SOCIAL WORK AND MANAGEMENT ›› 2022, Vol. 22 ›› Issue (1): 23-31.

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Identity Crisis and Reconstruction of the Elderly Bereft of Their Only Child from the Perspective of Resilience

CHEN Ying   

  1. College of Law and Public Administration, Minnan Normal University, Zhangzhou, Fujian, 363000, China
  • Received:2021-06-17 Online:2022-01-15 Published:2022-01-18

Abstract: The elderly bereft of their only child often suffer from a deep and solidified crisis of “specialized” self-identity and “differentiated” collective identity after experiencing major traumatic events. The identity crisis has a negative effect on them and a huge impact on the quality of their later life. This study attempts to improve the ability of the elderly whose only child has passed away to cope with the identity crisis and rebuild their identity through social work intervention from the perspective of resilience. The article studies this social group alone in three social work services projects. It is found that through improving resilience, the elderly can mitigate the negative domino effect caused by the identity crisis, enhance their individual abilities and build a stronger supporting network so as to rebuild their identity.

Key words: the elderly bereft of their only child, resilience, identity reconstruction, identity crisis, social work

CLC Number: 

  • C916
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