现场老龄化问题:中国苏州的城市化和老年村民流离失所
1School of Social Sciences, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore.
Australasian journal on ageing
|March 18, 2024
概括
城市化引发的流离失所对中国的老年村民产生了负面影响,造成了金融不安全和环境变化. 然而,保持社区和文化联系有助于他们适应新的城市环境.
科学领域:
- 老年学是指老年学的学科.
- 城市研究 城市研究
- 社会学 社会学 社会学
背景情况:
- 中国的快速城市化导致了大量人口流离失所.
- 了解对弱势群体 (如老年人) 的影响对于政策制定至关重要.
研究的目的:
- 检查城市化引发的流离失所对苏州农村老年村民的影响.
- 调查城市重新安置社区"现场老龄化"的挑战和可能性.
主要方法:
- 定性研究方法.
- 通过20次老年人采访,14次关键信息人采访和参与者观察收集的数据.
- 聚焦城市重新安置社区的日常生活.
主要成果:
- 流离失所导致了老村民的经济不安全,相对贫困和环境破坏.
- 社区服务有限,但保持村庄的社会和文化连续性有助于适应.
- 亲属虔诚在老年支持中的作用发生了变化,而下降的家族主义减少了家庭资源.
结论:
- 中国的城市化对老年居民的"现场老龄化"产生了重大影响.
- 重新安置并没有缩小农村和城市在老年支持方面的差距;中国的背景不同于西方的 gentrification.
- 社会和文化连续性对于老村民适应城市重新安置至关重要,尽管社区服务有限.
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