贵州苗族地区留守老人问题研究

A Study of the Problem Related to the Elder People Left in the Miao Area in Guizhou

伴随着我国农村人口老龄化进程的不断加快,子女不在身边的留守老人正成为日益庞大的一个特殊群体。随着贵州外出务工人员不断增加,留守老人越来越多。贵州省的苗族人口更高达430万人,占全国苗族人口的48.1%,是全省少数民族中人口最多的民族。苗族留守老人与其他老年群体相比,他们有自己特有的生活方式和风俗习惯。本文主要论述苗族地区留守老人的生活、健康状况、思想观念以及面临的困境,渗透社会工作理念,提出社会工作介入途径。

With the quick development of the aging population in the rural areas in China,The elderly without children to accompany them are becoming more and more day by day.They have formed a special group.With the increase of the people working in other places instead of their native place,more and more old people have been left at home.In Guizhou the population of Miao reaches 4,300,000 people,accounting for 48.1% of the total Miao in the country.In fact it is the biggest ethnic minority group in the province.Compared with the other ethnic groups,the old Miao remaining at home without children to accompany them have their own living style and customs.The present paper focuses on a description of their life,health conditions,their ideas,and the difficulties they face,based on which it puts forward some realistic countermeasures for social work according to the concepts on social work.