[Silver Bridge] Volume 3 · Chapter 14 · Between the Cheers of Square Dancing and the Warmth of the Senior Center: Two Faces of Old Age

Key points in 3 lines

1. Comparing how older people socialize at a Seoul Gyeongnodang and at a Beijing square dance, the author examines the quality and quantity of their relationships.
2. Participation in senior groups is 57.1% in Korea, higher than 26.1% in China, yet social isolation among people aged 60 and over reaches 40.7%.
3. The author argues that socializing in old age should be designed as a social safety net, and this column also promotes his book "Silver Bridge."

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