| Issue |
SHS Web of Conferences
Volume 6, 2014
IFSRAP 2013 – The First International Forum on Studies of Rural Areas and Peasants
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| Article Number | 02004 | |
| Number of page(s) | 4 | |
| Section | Rural Areas and Peasants | |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1051/shsconf/20140602004 | |
| Published online | 25 April 2014 | |
Research on the Identity Construction of the Disabled Elderly in Rural Areas of China
Department of Sociology, Wuhan University, 430072 Wuhan Hubei, China
The identity construction is a very important aspect among the problems of the disabled elderly in rural areas of China. Based on the method of case study and theoretical analysis, this research studies the contents and the process of the identity construction of the disabled elderly in rural areas. It suggests that the identity consists of three elements: personal identity, group identity and social identity, and the characteristics of which include the “high recognition on the disability”, the “core construction of the disability”, the “daily expenses orientation” and the “de-certification of the identity construction”. The mechanism of the construction is supported by three different system types: the basic system, the consolidation system and the maintenance system. The results of the construction demonstrate the features of the identity of “triple-weakness” and “muddling along” of the disabled elderly in rural areas.
Key words: disabled elderly / rural areas / identity construction / research
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