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W Polsce proces starzenia się ludności postępuje bardzo szybko, co zmienia kształt „polskiej kultury starości”. Na potrzeby niniejszej książki termin ten definiujemy jako zestaw norm i praktyk społeczno-kulturowych – realizowanych zarówno przez osoby starsze, jak i osoby młode wobec osób starszych – szczególnie istotnych na dalszych etapach życia. W naszych badaniach skoncentrowaliśmy się na „młodych” emerytach, a więc takich, którzy formalnie przeszli na emeryturę w okresie ostatnich pięciu lat. Ich doświadczenie emerytury jest więc krótkie, można powiedzieć, że są w fazie przejściowej pomiędzy kolejnymi etapami życia – pomiędzy późną dorosłością a starością. Ale jest to okres kluczowy, jeżeli chcemy gruntownie poznać doświadczenie starzenia się i uchwycić bieg życia jednostki w całej jego złożoności.Przejście na emeryturę może być postrzegane jako znaczący moment w życiu człowieka. Ma on wpływ nie tylko na jednostkę przechodzącą na emeryturę, ale oddziaływa również na innych ludzi: członków rodziny, współpracowników, przyjaciół i znajomych. Jest więc kluczowy dla wielu wymiarów relacji społecznych. Pojawia się jednak pytanie, czy stanowi on punkt zwrotny w wymiarze tożsamościowym człowieka, czy w zasadniczy sposób odbija się na sposobie definiowania samego siebie i odnajdywania się w otaczającej rzeczywistości społecznej. Odpowiedź na to pytanie nie może być (i nie jest) odpowiedzią łatwą. Moment przechodzenia na emeryturę, jak i sam czas emerytury, nie jest bowiem doświadczeniem jednorodnym.
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A monograph on the epidemiology and course of HIV infections, neuroimaging diagnostics, and the cognitive adaptation (psychological functioning) of people infected with HIV, as well as their aging processes – with a particular emphasis on their olfactory and auditory functions and metabolic bone diseases. The authors - neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, radiologists, and audiologists - present the results of their own research and a reliable and critical review of the current body of literature. This publication is addressed to psychologists and caregivers of people infected with HIV.
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This book sets out to address the problem of adoptive parenthood of married couples who failed to concept and thus experience unplanned childlessness. However, the author does not focus on infertility-related experiences, decision-making process, legal aspects of adoption or couple functioning as adoptive parents, but on analysis of multi-aspect process of self-creation of spouses to this form of parenthood in the pre-parental stage. The original concept presented herein - of self-creation of spouses to multidimensional adoptive parenthood - exposes two main aspects: a) parenthood as multidimensional reality; b) parenthood as a challenge for personal self-creation of spouses who experience unintentional childlessness. The main focus is on multi-contextual approach to parenthood, both adoptive and biological, as a reality of personal turn of the spouses towards a child. This reality assumes recognizing the child as equally valuable subject. Fully multidimensional nature of adoptive parenthood reveals when spouses shape their parenting relationship according to integral concept of man. This way parenthood, recognized in its fully developed, multidimensional structure, becomes the reality of personal meeting of parent and child, experiencing his or her personal presence, supporting his or her development and accompanying him or her in spiritual growth. Thus, it is identified with a reality in which a child is not treated as an object in any stage of his or her life. Personal self-creation of spouses determines their readiness to become adoptive parents in many dimensions of their functioning. It is seen holistically and involves conscious self-development, transformative biographical learning, self-reforming management of their own development and self-development of “self” as adoptive parent in agathological and axiological perspective. Complex, multidimensional character of self-creation is also discussed on the basis of integral concept of man. In this way, the problem of self-creation of spouses to adoptive parenthood is viewed in anthropological, axiological and existential context.
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The authors show the issues connected with demographical processes in Poland from the perspective of the political measures that have been implemented. They pay special attention to the process of politicizing the problem of population ageing, the instruments of demographical and social policies as well as the political and media discourse that existed in the years 1989–2016.
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The monograph considers the notion and scope of senior policy vis-à-vis similar policies, such as social policy on ageing, social policy on old age, and social policy on the elderly. Although retirement policy is unrelated to senior policy, it is also covered in the monograph because of its influence on the financial situation and well-being of the elderly and older adults. A brief review of the demographic situation and main population trends in EU-28 countries is followed by a presentation of senior policies in Hungary, Poland and Russia, and the impact of their retirement policies on the economic situation of older people.
