scholarly journals Social exclusion of older people in rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic in the Republic of Karelia

2021 ◽  
Vol 12 (4) ◽  
pp. 193-210
Author(s):  
Konstantin A. Galkin
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Empirical Basis ◽  
Digital Format ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Activity Integration

The article discusses the issue of social exclusion of elderly people in rural areas during the COVID-19 pandemic. The author relies on the concept that defines social exclusion as a mechanism for separating a certain group of people from an integral community. Using the example of several respondents, the article examines the effects that social exclusion of elderly people creates in rural areas, as well as possible ways of their adaptation that can minimise it. The empirical basis of the work is collected by the author 20 semi-structured interviews with elderly people living in rural areas in the Republic of Karelia and 20 diaries of their observations. When analysing interviews and diaries, a thematic method was used. The main result of the study is the identification of various fears and characteristics of the perception of social exclusion as a condition associated with changes in the habitual everyday life, as well as the lifestyle of respondents due to isolation. The main conclusion highlights the various fears presented in the perceptions of social exclusion by elderly people associated with changes in the usual everyday life due to isolation. The study also identifies the most effective ways for adaptation of elderly people to minimise their social exclusion: expanding communication with neighbours, translating communication into digital format. The data obtained by the author also allow us to draw a conclusion about changes in the sociological consideration of ageing. It becomes not a state of inclusiveness and activity, integration of elderly people into society, as modern concepts and approaches denote it (for example, the concept of active longevity), but a state that is primarily determined by physical weakness. The need for isolation, as well as limitation of activity, is becoming a forced measure that negatively affects older people and the characteristics of their perception of their age and the situation of a pandemic. This work contributes to the latest research into the understanding of ageing in the context of forced social exclusion in connection with the COVID-19 pandemic.

scholarly journals Limited Space: Elderly People's Meanings of the City in the Time of Pandemic

Inter ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (2) ◽  
pp. 27-40
Author(s):  
Konstantin Galkin
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Large City ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Urban Spaces ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Empirical Basis ◽  
Material Resources ◽  
Limited Space ◽  
The City

The study examines the specifics of changes in the meanings of the city in interviews with older people. The author shows what restrictions in the use of material and social resources exist in urban spaces, how these restrictions are interrelated and how they create peculiarities in the interpretation of the meanings of cities by older people. The empirical basis of the study was 20 semi-structured interviews and 15 observation diaries with elderly people from St. Petersburg and Petrozavodsk, which were collected during the COVID-19 pandemic from April 14 to June 1, 2020. The key findings of the study relate to the different interpretations of urban spaces present in the locations where the study was conducted; secondly, how the limited material resources of the city and the perceived tightness of older people within one space affect social resources. In addition, the question is raised as to how the lack of material resources can be compensated through social resources, such as volunteer assistance. The presence of volunteers is limited in various cities, and restrictions on the provision of volunteer assistance are a serious problem for a large city of regional significance — Petrozavodsk.

scholarly journals Exploring community perceptions of the relationship between age and social exclusion in rural areas

2012 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
pp. 16-26 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eamon O'Shea ◽  
Kieran Walsh ◽  
Tom Scharf
Keyword(s):  
Northern Ireland ◽  
Older People ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Community Perceptions ◽  
Content Type ◽  
Republic Of Ireland ◽  
Community Stakeholders ◽  
The Republic ◽  
The Relationship

PurposeThis paper aims to explore, for the first time, community perceptions of the relationship between age and social exclusion in rural areas of the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.Design/methodology/approachThe paper builds on learning from a previous baseline cross‐border rural ageing study and draws its methodology from a broader ecological multi‐level approach. The research was conducted through focus groups with community stakeholders, which were undertaken in ten communities in different rural settings (village, near‐urban, island, dispersed, and remote) in both the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland.FindingsIn total, four interconnecting thematic areas emerged as important in determining exclusion or inclusion for older people living in rural areas: place, economic circumstances, social provision, and social connectedness. Within these themes, various tipping points emerged as important for pathways into and out of exclusion, most notably local systems of social support and the mindset of older people themselves in relation to participation.Originality/valueThis research lays the foundations for understanding the lived experiences of older people on the island of Ireland and the pathways for their inclusion and exclusion in diverse rural areas, as seen through the lens of community stakeholders.

scholarly journals Experiences of neighbourhood exclusion and inclusion among older people living in deprived inner-city areas in Belgium and England

