Titlebook: Urban Chinese Daughters; Navigating New Roles Patricia O‘Neill Book 2018 The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s) 2018 China studies

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Introduction,erein, followed by a description of how the roles and status of Chinese daughters have changed. The aim, relevance and scope of the research are then discussed and the key demographics of the women interviewed for the book are presented. The . is introduced, and its importance is explained. The Intr

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Framing the Issues Through Historical Context,ustrialisation, modernisation, urbanisation and Westernisation have contributed to changing filial norms throughout Asia and specifically in Hong Kong, Singapore and mainland China, where the research for this book was carried out. The contemporary restructuring of the Chinese family is investigated

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,Core Perspectives and Theoretical Framework Underpinning Chinese Daughters’ Support and Care of Eldework is proposed within which the research questions are addressed. The chapter begins by discussing symbolic interactionism and then turns to the key analytic concepts and how they have evolved, assessing the motivations for caregiving from both the Asian and Western perspectives. A review of the

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,The Typology of Support and Care™,ion between traditional Chinese values and contemporary norms. The four stages of support and care emerging from the interviews are organised into a typology, with each stage examined through the daughters’ actual accounts. The motivational and experiential aspects of contemporary filial obligation

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Outsourced Care,tion to discontinue care is viewed from the perspective of those who have undertaken it and can no longer manage or are unwilling to manage. The difficulties of providing care with and without domestic helpers are also addressed. The chapter then probes the relationship between daughters and their p