TY - JOUR
T1 - Child care and elder care arrangements in Taiwan
AU - Wang, Kate Yeong Tsyr
PY - 2011/6
Y1 - 2011/6
N2 - This paper begins with an analysis of Taiwanese attitudes towards traditional gender roles and filial piety. The effects of the feminist movement and of advocacy groups for the elderly on caregiving policies are then examined. Care arrangements for preschool children and theelderly in Taiwan are described, as well as the role of the government in these arrangements. Our findings show similarities in child care and elder care trends: many of the caregiving responsibilities of the family have been taken up by the state, the market, and non-profit agencies, although the family still plays a dominant role. The marketplace has assumed an increasing share of child care provision for preschoolers. Care for seniors is often provided by migrant domestic workers who are hired by the family.The expansion of the government's role in these matters in recent years has led to pressing policy issues, which this paper will address.
AB - This paper begins with an analysis of Taiwanese attitudes towards traditional gender roles and filial piety. The effects of the feminist movement and of advocacy groups for the elderly on caregiving policies are then examined. Care arrangements for preschool children and theelderly in Taiwan are described, as well as the role of the government in these arrangements. Our findings show similarities in child care and elder care trends: many of the caregiving responsibilities of the family have been taken up by the state, the market, and non-profit agencies, although the family still plays a dominant role. The marketplace has assumed an increasing share of child care provision for preschoolers. Care for seniors is often provided by migrant domestic workers who are hired by the family.The expansion of the government's role in these matters in recent years has led to pressing policy issues, which this paper will address.
KW - Child care
KW - Elder care
KW - Long-term care
KW - Taiwan
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U2 - 10.1080/17486831.2011.567021
DO - 10.1080/17486831.2011.567021
M3 - Article
AN - SCOPUS:79960522515
SN - 1748-6831
VL - 27
SP - 165
EP - 174
JO - Journal of Comparative Social Welfare
JF - Journal of Comparative Social Welfare
IS - 2
ER -