2012 ◽  
Vol 33 (1) ◽  
pp. 89-109 ◽  
Author(s):  
TINE BUFFEL ◽  
CHRIS PHILLIPSON ◽  
THOMAS SCHARF
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Inner City ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Urban Space ◽  
Empirical Studies ◽  
Ethnically Diverse ◽  
Later Life ◽  
Community Change ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Place And Space

ABSTRACTThis article explores conceptual and empirical aspects of the social exclusion/inclusion debate in later life, with a particular focus on issues of place and space in urban settings. Exploratory findings are reported from two empirical studies in Belgium and England, which sought to examine experiences of social exclusion and inclusion among people aged 60 and over living in deprived inner-city neighbourhoods. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with an ethnically diverse sample of 102 older people in Belgium and 124 in England. Thematic analysis of interview data identifies four issues in relation to the neighbourhood dimension of social exclusion/inclusion in later life: experiences of community change; feelings of security and safety; the management of urban space; and strategies of control. The results suggest that neighbourhoods have a significant influence on shaping the experience of exclusion and inclusion in later life, with a number of similarities identified across the different study areas. The article concludes by discussing conceptual and policy issues raised by the research.

scholarly journals Aging Assemblies in Various Environments: The Use of Material Optics

2021 ◽  
Vol 20 (3) ◽  
pp. 244-260
Author(s):  
Konstantin Galkin
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Home ◽  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Research ◽  
Social Resources ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
New Approach ◽  
The Everyday ◽  
Boarding House ◽  
The City

The article considers a new approach to the research of aging — material gerontology and the application of this approach to the empirical study of the everyday life of elderly people who are in boarding schools and living separately. The article answers the question of how aging is collected within the framework of the interactions of older people with material and social resources present in two different environments in which older people are located. The article uses the concept of tunability of material and social resources, on the basis of which conclusions are drawn about how the assemblies of aging as a complex inhomogeneous category occur in various environments. Different environments are a nursing home in the city of Petrozavodsk and villages in Karelia, where elderly people live separately. A total of 20 biographical interviews with elderly people (n = 20) and 16 semi-structured interviews (n = 16) with nurses and volunteers working in a boarding house were collected. The article aims to fill the gap in the study of aging, which consists, firstly, in the absence of social research on aging through the prism of considering the material and social resources (actors) present in various environments and collecting aging, and secondly, in the absence of discussion about the possibilities of applying material gerontology in social research and the features of the application of this direction. To fill these gaps, I empirically illustrate the features and roles of material and social resources in the lives of older people and show how aging processes occur and how material and social resources can affect the agency of older people. The study shows that, depending on the environment in which the assemblies of aging take place, its meanings and the understanding of the tunability and features of the tunability of material and social resources by older people also differ.

FEATURES OF THE FORMATION OF CARE FOR THE OLDERLY IN NON-STATE RESIDENTIAL HOMES

2021 ◽  
pp. 870-878
Author(s):  
К. А. Галкин
Keyword(s):  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Older People ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Large City ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Personalized Care ◽  
Care For The Elderly ◽  
Informal Rules ◽  
Care For Older People

В статье рассматриваются особенности заботы и ухода за пожилыми людьми в двух кейсах, которые представляют собой частные дома-интернаты для людей старше 60 лет. В частности, рассматривается создание заботы в условиях альтернативных возможностей, организация альтернативной заботы о пожилых людях в таких учреждениях и особенности формирования подобной заботы. В исследовании рассмотрены вопросы о соотношении формальных (институциональных) норм заботы о пожилых людях и неформальных правил, которые создаются сотрудниками частных домов-интернатов для пожилых людей, имеющих ограниченную профессионализацию в сфере работы с людьми старше 60 лет. Роль неформальных правил в рамках создания заботы о пожилых людях важна с точки зрения расширения агентности пожилых людей и их инклюзии в социум. В исследовании проанализировано сочетание особенностей формальных и неформальных правил по осуществлению заботы. На примере двух кейсов, полуструктурированных интервью с сотрудниками и администрацией, волонтёрами частных домовинтернатов ( n =30) автор показывает, что забота, которая формируется в частных домах-интернатах для пожилых людей, может достаточно сильно отличаться в зависимости от расположения учреждения, особенностей сотрудников и их профессионализации. Для более глобального пространства крупного города регионального значения забота о пожилых людях оказывается чётко регламентированной различными нормами и стандартами. Особенности заботы частного дома-интерната в сельской местности заключаются в персонифицированной заботе и создании больших возможностей для активности пожилых людей. The article discusses the features of care and care for the older in two cases, which are private nursing homes for people over sixty years of age. In particular, is the creation of concern in terms of great opportunities, the organization of alternative care for older people in such institutions and how such concerns. The study examines the relationship between formal (institutional) norms of social care for the older and informal rules that are created by employees of private nursing homes for the older who have limited professionalization in the field of work with people over sixty years of age. The role of informal rules in creating care for older people is important in terms of including the agency of older people and their inclusion in society. The study analyzes the combination of features of formal and informal rules for the implementation of care. Using the example of two cases, semi-structured interviews with employees and administration, volunteers of private nursing homes ( n =30), the author shows that the care that is formed in private nursing homes for the older can differ quite significantly depending on the location of the institution, the characteristics of employees and their professionalization For a more global space of a large city of regional significance care for the elderly is clearly regulated by various norms and standards. Features of care of a private nursing homes in rural areas consist in personalized care and creating greater opportunities for the activities of older people.

