Journal of Marriage and Family
Volume 70, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 585-598

Migrant interactions with elderly parents in rural cambodia and thailand (Article)

Zimmer Z.* , Korinek K. , Knodel J. , Chayovan N.
  • a University of Utah, Institute of Public and International Affairs, University of Utah, 260 S. Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States, Department of Sociology, University of Utah, 380 S. 1530 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
  • b University of Utah, Institute of Public and International Affairs, University of Utah, 260 S. Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States, Department of Sociology, University of Utah, 380 S. 1530 E., Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States
  • c University of Michigan, Institute of Public and International Affairs, University of Utah, 260 S. Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States, Institute of Public Research, University of Michigan, 426 Thompson Street, Ann Arbor, MI 48104-2321, United States
  • d Chulalongkorn University, Institute of Public and International Affairs, University of Utah, 260 S. Central Campus Drive, Salt Lake City, UT 84112, United States, College of Population Studies, Chulalongkorn University, Visid Prachumabmoh Building, 10330 Bangkok, Thailand

Abstract

This paper examines interactions between older adults living in rural areas of Thailand and Cambodia and their adult children. Thai data come from the Survey of the Welfare of the Elderly (N = 3,202 older adults and 17,517 adult children). Cambodia data are from the Survey of the Elderly in Cambodia (N = 777 older adults and 3,751 adult children). Results indicate that older adults in rural areas are not being abandoned, and supportive expressions such as visits and provision of material goods depend on living proximity, characteristics that relate to the needs and dependency of the older adult, and the life circumstances of adult children. These findings support an extension of an altruistic perspective that incorporates notions of vulnerability of older adults. © National Council on Family Relations, 2008.

Author Keywords

Remittance Altruism Migration Asia aging Support

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Link
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DOI: 10.1111/j.1741-3737.2008.00507.x
ISSN: 00222445
Cited by: 19
Original Language: English