The Rural Life and Times of China's Aging Population: Part II, Caregivers and Psychology – China News

www.asiahealthcareblog.com — Filial piety motivates families to stay together in the countryside, thus it also motivates migrated families to stay in the city. As the urban migrants begin their families, they will eventually age and remain in the city. These two trends seem to run counter to one another.

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The Rural Life and Times of China's Aging Population: Part II, Caregivers and Psychology

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