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Location:
Conference Hall No. 3 of Sanford Institute for Public Policy, Duke
University
Organizer:
Center for Chinese Populations and Socioeconomic Studies, Duke University.
Sponsors:
Asian/Pacific Studies Institute, Vice Provost for International Affairs
and Development, Vice Provost for Interdisciplinary Studies, Center for
the Studies of Aging and Human Development, Center for Demographic
Studies, Duke University; US Department of Education Title VI Grant.
August
20 Friday
9:00-
10:40. Session One; Chair: Ralph Litzinger (Director,
Asian Pacific Studies Institute, Duke U)
Opening
Address by Professor Ken Land, Director, Center for Demographic Studies,
Duke University
Study
on Determinants of Healthy Longevity in China
Zeng,
Yi, Director of Chinese Populations and Socioeconomic Studies Center
(CPSES), Professor of Duke University and Peking University
The
Effect of Elderly Household Members on School Enrollment of Children in
Tibet
Anderson,
Barbara A., Professor, University of Michigan
Planning
for aging
Fillenbaum,
Gerda G., Professor, Center for Study of Aging and Human Development, Duke
University
10:40 -
11:00. Coffee break
11:00 -
12:30. Session Two; Chair: Charles Becker (Professor,
Economics Dept, Duke U)
The
National Long-Term Care Survey
Holt,
Nick, Project Manager of the U.S. National Long Term Care Survey, Center
for Demographic Studies, Duke University
The
Implications of Different Living Arrangements for the Oldest Old in China
Chen,
Feinian, Assistant Professor, NC State University
Short,
Susan, Professor, Brown University
The
Coming Crisis Aging Gap in China: Ecological Implications, 2000-2040
Li,
Wenlang, Professor Emeritus of Sociology, Ohio State University
12:30 -
2:00 p.m. Lunch break
2:00
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3:30 p.m. Session Three; Chair: Barbara Anderson
(Professor, U of Michigan)
Gender
differences in the effects of self-rated health status on mortality among
the oldest old in China
Chen,
Jiajian, Research Fellow, Population and Health Studies, East-West Center
Wu,
Zheng, Professor, Department of Sociology, University of Victoria, Canada
Socioeconomic differentials
in mortality among the oldest-old in China
Zhu, Haiyan, Ph.D student,
Michigan University
Xie, Yu, Professor, Michigan
University
Mortality
of the Oldest Old in China: the Impacts of Socioeconomic Status and
Leisure Activities
Sun,
Rongjun, Assistant Professor, Department of Sociology, Cleveland State
University;
Liu,
Yuzhi, Associate Professor and Associate Director, Center for Healthy
Aging and Family Studies, Peking University.
3:30 -
3:50 p.m. Coffee break
3:50 - 5:20 p.m. Session Four; Chair: Marcus Feldman (Professor, Director of Morrison
Institute, Stanford U)
Social
Impact of Out-Migration in Anhui Province: One Step Forward and Two Steps
Back?
Mazumdar,
Sucheta, Professor, Department of History, Duke University
Gu,
Danan, Research Associate, Public Policy, Duke University
Healthy
life expectancy in developing countries
Lamb,
Vicki, Senior Research Scientist, Center for Demographic Studies,
Duke
University
Daily
Contact and Mental Health among the Elderly
Fu, Yang-Chih,
Research Fellow,
Institute of Sociology,
Academia Sinica,
Taiwan
August
21, Saturday
9:00 - 10:30. Session Five; Chair: Liu
Kang (Professor and
Associate Director, CPSES, Duke U)
The
Elderly Populations and Levels of Aged Dependency in China and the United
States: Past, Present and Future.
Poston,
Dudley, L., Jr. Professor, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M
University;
Luo, Hua, Research
Associate, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M University
Terrell,
Heather, K.M., Research Associate, Department of Sociology, Texas A&M
University
Pension
Reform Issues in China_Lessons from Kazakhstan
Becker,
Charles, Professor, Department of Economics, Duke University
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Health
and Retirement Study in Asia
Lee,
Jinkook, Professor, Center for Human Resources Research, Ohio State
University
10:30 -
10:50. Coffee break
10:50 -
12:20. Session Six; Chair: Dudley Poston (Professor,
Texas A&M U)
A
Tale of Two Regions in China - Impact of Demography on Social Security
Sze,
Michael, President, Sze Associated Ltd. U.S.
Socioeconomic Determinants of
Body Mass Index of Adult Chinese in 1990s
Luo,
Zhehui, Economist & Statistician, Michigan State University
Participation
in Practice: Older People's Ownership of Development
McGowan, Lynette, Participatory Development Specialist, Private Consultant
12:30 -
2:00 p.m. Lunch break
2:00 -
4:00 p.m. Session Seven; Chair: Ken Land (Professor,
Director of Center for Demographic Studies, Duke U)
Issues
in Gener and Aging in Rural China
Feldman,
Marcus, Professor, Director of Morrison Institute, Stanford
University
Out-migration
of Young Adults and Living Arrangements of the Elderly in Rural China: The
Case of Chaohu
Li,
Shuzhuo, Professor and Director of Population and Development Research
Institute, Xian Jiaotong University
Zhang, Wenjuan, Ph.D student,
Xian Jiaotong University
Silverstein, Merril, Professor
of Gerontology and Sociology, Stanford University.
Coping with care receiving: Creating Effective
Partnership in Self Care
Cox,
Enid Opal, Professor and Director of Institute of Gerontology, University
of Denver
Retirement Security: Balance Private and
Collective Responsibilities
Chen,
Bing, Frank J. Manning Eminent Scholar's Chair in Gerontology,
University
of Massachusetts, Boston
Closing
Remarks by Harvey Jay Cohen, Professor, Director, Duke University Center
for the Study of Aging and Human Development
List
of participants
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