What is the difference between social networks among the elderly in Eastern and Western cultural contexts?

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In traditional Chinese society, the joint extended family is regarded as a social norm. Chinese older adults have a higher level of trust in kinship networks. When individuals encounter problems that are difficult to solve, they often turn to their kinship network first. The kinship network plays an important role in providing support for the elderly in the Chinese context.