Age Trajectories of Intergenerational Exchanges among Older Persons in Rural China

Population Research ›› 2011, Vol. 35 ›› Issue (1): 53-64.

Age Trajectories of Intergenerational Exchanges among Older Persons in Rural China

With a life course perspective,this paper establishes multi-level growth curve models of intergenerational exchanges using data derived from a 4-wave longitudinal survey over the last decade in rural area of Chaohu City,Anhui Province.Throughout the entire life stage of the elder parents aged 60 plus,the respective effects of individual age,birth cohort and family life stage on family intergenerational exchanges are decomposed and the age trajectories of intergenerational exchanges are explored empirically and graphically.The results show that the intergenerational exchange is a dynamic process of individual development,historical trend and family strategy,the level of which depends on the synchronization of individual,historical and family time.

1 Institute of Populat ion and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Administrat ion, X ia'n Jiaotong University; 2 Department of Sociology University of Victoria, Canada

Online:2011-01-29 Published:2012-11-18
Contact: zuodm12@gmail.com, zhengwu@uvic.ca
About author:1 PhD Candidate, School of Management, Lecturer, Institute of Population and Development Studies, School of Public Policy and Admin istration, Xia'n Jiaotong University; 2 Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Victoria, Canada

中国农村老年人家庭代际交换的年龄轨迹研究

文章基于生命历程理论的研究视角,借助西安交通大学人口与发展研究所与美国南加州大学合作在巢湖农村进行的历时9年的四期纵贯调查数据,构建起代际交换变动的多层曲线增长模型,对老年人在60岁及以后的整个生命阶段中,个体年龄、出生队列和家庭生命阶段三方面因素对家庭代际交换的效应进行了分解,并描绘了代际交换的年龄发展轨迹。结果表明,代际交换的发展动力源自于社会、家庭、个体三个层面,其动态轨迹既是个体发展过程和历史过程,也是家庭策略,其水平的高低取决于个人时间、历史时间和家庭时间的同步。

1 西安交通大学管理学院、公管学院人口与发展研究所，西安 710049；2 加拿大维多利亚大学社会学系

通讯作者: zuodm12@gmail.com, zhengwu@uvic.ca
作者简介:1 西安交通大学管理学院在职博士生、公管学院人口与发展研究所讲师；2 加拿大维多利亚大学社会学系教授
基金资助:
本研究得到教育部“长江学者和创新团队发展计划”项目, 项目号: IRT0855; 和国家自然科学基金青年项目；生命历程视角下农村老年人家庭代际支持动态年龄模式研究, 项目号: 70803039的资助

Abstract

Abstract: With a life course perspective,this paper establishes multi-level growth curve models of intergenerational exchanges using data derived from a 4-wave longitudinal survey over the last decade in rural area of Chaohu City,Anhui Province.Throughout the entire life stage of the elder parents aged 60 plus,the respective effects of individual age,birth cohort and family life stage on family intergenerational exchanges are decomposed and the age trajectories of intergenerational exchanges are explored empirically and graphically.The results show that the intergenerational exchange is a dynamic process of individual development,historical trend and family strategy,the level of which depends on the synchronization of individual,historical and family time.

Keywords: Elder Person, Intergenerational Exchange, Age Pattern, Life Courses, Rural Area

摘要： 文章基于生命历程理论的研究视角,借助西安交通大学人口与发展研究所与美国南加州大学合作在巢湖农村进行的历时9年的四期纵贯调查数据,构建起代际交换变动的多层曲线增长模型,对老年人在60岁及以后的整个生命阶段中,个体年龄、出生队列和家庭生命阶段三方面因素对家庭代际交换的效应进行了分解,并描绘了代际交换的年龄发展轨迹。结果表明,代际交换的发展动力源自于社会、家庭、个体三个层面,其动态轨迹既是个体发展过程和历史过程,也是家庭策略,其水平的高低取决于个人时间、历史时间和家庭时间的同步。

关键词: 老年人, 代际交换, 年龄模式, 生命历程, 农村

Zuo Dongmei, Wu Zheng. Age Trajectories of Intergenerational Exchanges among Older Persons in Rural China[J]. Population Research, 2011, 35(1): 53-64.

左冬梅，吴正. 中国农村老年人家庭代际交换的年龄轨迹研究[J]. 人口研究, 2011, 35(1): 53-64.

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