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- Mental Health, Aging & the life course, Pharmaceuticals, Aging in Place

In this article, we first outline the rationale for engaging seniors, before listing a series of examples and case studies from Portugal and beyond, showing the different ways this can be done. In a final section, we share lessons learnt and recommendations. We hope that this article will serve as a source of ideas, examples, opportunities and, most important, good practices that science centres and museums should be aware of when considering the elderly as a target audience.

- by Michael A Istvan Jr.
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- Creative Writing, American Literature, Sociology, Cultural Studies

Introduction
The development of senior living facilities is currently a big business and it will increase exponentially as the baby boomers hit the senior market. In many cases the seniors may have interesting and innovative ideas, but little or no way to express them in the senior living environment. While most senior living environments provide interesting and exciting entertainment related activities for seniors, few provide an intellectual and stimulating environment for learning and sharing with younger generations.

- by R. Wilburn Clouse and +1
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- Entrepreneurship, Open Innovation, Innovation, Entrepeneurship and Leadership, College Students

La Silver Economie est à la fois la filière économique française la plus jeune et l’une de celles ayant le plus fort potentiel de développement et d’innovations, tant technologiques que sociales. Rappelons que la Silver économie prend son essor dans un environnement particulièrement favorable avec la hausse continue du nombre de seniors (25 % de la population aujourd’hui, 35% demain). Répartie par grandes thématiques, les 60 entretiens, qui forment la colonne vertébrale de cet ouvrage, sont autant de témoignages d’un secteur en plein bouillonnement. Ces 60 rendez-vous montrent la diversité des stratégies mises en œuvre par des acteurs aux profils particulièrement divers. L’ouvrage, qui croise le regard d’un chef d’entreprise reconnu dans le monde de la Silver économie et d’un sociologue expert de la société de la longévité, propose la première approche analytique et concrète de la SIlver économie. Les auteurs mettent en avant les limites du développement du secteur si trop d'acteurs prennent insuffisamment en compte les usages et désirs des publics visés.

- by Serge Guerin
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- Economie, Senior Citizens, #<silvereconomie, #Longévité

This story opens with the post-disaster setting of "Caiseas Blues" [reprinted in Best Small Fictions, Sonder Press 2020; adapted from an unfinished novel "A Terrible Racket"]. The tale breaks ground in its portrayal of senior sexuality, and its unique use of scripture as an intertext. In a locale in which much of what the characters hold dear has been taken from them, the strange relationship between the matriarch Marta and her invalid husband Gabriel is revealed. Marta plays a God-like role in putting Gabriel, her angel, through the paces. But a chat with her daughter Isabel reveals the cruel irony of hearing everything, but never being able to speak. The epiphany moves Marta to what Gabe interprets as a sort of penance. [CORRECTED--restores unauthorized cuts made by journal from Sections 4-5].

- by Gregory Stephens
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- Creative Writing, American Literature, Narrative, Sexuality

Questo libro analizza il fenomeno del turismo da due prospettive differenti e al tempo stesso convergenti – quella psicologica e quella geografica – contribuendo a costruire conoscenze sistematiche delle due discipline attraverso approcci molteplici. Ne nascono quindi temi e strumenti diversi: dalle motivazioni psicologiche alla declinazione dell’offerta turistica, dall’ambiente e dal paesaggio reali a quelli percepiti.
Oltre che agli studenti universitari, il volume si rivolge a tutti coloro che per la prima volta si avvicinano alla materia: ogni argomento è trattato con un linguaggio semplice ma scientificamente rigoroso, adatto alla comprensione di tutti i lettori. L’esemplificazione avviene attraverso casi emblematici, più o meno noti, per mostrare e dimostrare come si possano adattare, modificare e trasformare, in funzione della domanda dei turisti, i luoghi e, soprattutto, i modi in cui questi sono presentati. Un volume che aiuta a comprendere come valorizzare al meglio una delle risorse più importanti della nostra Italia e della nostra Europa.

