Debating “Good” Care: The Challenges of Dementia Care in Shanghai, China
The increasing number of dementia sufferers in China has transformed dementia care from a private issue to a public concern. Nationwide dementia-friendly campaigns have intensified debates about what constitutes “good” care. In response to these campaigns, the Shanghai government proposes a systemat...
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| description | The increasing number of dementia sufferers in China has transformed dementia care from a private issue to a public concern. Nationwide dementia-friendly campaigns have intensified debates about what constitutes “good” care. In response to these campaigns, the Shanghai government proposes a systematic care model, which stresses the need for dementia-care units and professionalization. Non-state actors, however, focus on the relational care model, which integrates western humanitarian ethics with Confucian values. This article employs cultural and structural frameworks to examine why and how a specific form of “good” care is constructed in China. The debates about the establishment of dementia-care units and the professionalization of eldercare enable us to understand how politics shape certain forms of care. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-c29dcb56805f420baf806dc547b308b02022-12-22T00:18:10ZengUniversity Library System, University of PittsburghAnthropology & Aging2374-22672020-03-01411526810.5195/aa.2020.266191Debating “Good” Care: The Challenges of Dementia Care in Shanghai, ChinaYan Zhang0Case Western Reserve UniversityThe increasing number of dementia sufferers in China has transformed dementia care from a private issue to a public concern. Nationwide dementia-friendly campaigns have intensified debates about what constitutes “good” care. In response to these campaigns, the Shanghai government proposes a systematic care model, which stresses the need for dementia-care units and professionalization. Non-state actors, however, focus on the relational care model, which integrates western humanitarian ethics with Confucian values. This article employs cultural and structural frameworks to examine why and how a specific form of “good” care is constructed in China. The debates about the establishment of dementia-care units and the professionalization of eldercare enable us to understand how politics shape certain forms of care.http://anthro-age.pitt.edu/ojs/index.php/anthro-age/article/view/266dementia carestate-society relationsforms of lifechinahumanitarian ethicsconfucian values |
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| title | Debating “Good” Care: The Challenges of Dementia Care in Shanghai, China |
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| title_short | Debating “Good” Care: The Challenges of Dementia Care in Shanghai, China |
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