scholarly journals The meal as a performance: food and meal practices beyond health and nutrition

2016 ◽  
Vol 38 (1) ◽  
pp. 83-107 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARIA NYBERG ◽  
VIKTORIA OLSSON ◽  
GERD ÖRTMAN ◽  
ZADA PAJALIC ◽  
HÅKAN S. ANDERSSON ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Social Context ◽  
Qualitative Study ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Elderly Persons ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
The Social ◽  
Strongly Connected ◽  
New Challenges

ABSTRACTThe proportion of elderly people in the population is increasing, presenting a number of new challenges in society. The purpose of this qualitative study was to investigate how elderly persons with motoric eating difficulties perceive and perform their food and meal practices in everyday life. By using Goffman's concept of performance as a theoretical framework together with Bourdieu's thinking on habitus, a deeper understanding of food and meal practices is obtained. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 14 elderly people (aged between 67 and 87 years) and meal observations were carried out with 11 of these people. Participants were found to manage food and meal practices by continuously adjusting and adapting to the new conditions arising as a result of eating difficulties. This was displayed by conscious planning of what to eat and when, avoiding certain foods and beverages, using simple eating aids, but also withdrawing socially during the meals. All these adjustments were important in order to be able to demonstrate proper food and meal behaviour, to maintain the façade and to act according to the perceived norms. As well as being a pleasurable event, food and meals were also perceived in terms of being important for maintaining health and as ‘fuel’ where the main purpose is to sustain life. This was strongly connected to the social context and the ability to enjoy food and meals with family members and friends, which appeared to be particularly crucial due to the impending risk of failing the meal performance.

The meanings older people give to their rehabilitation experience

2006 ◽  
Vol 27 (1) ◽  
pp. 147-164 ◽  
Author(s):  
MARJO WALLIN ◽  
ULLA TALVITIE ◽  
MIMA CATTAN ◽  
SIRKKA-LIISA KARPPI
Keyword(s):  
Older Adults ◽  
Older People ◽  
Everyday Life ◽  
Qualitative Method ◽  
Inpatient Rehabilitation ◽  
Heterogeneous Group ◽  
Geriatric Rehabilitation ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Everyday Living ◽  
At Home

Promoting older people's ability to manage at home is important both for themselves and for society, but few studies have explored whether geriatric rehabilitation actually meets the needs of this heterogeneous group. The purpose of this study was to investigate the meanings that older adults attribute to their geriatric rehabilitation experiences. A group of 27 older adults in inpatient rehabilitation were interviewed during the programme and after returning home. Semi-structured interviews were analysed using a qualitative method, which identified three categories of meaning. In the category ‘sense of confidence with everyday life’, rehabilitation was perceived as facilitating everyday living at home; in the category ‘sense of vacation’, rehabilitation was seen as a means of getting away from normal life and enjoying oneself; and in the category ‘sense of disappointment in the rehabilitation programme’, the participants expressed frustration with the limited opportunities to participate in the planning of their rehabilitation, and with the mismatch between the offered programme and what was needed. To promote older people's autonomy and to enhance their ability to live at home, professionals must involve their clients to a greater extent in the planning of the rehabilitation than is currently the case, and also individualise the rehabilitation regimen.

