scholarly journals OLD AGE AS A PEDAGOGICAL PROBLEM

2021 ◽  
pp. 129-133
Author(s):  
N. O. Fedchyshyn ◽  
N. I. Yelahina ◽  
O. O. Shevchuk ◽  
O. A. Makovska
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Personal Development ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Methodological Principles ◽  
Rational Interaction ◽  
Prevailing View

The article deals with the substantiation of the theoretical and methodological principles of the old age phenomenon. It has also been analyzed positive and negative stereotypes related to aging and old age in the aspect of intergenerational relations. The characteristics of the phenomenon of old age, content, forms of attitude to the elderly are considered. This is important at the level of personal development, rational interaction of generations, no less important are the social and economic aspects. This issue gained special importance at the beginning of the XXI century, when the elderly found themselves in the position of social outsiders, and that was important both for society as a whole and for each person. The importance of addressing the topic is substantiated, as the development of many aspects of social life has led to a significant increase in the number of elderly people, and the ratio between workers and retirees has caused concern among economists. The attention is paid to the fact that demographic change, which means that our society continues to age and the prevailing view that the old man is no longer needed, it is emphasized the importance of recognizing the strengths of old age and their use.

SYMBOLIC STRUGGLE FOR POLICY IMPLEMENTATION OF «ACTIVE AGING» IN THE RUSSIAN SOCIAL AND LABOR SPHERE

2021 ◽  
pp. 1050-1059
Author(s):  
И. Л. Сизова ◽  
Н. С. Орлова
Keyword(s):  
The Elderly ◽  
Work Behavior ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Active Aging ◽  
Social Mechanisms ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Aging Policy ◽  
Assistance Programs ◽  
The Social

В статье рассматриваются социальные процессы, сопровождающие реализацию политики «активного долголетия» в российской социальнотрудовой сфере. В первом разделе статьи кратко представляются основы концепции «активного долголетия» и обсуждаются возможные социальные механизмы ее применения. Особое место здесь отводится анализу социальных прав, которые формируют основу для разных моделей развития общественного благосостояния и качества жизни населения. Во втором разделе на базе парадигмы конструктивизма в социальных науках и теории символической власти П. Бурдьё предлагается авторский вариант изучения структур восприятия и оценивания населением реализованных государственных реформ. В третьем разделе представлены результаты эмпирического анализа серии полуструктурированных интервью с основными субъектами социально-трудовой сферы и текстов обращений граждан в органы государственной власти. В заключение интерпретируется символическая борьба вокруг восприятия политики «активного долголетия» в России. Авторы приходят к выводу о том, что ожидается новый всплеск программ социальной помощи пожилым и рост пассивности в их трудовом поведении. The article examines the social processes accompanying implementation of the policy «active aging» in the Russian social and labor spheres. The basic concepts of «active aging» are briefl y introduced and possible social mechanisms of its application are discussed in the first section of the article. Special importance is given to the analysis of social rights which form the basis for different models of the development of public welfare and the population’s quality of life. In the second section, author’s version of studying the perception and assessment structures by the population of the implemented reforms of the State are proposed on the basis of the paradigm of constructivism in the social sciences and the theory of symbolic power by P. Bourdieu. In the third section the results of an empirical analysis of a set of semi-structured interviews with the main subjects of the social and labor spheres and the texts of citizens’ appeals to government bodies are presented. In conclusion, the symbolic struggle around the perception of the «active aging» policy in Russia is interpreted. The authors conclude that a new surge in social assistance programs for the elderly and an increase in passivity in their work behavior are expected.

The role of Seminary in the Tambov Governorate social life (1867-1884s)

Neophilology ◽  
2019 ◽  
pp. 214-220
Author(s):  
Theodosius (Vasnev)
Keyword(s):  
Moral Education ◽  
19Th Century ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Special Importance ◽  
Education Practice ◽  
The Public ◽  
Current State ◽  
The Social ◽  
The 19Th Century

The Seminary influence on the governorate social life development was an integral part of social processes in the period of 1867-1884, which formed the prototype of the modern education practice. Identification of the Seminary role in the Tambov Governorate social life of the 19th century is a research component of this study, which affects the knowledge of the spiritual and moral education of society current state. Manuscript drafting source was the archival data of Tambov eparchy clergy activities of the late 19th century, the periodical press data of the same period. We interpret the obtained sources in the logic of the general civilized approach to the study of Seminary as an institution of social life characterized by regional aspects. Studies of the role of Seminary in social life have shown the sequence of its formation and development, its further socialization in the social life of the governorate. Special importance is attached to the Tambov Seminary in the years of transformations. Spiritual and moral influence of the Seminary on contemporaries, its increasingly active participation in the public life of the city, the change of its moral appearance contributed to the increase in the authority (role) of the Seminary in the social life of the Tambov Governorate.

