Mahgong Leisure For Self-identity Construct Of Rural Elderly

With the continuous advance of China’s modernization, casual begin gradually into our daily lives. Rural elderly in the material needs are met, but also began to seek entertainment and other spiritual needs. S Village, mahjong leisure keen on rural elderly in China under the background of the growing aging, which sparked widespread concern in society.The paper will research the relationship between rural elderly Mahjong and self-identity from the perspective of sociology. Under the impact of modernity, social order and values of traditional rural gradually being deconstructed, and the new social order and values not yet formed. Living in this social context, the rural elderly due to the loss of values, stereotypes and self-identity, a sense of belonging and meaning of life, etc., there has been self-identity crisis. The mahjong leisure as rural elderly to choose leisure, but also a way of life that Giddens calls "life politics" is an important mechanism to resolve the crisis of self-identity.Article that Mahjong Mahjong leisure through self-presentation, entertainment and positive leisure experience, as well as social interaction and other ways to build self-identity of rural elderly. Interest groups and social interaction margin established in the process of relaxing mahjong play an important role in the construction of rural elderly in self-identity.