关于建构人类老年期理论的若干考量

Several Considerations of Constructing Human Old Age Period Theory

人类已经告别短寿时代迈入长寿时代,正处于以人口老龄化为表征的年轻社会向老龄社会的全面深刻转型期。老年人问题虽然亘古存在,但进入老龄社会后,该问题已经超越私人领域,成为公共领域的重大问题。由此需要首先从理论上转变观念,创新思维,重新考量,并建构相应的理论和话语体系。人类尚未建立起关于老年人问题或人类老年期问题的完善理论,西方老年学中关于老年人问题的理论多元而缺乏一体性,中国老年学中关于老年人问题的理论研究严重滞后。建构人类老年期理论的关键是把握老龄社会新时代的历史要求,难点在于问题本身的复杂性,同时,要立足于为人类老年期新生活树立引领,要面向理想老龄社会之建构。理想人生理论是建构人类老年期理论的前提,理想老年期假定是建构人类老年期理论的关键,老年期生活的核心是赋予生命以意义和价值。

Humans have ended the short lived era and stepped into the longevity time, and the present society is in the midst of the comprehensive transformation period from a young population to an aging one. The elderly problems exist everlastingly, go beyond the private sector and become the major problems in public sphere after entering the aging society. Thus first we should change our ideas theoretically, bring forth new ideas and rethink, and construct the corresponding theory and discourse system. Human has not yet established the perfect theory about the elderly or human old age period theory. The western theories of the elderly problems in gerontology are multivariate but lacking oneness and the issue of the elderly in gerontology theory is serious lag in China. Grasp the old-age social history requirement of the new era is the key of constructing the human theory of old age. At the same time, we should stand on setting the pattem to a new life for human old age period, face toward the ideal of aging society construction. Ideal life theory is the premise to constructing the theory of human old age life. Ideal old age period assumption is the key to constructing the human theory of old age, and giving meaning and value to life is the heart of the old age life.