Frictions between familism and neoliberalism: exploring the intergenerational ambivalence narratives of migrant older parents in China

• Published in: Journal of family studies Vol. 30; no. 5; pp. 906 - 926
• Main Author: Zhao, Yan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London, United Kingdom Routledge 01.10.2024; Taylor & Francis (UK); Taylor & Francis Ltd
• Subjects: Adult children; Ambivalence; Child care; Chinese internal migration; Familism; Filial responsibility; Grandparenting; Intergenerational ambivalences; Intergenerational relations; Intergenerational relationships; Internal migration; Migrants; Migration, Internal; Narratives; Neoliberalism; Older parents; Parents & parenting; Perceptions; CHINA; China

This article explores the narratives of Chinese migrant older parents and addresses how the interplay between familism and neoliberalism, as structural forces behind older parents migrating to reside with their adult children, influences their perceptions of intergenerational relationships in the co...