scholarly journals A Translation of Al-Fuzai’s “Resolution”

2021 ◽  
Vol 2 (5) ◽  
pp. 38-40
Author(s):  
Gassim H. Dohal
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Good Sample ◽  
Literary Writing

Khalil I. Al-Fuzai (1940) is an Arab writer who wrote and published few collections of stories. In his stories, he depicts Arabian society in a simple, clear, and direct way (Dohal 2013). “Resolution” is one of his stories which addresses social issues. I translated this story because it represents a good sample of Al-Fuzai’s literary writing (Dohal 2021 & 2019), telling how a man could be treated at his old age by his children.

scholarly journals Unfolding Ageism: A Comparative Study of the Divided Ethnic Communities in Cyprus

2018 ◽  
Vol 7 (11) ◽  
pp. 233
Author(s):  
Gregory Neocleous ◽  
Buse Erzeybek ◽  
Menelaos Apostolou
Keyword(s):  
Comparative Study ◽  
Social Workers ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Ethnic Communities ◽  
Greek Cypriot ◽  
Current Survey ◽  
Views And Perceptions ◽  
Social Views ◽  
Turkish Cypriot

The aims and objectives of this article are to present the first survey ever conducted in Cyprus of the views and perceptions that Cypriots have of old age. In particular, the researchers, Greek-Cypriot and Turkish-Cypriot social workers, wanted to explore the issue of ageism within the two Cypriot communities, the Greek-Cypriot (Greek-speaking) and the Turkish-Cypriot (Turkish-speaking) populations. Against all odds, the two social workers, one from each community, began collaborating towards the exploration and comparison of social issues in the two Cypriot ethnic communities. Because the two communities have been forced to live separately since 1974, researchers aimed to investigate whether this long separation affected their views on old age. The study was also run online, and the survey was designed with the use of Google Forms. Although the results of the study are not significantly different between the two communities, the current survey explores the preservation of common cultural and social views and values among the two ethnic communities, despite their forced separation.

scholarly journals Constructing the Political Potential of the Retired Segments of Society

2016 ◽  
Vol 8 (4) ◽  
pp. 987
Author(s):  
Ljubica Milosavljević
Keyword(s):  
Social Issue ◽  
Political Parties ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Political Organization ◽  
Socialist Party ◽  
The Political ◽  
Political Activities ◽  
Second Period

The paper represents an attempt to address the issue of ways in which the political potential of the retired population is constructed. This process can be divided into two distinct periods. The first started with the introduction of the multiparty system, when the political potential of pensioners was imbedded into the activities of the Socialist Party of Serbia which had been in power at the time. This indicates the failure of political parties of pensioners to construct the issue of retirees as a political, or broader social issue. The second period is characterized by the loss of influence of the SPS after the political changes of 2000, after which the Party of United Pensioners of Serbia (PUPS) was formed, in 2005, as an independent political organization. This party, finally, succeeded in constructing the political potential of pensioners as a resource, but it did so with the help of coalition partners among which the regenerated SPS is a major one, a fact which means that the process of construction continues relentlessly. The construed resource, for the political activities of the party as well as for the oldest part of society or pensioners as potential voters, is one of the major indicators of old age as a social issue in the "arena" it shares with other social issues.

Personhood, Identity and Care in Advanced Old Age

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Paul Higgs ◽  
Chris Gilleard
Keyword(s):  
Old Age ◽  
Sociological Theory ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Theoretical Examination ◽  
The Impact ◽  
Agency And Identity

How do we sustain agency and identity amidst the frailty of advanced old age? What role does care play in this process? Pushing forward new sociological theory, this book explores the theoretical and practical issues raised by age and infirmity. It begins with a theoretical examination of the fourth age, interrogating notions of agency, identity and personhood, as well as the impact of frailty, abjection and ‘othering’. It then applies this analysis to issues of care. Exploring our collective hopes and fears concerning old age and the ends of people’s lives, this is essential reading on one of the biggest social issues of our time.

scholarly journals Wariacje na temat starości w opowiadaniach Brunona Schulza

2016 ◽  
Author(s):  
Aleksandra Smusz
Keyword(s):  
Social Exclusion ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Social Issues ◽  
Childhood And Youth ◽  
Poetic Prose ◽  
Bruno Schulz

The article raises, so far overlooked in the gerontological literature, question of old age based on the compositions: “Pensioner”, “Loneliness” and “Sanatorium Under the Sign of the Hourglass” by Bruno Schulz. According to the aforementioned concept, the author of “The Cinnamon Shops” unites poetic prose with broadly defined and still valid social issues. Schulz depicts the autumn of life as having numerous faces — it is associated with various experiences such as returning to childhood and youth at all costs, loneliness, lack of care and interest on the part of loved ones, finally leading to isolation and social exclusion. However, the writer describes these aspects without any pathos, often using irony and reviving presented images with a use of fantastic elements.

Social issues and medicine

1971 ◽  
Vol 127 (3) ◽  
pp. 504-504
Author(s):  
J. C. Talbot
Keyword(s):  
Social Issues

Emerging Nutrition Gaps in a World of Affluence - Micronutrient Intake and Status Globally

2011 ◽  
Vol 81 (4) ◽  
pp. 238-239 ◽  
Author(s):  
Manfred Eggersdorfer ◽  
Paul Walter
Keyword(s):  
Developing Countries ◽  
Human Health ◽  
Old Age ◽  
Molecular Basis ◽  
Health Benefit ◽  
Developed Countries ◽  
Micronutrient Deficiencies ◽  
New Science ◽  
Health And Nutrition ◽  
Micronutrient Intake

Nutrition is important for human health in all stages of life - from conception to old age. Today we know much more about the molecular basis of nutrition. Most importantly, we have learnt that micronutrients, among other factors, interact with genes, and new science is increasingly providing more tools to clarify this interrelation between health and nutrition. Sufficient intake of vitamins is essential to achieve maximum health benefit. It is well established that in developing countries, millions of people still suffer from micronutrient deficiencies. However, it is far less recognized that we face micronutrient insufficiencies also in developed countries.

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