Social Support Networks, Coping and Positive Aging Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Hong Kong

The dramatically increasing aging population of Hong Kong has elicited new risks and opportunities to facilitate a positive life for older adults. This book offers a holistic review of gerontological theories and literature, and constructs a conceptual fr

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Social Support Networks, Coping and Positive Aging Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Hong Kong

Social Support Networks, Coping and Positive Aging Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Hong Kong

Susu Liu

Social Support Networks, Coping and Positive Aging Among the Community-Dwelling Elderly in Hong Kong

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Susu Liu Department of Sociology and Social Work Soochow University Suzhou, China

ISBN 978-981-13-3782-6 ISBN 978-981-13-3783-3 https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-13-3783-3

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1 Background . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.1 The Situation of Global Aging . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.2 Hong Kong: A Fast Aging Society . . . . . . . . . 1.1.3 Positive Aging: A Productive Approach to Well-Being in Old Age . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.1.4 Hong Kong Elderly: Living Under a Blending Chinese Culture . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2 Research Gap and Research Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1.2.1 What Are the Components of Positive Aging Among the Community