Thesis
Living together in later life: romantic cohabitation among older adults in urban China
- Abstract:
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There is no age at which love ceases to be possible. This thesis explores later-life cohabitation in contemporary urban China, an intimate practice that has emerged at the intersection of rapid population ageing, shifting family norms, and uneven eldercare provision. While the needs of older adults for care and support have drawn significant scholarly and policy attention, their emotional and intimate lives, and especially non-marital romantic cohabitation, remain largely underexplored in glo...
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+ Murphy, R
- Institution:
- University of Oxford
- Division:
- SSD
- Department:
- Oxford School of Global and Area Studies
- Role:
- Supervisor
- ORCID:
- 0000-0002-6609-9037
+ China Oxford Scholarship Fund
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/02qaamb58
- Grant:
- 202106010047
- Programme:
- China Scholarship Council - University of Oxford Scholarship
+ British Association for Chinese Studies
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- Funder identifier:
- https://ror.org/02jn85w30
- Programme:
- UCCL Travel and Study Grants
+ Great Britain–China Educational Trust (GBCET)
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- Programme:
- Chinese Student Award
+ St Antony's College, University of Oxford
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- Programme:
- DPhil grant, Writing up Grant
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- Type of award:
- DPhil
- Level of award:
- Doctoral
- Awarding institution:
- University of Oxford
- Language:
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English
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- Deposit date:
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2026-09-08
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- Copyright holder:
- Aikedan Ainiwaer
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