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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2019
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| author | Nguyen, Thi Thu Hien |
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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 |