THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL FACTORS IN THE ELABORATION OF SOCIAL POLICIES FOR THE ELDERLY
THE INFLUENCE OF CULTURAL FACTORS IN THE ELABORATION OF SOCIAL POLICIES FOR THE ELDERLY

Summary/Abstract: As health care improves and life expectancy increases worldwide, care for the elderly seems to be an emerging issue amid the crisis of state social policy. To what extent is the state able to provide long-term care services for the elderly, based on the social security system and redistribution mechanisms? How and to what extent are Community initiatives or civil society initiatives applicable? In reality, the identification of the actors responsible for the care provided to the elderly, as well as the types of care and the degree of social responsibility related to each actor, vary from culture to culture. In this article, we aim to answer these questions by identifying the cultural patterns of reporting to old age and the elderly, and the specific mechanisms that each society has structured to meet these challenges. After an overview of social policies for the elderly, we will analyze the situation of the elderly in Asian, Western and African societies, starting from the specific cultural profile of each society.

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