- by Libreriauniversitaria.it Edizioni
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- Geography, Tourism Marketing, Tourism Management, Unesco

This chapter focusses on co-created mobile storytelling examples and case studies that have engaged participants in collaborative processes through most of the production process. While some are more focused on the collaborative nature of production, others emphasise the story more significantly, with each method producing very particular impacts on the production, the producer and the participant. Using case studies from a number of digital storytelling projects including 60+ Online
(McCosker et al., 2018), May Days (Prasad, 2012), Oma’s Applesauce
(Van Genderen, 2020), Grey Matter AR (Vanderborght, 2019) and
The OPERA Project (Bossio et al., 2019a, 2019b), we reflect on the
role of co-design in mobile screen production. Further to this, we also
discuss the impact of co-creation processes during the OPERA Project
(Schleser & Bossio, 2019) on digital and online representation of vulner-
able communities. The project used in-depth co-creation relationships
between researchers, video producers and participants over a long period
of time and we argue that engaging this methodology shifted the conver-
sation from a horizontal to a vertical plane of co-producers and creators.
This allows a conceptual shift to take place (Schleser & Berry, 2018,
p. 2), which results in stories that are told from a community perspective,
rather than an author or auteur focusing on story elements and structures.
The personal stories empower older people to engage with new technolo-
gies by a mix of interest-based learning, co-design storytelling and online
sharing to make a positive contribution to representation of older people
in online and digital spaces. Furthermore, surveys conducted after the
project was completed showed that participants valued the intimate smart-
phone production framework and the extended co-design consultation
phase and community engagement activity, which resulted in partici-
pants’ reporting of increased confidence to use and engage with digital
technologies and modes of online representation.

- by Max Schleser
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- Mobile Media, Digital Storytelling, Senior Citizens

Background: The issue of grandparents’ support provided to their families is undertaken in Polish literature very seldom. There are no studies concerning single mother families. The purpose of the article is to examine the extent to which grandparents provide support to grandchildren brought up in single mother families, and determine the relationship between the grandparents’ support and the grandchildren's quality of life. Materials and Methods: The survey data were collected from 119 people from single mother families. The Student's Life Satisfaction Scale SLSS was used to test the quality of life and the Social Support Scale (SWS) was used to test the strength and type of support from grandparents. Results: Mother's parents are involved in each of the considered types of support in a higher degree than father's parents, regardless of the place of residence of the single mother family. In small towns maternal grandparents provide information support more often than paternal grandparents, maternal grandmothers engage in instrumental aid to grandchildren more often than paternal grandparents. In cases of families living in large cities, when the paternal grandfather gives instrumental, emotional or evaluative support, grandchildren assess their quality of life significantly better. The assessment of quality of life is also higher in cases of maternal grandfather’s emotional engagement in support for grandchildren. Conclusions: The results suggest that the grandfathers’ (particularly paternal grandfather’s) support in the single mother family is positively connected with quality of life of grandchildren. It can be assumed that supporting grandparents contribute to strengthening the resilience of whole family.

- by Agnieszka Kozerska
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- Gerontology, Single Mothers, Family, Quality of life

The matriarch Marta plays a god-like role with her mute invalid husband Gabriel. He hears and understands everything, but can say nothing. She takes his silence as tacit permission to make him into a sort of post-disaster version of the "new man." This story explores the ironies of Marta's recreation of Gabriel as her "angel." Gabe's conflicted point of view penetrates the narration. Part 4 of this excerpt from the novel-in-progress "A Terrible Racket" previously appeared in a somewhat different form in the story "Making Do with the Residue."

Współczesne starzenie się społeczeństw zaczyna mieć ogromne
konsekwencje dla codziennego funkcjonowania rodzin i podstaw ekonomicznych gospodarstw domowych, rynku pracy oraz finansów publicznych. Wraz wydłużaniem się wieku emerytalnego i kurczeniem się liczby miejsc pracy coraz więcej seniorów bywa zostawionych samych sobie, a nawet wręcz wykluczanych
z życia społecznego. Stąd przed rządami państw i przed całymi społecznościami pojawia się konieczność stworzenia warunków mających na celu społeczną integrację ludzi starych, zapewnienie im możliwie szerokiej oferty atrakcyjnych możliwości spędzania czasu wolnego i samorealizacji, ale też zapewnienia godnych świadczeń emerytalnych i dostępu do profesjonalnej opieki
zdrowotnej. Potrzeby ludzi starych, ich podejście do codzienności, relacje z otoczeniem, wykluczenie, formy aktywizacji, sytuacja życiowa, zdrowotna i ekonomiczna stały się więc w ostatnim czasie niezwykle aktualnym problemem badawczym dla badaczy z wielu dyscyplin naukowych. Zagadnieniu starości i starzenia poświęca się coraz więcej miejsca. Niniejsza publikacja wpisuje się w te trendy. Stanowi ona zbiór refleksji i wyników badań naukowych historyków, gerontologów, socjologów, pedagogów i psychologów.
Publikację zamyka tekst poświęcony międzynarodowemu projektowi Edu.Care, którego głównym celem było stworzenie nowego, mobilnego modelu dokształcania/ kształcenia opiekunów współczesnych seniorów.

