Co-Residence Among Bangkok Elderly
Implications of Children's Marital Status
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 11220482 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Yoshie Moriki (International Christian University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2011 |
| Volume | 47 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 529-547 |
| Publication date | 2011-12-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | No |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Marriage & Family Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0149-4929 • E-ISSN: 1540-9635 |
| Publisher | Informa UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1080/01494929.2011.619302 |
| OpenAlex | W1999072836 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 10 |
Co-residence with a married child is considered the major form of elderly care in Thailand but marked socio-demographic changes have raised concerns over the sustainability of traditional extended families. In this article the author examines the relationships between co-residence with elderly parents and children's marriages in Bangkok. Quantitative data suggest the continuing dominance of elderly parents co-residing with an adult child. In-depth interview data reveal that most children move out of the parental home at marriage, and even if they do not, conflicts can prevent long-term co-residence. Never-married children are structurally more suitable for co-residence as they typically remain in the parental home, do not have a spouse who might not get along with parents, and can more easily care for parents without the competing needs of their own families
Marital status · Population · Residence · Sociology · Demography · Family Dynamics and Relationships · Intergenerational Family Dynamics and Caregiving · Medicine · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Gerontology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |