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For the initial research part I did on senior citizen care in modern-day China, there has been a concerning issue of societal aging and the lack of a robust care and support system for senior citizens.

Furthermore, the academic article drew attention to and examined attitudes toward aging older Chinese in Guangzhou, Taipei, and Hong Kong. The research shows that the elderly’s attitudes toward aging are dependent on factors that include but are not limited to:

– younger in age

– higher education level

– better self-rated financial adequacy

– having a confidant

– having someone to provide care when ill or disabled

– health status: mental and physical health

– gender: males have less positive attitudes towards aging

 

Suppose we compare the elements identified above to the narratives found to the statistics of senior citizens presented in the research board. There seems to be a lack of a higher education level, financial adequacy, and a robust mental/physical health care system among China’s senior citizen community. Besides, the lack of intergenerational conversations and social stereotypes on femininity also negatively impacts aging attitudes.

The research points to the “pain points” of the senior citizens in China. It also encourages me to narrow down the ethnographic scope of the research area and subjects further, as the aging problem and attitudes towards aging vary across different social-geographical regions across China.