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Invaluable tips on how to improve or change your life to make it happy and fulfilling. A wonderful and much-needed book! Urszula Dudziak The book encourages the reader to reflect on self-development, to shape the ability to authentically express oneself in relations with others, and to listen to other people with mindfulness. The suggested exercises can inspire the reader to change their adult life. Beata Bugajska University of Szczecin. Vice President of Polish Gerontological Society This book can teach us some practical ways of saying “no” and accepting “no” out of concern for the relationship, as well as of expressing gratitude and asking in harmony with oneself, so that we can build our adult lives in a conscious way. Joanna Berendt Certified coach. Mediator with Nonviolent Communication. ICF PCC accredited coach The book gives us a tool to create a satisfying life, to develop new abilities that let us enjoy every day and take delight in another person. The suggested exercises help us understand our own behaviour and emotions. If we feel that we’re out of touch with our feelings, off-balance in terms of giving and taking, unable to view events without interpreting them, and lack assertiveness in setting boundaries – then we are exactly who this book has been written for. Wanda Matras-Mastalerz. The KEN Pedagogical University of Kraków. President of the Polish Bibliotherapy Society This title should be on everyone’s required reading list. Thanks to this handbook, we can rediscover our needs and feelings, understand what is important in relations with other people to cocreate the world based on empathy. Paweł Piątkowski. The WAM University Clinical Hospital in Łódź Just grab this book if you’re uncomfortable with yourself or around others, and you feel incapable of changing it. To teach and raise oneself is the most difficult task. This handbook will help you do it. Jolanta Miśkiewicz, poetess
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The aim of this book has been to identify the features of spatial mobility of senior citizens (60+) living in the Śródmieście district in Łódź. To achieve the purpose of the monograph, a survey was conducted among the target population (60+) living in this part of the city. The research proves that the senior citizens of Śródmieście choose everyday shopping as well as visiting their family and friends as the primary destination of their daily trips. Therefore, it can be concluded that they above all focus on meeting their basic needs. As for transport mode, it has to be stated that, in the case of short-distance trips, seniors choose walking or public transportation. The car is the preferred means of transport mainly when there is a need to travel relatively longer distances, including commuting to work or visiting family and friends. With regard to the distances covered, it can be generally said that they decrease with age, because longer trips are primarily associated with employment which is more frequently pursued by younger seniors.
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The reflections contained in the volume fall between the two shores of the stream of life: the socio-cultural and the individual experiencing of old age. The publication deals with migration processes that increasingly affect older people and place old age in the context of global interactions; local, environmental and institutional activities undertaken for the benefit of seniors; issues related to attitudes towards seniors, discrimination based on age; health, quality of life and ecotherapy; an individualized experience of old age in the context of learning and in difficult life situations such as illness or domestic violence. The book’s target audience are educators, sociologists, psychologists, students and doctoral students dealing with gerontological issues, as well as representatives of institutions supporting seniors.
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Demographic aging of the population, expressed by the increase in the society percentage of elderly people is a social process, which is in the interest of researchers in many fields both medicine, public health, psychology, sociology or social policy. Reason of the increase in the society percent of older people is the extending the duration of human life with a simulta neous decrease in the number of births. Demographic aging of the Polish population, proceed in a similar manner to most European societies. Senile changes are manifested with varying in¬tensity in different periods of human life, causing a progressive reduction of self-reliance, often helplessness. The process of population aging is a problem all over the world, and lengthening the duration of life is not always associated with its quality. Assessing the quality of life of older people we should take into account aspects related to the health and well-being, as well as exponents of social functioning. Reaching old age in good health requires the targeting of social policy not only to extend life, but also to improve its quality. It is also a task for the health promotion of older people, which is the process towards both to change the style of life of older people, as well as changes in the organization of health care and social assistance for the elderly, and to improve the quality of life in the “joy of life”.
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Based on online surveys conducted in the United States and Israel, this study explored grandmothers’ involvement in mediation of their grandchildren’s digital media use. Study participants were highly involved in restrictive, instructive and supervising mediation—and to a much lesser degree in co-use and technological mediation. Their involvement was significantly associated with their familiarity with digital media popular among children, engagement in other activities with their grandchildren, and past mediation (as mothers). Results highlighted the technical challenges older women face in their efforts to mediate their grandchildren’s digital media use.
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This paper presents the results of a systematic review of the literature (SRL) in the field of Participatory Design (PD), undertaken under the scope of LOCUS – Playful Connected Rural Territories. The project employs an ethnographically, participatory and agile approach to the process of co-designing, developing and evaluating an IoT system to support playful intergenerational engagement in exploring cultural heritage of Portuguese rural territories, by engaging inhabitants, stakeholders and visitors. The SRL aimed to understand how older adults have been integrated and engaged into technology PD teams and processes. This paper focus on the most used methodological approaches and participation methods, along with the challenges in integrating older adults and the strategies to overcome them, which are discussed in the light of project aims.
