2019年10月毕业于加拿大西安大略大学(the University of Western Ontario)社会学系,获博士学位,现为南京大学社会学院准聘助理教授。我的研究领域包括医学与健康社会学、老年社会学、人口社会学等,目前聚焦如下研究主题:我国人口老龄化背景下的生命历程(life course research under the social milieu of China’s aging population)、健康行为与健康生活方式(health behaviors and health lifestyles)、健康素养(health literacy)、数字健康(digital health)、居住安排与健康(living arrangements and its health implications)、健康不平等(health disparities)、健康社会政策(health policies)、养老(elderly care)、照护与被照护(caregiving and receiving care)、孝道期待与转变(filial piety expectations and transitions)等,采用量化与质性研究方法,使用二手数据库及一手数据展开研究。欢迎社会学及社会工作本科生、社会学硕士、社会工作硕士加入研究团队。邮件:xiangnanchai@nju.edu.cn
(1)本科生课程:
《健康社会学》(全校开放)
《初级社会统计学》(本科核心,参与)
(2)研究生课程:
Health and Health Inequalities Research(英文课程,全校开放)
(3)本研贯通:
《成长、老龄化与生命历程》(全校开放)
Chai, X., & Margolis, R. (2020). Does living alone mean spending time differently? Time use and living arrangements among older Canadians. Canadian Studies in Population, 47(1), 9-25.
Chai, X. (2021). Exploring the Politics of Sensibilities That Promote Marriage and Reproduction Among Young Chinese Adults Residing in Urban Areas. Cities, Capitalism and the Politics of Sensibilities, 157-176.
Chai, X., & Mei, J. (2022). Investigating food insecurity, health lifestyles, and self-rated health of older Canadians living alone. BMC Public Health, 22(1), 2264.
Margolis, R., Chai, X., Verdery, A. M., & Newmyer, L. (2022). The physical, mental, and social health of middle-aged and older adults without close kin in Canada. The Journals of Gerontology: Series B, 77(7), 1350-1360.
Lyu, Z., & Chai, X. (2024). Media Influence on Intergenerational Attitudes toward Non-Conventional Sexual Behaviors in Contemporary China: Evidence from Chinese General Social Survey. International Journal of Sexual Health, 1-23.