Successful Aging Asian Perspectives
This book brings together state-of-the-art research on successful aging in Asian populations, and highlights how the factors that contribute to successful aging differ from those in the West. It examines the differences between the Asian and Western conte
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sful Aging Asian Perspectives
Successful Aging
Sheung-Tak Cheng • Iris Chi • Helene H. Fung Lydia W. Li • Jean Woo Editors
Successful Aging Asian Perspectives
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Editors Sheung-Tak Cheng Department of Health and Physical Education The Hong Kong Institute of Education Tai Po, Hong Kong SAR
Lydia W. Li School of Social Work University of Michigan Ann Arbor, MI, USA
Department of Clinical Psychology Norwich Medical School University of East Anglia Norwich, UK Helene H. Fung Department of Psychology The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR
ISBN 978-94-017-9330-8 DOI 10.1007/978-94-017-9331-5
Iris Chi School of Social Work University of Southern California Los Angeles, CA, USA
Jean Woo Department of Medicine and Therapeutics The Chinese University of Hong Kong Shatin, Hong Kong SAR
ISBN 978-94-017-9331-5 (eBook)
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Contents
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Successful Aging: Concepts, Reflections and Its Relevance to Asia .. . Sheung-Tak Cheng, Helene H. Fung, Lydia W. Li, Tianyuan Li, Jean Woo, and Iris Chi
Part I
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Social Contexts of Successful Aging
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Demographic and Family Trends in Asia . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Sheung-Tak Cheng
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Challenges to Successful Aging in Transitional China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Lydia W. Li and Jiaan Zhang
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Successful Aging and Economic Security Among Older Koreans . . . . Suk-Young Kang and JeungKun Kim
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Demographic and Structural Determinants of Successful Aging in Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Angelique Chan and David B. Matchar
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Policy and Program Measures f
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