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Demographic research shows that modern societies are aging, and Poland is also among the countries referred to as demographically old. Therefore, new tasks appear before the young generation to achieve a good quality of life in old age and care for seniors from the closest environment. Bearing in mind the preparation for changes related to the retirement period, shaping friendly attitudes towards seniors and the ability to integrate between generations, the author emphasizes the essence of education towards old age in general education. She describes the most important issues related to old age, aging and demographic changes in Poland, analyzes content related to preparation for old age implemented at school, also emphasizes the role of the teacher in shaping the attitudes of the youth toward the elderly, old age and the inclusion with seniors. Relying on the empirical research, the author presents the place of education towards old age in general education and its effects, i.e. the attitudes of the surveyed students towards old age and seniors.
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The study is illustrative and theoretical in nature, as it was created on the basis of a review of the available literature on the subject (Polish and foreign). The publication is addressed both to scientists and students dealing with the subject of population aging, old age and the elderly, as well as to a growing group of practitioners interested in these issues, including politicians and decision-makers, representatives of public services, representatives of the media and non-governmental organizations.
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Population aging is an unstoppable demographic trend on a global level. Data and estimations point out that by 2030, 1 in 6 people will be 60 years and over, and the share of the population aged 60 and over will increase from 1 billion in 2020 to 1.4 billion. Furthermore, by 2050, the world’s population aged 60 and older will reach 2.1 billion. Persons aged 80 years and older are also expected to triple between 2020 and 2050, reaching 426 million (World Health Organization, 2021). Prolonged life expectancy, as well as changes in the age structure of the population, where the share of the elderly population is increasing and the share of the working population is on a downward trajectory, have significantly changed perceptions and paradigms related to an individual and collective approach to aging and its consequences for the economy and society as a whole. The perception of the traditional pattern of the life cycle - education, work, retirement – is changing. Individuals, organizations, and society are facing far-reaching consequences that require personal, organizational and socio-political intervention in creating a social environment capable of mitigating macroeconomic pressures and creating an environment that is friendly towards the older population and their needs and abilities. [...]
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The publication presents mixed methods research results looking at the lives of older people living in heterogeneous village areas. We focus on the discussion of myths related to rurality (rural idyll, rural as stable, green, and socially cohesive, but also ageing, poor, dull and deprived). The book thus complements currently absent reflection of dominant (social/political) concepts such as "active aging" or "age-friendliness" in the contexts of potentialy specific needs of the older rural population.
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This publication is a contribution to the debate on the possibilities to ensure the provision of social work services to older people in the context of demographic ageing of the Czech population. In the first part we discuss the functional potential and its assessment as a tool to adequately set the level of support for people whose self-sufficiency is limited. The problem of reduced self-sufficiency is regarded from the perspective of critical gerontology. The second part includes chapters dealing with practical possibilities to reduce the risks of socially constructed dependency, particularly the possibility for older people to remain in their usual environment. We will tackle the questions of support for home carers, of technological innovations and their significance for home care and of dying in the home environment. In the last part we discuss the potential of social work to help older people remain in their normal environment.
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How do citizens form their political attitudes? How do political actors influence people’s political views in their everyday lives? Do people’s feelings towards political parties and politicians influence the public opinion? The book presents a series of laboratory experiments focused on the formation processes of citizens’ attitudes to political issues in the context of their emotional attachments to political actors. The research puts emphasis on negativity and negative feelings of citizens towards political actors and shows that this type of negative attachment influences the way people think about political issues. Since the experimental method is a newcomer in the field of Czech political science, the volume’s ambition is also to introduce experiments as a relevant and useful tool for extending knowledge of substantial political processes and phenomena.
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The presented volume is the author’s proposal of a sociological description of the phenomenon of co-production of social services as a source of personal and social productivity of older people. The main conceptual axis of the study, which defines its cognitive goal, is an attempt to link the idea of co-production of social services with the productivity of older people, indicating the potential relations occurring between these phenomena. According to the author’s knowledge, both in Poland and abroad, no analyses in this area have been conducted so far, not only within sociology, but also within other sciences. Therefore, the theoretical aim of the study was to describe and rank the concepts constituting the backbone and filling in the presented theoretical perspective, such as co-production, personal and social productivity of the older persons, social services, human capital and social capital. The conceptual analysis carried out resulted in the development of the author’s operational framework for the services organised and provided under the “Senior+” Multiannual Programme, showing how co-production of older people, based on the use of their human and social capital, generates their personal and social productivity. Therefore, it can be considered that the publication is a direct response to the persistent deficit of comprehensive studies in this area in the Polish scientific space.
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