Successful ageing among low-income older people in South Korea

2008 ◽  
Vol 28 (8) ◽  
pp. 1061-1074 ◽  
Author(s):  
SOONDOOL CHUNG ◽  
SOO-JUNG PARK
Keyword(s):  
South Korea ◽  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Low Income ◽  
Capital City ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Social Success ◽  
Welfare Benefits ◽  
Social Welfare Services ◽  
The Republic

ABSTRACTThe aim of this study was to investigate ‘successful ageing’ among low income elderly people in the Republic of Korea (South Korea). A sample of men and women aged 65 or more years who received welfare benefits and social welfare services from senior welfare centres and who had good cognition were identified and recruited by the staff of eight such centres in Seoul, the capital city of the country. Face-to-face interviews were conducted with a structured questionnaire using measures and instruments that were selected following a literature review and previous studies of low-income older people. The survey instrument was pre-tested with seven subjects to ensure the comprehensibility of the items, and 220 main interviews were conducted in the respondents' homes and at senior welfare centres during October and November 2006. Factor analysis identified three factors in successful ageing: ‘a positive attitude towards life’, ‘success of adult children’, and ‘relationships with others’. Men reported higher scores on successful ageing than women. It was concluded that the concept of ‘successful ageing’ does apply to low-income elderly people in Korean, although its components have little to do with material or social success as conceived by previous studies of the general elderly population in either western or Asian countries.

scholarly journals Food Security in Artisanal Mining Communities: An Exploration of Rural Markets in Northern Guinea

Foods ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (4) ◽  
pp. 479
Author(s):  
Laetitia X. Zhang ◽  
Fatima Koroma ◽  
Mohammed Lamine Fofana ◽  
Alpha Oumar Barry ◽  
Sadio Diallo ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Food Security ◽  
Rural Areas ◽  
Small Scale ◽  
Future Market ◽  
Structured Interviews ◽  
Mining Communities ◽  
Customer Needs ◽  
Mining Sites ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Study Sites

The number of people engaged in artisanal and small-scale mining (ASM) has grown rapidly in the past twenty years, but they continue to be an understudied population experiencing high rates of malnutrition, poverty, and food insecurity. This paper explores how characteristics of markets that serve ASM populations facilitate and pose challenges to acquiring a nutritious and sustainable diet. The study sites included eight markets across four mining districts in the Kankan Region in the Republic of Guinea. Market descriptions to capture the structure of village markets, as well as twenty in-depth structured interviews with food vendors at mining site markets were conducted. We identified three forms of market organization based on location and distance from mining sites. Markets located close to mining sites offered fewer fruit and vegetable options, as well as a higher ratio of prepared food options as compared with markets located close to village centers. Vendors were highly responsive to customer needs. Food accessibility and utilization, rather than availability, are critical for food security in non-agricultural rural areas such as mining sites. Future market-based nutrition interventions need to consider the diverse market settings serving ASM communities and leverage the high vendor responsiveness to customer needs.

scholarly journals Mechanisms for overcoming the social exclusion of the elderly people

2021 ◽  
Vol 77 (2) ◽  
pp. 107-123
Author(s):  
I. P. Shepelenko ◽  
Keyword(s):  
Older People ◽  
Elderly People ◽  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Social Practice ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Active Ageing ◽  
Successful Ageing ◽  
Sociological Study ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Results

Based on a theoretical analysis of the older generation’s problems and a longitudinal sociological study conducted by the author, the article proposes effective mechanisms of social practice to overcome the social exclusion of the elderly. It is emphasized that scientific research of the social problems of the elderly in Ukraine is caused by the rapid growth of this part of the population over the past fifty years, the need to overcome their social exclusion in current historical conditions and the view of older people as independent subjects of social and historical action. Based on the modern areas of scientific reflection on the changing social roles of older people (the theory of active ageing, the theory of separation and the theory of successful ageing), an attempt is made to build a model of overcoming social exclusion of the elderly in the theory of successful ageing. The author describes the contradictory situation in the Ukrainian society under the influence of public opinion and mass media. On the one hand, there is the uncertainty of social and personal identification of older people, because of which a significant proportion of this social group considers itself quite active to perform various economic and social functions. On the other hand, members of the 60+ generation increasingly feel limited in rights, unclaimed and devalued, state the presence of low self-esteem due to latent or overt ageism on the part of society. The conducted sociological research revealed the vectors of effective inclusive social practice for the elderly people in the public organization “Gardeners’ Club” in Kharkiv, which unites people following their vital interests, values, and behaviour patterns. The study results confirmed the hypothesis of the possibility of building a model for overcoming the social exclusion of the elderly on the positions of the theory of success, included in society ageing.

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