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PROBLEMS OF THE AGED – A SOCIOLOGICAL ANALYSIS
A man’s life is normally divided into five main stages namely : infancy, childhood, adolescence, adulthood and old age. In each of these stages an individual has to find himself in different situations and face different problems. Infancy and childhood are periods of dependence. One is normally at the mercy of one’s parents. In the later stage of childhood and during the period of adolescence how circumstances make a few of them delinquents, have already been examined. It is during the adulthood that an individual has to bear the main brunt of life. Old age is comparatively less, from the stand point of the individual problems which are not less significant. In old age physical strength deteriorates, mental stability diminishes, money power becomes bleak and eye sight suffers a setback. It is only for a blessed few, old age may prove to be a stage of contentment and satisfaction. The traditional norms and values of Indian society laid stress on showing respect and providing care for the elderly. Consequently, the older members of the family were normally taken care of in the family itself. The family, commonly the joint family type, and social networks provided an appropriate environment in which the elderly spent their lives. The advent of modernization, industrialization, urbanization, occupational differentiation, education, and growth of individual philosophy has eroded the traditional values that vested authority with elderly. These have led to defiance and decline of respect for elders among members of younger generation. Although family support and care of the elderly are unlikely to disappear in the near future, family care of the elderly seems likely to decrease as the nation develop economically -and modernize in other respects. For a developing country like India, the rapid growth in the number of older population presents issues, barely perceived as yet, that must be addressed if social and economic development is to proceed effectively. Unlike in the western countries, where there is dominant negative effect of modernization and urbanization of family, the situation in the developing countries like India is in favour of continuing the family as a unit for performing various activities (Siva Raju, 2000,2002, 2004). In spite of several economic and social problems, the younger generation generally looks after their elderly relatives. Though the young generation takes care of their elders in traditional societies, it is their living conditions and the quality of care, which widely differs from society to society.
Problems of Elderly and Their Care
Journal of Human Ecology, 2011
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Bio-psycho-social concept of ageing
Zbornik radova Filozofskog fakulteta u Pri�tini, 2014
The paper focuses thematically on one of the essential issues of human existence, a complex and a mysterious phenomenon of ageing. The old people with their biological and psychological features, with their social position and other aspects, are the inexhaustible source of professional research of doctors and sociologists. As opposed to the usual pessimistic attitude of ageing and the old age, the paper points, within the humanist and social work frame, to man's awareness of overcoming the transience of human existence by cultivating a sense and a beauty of life. By elaborating on the concept of ageing, the authors stress the length and the quality of life, which could be advanced by the interaction of three groups of factors: social engagement and participation, the reduction of illness and the improvement of the high level of psychological and mental functions.
THE CURRENT PROBLEMS OF ELDERLY PEOPLE
Elderly people represent a category of population with specific interests and needs. As a result of the growth in number of the elderly population, due to different social and economic changes, senior people have to deal with many problems which need more and more attention and help from the part of social assistants. These problems that I would like to insist upon are: the consequences of the ageing process, the decrease of the social web, and elderly people related prejudice.