Contradictions between traditional Chinese values and the actual performance: A study of the caregiving roles of the modern sandwich generation in Hong Kong

Journal of Comparative Family Studies

Volumn 37, Issue 2, 2006, Pages

  Lam, Richard Cheung ^a  

^a Hong Kong Shue Yan College   (Hong Kong)

Author keywords

Filial piety; Hong Kong; Informal caregiving; Living arrangements

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; CAREGIVER; CHINESE; COMMERCIAL PHENOMENA; CONFERENCE PAPER; DEMOGRAPHY; ECONOMIC ASPECT; EDUCATION; FAMILY LIFE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC CARE; HEALTH CARE; HONG KONG; HOUSING; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; INCOME; MALE; NORMAL HUMAN; PERCEPTION; SOCIETY; SOCIOECONOMICS;

EID: 33745778901     PISSN: 00472328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Conference Paper

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