构建和谐社会过程中的基层老年群众组织作用研究——以老年人协会为例

老年人协会在构建和谐社会中具有重要作用。和谐社会与老年人的服务与权利保障之间具有互为因果的关系,这二者的互动关系需要以有效的老年群体组织为媒介和平台,才能有助于这种互动关系向着良性循环的方向发展。老年人协会是政府老龄工作职能转移的促进者与主要承接者;是促进民主建设的重要力量;老年人协会能促进良好的社会秩序的形成。目前老年人协会发展不平衡,老年人参与率低、经费短缺等影响了老年人协会的发展。因此需要建立、健全相关法律法规制度,为老年人协会发展提供稳定的保障,增强老年人协会功能。     

赋权增能:中国老年教育的发展与反思

如何提升老年人口的生存发展能力、促进其社会参与和全面发展、提高其生活质量是老龄化社会必须要面临的挑战。老年教育作为实现积极老龄化的重要途径正在引起普遍关注。"赋权增能"的中国老年教育定位通过制度、机制、环境和心理的赋权,保障老年人受教育权利,通过提升老年人生活掌控能力、变化适应能力和社会参与能力,促进"老有所养"、"老有所医",实现"老有所为"和"老有所乐",并最终保障老年人与家庭、社区和社会的和谐发展。     

城市老年人心理和精神文化生活状况的调查分析——以江苏省为例

江苏为全国较早进入老龄化的省份之一,2009年末全省60岁及以上老年人口的比重已达17%。随着工业化、城市化和老龄化进程的加快,人口老龄化的重心将由农村转入城市。2009年江苏的调查数据表明,城市老年人心理状况及精神生活现状总体上较好,但与经济社会的快速发展、老年人的要求、和谐社会的构建和健康老龄化的推进还不相适应。要强化对老年人精神赡养和亲情关爱重要性的认识,采取多种措施,进一步提升老年人精神文化生活和心理健康水平。     

福建老年人口与养老保障问题研究

人口老龄化与老年人口问题,是当前社会普遍关注的热点问题之一。进入21世纪以来,福建省老年人口总量快速增长,所占比重逐年攀升,老年人口已成为一个庞大的、不可忽视的社会群体。面对人口老龄化和老年人口的发展趋势未雨绸缪,关注老年人,关心老年人,积极应对由此给社会经济带来的影响,妥善解决好老年人口养老保障问题,对于促进福建人口与社会经济协调发展,有着非常重要的意义。本文系统阐述福建人口老龄化和老年人口的现状与特点,研究探讨福建老年人口的养老保障与面临问题及对策。     

论人口素质在和谐社会发展中的作用

人口素质是社会历史发展的产物,它与社会的全面进步相联系,又给社会的全面发展以巨大的推动作用。和谐社会的发展离不开人口素质的提高。充分认识人口素质在和谐社会中的主导作用,将利于和谐社会的全面发展。人口素质的作用,可以概括为五个方面:人口科学文化素质有利于社会整体水平的提高,加速和谐社会的发展;人口政治素质能够调节社会矛盾,促进和谐社会的发展;人口身体素质能够推动经济进步,有助于和谐社会的发展;人口综合素质能够创造良好的人口环境,有利于和谐社会的发展;提高人口素质观的认识,确保和谐社会的发展。     

空巢老人心理需求与老年社会服务发展探析——基于南京市鼓楼区的调查研究

计划生育政策的实施、劳动力人口的流动以及人们生活观念与方式的变化．家庭结构逐渐核心化和空巢化,空巢老人越来越多。为了预防空巢老人心理痰病,提高老年人适应能力和心理素质,我们对南京市鼓楼区独居空巢老人及其社区工作人员进行问卷调查和深入访谈,了解老人的心理需求和南京市老年社会服务发展现状,提出应逐步提高老年人生活质量,完善社会保障体系,构建社会服务支持网络,发展老年社会服务,实现者年人的积极老龄化、健康老龄化,促进社会协调发展。     

老年安全:一个需要重视的问题

老年安全是老龄社会中的一个重要问题。老年安全是对老年经济、医疗、思想、权益等保障的整体性表述 ,也是对老年群体社会价值与功能的深层次研究。老年安全理论阐释了老年安全与社会发展之间的关系 ,具体体现为老年安全对社会稳定、老年产业、老年人生活质量等方面的影响。实现老年安全的重要步骤是完善多维的养老助老保障系统和促进老年群体的再社会化。     

开发利用老年人力资源是一项战略任务

北京市老年人口将由1992年末占全市总人口的12.72%上升到2000年的14%以上.老年型人口社会迅速到来,必然会对社会、经济发展产生重大影响.因此,积极开发利用老年人力资源是一项重要的对策.通过老年人参与社会,变部分消费人口为生产人口,可以提高老年人口生活质量,增强老年人自我保障能力,促进国民经济发展和社会进步.     

