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SOCIAL AGEING
SOCIAL AGEING

Author(s): Titu-Marius I. Băjenescu
Subject(s): Social development, Social differentiation, Social Theory, Economic development, Socio-Economic Research
Published by: Universitatea Tehnică a Moldovei
Keywords: Social implications; capitalist industrial society; community; natural will; rational will; aging; social aging; demographic changes; life expectancy; labor markets and older workers; unemployment;

Summary/Abstract: The article analyzes the phenomenon of human and social aging, in an attempt to answer several questions related to social evolution. What principles should govern the relationship between the individual and society, and how far do our obligations to others extend? To what extent should the state intervene in market regulation? How does social change happen and how can the law ensure that everyone has a voice? The distinction between traditional rural communities and modern industrialized society is analyzed through the lens of Ferdinand Tönnies theory (German sociologist and philosopher, 26.07.1855 - 09.04.1936), wich points out what the distinction between traditional rural communities and modern industrialized society. The former are community that is based on the bonds of family and social groups such as the church. Small-scale communities tend to have common goals and beliefs, and interactions within them are based on trust and cooperation. Tönnies’ theory, along with his work on methodology, paved the way for 20th-century sociology.

  • Issue Year: VI/2023
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 99-109
  • Page Count: 11
  • Language: English