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This chapter considers the support of ageing parents, including the forces underpinning it, the conflict experienced in discharging it, why it may not be undertaken, and the limitations and conditions that may be placed on it. The importance of domestic helpers is also emphasised. Filial piety is distinguished from family obligation and filial belief is differentiated from filial behaviour. The women explain why they do not want to burden their own children with the same obligations that have been imposed on them, the reasons why structural norms appear to be giving way to relationships, and how duty, love and gratitude are interrelated in the Asian context. The role of Christianity as support motivation is additionally featured.
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O’Neill, P. (2018). Support of Ageing Parents. In: Urban Chinese Daughters. St Antony's Series. Palgrave Macmillan, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-8699-1_5
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