An Elder Care Home in the Rural Pastureland——An Anthropological Perspective on the Practice of Institutional Pension in the Pastoral Area of Naqu,China  

草原上的敬老院——人类学视野下制度养老在那曲牧区的实践

作　　者：Pema Tso 白玛措

机构地区：[1]The Tibet Academy of Social Sciences,Lhasa 850000,China

出　　处：《Journal of the Chinese Nation Studies》2023年第5期137-152,共16页中华民族共同体研究（英文）

摘　　要：With the shift in the economic paradigm,there has been a notable increase in the number of young herders in Xizang who have moved to urban areas in search of employment opportunities or have attained financial independence and separated from their original families.These changes in family structure will gradually impact the elderly population who rely on familial support within traditional cultural contexts.Some elderly herdsmen have lost family support due to unfortunate family accidents or a lack of assistance resulting from the absence of biological descendants.The paper presents an argument about the transition of elder care in pastoral areas.It suggests a shift from the traditional family-based model to a dual mode that combines both family elder care and social elder care.This transformation was facilitated by economic growth at the regional level,which was a result of the overall development of the Chinese economy.This growth was particularly evident after the peaceful liberation of Tibet and the establishment of a modern national social elder service system in pastoral areas.The welfare system provides a way for elderly individuals who are living alone, widows, and disabled individuals toaccess practical institutional pension security. The national institutional pension model hasemerged as a way for marginalized elderly populations to instinctively perceive andcomprehend the assistance by the state.

关 键 词：HERDSMAN Five Guarantees Policy Elder Support System Naqu County 

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