An Analysis of the Issue of Rural Left-Behind Elderly From the Perspective of Sociology

Guanchen SHEN, Shijie SHEN

Abstract


A large number of young labor forces in rural areas migrate to China’s South-East coastal areas and large and medium-sized cities to seek to work, which causes a lot of rural elderly left behind at home. Rural left-behind elderly shoulder heavy burden, yet with low income, and even have no means of living. They are unlikely to get good care and concern both in living and mentally. The society and the academia should pay more attention to the survival condition of such families. This paper analyzes problems existing in rural left-behind children and the reasons for these problems at the cultural and institutional level. Finally, the paper proposes some suggestions to resolve these problems.

Keywords


Rural left-behind elderly; Economic income; Psychological need; Pension mechanism

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DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3968/5770

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