Leisure Life in Later Years: Differences between Rural and Urban Elderly Residents in China

Su, Baoren; Shen, Xiangyou Sharon; Zhou, Wei

doi:10.1080/00222216.2006.11950084

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“…With the shift from work to an abundance of free time and having a grandchild in need of care could be a compensation for the loss of work role. This echoes the finding that Chinese older adults have genuine fun in attending to and playing with grandchildren (Su et al 2006). Mrs. Wang mentioned having experienced temporary discomfort right after retirement because her expectation of family roles in later life as a compensation for the loss of work was not met.…”

Section: Family-orientation With a Special Focus On The Only-childsupporting

confidence: 67%

Components of a Meaningful Retirement Life—A Phenomenological Study of the 1950s Birth Cohort in Urban China

Liang

2011

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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This phenomenological study focuses on the 1950s birth cohort in urban China. The research purposes are to depict the dynamic picture of retirement experiences, capture the essence of the phenomenon, and discover the perceived (either experienced or anticipated) challenges in achieving a meaningful retirement life among this aging cohort. Ten face-to-face, semi-structured interviews were conducted in Xi'an City, Shaanxi Province, China. Four main themes emerged regarding the components of a meaningful retirement life: (1) cohort identification and formative experiences, (2) family-orientation with a special focus on the only-child, (3) pursuit of a balanced state of mind in the face of challenges, and (4) leisure without self-indulgence. The historical events, having occurred across participants' life courses, and traditional Chinese culture are shown to be the sources of meaning and the contexts linking the four themes.

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Section: Family-orientation With a Special Focus On The Only-childsupporting

confidence: 67%

Components of a Meaningful Retirement Life—A Phenomenological Study of the 1950s Birth Cohort in Urban China

Liang

2011

J Cross Cult Gerontol

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“…These findings are consistent with those of Sun, Chen, and Han (2001), who in a study of older Chinese in Beijing, concluded that most leisure activities of older Chinese are low cost and take place at home with members of the immediate family, or in close proximity to the home with members of the local community (Su, Shen, and Wei 2006).…”

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“…These women were stripped of their 'wealth' and status and sent to work in low-status positions, usually involving hard physical labour (Leader 1973). The end of the revolution was not a trigger for leisure innovation for these women, because there were few leisure facilities at this time, nor during the following two decades (Weng 2010;Su, Shen, and Wei 2006). Very few people in China had access to television until the 1980s, radio was dominated by political broadcasts, access to the Western world was prohibited, travel was strictly controlled and for a decade after the end of the Cultural Revolution most Chinese continued to live in extreme poverty (Howard 1997;Kristof and Wudunn 1994).…”

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confidence: 99%

“…Winters are severe, with temperatures of minus 36 degrees Celsius and summers 36 degrees above Celsius. Because of China's household registration system, which strictly controlled the movement of population from the locality in which they were officially registered (Su, Shen, and Wei 2006), most people in the city have lived in the same precinct since moving from nearby rural areas.…”

Section: Sociocultural Contextmentioning

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Leisure innovation among post-retirement women in north-eastern China

Campbell

Yang

2011

Annals of Leisure Research

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This study explores the relationship of external events and internal triggers on the leisure experiences of post-retirement women living in a large city in north-eastern China. Analysis of data obtained from semi-structured, in-depth interviews suggested that both external events and internal triggers led to changes in the leisure experiences of the participants. Retirement and socioeconomic changes after the Cultural Revolution provided the catalyst for participating in additional leisure activities that either helped the women to maintain a sense of internal continuity, or provided an opportunity of establishing a new identity. The findings support the importance of innovation in leisure activities in the ageing process, and suggest that for the participants in this study, traditional cultural values are more influential than external triggers in determining participation in new leisure activities.

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“…The role of other demographic factors, such as place of residence or level of education, varies depending on the type of leisure activity. For example, rural senior adults appear more active in social visiting/chatting than older urban residents, while rural seniors are less likely to engage in physical leisure activities (Su, Shen, & Wei, 2006). Education emerges as the most manifest predictor of leisure participation in reading books, but shows no effect on watching TV/DVDs/videos (Chen & Fu, 2008).…”

Section: Leisure and Agingmentioning

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Chinese Seniors’ Leisure Participation and Constraints in Five Cities

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Luo²,

Huang³

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Leisure participation plays an important role in healthy aging. With the increasing elderly population and its potential social and economic influences, examining the factors that contribute to leisure constraints can be meaningful in evaluating and shaping Chinese seniors' leisure participation. Adopting a face-to-face cross-sectional design, this study interviewed 907 community-dwelling seniors in five cities across Eastern, Western, and Southeastern China to explore their leisure comprehension, participation, perceived constraints, and the relationship between demographic factors and perceived constraints. The results indicated that the participants were satisfied with their leisure participation in general; their leisure comprehension and participation were consistent with the literature. Various demographic factors influenced the perception of leisure constraints differently, with the city size of the participants' residence standing out in terms of its impact on the number of constraints. Recommendations for future research and policy development to promote healthy aging are discussed.

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Leisure Life in Later Years: Differences between Rural and Urban Elderly Residents in China

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Components of a Meaningful Retirement Life—A Phenomenological Study of the 1950s Birth Cohort in Urban China

Components of a Meaningful Retirement Life—A Phenomenological Study of the 1950s Birth Cohort in Urban China

Leisure innovation among post-retirement women in north-eastern China

Chinese Seniors’ Leisure Participation and Constraints in Five Cities

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