This study is based on the data of social survey held in urban and rural Xiamen from 1996 to 1998.It focuses on the differences in the structure and size of social support networks for the elderly between city and cou...This study is based on the data of social survey held in urban and rural Xiamen from 1996 to 1998.It focuses on the differences in the structure and size of social support networks for the elderly between city and countryside,and explores the relation between the networks and daily life.It points out,1)family support is still the main part of the elderly soical support networks;2)the function of family members in the support network shows characteristic of community; 3)the situaton of family support in city differs from countryside,depending on the types of sub\|support networks and intervention of formal support;4)the multiplex of social support is helpful for improving the quality of elderly life.This study also discusses some points of view in theory of social support network,policy for elderly and the indexes of measure.展开更多
Based on the 1999 survey data in Xiamen, this paper takes the lead in Chinese literature to explore the relationship between social economic status and social network resources comprehensively. The research finds that...Based on the 1999 survey data in Xiamen, this paper takes the lead in Chinese literature to explore the relationship between social economic status and social network resources comprehensively. The research finds that sex, age, income, education, and household registration status are the main variables influencing individual’s social network resource, while the Party membership, ownership of labor by the work unit ( danwei suoyouzhi ), and government jurisdiction ( zhenfu zhuguan bumen ) have no statistical significant influence on social resources. The author argues that the findings reflect characteristics of Chinese society in the transition period. On the one hand, more and more importance is attached to economic factor and human capital such as education in the accumulation process of social resources, while factors, such as political background ( zhengzhi mianmu ), ownership of labor by the work unit, and government jurisdiction are fading away, which indicates the obvious trend of marketization in our society. On the other hand, household registration status is the important symbol of status and still plays an important role in accumulation of one’s social resources, which shows that the imprint of the duality of our society from planed economy has not disappeared.展开更多
文摘This study is based on the data of social survey held in urban and rural Xiamen from 1996 to 1998.It focuses on the differences in the structure and size of social support networks for the elderly between city and countryside,and explores the relation between the networks and daily life.It points out,1)family support is still the main part of the elderly soical support networks;2)the function of family members in the support network shows characteristic of community; 3)the situaton of family support in city differs from countryside,depending on the types of sub\|support networks and intervention of formal support;4)the multiplex of social support is helpful for improving the quality of elderly life.This study also discusses some points of view in theory of social support network,policy for elderly and the indexes of measure.
文摘Based on the 1999 survey data in Xiamen, this paper takes the lead in Chinese literature to explore the relationship between social economic status and social network resources comprehensively. The research finds that sex, age, income, education, and household registration status are the main variables influencing individual’s social network resource, while the Party membership, ownership of labor by the work unit ( danwei suoyouzhi ), and government jurisdiction ( zhenfu zhuguan bumen ) have no statistical significant influence on social resources. The author argues that the findings reflect characteristics of Chinese society in the transition period. On the one hand, more and more importance is attached to economic factor and human capital such as education in the accumulation process of social resources, while factors, such as political background ( zhengzhi mianmu ), ownership of labor by the work unit, and government jurisdiction are fading away, which indicates the obvious trend of marketization in our society. On the other hand, household registration status is the important symbol of status and still plays an important role in accumulation of one’s social resources, which shows that the imprint of the duality of our society from planed economy has not disappeared.