- by Agnieszka Szplit
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- Health and Social Care, Active Ageing, Senior Citizens

Abstract
Ageing is a natural phenomenon and an inevitable process in life. Senior citizens are the assets of the society. The objective of this paper is to provide a brief introduction to policy of senior citizen management as it exists in Nepal through secondary data. This article specially examines the policy of Nepal government “senior citizen act 2006.” This act will be taken as base to analyze the policy of senior citizen in Nepal. The major argument of this paper is there are so many policies to uplift the status of senior citizen but lacking part of the implementation with proper strategies are the major challenge in grass root level.

- by sandip K.C.
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- Senior Citizens

pain and suffering, love, nonviolence, the heart and message of the cross

- by Daniel M Keeran MSW
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- Religion, Psychology, Cognitive Psychology, Nursing

The objective of this study was twofold; 1) to explain the significant role of the physical environment in long term care homes to support health and quality of life for senior citizens, and 2) to construct design environment factors that benchmark long term care accommodation for senior citizens in Malaysia. After a careful literature review exploring through books, governmental reports, and journals, this paper identified five common attributes pivotal in supporting the health and well-being of the elderly. They are supportive physical environment, residential character, small scale approach, access to support services, and provision of opportunities for community integration. Previous researches show that Supportive Housing Design (SHD), which is an option for Long Term Care (LTC), is one of the most beneficial options as it provides with those attributes to maximum. In Malaysia, the study finds that the existing Malaysian National Policy for the Elderly does not synchronize the health and well-being issues of senior citizens with Long Term Care (LTC). This study implies that such policy should comprehensively consider SHD and derive design codes with respect to the components of SHD for a better quality of life for the senior citizens in the context of Malaysia.

- by Tareef Hayat Khan
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- Long Term Care, Malaysia, Supportive Housing, Senior Citizens

Internet banking is a form of self service technology. The numbers of Internet users have increased dramatically, but most of them are reluctant to provide sensitive personal information to websites because they do not trust e-commerce security. This paper investigates the factors influencing of e-services on senior citizens buying behaviour and also indicates level of concern regarding security and privacy issues in Indian context. Primary data was collected from 200 respondents, above the age of 60, through a structured questionnaire. were used to know trend of internet use and factors affecting e-banking services among senior citizen customer in Bangalore, India. The finding depicts many factors like security & privacy, trust, innovativeness, familiarity, awareness level increase the acceptance of e-banking services among Indian customers. The finding shows that in spite of their security and privacy concern, senior citizen customers are willing to adopt online banking if banks provide him necessary guidance. Based on the results of current study, Bank's managers would segment the market on the basis of age group and take their opinion and will provide them necessary guidance regarding use of online banking.

- by IERJ Journal
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- Security and Privacy, E-Banking, Senior Citizens, BUYING BEHAVIOUR

The study aims to know the live experiences of senior citizens on the services rendered by the business establishments. The study exposes the different schemes done by business establishment to address the needs of their senior citizens... more

- by Jules Dauba and +1
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- Senior Citizens, Senior Citizens Rights
- by EDO ADIANTO RAMADHAN
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- Seni Dalam Pendidikan, Seni Rupa, Senior Thesis, Senior High School Physics

