中国农村留守老人的个体化、家族主义与困境

IF 0.8 4区社会学 Q3 ANTHROPOLOGY

Ethnography Pub Date : 2022-03-02 DOI:10.1177/14661381211050009

Yan Zhang, Junxiu Wang

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摘要

中国的社会变革改变了农村村民的家庭结构，导致农村留守老人的数量不断增加。RLBE被认为是社会变革的受害者，被他们的移民子女抛弃。然而，这项来自中国南方两个村庄的民族志研究表明，RLBE的问题并非与落后有关，而是源于农村家庭面临的制度缺陷。RLBE一直在适应社会的变化，并表现出一些个性化的迹象；随着经济地位的提高，他们将有更多的机会做出个人选择。然而，移徙是一个家庭项目；家庭主义仍然是核心，但正在下降。当制度不足时，家庭主义的衰落是为了重新获得安全网。然而，家庭主义不足以应对巨大的风险。农村发展的新途径是解决RLBE及其家庭问题的关键。

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Chinese rural left-behind elderly: Their individualization, descending familism and difficulties

China’s social changes have altered the family structure of rural villagers, leading to increasing numbers of rural left-behind elderly (RLBE). RLBE are considered victims of social changes, abandoned by their migrant children. However, this ethnographic work from two villages in southern China showed that the problems of RLBE are not related to being left behind but stem from institutional deficiencies faced by rural families. RLBE have been adapting to social changes and showed some signs of individualization; with improved economic status, they will have more opportunities to make personal choices. Nevertheless, migration is a family project; familism is still the core, yet descending. Descending familism was a re-embedment to regain a safety net when institutions were deficient. However, familism is not enough to cope with great risks. New ways to develop rural areas are key to solving the problems of RLBE and their families.

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Ethnography Multiple-

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3.60

自引率

8.30%

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期刊介绍： A major new international journal successfully launched in 2000 Ethnography is a new international and interdisciplinary journal for the ethnographic study of social and cultural change. Bridging the chasm between sociology and anthropology, it is becoming the leading network for dialogical exchanges between monadic ethnographers and those from all disciplines involved and interested in ethnography and society. It seeks to promote embedded research that fuses close-up observation, rigorous theory and social critique.