Accelerated by economic reforms, a large scale migration of younger workers from rural to
urban China has taken place since the 1990s. This has separated many adult children from …

The article considers the potential of intergenerational encounters and family and social ties
for alleviating loneliness and promoting older adults' wellbeing. Loneliness has been widely …

As China embarked on the path of economic and social reforms, social provisions from the
Maoist era were dismantled, and care responsibilities shifted back from the state to the …

Contemporary Chinese society has witnessed ongoing complex institutional and cultural
reconfiguration, driven by the transition from the socialist planned economy to marketization …

The purpose of this study was to develop a wearable waist exoskeleton to provide back
support for industrial workers during repetitive lifting tasks and to assess reductions in back …

Population aging has increased the demand for elderly care worldwide. The home-based
elderly care system plays an important role in meeting this demand in developing countries …

This article applies the concept of intimacy to examine relationships between adult children
and their parents in rural China–an area which has been predominantly located in an …

This article explores the intertwining issues of filial obligation, material interest and
emotional intimacy in driving adult children's provision of old-age support in family settings …

Transnational Aging and Reconfigurations of Kin Work documents the social and material
contributions of older persons to their families in settings shaped by migration, their …

Background Based on the principle of informed consent, doctors are required to fully inform
patients and respect their medical decisions. In China, however, family members usually …