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URL:https://www.harvard-yenching.org/events/contested-sociocultural-spaces
 -of-aging-in-rural-china-from-older-adults-lived-experiences/
SUMMARY:Contested Sociocultural Spaces of Aging in Rural China: From Older 
 Adults’ Lived Experiences
DESCRIPTION:Co-sponsored with the Fairbank Center for Chinese Studies\n\nRu
 ral China has recently witnessed a disproportionate increase in its aging 
 population. This is particularly concerning given that older adults in rur
 al China already face greater socioeconomic disadvantages and much more li
 mited access to social support\, such as welfare benefits and health care\
 , than their urban counterparts. China’s one-child policy and urbanizati
 on have further exacerbated caregiving shortfalls for this group as their 
 children move to urban areas to seek better livelihoods. This intersection
  of sociocultural transformation and population aging in rural China calls
  for exploring how rural China as a dynamic context creates\, constructs\,
  and contests older adults’ aging experiences.\n\nThis presentation harn
 esses a critical and contextually sensitive perspective to explore how Chi
 na’s rural context shapes and is shaped by rural older adults’ aging p
 rocess. Drawing on a phenomenological approach\, two studies took place in
  rural Shandong and Zhejiang Provinces. Rural older adults exercised their
  autonomy and agency to decide where and how they wanted to age. We furthe
 r identified multidimensional\, contextualized interplays among older adul
 ts’ autonomy\, filial piety\, and emerging social support\, suggesting t
 hat older adults actively interacted with their rural context to co-constr
 uct rural aging in China. The findings illuminate the critical notions of 
 meanings of rural aging in today’s China.
CATEGORIES:Visiting Scholar Talks
LOCATION:Common Room (#136)\, 2 Divinity Avenue\, Cambridge\, MA\, United S
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