Fischer L
Aktuelle Gerontol. 1978 Dec;8(12):661-5.
This article reviews the concept of a "subculture of aging" (Rose 1965) and describes the conditions necessary for the development of a subculture. The discussion proves this concept to be ambivalent. On the one hand the term "subculture of aging" covers the acquisition of new age-appropriate roles, on the other hand it stresses segregation of old people from society as a whole. The results of some preliminary studies suggest that intensified age-homogenous interaction may indeed facilitate new patterns of behaviour among older people although they are relatively well integrated. Instead of the label "subculture" the more appropriate term of "partial culture" is proposed.
本文回顾了“衰老亚文化”的概念（罗斯，1965年），并描述了亚文化发展所需的条件。讨论证明这一概念具有矛盾性。一方面，“衰老亚文化”这一术语涵盖了获得适合老年人的新角色；另一方面，它强调老年人与整个社会的隔离。一些初步研究结果表明，尽管老年人相对融入良好，但强化的年龄同质化互动确实可能促进老年人形成新的行为模式。文中提出用“部分文化”这一更合适的术语来取代“亚文化”这一标签。