Ageing is a normal, common, universal and un-avoiding phenomenon. Ageing has threeaspects biological, psychological and social. We are living in this busy world, it is the dutyof each and every young ones to spend a little time for our elders, patient listening, lovingtalks and careful attention can relieve many of the psychological problems. It appears inIndia senior citizens have no right to live a life of dignity. Day by day they are gettingshocks and traumas in one form or other, the past two decades the social scene, due to anumber of factors, had undergone drastic changes with the joint family system breakingdown. Today, nuclear families are the norm. In fact, for most people, growing old is time tobe enjoyed. They mostly ignore the symptoms considering it as the signs of aging.Institutionalized elderly refers to the people above the age of sixty years who live in theinstitution and Non-institutional elderly means who stay in their own house alone, with theirpartner, children, and grandchildren together. The issues and problems are varied in anyplace be it in families or in the institution. It differs from person to person. The researcherscame to know of various problems faced by them. Thus was interested to study the problemsthey face. The scope of the study is restricted to only 50 elderly in Mangalore city. 25respondents are from institutions and 25 from those living in families. The aim is to draw a
comparison between the problems faced by the elderly in each of these places. The
objectives are to assess the problems faced by the elderly and to know their opinion on theirstay. The respondents were selected adopting a simple random method of sampling.

- by Srinivas Publication
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- Senior Citizens

Description The researchers developed an automated Enrollment System for NEUST-MGT. This system is used for faster enrollment process of NEUST-MGT students. It can add, edit and display the information's of the enrollee such as new student, old student, regular student, irregular student or transferee student. It is connected through a network that having server and client computers. The researchers used the following software for the development of the system: Java Netbeans 8.0.2 as the front-end of the system and Adobe Photoshop CS6 that helps the researchers to enhance the Graphical User Interface and maintain the records in the database and MySQL Server which serve as the back-end of the system for fast and reliable database of the system. Goals / Objectives

- by jeremy labbao
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- Senior Citizens, Senior Citizens Rights In IPC

Etude sociologique des ressorts et implications des usages audiovisuels avancés chez les individus adultes et séniors. L'enquête s'appuie sur deux séries d'entretiens qualitatifs et instructions de carnets de bords, menées en 2016 et 2017, auprès de 25 foyers, soit 53 personnes âgées de 36 à 80 ans (Ile-de-France et Province). Cette étude exploratoire montre ainsi que les enfants adultes sont les référents cardinaux de la sophistication des usages audiovisuels et que la sociabilité est au cœur de ces ressorts. Un des résultats forts de cette enquête est l'émergence des femmes seniors essaimant les usages avancés, contribuant ainsi à les banaliser au sein de leur foyer. Ainsi, nous montrons que les seniors ne s’inscrivent pas systématiquement dans la catégorie que le paradigme diffusionniste qualifie de "Laggards" et qu'ils présentent en effet une propension palpable à la sophistication des pratiques audiovisuelles.

- by Virginie SONET
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- Drama, Usages, Senior Citizens, Audiovisuel et Cinéma

The silver economy is an area of growth. Almost all economic sectors are expected to benefit from the silver economy. Sectors like cosmetics and fashion, smart homes, ITC, health services (including medical devices, pharmaceuticals and eHealth), fitness and wellness, robotics services, finance and insurance, safety, culture, education and skills, entertainment, transport and of course tourism are expected to gain the most from the emerging new field of economy. The elder generation's enthusiasm for travel is growing rapidly. However, "senior tourism" is not yet a clearly defined segment. The elderly are a heterogeneous population group with different consumption demands that can only be met by a correspondingly differentiated range of products and services. As a result of the growing demand, senior tourists are foreseen to become a powerful consumer group in the near future. According to my research, they have their own preferences whilst travelling, and thus, the good understanding of their needs is becoming extremely important for silver tourism providers, especially because Europe is expected to be the biggest actor in the silver tourism market.

- by Dr Martin Zsarnoczky
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- European Union, Tourism, Senior Citizens, Senior Tourism

Introduction: " Silver Yoga " program has been devised by Centre for Yoga Therapy, Education and Research (CYTER) of Sri Balaji Vidyapeeth, Pondicherry. Participants practiced the protocol that was specially designed for senior citizens,... more

- by Ananda B Bhavanani
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- Yoga, Health, Lung Function, Senior Citizens

