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Developmental Gerontology and Active Population Aging in China
Xiaoying Zheng1, Yanan Luo2, Binbin Su1
1School of Population Medicine and Public Health, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences/Peking Union Medical College, Beijing Municipality, China.
China CDC Weekly
|April 3, 2023
Summary
Population aging presents challenges and opportunities for modern governance. Developmental gerontology (DG) offers insights into active aging, promoting sustainable societal and economic integration.
Area of Science:
- Social Sciences
- Gerontology
- Public Policy
Background:
- Modern societies face irreversible population aging, posing challenges to social governance.
- Population aging is a dualistic issue, impacting labor structure and creating demographic dividends.
Purpose of the Study:
- To explore the core principles of developmental gerontology (DG).
- To provide new perspectives on the relationship between active aging and modernized social governance.
Main Methods:
- Conceptual analysis of developmental gerontology.
- Literature review on population aging and social governance.
Main Results:
- Developmental gerontology offers a framework for understanding aging populations.
- Identifies the potential for new demographic dividends alongside labor force aging.
Conclusions:
- Developmental gerontology provides a feasible and sustainable approach.
- Integrates and coordinates population aging with societal and economic development.
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