school students support the role of culture as an important factor in shaping perceptions of filial obligations toward ageing parents. Laotian refugee students scored significantly higher on the dimensions of normative, functional, and structural solidarity. It is concluded that many of the same forces that motivate children in non-industrial societies to look after their ageing parents are likely to continue among the Laotian refugee subculture in the United States.
Accession Number	CPA-971030222 A
Classmark	P6:SS: TOB: XN: TIA: 7HS: 7T: 48: 3KA
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