Subjective experiences of older adults in poverty in urban China and the role of social policy |
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Authors: | Yan-Yan Chen Robert Walker Liu Hong |
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Institution: | 1. Department of Social Work, Fudan University, Shanghai City, P.R. China;2. Department of Social Policy and Intervention, University of Oxford, Oxford, UK |
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Abstract: | This study establishes an evidence base regarding the experiences of older adults living in poverty in Beijing. Given the factors that shape the lives of low-income older adults, the findings are relevant for many middle- and low-income countries. Based on a series of in-depth interviews conducted with government officials and low-income older adults in Beijing, the study finds that poverty manifests as cumulative stress arising from four sources: financial strain, poor health, care burden and poverty-related shame. This stress is attributable to the co-existence of individual and structural factors that reflect the framing of anti-poverty policies in China. |
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Keywords: | Older adult poverty stress multi-dimensionality of poverty policy shaping urban China |
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