Becoming More Active as One Ages
By Chan Xin Ying
March 2022 ACTIVE AGEING
SOUTHEAST ASIA HAS a longstanding tradition of filial piety, with duties of elderly care being shouldered and shared among younger family members. There is simultaneously a solidifying view of the elderly as “passive dependents”, apathetically ageing until the end of their lives. This gives rise to a two-fold issue of limiting their full participation in society, and places pressure on younger family members to fulfill their familial obligations, despite living independently from their ageing parents and grandparents.[1]Malaysia is set to...
Chan Xin Ying
is advocate for family inclusiveness. She is currently working at the Family and Children’s Affairs Department of the Penang Women’s Development Corporation (PWDC).