Resumen: Este trabajo analiza la protección que han recibido las personas adultas mayores en el ámbito del derecho constitucional, en particular en la jurisprudencia de la Sala Constitucionalde la Corte Suprema de Justicia, a través de la interpretación de lo dispuesto en el artículo 51 de la Constitución Política. La primera parte consiste en un estudio de derecho comparado sobre los derechos fundamentales de los adultos mayores. Posteriormente se examinan los fallos paradigmáticos de la Sala Constitucional en la materia, en relación con diversos derechos fundamentales de los adultos mayores. En el apartado cuarto se abordan los derechos sociales de los adultos mayores, entre los que se exploran el derecho a la salud, el acceso a un seguro familiar, pago oportuno de prestaciones laborales. Finalmente, la investigación concluye que, respecto a los derechos humanos de las personas adultas mayores, existe una protección multinivel caracterizada por catálogos de derechos fundamentales, en la que destaca el papel de los tribunales constitucionales.
Abstract: This investigation is an analysis of the constitutional protection of senior citizens’ rights, especially through the interpretations of article 51 of the Political Constitution of Costa Rica. The first part is a study of comparative law of the fundamental rights of senior citizens. Then exams the paradigmatic rulings of the Constitutional Court related with the senior citizens’ rights (collective and individual). Finally, the investigation concludes that regarding the fundamental rights of senior citizens, exists a multilevel protection in the form of a Bill of Rights, in which the constitutional courts have a prominent role.

- by Haideer Miranda
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- Fundamental Rights, Derechos Fundamentales, Adultos Mayores, Senior Citizens

Vivemos numa sociedade caraterizada por tendências demográficas que sugerem um envelhecimento da pirâmide etária, o que faz com que a procura de atividades de lazer e turismo para seniores tenha vindo a ganhar cada vez mais expressão e sentido. Com o aumento da esperança média de vida e do decréscimo da taxa de natalidade, perceciona-se um cenário de duplo envelhecimento, tanto na base da pirâmide etária como no seu topo (Rebelo, 2004; Neves, 2009), com impactos mais do que evidentes na necessidade diária de construção de soluções otimizadas de lazer para estes cidadãos, numa tentativa insistente de combate à solidão, depressão e isolamento, e com consequências imediatas na criação de um segmento de mercado apetecível. Atendendo a diversos fatores como a sua condição de reformados e sem obrigações profissionais e familiares e a algum rendimento disponível (Cavaco, 2009; Neves, 2009; Silva, 2008), os seniores têm novos e mais tempos livres. Neste âmbito, destacam-se os programas desenvolvidos pela Fundação INATEL, cujo âmbito de atuação visa uma preocupação diária e constante com o bem-estar e qualidade de vida de quem os procura, a par das inúmeras sugestões desenhadas pelos Operadores Turísticos.
É neste sentido que desenvolvemos um artigo científico que representa um contributo oportuno para uma reflexão sobre as questões relativas ao pacote turístico ideal para um público-alvo com exigências particulares. A análise pressupõe uma moldura teórica composta por uma conceptualização e análise da evolução das estatísticas mais relevantes dos fluxos turísticos, dos principais dados inerentes à definição do segmento sénior e dos programas que têm vindo a ser desenhados neste âmbito, e uma segunda parte que consiste numa componente empírica que aferirá, através da aplicação de um inquérito por questionário a um universo de seniores de duas Universidades Seniores, os fatores mais determinantes na escolha de um destino. Posteriormente, realizar-se-á uma proposta de pacote turístico, enquanto produto compósito que dá resposta a necessidades e preferências manifestadas.

- by Nuno Abranja
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- Tourism Studies, Cultural Tourism, Tourism, Senior Citizens

The following article examines the application of Pierre Bourdieu's Practice Theory in accounting for ongoing disparities in accessing information and communications technology (ICT) in Singapore among senior citizens. As the relevance of Practice Theory is increasingly recognized among both scholars of ICT and ageing studies in modern societies, this article seeks to further contextualize and demonstrate its theoretical relevance and explanatory potential within developed, multicultural and rapidly ageing societies such as Singapore. Qualitative data collected from focus group discussions and personal in-depth interviews are analyzed to gain insights into how older adults above the age of 55 in Singapore perceive and use ICT. While it is argued that unequal access to forms of capital – be they social, cultural, economic, symbolic or bodily – has an obvious role in impacting the construction of one's habitus within the field of ICT usage, our findings reveal that not all forms of capital exert a similar impact on the accessibility of ICT. The discussions and interviews suggest that social and cultural capital play a relatively more fundamental role. While the increasingly easy-to-use and economically affordable nature of ICT has made it more accessible, our findings indicate that many older persons in Singapore still lack the necessary educational backgrounds, linguistic skills and supportive social networks that facilitate easier access. Such insights ultimately have implications on the nature of efforts by the state to create a more digitally inclusive society in Singapore.

