Social Participation of Vietnamese Elderly from Active Ageing Perspective

Authors

Đặng Thị Việt Phương
Institute of Sociology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences.
Email: dangthivietphuong@gmail.com
Nguyễn Thanh Thủy
Institute of Sociology, Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences

Keywords:

Active ageing, activity space, elderly, life course approach, social participation.

Abstract

Recent studies searched for social positivity among Vietnamese elderly people through their social participation. The question, however, is whether such participation is entirely positive and what factors help explain the social participation of the elderly in Vietnam today. This article, drawn from a qualitative study of older people in Hanoi and Vĩnh Long, examines the social participation of older people from an active ageing approach. The article addresses the following aspects: taking care of children and grandchildren, taking care of the elderly, participating in volunteer activities, and participating in the politics of the elderly. The results show the fact that the elderly place themselves in a dependent relationship with their children and grandchildren can be a factor hindering their old-age well-being. The life course approach also suggests building infrastructure and providing services for the elderly that take into account spatial familiarity to give them a sense of security.

Classification number

Sociology

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Published

2022-11-23

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Issue

Vietnam Social Sciences, No. 5 - 2022