Introduction: In China's rural areas, traditional cultural concepts still affect people's lives. Among them, families with only daughters and no sons will face certain pressures and difficulties in some areas. This article will look at the later life of rural elderly people who have only daughters and no sons, and how they cope with life's challenges.
1. Social pressure and psychological burden
1. The concept of patriarchy: In some rural areas, the concept of patriarchy still exists. As a result, families with only daughters and no sons will be subject to the discussion and pressure of the people around them, which will put a burden on the psychology of the elderly.
2. Economic pressure: In rural areas, sons are usually an important guarantee for the family's labor force and economy. Without a son, the family's financial pressure will increase, affecting the quality of life of the elderly.
Second, life care, pension issues
1. Daughter's care: Although daughters will do their best to take care of their parents, in rural areas, daughters usually need to take on housework and farm work, and may not be able to take care of the elderly full-time.
2. Pension problem: The elderly in rural areas without sons face more difficulties in providing for the elderly. They need to rely on their own savings pension or social pension institutions to ensure their old age.
3. Loneliness and helplessness, psychological shadows
1. Social circles: In rural areas, the elderly usually build social circles through family and neighborhood relationships. Without a son, the elderly may feel lonely and helpless, affecting their mental health.
2. Psychological shadow: Rural elderly people who do not have sons may have worries and anxieties about the future, and this psychological shadow will affect their quality of life.
Fourth, respond to challenges and find a way out
1. Change traditional attitudes: Rural areas need to strengthen the change of patriarchal attitudes, promote gender equality, and reduce the pressure on daughter-only families.
2. Strengthen social pension security: We should increase investment in rural pension undertakings, establish a sound pension system, and ensure the lives of rural elderly people without sons.
3. Develop the rural economy: improve the level of rural economic development, reduce the economic burden of families, and allow the elderly in rural areas without sons to enjoy their old age in peace.
5. Observe the current situation of 80 childless elderly
In the village where I live, there is a loving couple over 80 years old, and their lives are full of tenacity and hardship. Their daughter was extremely filial and invited the second elder to her home to enjoy her old age. However, due to the limited status of their daughters in their husband's family, as time passed, they felt more and more that they needed to be cautious about their son-in-law and in-laws' words and deeds, and such a life was not what they wanted, and finally they chose to return to their homeland and find their own freedom and dignity.
Their distress is not due to economic deprivation, but more to mental pressure and helplessness. The elderly couple saved some savings when they were young, but they didn't dare to spend them easily because they knew that if their health suffered, they needed it to withstand the impact of disease. It is only during traditional festivals that they generously buy some meat to comfort their desire for life.
The state of their lives is poignant. Although their waists are about to bend to 90 degrees, they continue to work in the fields and raise poultry and livestock. This village is 8 kilometers away from the market town, and every time they go to the market, they choose to hike and carry agricultural products to the market**, and they are reluctant to spend 5 yuan on a van. This kind of diligence and thrift reflects their attitude towards life, and also reflects their desire to maintain self-reliance and self-esteem within the scope of their ability. (Note: I'm in the mountains, there are uphill and downhill, and it takes an hour for young people to walk empty-handed, while they take longer to stop and go).
VI. Conclusion
The elderly in rural areas who have only daughters and no sons face many challenges in their later years. They need more attention and support in terms of traditional concepts, life care, and psychological shadows. By changing traditional concepts, strengthening social pension security and developing the rural economy, we can help these elderly people live a better life in their old age. Let's focus on these families and provide them with love and support.
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