functional health. See also frailty, 166, 173, 185, 313n25

Fujian Province, 40, 293

Galveston, Texas, 170

gender, 14, 34, 40, 50–54

passim,, 65, 90, 142, 173, 175, 291, 312n21

General Social Survey, 31

generalized exchange. See under exchange

Germany, 74

gerontology, 14, 136, 171

going places. See under leisure activities

Great Britain, 68

group activities. See under leisure activities

Guandong Province, 293

guanxi,, 135, 163–164

Guan Yin (goddess of mercy),, 29

habitus, 13

Hakka, 28–29, 40–41, 61, 64, 298–299

harmony, 22

Hawaii, 304

health, 5, 101, 165–205, 313n25, 314n27, 314n29, 315n32

status of, 141, 151, 165–166, 170–172

Hermiston, 25–26, 34–35

Hispanics, 61, 64

Hokkien, 40, 61, 64

Holland, 74

homeownership, 187, 194

Hong Kong, 22, 37, 109, 294, 306, 309n1

household, 7, 25, 40–45, 65, 73, 77, 104, 109, 211–212, 291–292, 301–302, 304

household register office, 28

Hubei Province, 311n9

hu chin,, 302

hu long,, 302

human capital, 134, 138, 141, 151, 156

humanism, 109–117, 124, 128, 312n20, 312n21

hypothesis, 86–87, 101–103, 128, 139–141, 153, 156–157, 160

buffering effect hypothesis, 168, 185, 190, 200

direct effect hypothesis, 167, 185, 187, 190, 195, 199, 204

value congruence hypothesis (VCH), 112–113

identity, 5, 11, 14, 19–20, 22, 39, 48, 50, 54, 61, 64, 66, 77, 84, 112–113, 126, 131, 136, 139–140, 212, 299, 311n10

illness. See chronic illness; debilitating illness; life-threatening illness

imbalance. See under exchange

income, 7–9, 14, 27, 32, 42, 52, 54, 56, 90, 109, 120, 141, 187, 194, 305

independence, 22, 108, 111, 113, 127, 313n22

independent variable, 19, 96, 136, 142, 314n29

India, 313n23

individual-centered, 130

individuality, 22

industrialization, 3, 213, 301, 309n1

infant mortality, 6