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‘The Heart of the Matter’: Grandparent Childcare in Contemporary Chinese Families

open access: yesChildren &Society, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Grandparent childcare is an international phenomenon, especially within families with children under 3 years old. China is no exception, as shown by a number of quantitative studies. Less clear is our understanding of the actual childcare arrangements involved and how these are negotiated and sustained through the intergenerational ...
Jiatong Ling   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Latent profile analysis of self-neglect and associated factors among rural older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study

open access: yesFrontiers in Public Health
ObjectiveThis study aimed to identify heterogeneous profiles of self-neglect (ESN) and their associated factors among rural Chinese older adults with chronic diseases.MethodsA cross-sectional survey was conducted among 719 rural older adults with chronic
Zihan Yi   +6 more
doaj   +1 more source

Rethinking the ‘Defeminization of Agriculture’: Land Consolidation and Crop Diversification in Vietnam's Red River Delta

open access: yesDevelopment and Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Over the past two decades, agricultural restructuring in Vietnam — driven by land consolidation, crop diversification and modernization — has shifted farming from labour‐intensive to capital‐intensive production. This article argues that agrarian change in Vietnam has not simply resulted in the marginalization of women, a finding that ...
Nga Dao, Quang Phung
wiley   +1 more source

‘There is more to life than HbA1c’: A comprehensive qualitative framework from the Hypo‐RESOLVE project evidencing the impacts of hypoglycaemia on the quality of life of adults living with type 1 or type 2 diabetes

open access: yesDiabetic Medicine, EarlyView.
Abstract Aims To develop a comprehensive, in‐depth understanding of the impacts of hypoglycaemia on the quality of life of adults living with type 1 (T1D) or type 2 diabetes (T2D). Methods Thirty‐one adults with T1D or T2D who experienced hypoglycaemia participated in semi‐structured interviews.
Philip A. Powell   +12 more
wiley   +1 more source

The Heterogeneous Impact of Children on Maternal Employment: Evidence From East and West Germany

open access: yesEconomics of Transition and Institutional Change, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study investigates the causal effect of fertility on female labour market outcomes in East and West Germany. We use twin births as an exogenous variation for family size. Our results suggest a negative relationship between the number of children and maternal labour market outcomes.
Johannes Köckeis, Sven Stöwhase
wiley   +1 more source

Becoming a Self-reliant Elder: Fading Intergenerational Reciprocity and Pursuing Active Aging among Middle-class Seniors in Urban China

open access: yesSAGE Open
The aging population is China’s most daunting challenge of the coming decades and has brought about profound consequences for Chinese society. Drawing upon the ethnographic work conducted in Guangzhou city from 2020 to 2023, the present study aims to ...
Min Zhang, Qianyun Cheng
doaj   +1 more source

High Cost and Low Trust: Insights From Qualitative Commercial Fishing Cost Data in the Northeast United States

open access: yesFisheries Management and Ecology, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT In fisheries management, socioeconomic data, specifically qualitative data analysis, is often underutilized. This study qualitatively analyzed a primary federal data collection effort in the Northeast United States, The Greater Atlantic Region Commercial Fishing Business Cost Survey.
Elizabeth D. Conley   +4 more
wiley   +1 more source

Japan: Internal migration and population decline

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Examining the interdependencies between internal migration and national population decline in Japan, this paper begins by analysing the impacts of internal migration on national fertility decline, for example, through the early post‐World War II flows from high‐fertility countrysides to low‐fertility cities. It then focuses on the way in
Tony Fielding
wiley   +1 more source

Mind the gap: grandparents raising grandchildren [PDF]

open access: yes
The population of grandparents raising their grandchildren is rising. These families face unique pressures, such as finding appropriate and affordable housing. In Boston, one housing community meets their needs.
Kristin Kanders
core  

The (Im)possibilities of Repopulation: How Supply‐Side Factors Hinder the Revitalisation of Vacant Houses in Rural Mountain Regions

open access: yesThe Geographical Journal, EarlyView.
Short Abstract Industrialisation has reshaped European rural areas, leading to both depopulation and, in some cases, lifestyle‐driven repopulation. Our research highlights supply‐side barriers to Alpine repopulation by unpacking the impossibilities of vacant farmhouses revitalisation. Both land transfer traditions ingrained over generation (micro‐level
Bernhard Grüner, Elisabeth Gruber
wiley   +1 more source

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