为了适应我国人口老龄化的快速发展和老龄工作实践的迫切需要 ,日前 ,经国家教育部认定 ,中国人民大学正式设立了老年学专业。按照国家教育部制定的学科门类划分标准 ,老年学目前归属于社会学一级学科 ,并置身于法学学科门类。这就从制度上明确了我国老年学的专业学科地位 ,其 In order to meet the urgent needs of the rapid development of population aging and the practice of aging in our country, a few days ago, upon recognition by the Ministry of National Education, Renmin University of China officially established the specialty of geriatrics. In accordance with the criteria set by the Ministry of Education for the establishment of disciplines, geriatrics is currently attributed to the first-level disciplines of sociology and is subject to law disciplines. This clearly defined the status of professional discipline of gerontology in our country