Cover
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Figures, Tables, Appendix
Preface
Part I: Introduction
1. China's Revolutions and Intergenerational Relations
Part II: The Baoding Elderly and Intergenerational Relations: the General Picture
2. Family Support for the Elderly in Urban China: An Intergenerational Approach
3. Privilege or Punishment? Retirement and Reemployment among the Chinese Urban Elderly
4. The Persistence of Family Obligations in Baoding
Part III: The Contours of Intergenerational Exchanges
5. Support Received by the Elderly in Baoding: The View from Two Generations
6. Living Arrangements and Old-Age Support
7. Support for Aging Parents from Daughters versus Sons
8. The Effect of Parental Investment on Old-Age Support in Urban China
Part IV: Intergenerational Relations in China and Taiwan
9. Intergenerational Relations in Two Chinese Societies
10. Patterns of Intergenerational Support in Urban China and Urban Taiwan
11. Attitudes toward Intergenerational Relations in Urban China and Taiwan
12. Postscript: Filial Support and Family Change
List of Contributors
Index