Happy, stable and contented: accomplished ageing in the imagined futures of young New Zealanders

2009 ◽  
Vol 29 (3) ◽  
pp. 431-454 ◽  
Author(s):  
LESLEY G. PATTERSON ◽  
KATHERINE E. FORBES ◽  
ROBIN M. PEACE
Keyword(s):  
Social Identity ◽  
Young People ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Self Management ◽  
Financial Success ◽  
Negative Stereotypes ◽  
Bodily Appearance ◽  
The Social ◽  
Bodily Function ◽  
New Zealanders

ABSTRACTIn imagining how their lives might turn out, 100 young New Zealanders aged between 16 and 18 years wrote descriptions of their future lifecourse. Their descriptions of themselves at the nominal age of 80 years form the basis of the research reported in this paper. For these young people, ageing and old age are understood as accomplishments in the context of an imagined lifecourse. They see personal ageing as shaped by a common temporal ordering of life events that ensures material security, financial success, and an enduring intimate relationship. In imagining themselves aged 80 years, three key themes that constitute a discourse of ‘accomplished ageing’ were identified: the experience of old age would be contingent on achievements throughout the lifecourse; old age would be a time for harvest; and while people may look old they can continue to ‘be’ young. Although their images of bodily appearance included some negative stereotypes of old age, appearance and bodily function were understood as amenable to life-long self-management. The young people imagined themselves as life-long active agents, and framed a positive image and homogeneous social identity for older people. The ‘accomplished ageing’ discourse has implications for how ageing is understood by young people. In particular, the social identity that accomplished ageing implies may shape how they relate to those who do not accomplish ageing in the imagined optimistic and homogeneous way.

scholarly journals Profissionalização em Gerontologia

2005 ◽  
Vol 7 ◽  
Author(s):  
Agostinho Both
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Professional Services ◽  
New Horizons ◽  
The Social ◽  
Professional Profile ◽  
Social Improvement

Resumo: O texto compreende um discurso analítico sobre a realidade daqueles que trabalham com os idosos ou com questões voltadas para o envelhecimento e a velhice, avaliando o atual perfil profissional e a oportunidade de pensar sobre sua formação e sua identidade. O autor acredita que a atual realidade profissional em gerontologia é incipiente e que a visibilidade da velhice e suas demandas ampliarão novos horizontes pela profissionalização dos serviços e pelos conhecimentos desta área. É observado que existe apenas um sistema profissional e um sistema de ocupações que aos poucos se delineiam no atendimento e no aperfeiçoamento social em relação ao envelhecimento e à velhice, e cuja formação é híbrida, não existindo, portanto, um profissional cuja formação seria formalizada num curso de graduação e com atribuições oficialmente reconhecidas. Ao final são levantadas questões para se pensar a possibilidade da existência de um profissional com formação específica em Gerontologia. Palavras-chave: Profissionalização. Gerontologia. Profissão. Abstract: The text consists of an analytical speech about the reality of those who work with the elderly or with issues directed to aging and old age, by assessing the current professional profile and the chance to think about their shaping and their identity. The author believes that the current professional reality in gerontology is incipient and that the visibility and the demands of old age will widen new horizons by means of professional services and the knowledge of this field. One notices that there is only one professional system of occupations which little by little are outlined in the service and in the social improvement regarding aging and old age, and whose shaping is hybrid and, therefore, there is no practitioner whose shaping would be formalized by a graduation course, and with officially accredited assignments. Questions are raised in the end in order to think about the possibility of practitioner with a specific major in gerontology. Keywords: Professionalization. Gerontology. Profession.

scholarly journals La vejez y el deporte como objeto de representaciones sociales (The old age and the sport like object of social representations)

Retos ◽  
2015 ◽  
pp. 118-121
Author(s):  
Luis Javier Ruiz Cazorla ◽  
José Luis Chinchilla Minguet ◽  
Manuel Ruiz Cazorla
Keyword(s):  
Physical Education ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Social Function ◽  
Social Practices ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
The Body ◽  
The Social ◽  
El Sistema

En el presente trabajo analizamos la función social de la Educación Física y el deporte respecto a las personas mayores. Se trata de una relación mediatizada por las representaciones sociales que los agentes implicados poseen sobre la vejez, el cuerpo, la salud y el deporte, no exentas de estereotipos y prejuicios que condicionan sus prácticas sociales. Constituye un problema social y a la vez un reto para las instituciones erradicar las prácticas sociales de exclusión a que dan lugar. Para ello resultan imprescindibles dos pasos. En primer lugar denunciar los contenidos de las representaciones sociales sobre la vejez y las actividades físico-deportivas que favorecen la exclusión social, especialmente desde el Sistema Educativo y los medios de comunicación. En segundo lugar promover los medios materiales y condiciones estructurales necesarias para el cambio social.Palabra clave: Vejez, deporte, educación física, representación social, función social.Abstract: In the present work we analyzed the social function of the Physical Education and the sport with respect to the elderly people. One is a relation hyped by the social representations that the implied agents own on the old age, the body, the health and the sport, nonfree of stereotypes and prejudices that condition their social practices. It constitutes a social problem and simultaneously a challenge for institutions to eradicate the social practices of exclusion to that they give rise. For it two steps are essential. In the first place to denounce the contents of the social representations on the sport old age and activities physical that favor the social exclusion, especially from the Educative System and mass media. Secondly to promote the average materials and necessary structural conditions for the social change.Key words: Old age, sport, physical education, social representation, social function.

