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Why grandmothers take care of grandchildren? Research of middle-class elder women in Chinese cities

Authors
Xiaoli Gao1, *
1City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China
*Corresponding author. Email: xiaoligao2-c@my.cityu.edu.hk
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Xiaoli Gao
Available Online 31 October 2023.
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10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_35How to use a DOI?
Keywords
Elderly Women; Caregiver; Retirement; Grandmother
Abstract

In China, many grandmothers are taking part in caring for grandchildren. The paper focuses on urban middle-class families with grandmothers as their caregivers. It is analyzed the gender bias and the structural oppression faced by older women in China with evidence from some in-depth interviews in Beijing and Shenzhen, these two metropolises. In addition, the author analyzes why grandmothers should take care of their grandchildren from macro and micro levels, combined with information from feedback and the living conditions of these interviewed elderly women. The discipline of thousands of years of traditional culture, family values, and patriarchal society influence elderly women, who naturally become grandmothers. Moreover, the middle-class economic condition and limited social institutions for kids and the elder also restricted women’s choices. In response, the author puts forward corresponding countermeasures.

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Volume Title
Proceedings of the 2023 7th International Seminar on Education, Management and Social Sciences (ISEMSS 2023)
Series
Advances in Social Science, Education and Humanities Research
Publication Date
31 October 2023
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10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_35
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2352-5398
DOI
10.2991/978-2-38476-126-5_35How to use a DOI?
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© 2023 The Author(s)
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