数字鸿沟下老年人社会融入研究

A Study on the Social Integration of Older Adults in the Context of the Digital Divide

摘要: 数字化转型在提升社会运行效率与公共服务水平的同时，也使部分老年人陷入数字鸿沟带来的社会融入困境。本文基于社会排斥理论，从社会学视角探讨数字鸿沟影响老年人社会融入的表现、机制与路径。研究发现，数字鸿沟不仅是设备接触与使用能力的差异，更体现为信息获取、社会交往、公共服务参与和社会资源获取等方面的机会不平等，并逐渐转化为社会排斥，影响老年人的关系、功能与心理融入。为此，应从提升数字素养、强化家庭支持、优化适老化数字环境和完善数字包容政策体系等方面协同发力，构建多主体参与的老年人数字融入支持机制，推动数字化成果普惠共享。

Abstract: While digital transformation enhances the efficiency of social operations and the level of public services, it also traps some older adults in social integration difficulties caused by the digital divide. Based on social exclusion theory, this paper explores, from a sociological perspective, the manifestations, mechanisms, and pathways of the digital divide’s impact on older adults’ social integration. The study finds that the digital divide is not merely a disparity in device access and usage ability, but also manifests as unequal opportunities in information acquisition, social interaction, public service participation, and access to social resources, gradually turning into social exclusion and affecting older adults’ relational, functional, and psychological integration. To this end, concerted efforts should be made to enhance digital literacy, strengthen family support, optimize age-friendly digital environments, and improve the digital inclusion policy system, so as to build a multi-stakeholder support mechanism for older adults’ digital integration and promote the inclusive sharing of digital achievements.