Nepal is in the phase of age structure transition with a large proportion of young working-age population. This phase is also commonly known as the phase of ‘youth bulge’, ‘demographic dividends/bonuses’ or ‘window of opportunity’. This present phase and the consistent increment in the share of older-age population over the years signifies that the elderly population will continue to increase in the years to come. Amidst a limited formal support system for senior citizens and a weakening informal support system by family, relatives and society, the situation of senior citizens is destined to become a severe problem, if it is not addressed in time through effective policies. Existing policies in Nepal have incorporated the issues of the senior citizens and a general overview suggests that the policies are in tune with age structure transition. Yet, a deeper analysis of the policies reveal that they do not fully recognize the outcome of the transition. Thus, it is the objective of this policy study to highlight the importance of the transition and analyse the status of the aged population in light of it.The policy questions focuses on understanding the trend of age structure transition of the Nepali population and analysing its implications on the older age group. This policy study proposes enhancement of the informal support system as a policy alternative to address the challenges of the senior citizens in relation to the age structure transition.

- by Amrita Limbu
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- Aging, Demographic change, Senior Citizens, age structure transition

Purpose – The purpose of this paper is to examine the structural relationships among lifestyle of
health and sustainability (LOHAS), healthy food choices, trust, and emotional loyalty and the
moderating role of age between seniors and non-seniors in restaurants.
Design/methodology/approach – Partial least squares (PLS)-graph software (version 3.0) was
used to analyze the measurements and structural models. The authors employed a PLS regression
analysis for both the formative and reflective constructs in the empirical test of the research model.
Findings – The study revealed that the senior market segment differs from the non-senior market
segment in the following ways: the magnitude of impact of LOHAS on healthy food choices is much
stronger for senior diners than for non-senior diners and the impact of LOHAS on trust and emotional
loyalty is greater for seniors than non-seniors.
Research limitations/implications – The results of this study can guide the restaurant industry
in its research on the implications of LOHAS for seniors.
Practical implications – Restaurant marketers should develop different strategies for the senior
and non-senior market segments, and they need to focus on target segments rather than attempting to
appeal to the market as a whole.
Originality/value – This paper assists researchers and practitioners by shedding light on the
differences among LOHAS, healthy food choices, trust, and emotional loyalty between senior and
non-senior diners.
Keywords LOHAS, Senior, Healthy food choices, Partial least squares, Trust, Emotional loyalty,
Elderly people, Food products, Hospitality services

- by Myung Ja Kim and +1
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- Senior Citizens
- by Claire Anne Luces
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- Technology, Facebook, Millenials, Senior Citizens

Annotation The human population is ageing. This phenomenon is a major challenge for the society, but it can also be a great opportunity for business and economy. The competition for a better position in the ageing segment of the economy has already started worldwide. "Calico" was the first huge project in the United States to enter into this economic segment in an innovative way. In the EU, the "Silver economy" focused on developing strategies related to the ageing population, mainly in terms of special technology services. These services generally aim to support well-being through health monitoring, robotic assistance, electrical mobility or sport activities including health tourism, green care and web based home care solutions. Nowadays, innovation developers focus on solutions for elderly people. Economic sectors involved in innovation and development want immediate strategies and clear visions for the next decades. Health and social care, health services, self-health management and senior tourism all require ready models. The question is whether there is an innovative ready-to-use model that will be suitable for the needs of the Silver Economy?

- by Dr Martin Zsarnoczky
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- European Union Politics, EU cohesion policy, Social cohesion, Silver Economy
- by Dr Bijayalaxmi Panda
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- Senior Citizens

The concept of meaningful ageing goes beyond the goal of preventing diseases among the elderly. It pursues the objective of activating and facilitating the life of this social group in its physical, psychological, social and cultural aspect.
It is generally believed that high level ofactivity in old age and the optimal model of support in different fields of life allows the elderly to achieve their priorities: being independent and self-sufficient as long as possible which inuences their opinion on their quality of life. This means that being active is the core element of the model of meaningful ageing.
The title of this publication reflects the premises and dictates the order of chapters and articles. Presented texts are mainly praxeological and in major part consist of the authors’
studies and research. The remainder are theoretical inquiries built around recent scientic findings. They are all bound together by the final chapter which includes the description of good practices in the field of activating senior citizens. The object of the authors’ inquiries were the issues associated with social gerontology. Their aim was to recognise or describe the spectrum of social reality already known to us which can contribute to meaningful and active ageing, which both constitute the elderly’s quality oflife.

