A Study On Improve Living Conditions Of Rural Involuntary Bachelors In Social Work

In the context of China’s imbalanced population sex ratio, the survival and development problems of rural involuntary bachelors have attracted widespread attention from all walks of life. Rural involuntary bachelors are the one of the main vulnerable groups that China has to deal with in the current and coming periods. Because they are unable to form a family, this population group combines many feathers of other vulnerable groups, such as the disabled population, the elderly population, the floating population,even the widowed population and the population bereft of their only child. This makes them be vulnerable in many aspects, including the economy, physical heath, mental health and social support. Facing such a large scale of vulnerable population with so many problems, we can hardly find researches or interventions about rural involuntary bachelors in the field of social work. So the main purpose of this paper is to systematically analyze and demonstrate the social work intervention for rural involuntary bachelors aiming at improving their living conditions. This paper uses data from the “quality of living survey for rural males”, which is collected in Zigui County from July to September 2015, and this paper outspreads in the following aspects. First of all, this paper comprehensively analyzes the living conditions of rural involuntary bachelors from the aspects of economic,physical health, mental health and social support, and explores their complex needs based on the hierarchy of needs theory. Second, this paper reveals the necessity of social work intentions for rural involuntary bachelors by analyzing their current conditions, related insurance policies and resources, and explains the advantages of social work interventions for this group from the perspectives of professional concept, professional method,professional theory and function. Finally, based on the empowerment theory, this paper makes preliminary and tentative discussions about the strategies of social work interventions for this group from the perspectives of intervention level and age.