Contents:

• The Western Perspectives:
• Societal and Family Change in the Burden of Care (R J V Montgomery et al.)
• Family Change and Family Bonding: Conceptual and Policy Issues (M B Sussman)
• The Social Context of the Nature of Care (A Glicksman)
• Sharing Long-Term Care Between the Family and the State — A European Perspective (A Walker)
• Family Change and Family Bonding in Australia (H Kendig)
• Care and Social Support — The Example of Ageing Migrants (K Blakemore)
• The Value of Old Age in Modern Society: Social Responses to 'Elder Abuse' (R Hugman)
• The Eastern Perspectives:
• The Social Psychological Perspective of Elderly Care (Y-Y Hong & W T Liu)
• Values and Caregiving Burden: The Significance of Filial Piety in Elder Care (W T Liu)
• Filial Piety, Co-Residence, and Intergenerational Solidarity in Japan (W Koyano)
• The Cultural Politics of the Asian Family Care Model: Missing Language and Facts (Y-H Hu &Y-J Chou)
• Caring for the Elderly in Singapore (K Mehta)
• Living Arrangements and Elderly Care: The Case of Hong Kong (R P L Lee et al.)
• Children and Children-in-Law as Primary Caregivers: Issues and Perspectives (O M H Wong)
• Caregiving Survey in Guangzhou: A Preliminary Report (E S H Yu et al.)
• Middle-Aged Women's Supporting Behavior to Elderly Parents: The Comparison of Parents-in-Law and Own Parents (B-E Cho)