Familial affections vis-à-vis filial piety: the ethical challenges facing eldercare under neo-familism in contemporary China

Abstract The present study demonstrates that the values and practices of neo-familism are altering the ethical foundation of eldercare in a similar way as they did in other areas of family life. The chief ethical challenges include the shift of the center of gravity from ancestors to children or gra...

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Main Author: Yunxiang Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2023-03-01
Series:The Journal of Chinese Sociology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s40711-023-00185-6