Determinants of Intergenerational Support in the Newly Industrialized Societies: The Case of Taiwan

Alfred Ko-wei Hu ()
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Alfred Ko-wei Hu: Fu-Jen Catholic University

Chapter Chapter 15 in The Family and Social Change in Chinese Societies, 2014, pp 249-261 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract A practice highly acclaimed in East Asian societies is the providing by family members of financial support for aged parents. The support of elderly parents by their adult children allows the parents to face their senior years with less uncertainty. Some argue that this traditional role may be in the process of decline because of industrialization and the resulting declines in family size and the loosening of ties among family members. Using the 1999 and 2000 Panel study of Family Dynamics, current study, however, continues to find that industrialization in Taiwan has not weaken tradition family roles in providing elderly support.

Keywords: Adult Child; Household Chore; Rapid Economic Growth; Traditional Family; Filial Piety (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2014
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DOI: 10.1007/978-94-007-7445-2_15

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