- by Agnieszka Szplit
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- Gerontology, Active Ageing, Senior Citizens
- by Debbie Barry
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- Logic, Stereotypes, Feminism, Informal Logic
- by Avinash Rajput
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- Human Rights, Victimization, Senior Citizens, Rights of Victims

Human development has remained one of the major concerns for social planners and policy makers over time. While improvements in human development aspects like health, decline in fertility, and an increase in longevity are desirable, the projected increase of the elderly population over the next few decades is emerging as serious development concern that warrants priority. The Paper is a first-of-its-kind attempt by Poverty Monitoring and Policy Support Unit (PMPSU) of Madhya Pradesh State Planning Commission to outline the situation analysis and major Issues that affect the elderly and review of existing gapsin policy and practice. This Paper is a compilation of various reviews, factsheets and research articles to highlight the contrast of the happy picture of increased longevity, and the prospect of long years of hopelessness, bereft of family andsociety. Finally, it provides suggestive measures so that the 'golden age' does not become synonymous with 'destitution' for about two-thirds of the elderly population in the country.

While the older population generally and the older workforce in particular has been growing in most countries, scholars have not explored how the work performance of this group is affected by stereotypical views towards them. This study aims to explore older service employee (OSE) perceptions of aging stereotypes that are attributed to them by their colleagues and customers and to investigate their respective impacts on OSE customer orientations. Methodologically, this study adopts a quantitative approach and establishes a structural equation model that applies partial least squares. The findings show that OSE customer orientations are negatively impacted by the aging stereotypes of their colleagues. However, no significant relationship is evident between OSE customer orientations and the aging stereotypes attributed by customers. This study is one of the first to explore aging stereotypes in hospitality work settings and to model a relationship between aging stereotypes and OSE work performance. Practical contributions concerning the creation and maintenance of an inclusive work environment are also discussed.

- by Brian E M King and +2
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- Aging, China, Customer Orientation, Older Workers

I. Seniorzy w „płynnej ponowoczesności”
Janusz Morbitzer Seniorzy w społeczeństwie informacyjnym
Magdalena Szpunar Seniorzy w środowisku nowych mediów
Ilona Zakowicz Starość (nie)medialna
Aleksandra Marcinkiewicz, Katarzyna Mazur Seniorzy w społeczeństwie wiedzy w świetle badań własnych
II. Edukacja osób starszych w zakresie nowych mediów
Ewelina Langer Connect in LaterLife – przeciwdziałajmy wykluczeniu cyfrowemu seniorów
Łukasz Tomczyk „Latarnicy cyfrowej edukacji” jako centralno-obywatelskie działanie na rzecz likwidacji komputerowego analfabetyzmu
Witold Sikorski Edukacja w zakresie technologii informacyjnej na uniwersytetach trzeciego wieku
Aleksandra Marcinkiewicz Uniwersytet trzeciego wieku wobec e-ekskluzji seniorów
III. E-usługi oraz e-rozwiązania dla osób w „złotym wieku”
Arkadiusz Wąsiński Seniorzy w blogosferze? Od „cyfrowych imigrantów” do „cyfrowych autochtonów”
Anna Jaroszewska Perspektywy e-edukacji w kontekście wdrażania polityki wielojęzyczności w systemie kształcenia seniorów w Polsce
Andrzej Klimczuk Medialaby w kontekście solidarności pokoleń i wykluczenia robotycznego
Zdzisław Szkutnik Integracyjna rola portali społecznościowych dla studentów uniwersytetu trzeciego wieku
Patrycja Kniejska Czy srebrnowłosi esemesują? Determinanty rozwoju telefonii komórkowej dla seniorów w Niemczech i na świecie

- by Łukasz Tomczyk
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- Digital Divide, Digital Humanities, Adult Education, Information Society

The populations of seniors in developed countries around the world are increasing rapidly, resulting in changes in social dynamics and purchasing behaviors, specifically in information technology and tourism. This study analyzes... more

- by Myung Ja Kim
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- Senior Citizens

