How Can the Modern Chinese Family Retirement Function Be Separated and Sustainable?

In the context of hybrid changes taking place in population and family structures, it is widely perceived that function as a where older people retire has weakened. Family support lost its vitality been replaced by public support. However, since elderly are inseparably connected to their family, relevant rethink analyze how modern families’ pension functions can be sustainable. Based on structural functionalism modernization theory, we construct an analytical framework understand ageing operates separately. Fieldwork was carried out Nantong, drastically aged. We documented different types households explain differences ageing. The results show not simply general weakening, but differentiated development pattern separated there functional alternative path compensate for sustainable development. That is, economic strengthened compensates weakened service function. our research, argue families government should share responsibility meeting diversified specialized needs have both sets weakened, overtake those functions. Today, retirement revitalized redeveloped.