Filial piety by contract? the emergence, implementation, and implications of the "family support agreement" in China

Gerontologist

Volumn 51, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 3-16

  Chou, Rita Jing Ann ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

Family disputes; Intergenerational contract; Law; Old age security policy; Parental support

Indexed keywords

ADULT CHILD; AGED; AGING; ARTICLE; CHILD PARENT RELATION; CHINA; CONTRACT; ETHNOLOGY; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; LEGAL ASPECT; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENT; POLICY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

ADULT CHILDREN; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; CHINA; CONTRACTS; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERGENERATIONAL RELATIONS; MALE; NUCLEAR FAMILY; PARENT-CHILD RELATIONS; PARENTS; PUBLIC POLICY; RURAL POPULATION; SOCIAL SUPPORT;

EID: 78751555075     PISSN: 00169013     EISSN: 17585341     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/geront/gnq059     Document Type: Article

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