Book contents
- China’s Grandmothers
- China’s Grandmothers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Boxes
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Precious Treasures
- 2 Archetypes and Images of Grandmothers
- 3 Baby Seekers/Baby Lovers
- 4 Child Care
- 5 Ruling the Roost
- 6 Old Age
- 7 Grandfathers
- 8 Transmitters of Culture
- 9 Absent Parents
- 10 Left-Behind Children
- 11 The Pleasures of Old Age
- 12 Leaving This Life
- 13 The Future of the Old
- 14 Personal Notes
- Afterword
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
14 - Personal Notes
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 14 April 2022
Book contents
- China’s Grandmothers
- China’s Grandmothers
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Tables
- Boxes
- Acknowledgements
- Preface
- Introduction
- 1 Precious Treasures
- 2 Archetypes and Images of Grandmothers
- 3 Baby Seekers/Baby Lovers
- 4 Child Care
- 5 Ruling the Roost
- 6 Old Age
- 7 Grandfathers
- 8 Transmitters of Culture
- 9 Absent Parents
- 10 Left-Behind Children
- 11 The Pleasures of Old Age
- 12 Leaving This Life
- 13 The Future of the Old
- 14 Personal Notes
- Afterword
- Notes
- Bibliography
- Index
Summary
As I wrote about Chinese grandmothers I though much about my own grandmothers and about my grandchildren. In between was my mother, possibly the best grandmother ever. I saw the similarities and dissimilarities between my family and other families, in China and other countries. This chapter provides examples of both.
Most of all I saw the pleasures of being a grandmother, the joy given by grandchildren. The key role of grandmothers, to give love and care to her grandchildren, is universal – as are the rewards.
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- China's GrandmothersGender, Family, and Ageing from Late Qing to Twenty-First Century, pp. 212 - 232Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2022