Informal kinship care in rural China : the influence of Confucianism and attachment
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01/01/2014
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This article examines the role of informal kinship care in addressing the emotional needs and mental health, along with relationships, of school-age children left behind in rural China. Rural–urban migration in China has caused many rural children to be left behind in their local communities. Based on semi-structured interview data, this article explores Confucianism’s impact on Chinese kin caregivers’ understandings of children’s needs and their childrearing practices to address these needs. Through the lens of attachment theory, this study identified a close affective bond between children left behind and their kin caregivers. This relationship is underpinned by kin caregivers’ high commitment and love for children, and the Confucian concept of ‘benevolence’. It not only provides children left behind with a sense of belonging, it also alleviates their trauma/grief due to separation from their parents |
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Policy Press |
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http://eprints.qut.edu.au/66656/1/Hu_Lonne_and_Burton_Families_Relationship_and_Societies_fast_track.pdf DOI:10.1332/204674314X13898785887043 Hu, Yang, Lonne, Bob, & Burton, Judith A. (2014) Informal kinship care in rural China : the influence of Confucianism and attachment. Families, Relationships and Societies, 3(2), pp. 287-302. |
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Copyright 2014 Policy Press This is a post-peer-review, pre-copy edited version of an article published in Families, Relationships and Societies. The definitive publisher-authenticated version [Volume 3, Number 2, July 2014, pp. 287-302] is available online at: http://dx.doi.org/10.1332/204674314X13898785887043 |
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Children & Youth Research Centre; Faculty of Health; Institute of Health and Biomedical Innovation; School of Public Health & Social Work |
Palavras-Chave | #160700 SOCIAL WORK #kinship care #Confucianism #children's needs #children left behind #rural China |
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Journal Article |