Katalog pod redakcją Barbary Średniawy zbiorowego autorstwa seniorów realizujących w okresie jesień 2013-lato 2014 projekt "Gdańsk Od - Nowa" w ramach programu "Seniorzy w akcji" prowadzonego przez Towarzystwo Inicjatyw Twórczych "ę" w ramach grantu Polsko-Amerykańskiej Fundacji Wolności/Polish-American Freedom Foundation; słowo wstępne od opiekuna naukowego: Tomasz Maliszewski

- by Tomasz Maliszewski
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- Adult Education, Civic Education, History of the City, Late Adulthood

Tahun 2020 telah menyaksikan kehidupan sebilangan besar populasi dunia terjejas akibat pandemik COVID-19 yang diisytiharkan sebagai darurat kesihatan awam oleh Pertubuhan Kesihatan Sedunia (WHO). Malaysia juga turut terkesan dengan pandemik ini sejak kes pertama direkodkan berlaku pada Januari 2020 dan bilangannya yang terus meningkat di setiap negeri pada bulan-bulan berikutnya. Sehubungan itu, pihak kerajaan telah melaksanakan perintah kawalan pergerakan (PKP) untuk memutuskan rantaian pandemik ini. Namun, pelaksanaan PKP secara tidak langsung memberi impak yang begitu besar terhadap kelangsungan hidup semua lapisan masyarakat termasuklah warga emas terutamanya dari aspek daya tahan golongan ini. Justeru, makalah ini bertujuan mengkaji impak PKP terhadap daya tahan warga emas di Pulau Pinang dari aspek adaptasi dengan keadaan PKP di samping meninjau sistem sokongan yang tersedia untuk mereka. Kaedah temu bual mendalam dijalankan bersama 10 informan warga emas yang berumur 60 tahun ke atas. Hasil kajian mendapati bahawa hubungan sosial yang erat dan akses kepada aktiviti yang berkait dengan alam/persekitaran menjadi elemen penting dalam kelangsungan daya tahan warga emas ketika PKP. Kajian ini memberi gambaran dan kefahaman kepada masyarakat tentang daya tahan salah satu daripada golongan rentan ketika pandemik di samping menyumbang idea berkenaan intervensi kepada pihak pemegang taruh dalam melestarikan dan menyejahterakan hidup warga emas seiring dengan sasaran Matlamat Pembangunan Lestari (Sustainable Development Goals – SDG) yang ketiga, iaitu memastikan kehidupan yang sihat dan menggalakkan kesejahteraan pada semua peringkat usia.

- by Muhammad Wafi Ramli
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- Resilience (Sustainability), Senior Citizens, COVID-19 PANDEMIC

This study explores why seniors use SNSs for tourism products and services. Seniors' social capital has significant effects on attachments in SNSs. Seniors' altruism has significant effects on common bond and identity attachments. Common bond and identity have significant effects on revisit intention to SNSs. The effect of common identity on revisit intention is greater than common bond. a b s t r a c t The purpose of this study is to examine the relationships among social capital, altruism, common bond and identity, and revisit intention using social capital, altruism, and attachment theories. A total of 452 responses were generated from consumers 50 years of age and older (seniors), qualified as having used a social network site (SNS) for tourism-related products and services within the past 12 months. Results show that social capital has significant effects on common bond and identity while social capital has a slightly greater effect on common identity than common bond. Altruism has significant effects on common bond and identity whereas altruism has a greater effect on common bond than common identity. Common bond and identity both have significant effects on revisit intention. Noticeably, revisit intention is highly influenced by common identity. Therefore, this study provides new knowledge and recommendations to SNS administrators addressing why seniors use SNSs for tourism-related purposes.

- by Myung Ja Kim and +1
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- Senior Citizens

Ageing is an inevitable phenomenon in human beings. Senior citizens with increasing age get surrounded with many issues, among which socio-psychological problems have become a chief topic in the current anthropological debate. The objective of the study was to explore the socio-psychological issues faced by senior citizen at community level. To undertake the research a sample inclusive of 271 elders was selected. The methodology employed was exploratory, and data collection tools included interview guide and informal interviews. The current study reveals that older persons become victims of many socio psychological issues in their later life which includes depression, bereavement, inactive sexual life, economic dependence, social exclusion and dementia. These socio-psychological issues have strong impact on the health and life of older persons.

- by Sabina Lissitsa and +1
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- Digital Divide, Ethnicity, Senior Citizens