Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam

Following market liberalisation in Vietnam, concern has been raised about the elderly ‘left behind’ by the urban migration of adult children from rural areas. This study used qualitative methods to examine the consequences for these elderly and the strategies they adopt to cope. It found overall pos...

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Main Author: Nguyen, Thi Thu Hien
Format: Thesis
Published: Curtin University 2019
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79165
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description Following market liberalisation in Vietnam, concern has been raised about the elderly ‘left behind’ by the urban migration of adult children from rural areas. This study used qualitative methods to examine the consequences for these elderly and the strategies they adopt to cope. It found overall positive outcomes for rural aged parents with migrant children, as long as at least one family member remained nearby. However, elderly with no remaining family members suffered more.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-791652020-05-14T09:12:27Z Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam Nguyen, Thi Thu Hien Following market liberalisation in Vietnam, concern has been raised about the elderly ‘left behind’ by the urban migration of adult children from rural areas. This study used qualitative methods to examine the consequences for these elderly and the strategies they adopt to cope. It found overall positive outcomes for rural aged parents with migrant children, as long as at least one family member remained nearby. However, elderly with no remaining family members suffered more. 2019 Thesis http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79165 Curtin University fulltext
spellingShingle Nguyen, Thi Thu Hien
Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam
title Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam
title_full Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam
title_fullStr Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam
title_short Consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural Vietnam
title_sort consequences of urban migration of adult children for the elderly left-behind in rural vietnam
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/79165