Beyond Filial Piety

Jeanne Shea is Associate Professor of Anthropology and Director of the Health and Society Program and the Global Health Concentration in Anthropology at the University of Vermont. Recipient of a Fulbright Senior Scholar Research Award, she has published her research in many scholarly journals and edited volumes.

“This volume is an extensive collection of ethnographies and qualitative studies…the collection successfully challenges the popular and academic romanticization of filial piety and caregiving in the East and also contributes to revealing the ways in which elders, families, and communities can reimagine traditional cultural values and actively respond to population aging. For this reason, I would recommend it to students, researchers, and practitioners in many fields, including East-Asian studies, social research on kinship and caregiving, anthropology of morality and ethics, anthropology, and gerontology.” • Anthropology and Aging“This is a fascinating book which inspires us with new insights and deep thoughts. Through the description of the subjective practice of caregiving and the discourse of positive aging, the book has in fact come back to the essence of filial piety, focusing on subjectivity, dignity, love, responsibility, harmony and continuity in families, communities and the state, which is beyond social transformations and challenges of time.” • Asian Journal of Social Studies“[This] is a highly commendable work of scholarship with wide appeal that will be an essential resource for anyone interested in the dynamic field of aging and care in East Asia. I learned a lot and would recommend it to anyone who is interested in East Asian society.” • Jason Danely, Oxford Brookes University“This is an excellent volume that is particularly timely given the significant demographic challenges that East Asian societies are facing related to population aging and population decline. It is an outstanding collection by a group of excellent scholars.” • John Traphagan, University of Texas“The editors describe their manuscript as in dialogue with my 2004 volume on filial piety. Much more than just a timely update, this is an excellent book” • Charlotte Ikels, Case Western Reserve University

• List of IllustrationsList of TablesAcknowledgmentsNotes on Text and TransliterationIntroductionJeanne Shea, Katrina Moore, and Hong ZhangPart I: Aging and Caregiving in Chinese ContextsChapter 1. Old-Age Support in Rural China: Case Study of the Jiangxiang Model for Community-Based Filial PietyYoucai Tang and Jeanne SheaChapter 2. Meanings of Spousal Eldercare in Life and Death in ChinaJeanne SheaChapter 3. “Too Busy to Do Anything Else”: How Caregiving and Urban Sojourning Impact the Aging Experience of China’s Migrant GrandparentsMin ZhangChapter 4. Population Aging and Care of the Elderly in Hong KongMichelle Shum and Terry LumChapter 5. Teach Me to Be Filial: Intergenerational Care in Singapore FamiliesLeng Leng Thang and Kalyani MehtaChapter 6. Constructing Networks of Elder Care across Borders: The Experiences of Taiwanese Immigrants in the US and Their Parents in the HomelandKen Chih-Yan SunPart II: Aging and Caregiving in Japanese ContextsChapter 7. Who Cares for the Elders? Aging, Independence, and Interdependence in Contemporary JapanKatrina MooreChapter 8. “Son, I’ve Already Become a Mummy”: The Sociocultural Contexts of Missing Centenarians in Super-Aging JapanHeekyoung KimChapter 9. Rethinking Burden: Japanese Elder Care Careers from Helping to GrievingSusan Long and Ruth CampbellPart III: Aging and Caregiving in Korean ContextsChapter 10. “Without Feeling Guilty”: Filial Piety and Eldercare in Twenty-First-Century Korea:Hyun Ji Lee and Kyong Hee CheeChapter 11. The Dynamics of Care in the Context of Limited Repatriation of Sakhalin Korean ElderlyDorota SzawarskaChapter 12. Expansion of End-of-Life Care Services in South Korea: A Qualitative Analysis of the Experiences of Family Caregivers and Hospice StaffSooyoun Han and Jeanne SheaConclusion: Contemporary Trends in and Future Directions for Aging and Caregiving in East Asian SocietiesJeanne Shea, Katrina Moore, and Hong ZhangAppendix I: Historical Trends Noted in Ikels's Volume (2004) and This VolumeAppendix II: Topical/Thematic Coverage in Ikels's Volume (2004) and This VolumeIndex