Aging in China.

Autor/inn/en	Sheppard, Harold L.; Streib, Gordon F.
Institution	International Exchange Center on Gerontology, Tampa, FL.
Titel	Aging in China.
Quelle	(1985), (48 Seiten) PDF als Volltext kostenfreie Datei Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Monographie
Schlagwörter	Aging (Individuals); Cultural Influences; Demography; Economic Factors; Family Structure; Foreign Countries; Futures (of Society); Older Adults; Population Trends; Rural Urban Differences; China + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Aging; Altern; Cultural influence; Kultureinfluss; Demografie; Ökonomischer Faktor; Familienkonstellation; Familiensystem; Ausland; Future; Society; Zukunft; Älterer Erwachsener; Bevölkerungsprognose; Stadt-Land-Beziehung
Abstract	This document consists of facts and impressions gathered during 1984, in the course of an 18-day visit to the Peoples Republic of China by a team of epidemiologists and gerontologists from the United States. The major portion of the paper presents demographic, economic, and social perspectives on aging in China. It is noted that China remains a heavily rural society; that the current population target for the year 2000 is 1.2 billion; and that life expectancy in Shanghai and Beijing has reached 73 years. Economic and cultural reasons for high fertility and/or birth rates in rural areas are discussed. Filial responsibility and the implications for caregiving of China's one-child per couple policy are considered. The influence of Marxism regarding population control is examined, the functioning of the pension system in China is discussed, and the formation and functioning of local gerontological organizations in China are described. A section on closing observations compares and contrasts the growth in urban areas of nuclear families and the increase in rural areas of the traditional Chinese extended family. A list of the visiting team members and the major places visited is included. (NB)
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC