Sociology/Gerontology Professor to speak about Aging Policies in China, Japan, and the U.S.
Join us for Georgia State University Sociology and Gerontology Professor Heying Jenny Zhan’s discussion of her research – “Facing the Challenges of Population Aging – Long Term Care Policies in China, Japan, and the U.S.” – on Thursday, October 10, 12:30pm-1:30pm, in the Colloquium Room (Library South, 8th floor).
Check out some of Dr. Zhan’s – the 2011 Gerontology Institute‘s Distinguished Faculty Award winner – published works:
- Zhan, Heying Jenny. 2013. “Population Aging and Long-Term Care in China. Generations 37(1):53-58.
- Zhanlian Feng, Heying Jenny Zhan, Xiaotian Feng, Chang Liu, Mingyue Sun, and Vincent Mor. 2011. “An Industry in the Making: The Emergence of Institutional Elder Care in Urban China.” Journal of the American Geriatrics Society 59:738–744.
- Taylor-Harris, DaVette & Zhan, Heying J. Forthcoming. “The Third-Age African American Seniors: Benefits of Participating in Senior Multipurpose Facilities.” Journal of Gerontological Social Work.
- Zhan, Heying Jenny. 2011. “Elder Care in China—Changing practices and culture.” Chapter in Aging in Perspective and the Case of China: Issues and Approaches, edited by S. Y. Chen & J. L. Powell. New York: Nova Science Publishers, Inc.