Introduction to an Aging Society

Author: Dang Junwu
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Publish Date: 2004-12-13
Features: The aging society is a new social form. In this new type of society, humans no longer ensure a sufficient population size through having many children. People's lifespans are getting longer, while children are becoming fewer and the elderly are becoming more numerous. This transformation in the human composition is quietly changing the fundamental structure of traditional society, and a new revolution is inevitable. This revolution is a product of the predetermined patterns of human civilization's development, yet it powerfully alters the established developmental trajectory. It is reshaping everything from politics, economy, society, culture, psychology, and institutions to law, as well as production methods, lifestyles, ways of thinking, behavioral patterns, traditional customs, and even marriage, family, education, ethics, literature, art, philosophy, and all other possible aspects of human existence and the society they constitute. This transformation signifies that humans are facing a new major historical turning point. We must reconsider what fate awaits humanity and where it is headed.