Community Way: The Construction Area of Elderly Value Identity

Abstract

The Elderly negative identity were constructed by the social institutions to representing the stereotype of aging. Which cannot describe all of them. Because the elderly are different and diverse, including economic status, health status, social roles. Some of the elderly rejected negative identity by constructing the worthiness identity, through the way of life, family, kinship, and community. The elderly conduct community activities to create value for themselves and the others. Therefore, understanding the elderly is important inn order to properly elderly care.