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EXPLORING CHINA’S ONE-CHILD PARENTS’ PREFERENCE OF LIVING ARRANGEMENT: AN EXPLORATORY QUALITATIVE RESEARCH

Huang, Wenxuan
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1368472213

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2013, Master of Gerontological Studies, Miami University, Gerontology.
As the first cohort of one-child parents approach their retirement, the question “who will take care of this aging group” has become a major concern of policymakers and Chinese families. This study explores the one-child parents’ preference of living arrangement and their perceived factors influencing their expected future caregiving arrangements. Six one-child parents living in urban areas participated in semi-structured interviews for this study. The grounded theory approach was employed to analyze the qualitative data collected from interviews. This study found that the lifelong independence facilitated by self-empowerment is the general preference the participants hold for their post-retirement living arrangement. This study also revealed that parent-child co-residence is not the preferred living arrangement; traditional belief of filial obligations is being modified in modern society. A formal system of home- and community-based services is expected to be the promising source of elder care for these participants.
Suzanne Kunkel, Ph.D. (Committee Chair)
Kathryn McGrew, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
Robert Applebaum, Ph.D. (Committee Member)
39 p.
Gerontology
China; one-child parents; living arrangement

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  • Huang, W. (2013). EXPLORING CHINA’S ONE-CHILD PARENTS’ PREFERENCE OF LIVING ARRANGEMENT: AN EXPLORATORY QUALITATIVE RESEARCH [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1368472213

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Huang, Wenxuan. EXPLORING CHINA’S ONE-CHILD PARENTS’ PREFERENCE OF LIVING ARRANGEMENT: AN EXPLORATORY QUALITATIVE RESEARCH. 2013. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1368472213.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Huang, Wenxuan. "EXPLORING CHINA’S ONE-CHILD PARENTS’ PREFERENCE OF LIVING ARRANGEMENT: AN EXPLORATORY QUALITATIVE RESEARCH." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2013. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1368472213

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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