Wielowymiarowość infantylizacji osób starszych – wyniki badań
Multidimensionality of elderly infantilization – research results

Summary/Abstract: When family is looking after an elderly person, there appear characteristic behaviors of family carers towards the senior. They treat an old man as a child in many aspects of everyday tasks. The presented article concerns the phenomenon of infantilization, which consists in treating seniors as children in various situations. They may related to behaviors towards the old man, among which were distinguished: care, taking care and communication. The article presents a research report presenting this multidimensional phenomenon. It focuses on its analysis in a social perspective.

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