“DEĞER” İLE “SORUN” ARASINDA TÜRKİYE’DE YAŞLILARLA İLGİLİ TOPLUMSAL DEĞER YARGILARI (DİN BİLİMLERİ PERSPEKTİFİNDEN BİR İNCELEME)
The Social Value Judgments of the Elderly in Turkey Between “Value” and “Problem” (A Review from the Perspective of Religious Studies)

Summary/Abstract: Aging is a phenomenon which is associated with social, psychological and economic aspects. The Value judgments about senescence and oldster are related to how they are looked at. Perceptions about aging influence the social position of the elders. Statistical distribution of the elders, sociocultural environment, socioeconomic conditions are the factors affecting the formation of value judgments related to the elders. The value judgments related to the old age can sometimes stem from prejudices. In the studies related to the aging period, it is seen that the value judgments related to the elderly are handled with three dimensions; positive, negative and mixed. In Turkey, value judgments about elderly people are shaped in a religious-traditional frame, but it changes depending on sociocultural change. This study aims to reveal positive and negative value judgments about the elderly in Turkey from the perspective of religious sciences. In addition, this value judgments is analyzed in the context of theories of aging, social change and related literature.

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