International Rural Aging Project
International Rural Aging
Project
Invited Symposia
The Impact of Urbanization on Rural Aging/Immigration
Convener: Kevin Kinsella, Washington, DC,
US Study Director, Committee on Population of the National Research Council, Washington, D.C.
Date Thursday, June 8
Time 1:30 – 3 p.m.
Location Parlor B, Civic Center
Abstract:
Urbanization arguably is one of the most significant population trends of the last 50 years. While the growth of cities and related socioeconomic changes have been well-studied, less attention has been devoted to the impact of urbanization on rural areas and peoples, especially older people. National projections of older populations in rural areas often are lacking, which precludes effective program development. Cross-national studies of rural aging processes are few, and social scientists still know relatively little about topics such as patterns of circular and/or family migration, return and retirement migration, intergenerational remittances across geographical areas, and the meaning of migration in different cultures. This symposium will explore these areas by focusing first on what can be broadly understood from extant international demographic and survey data, and second on the situation of older persons in three very different parts of the world: Russia, China, and Kenya.
Introduction:
Kevin Kinsella, Washington, DC, US
Rural/Urban Differences Among Older Populations: A Global Overview
Victoria A. Velkoff, Washington, DC, US
Determinants of Middle-aged and Elderly Rural/Urban Migration in Developing Countries
Charles M. Becker, Boulder, Colorado, US
Linkages between Urban Migrants and Elderly Rural Family Members in Russia
Cynthia J. Buckley, Austin, Texas, US
Implications of the Current and Projected Distribution of the Elderly Population in Urban and Rural China: 2000 to 2050
Dudly L. Poston, College Station, Texas, US
The Impact and Meaning of Migration in the Lives of Older Rural Kenyans
Maria Cattell, Chicago, Illinois, US
Continuing Education Credits:
WV Social Work: 1.5 hrs
1.5 AMA Category 1 CME