scholarly journals The impact of social isolation on a selected group of older brazilians within the context of the covid-19 pandemic

2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 89-94
Author(s):  
Natalia Sperli Geraldes Marin dos Santos Sasaki ◽  
Marília Louvison ◽  
Camila Garcel Pancote ◽  
Maria de Lourdes Sperli Geraldes Santos ◽  
Amena Alcântara Ferraz Cury ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Isolation ◽  
Social Life ◽  
Social Activity ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Health Condition ◽  
Corona Virus ◽  
The Social ◽  
Data Collection Instrument ◽  
The Impact

Objective: This paper is an examination of the experiences of a selected group of older Brazilians people which aims to analyse how they have been impacted by COVID-19 and, particularly, how they have been affected by protective social isolation measures. Methodology: 42 older residents of Sao Jose do Rio Preto were interviewed by phone. The applied script question was developed by International Longevity Centre the Netherlands, based at the Leyden Academy on Vitality and Aging. The data collection instrument consisted of five categories of analysis: social activities, social contacts and connectivity, well-being, vitality and health, and COVID-19 news and reports. Results: All in-person social activity ceased with the implementation of the isolation measures. Most of the interviewees pointed out to be suffering do to absence of their children, grand-children, other relatives and close friends from whom they have being apart since the beginning of the Corona virus pandemic. A large number of the interviewees recognized a worsening of their health condition and attributed it to the suspension of the physical activities and the social life that they had before isolation. Conclusion: The interviewed showed some insight about the experiences of older Brazilian adults during the COVID-19 pandemic. They all revealed a strong awareness of their physical vulnerability regarding corona virus. Most accepted the need to protect themselves through isolation or any other measures. However, there are barriers that difficulty the elderly people isolation as they live with of member of the family with different ages and in poor financial situations.

13. Treatment of the Aged

2019 ◽  
pp. 440-461
Author(s):  
G. T. Laurie ◽  
S. H. E. Harmon ◽  
E. S. Dove
Keyword(s):  
Social Services ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Well Being ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Legal Issues ◽  
The Public ◽  
Regulatory Changes ◽  
The Social ◽  
Ethical And Legal Issues ◽  
Public Bodies

This chapter discusses some of the ethical and legal issues associated with the very difficult practice of treating the elderly, grounding the discussion in the tension between autonomy and paternalism. It is emphasised that this complex and fragmented field is still undergoing significant regulatory changes as a result of the Care Act 2014, the Social Services and Well-being (Wales) Act 2014, and the Public Bodies (Joint Working) (Scotland) Act 2014. It also covers the elder incapax and dying from old age.

Ecology and Aging: A Critical Review

1988 ◽  
Vol 7 (4) ◽  
pp. 458-471
Author(s):  
Verena Bernardin-Haldemann
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Critical Review ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Ecological Models ◽  
Social Production ◽  
The Public ◽  
The Past ◽  
The Social ◽  
Public Sectors

AbstractFor the past two decades the issue of housing for the aged has caught the attention of many in the private as well as in the public sectors, and attempts have been made to improve the situation. If the problem persists today, gerontologists, among others, should be called to account, since they were instrumental in the formulation of many of the interventions. The problem has been approached generally in terms of adaptation to aging and adaptation to the environment. The ecological models currently used agree that happiness can be found at different states of equilibrium between the person and the environment and that the elderly arrive at this state of equilibrium through a special “docility” towards the environment; a “docility” which would be linked to aging. However, this docility would appear to be historically and socially contingent rather than being “natural”. It is thus important to explain the social production of old age and the docility which is tied to it.

The social construction of violence in old age

2007 ◽  
Vol 9 (1) ◽  
pp. 33-38 ◽  
Author(s):  
Josef Hörl
Keyword(s):  
Social Work ◽  
Social Construction ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Scientific Community ◽  
Elder Abuse ◽  
Social Reality ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Family Carers ◽  
The Social

Varying definitions and conceptualisations of violence in old age exist within and between the scientific community, medical and social work professionals, family carers and the elderly persons themselves. In this paper it is argued ‐ and illustrated by examples ‐ that each of the different actors or observers in this field construct their own social reality and hold selective perceptions of what is meant by violence in general, or elder abuse in particular.

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