Journal article
Challenges for the Aging Family in the People’s Republic of China
Abstract
The People's Republic of China has the largest population of older persons of any country in the world. It is a nation that has experienced enormous economic, social, and demographic changes over the past three and a half decades. Traditionally, the family was the main social support for older persons; this changed somewhat under early socialism, but in recent years, the importance of family support has been reasserted. However, over this time, …
Authors
Phillips DR; Feng Z
Journal
Canadian Journal on Aging / La Revue canadienne du vieillissement, Vol. 34, No. 3, pp. 290–304
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Publication Date
September 2015
DOI
10.1017/s0714980815000203
ISSN
0714-9808