| According to the Sixth National Census,our country has already stepped into a period of rapid development of aging,and the problems related to rural elderly supporting are also facing severe,unprecedentedly challenges now.With the developments of economy and family structural changes in the whole society,a variety changes emerge in the traditional families whose parents supporting system mainly depend on sons,including rising to a new level of women’s rights,as well as the improvements of daughters’ instrumental features to their own parents.Based on the social gender theory and family system theory,this study deeply investigated the status quo of daughter support for the elderly in a county L in Shaanxi Province.Furthermore,the author analyze the factors affecting the social recognition of the phenomenon of daughter support for the elderly.Finally,with above concepts,the author explained the hinders faced by daughters in county L while supporting the elderly in rural villages,and expected a full future of daughters supporting for the elderly in the whole society.Additionally,a few conclusions could be drawn based on this empirical research investigation.First,in the remote areas of county L,there still exists the traditional concept of "raise children(especially sons)to provide against age".Nonetheless,daughters’role in supporting for the aged parents is becoming more and more significant.Second,the daughters in county L identify their duties to support their parents,and they are definitely willing to live with their parents together.What’s more,the resources provided by daughters for elderly supporting are plentiful,ranging from finical help,to housework,to spiritual consolation and personal life care.Third,the identity of role in supporting for the elderly in county L,which is affected by the age of daughter,education level and the total number of daughters in family.The younger of the daughter,the higher education level,the more daughters in a family,the more willing are they to support their parents.On the other hand,the behavior of providing their parents more than material assistance,which is influenced by the factors of age,education level,personal annual income,socio-economic status of family,the total number of dependent children in family,parents’ capability of self-care,and the location of the parents’ home.Fourth,in order to have a full picture of the daughters’ identity for supporting their parents in county L,a factor analysis was done for the interviewees concerning whether they would accept the notion of supporting parents by daughters,and the results indicate that the age of the interviewee,literacy level,vocation and the structure of children would comprehensively influent the interviewees’final decisions.Fifth,according to the in situ studies and field investigations conducted in county L,it is further demonstrated that the problems of supporting parents by daughters are hindered by traditional mindset,family of the son-in-law,the economic returns of daughter and the public opinion.Concluded with above analysis,daughters in county L taking the role of supporting their parents bring much benefit for both,however,it should be noticed in further step that,there are a plethora of difficulties while supporting their parents by daughters,either it is not easy to unify the rights and obligations together in a short time,especially the inheritance rights of daughter,supporting parents by daughters still plays an undoubtedly significant role in constructing the rural sex equality conception,completing and perfecting the rural old-age pension system. |
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