21世纪我国老年人口规模与老年人力资源开发

21世纪上半叶将是老年人口数量及老龄化突进的时期。老年人力资源是人力资源构成的重要组成部分 ,建立市场机制 ,把老年人愿为现代化建设作贡献的主观愿望和能力 ,与社会发展对老年人力资源的客观需要 ,合理、有效地结合 ,促进人口经济协调发展     

“非正规”老年教育与老年人社会参与

如何促进老年人广泛而有效的社会参与,提高老年人口的生活质量是老龄化社会必须要面临的挑战。老年教育作为实现积极老龄化的重要途径正在引起普遍关注。相对于我国"正规"的老年大学而言,"非正规"老年教育是指除"正规"老年大学以外的多种形式的老年教育,主要包括社区老年教育、大众传媒中老年教育和老年人自发组织的老年教育。"非正规"老年教育以其灵活性、参与性和低成本等特性契合了中国老年人口的特点,能够更有效地适应老年人的教育需求,是促进中国老年人社会参与的重要途径。在大力发展适应中国国情的"非正规"老年教育的同时,应加强国家和政府的支持、推动参与主体的社会化、提升教育服务水平与服务质量。     

文化价值是老年人的首要社会价值

老年人的社会价值具有实践性和层次性的特征。实践性决定老年人的社会价值区分为首要价值和次要价值。在中国传统社会 ,老年人首要社会价值表现为伦理价值。在中国当代社会 ,表现为精神价值。但是由于社会处于转型期 ,政府关注不足 ,对价值尺度的片面理解和缺乏足够的宣传 ,老年人的精神价值并未得到应有的重视     

妇女文化精神生活满意感影响因素分析

本文利用全国妇联、国家统计局2000年12月第二期妇女地位调查的数据资料,对我国妇女的文化精神生活状况做了大体描述,并利用Logistic回归对妇女文化精神满意感的影响因素进行了分析。研究发现,妇女年龄、民族、受教育年限、物质生活满意感、工作能力发挥满意感、文体活动的参与、家庭婚姻生活满意感等因素对妇女文化精神生活的满意感起着重要的影响作用,最后对提高妇女文化精神生活提出了相关建议。     

“A Whole Bunch of Love the Sinner Hate the Sin”: LGBTQ Microaggressions Experienced in Religious and Spiritual Context

ABSTRACT

Research on microaggressions experienced by LGBTQ people has focused largely on a general understanding of this concept; however, no research exists that focuses exclusively on microaggressions that LGBTQ people face across religious and spiritual communities. The present study addressed this gap in the literature by using a qualitative method to allow LGBTQ people (N= 90) to directly report microaggressions that they have experienced within their religious and spiritual communities. Thematic analysis revealed three predominant themes: (1) LGBTQ identities as inauthentic; (2) religious/spiritual tolerance of LGBTQ Identities, and (3) LGBTQ and religious/spiritual identities as incompatible. Implications and future directions discussed.     

Social Integration and Health Insurance Status Among African American Men and Women

Using 2010 national data, we investigate the relationship between social integration and health insurance for African American adults. During the previous year 21.6% of men and 19.8% of women lacked continuous health insurance. The effect of marital status, income, and employment on insurance coverage differed by age and gender. Additionally, frequency of church attendance was positively associated with continuous health insurance for women aged 51–64. Spiritual/religious identity was marginally associated with insurance status for men aged 36–50. As provisions of the Affordable Care Act take effect, implementation programs should expand enrollment efforts to include the conjugal unit and the church.     

Daily Spiritual Experiences and Psychological Well-being Among US Adults

This study focuses on one of the most significant recent innovations in the conceptualization and measurement of religiousness and spirituality, the Daily Spiritual Experience scale (DSES; Underwood (2006) Archive for the Psychology of Religion/Archiv fur Religion Psychologie, 28, 181–218). Using data from 1998 and 2004 NORC General Social Surveys, we address a number of questions regarding the social patterning of daily spiritual experiences, and the relationships between spiritual experiences and multiple dimensions of psychological well-being. Our results suggest a robust positive association between DSES and psychological well-being. By contrast, DSES appears to have little bearing on negative affect. We also found that DSES does not account for the association between religious practices and psychological variables. That is, DSES appears to tap another aspect of spirituality that is relevant for well-being, above and beyond the influence of religious practices. Various implications of the findings, as well as study limitations and future research direction are discussed.     

Spiritual and Sexual Identity: Exploring Lesbian,Gay, and Bisexual Clients’ Perspectives of Counseling

ABSTRACT

Although religious and spiritual issues have emerged as areas of focus in counseling, very few scholars have explored the meaning and experiences of lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) clients who addressed their sexual and religious/spiritual identities in counseling. Using consensual qualitative research (CQR; Hill, 2012), the current study explores the perspectives of 12 LGB persons who sought counseling that involved religious/spiritual concerns. Four themes in participant interviews are identified, including (a) self-acceptance, (b) goals of counseling, (c) identification with counselor, and (d) counseling environment and relationship. Implications of findings for the counseling field are discussed.     

At the Intersection of Church and Gay: A Review of the Psychological Research on Gay and Lesbian Christians

While the psychological research literature on gay and lesbian Christians is rich and continually expanding, it is also quite fragmented—consisting mainly of studies with small sample sizes that focus narrowly on specific subgroups within the phenomena. Furthermore, the recent research and theories assessing and underlying the integration of these two identities have never been presented in one cohesive review. Therefore, working within a new theoretical paradigm that views gays and lesbians as spiritual and religious beings in and of themselves, the purpose of this article is threefold: 1) to integrate a fractured body of literature on gay and lesbian Christians; 2) to review and critique relevant psychological theories currently in use in this area; and 3) to introduce to the field the relevant theoretical concepts of integration as process and empowerment to better outline comprehensive pathways for future research on not just the lives of gay and lesbian Christians, but of Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender people of faith.