Senility in the perspective of the environmental activation 
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STAROŚĆ W PERSPEKTYWIE AKTYWIZACJI ŚRODOWISKOWEJ OSÓB STARSZYCH
Senility in the perspective of the environmental activation of older persons

Author(s): Zbigniew Wójcik, Jolanta Wójcik
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Gerontology
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Warmińsko-Mazurskiego w Olsztynie
Keywords: senility; loneliness; family; the family features; senior's activity

Summary/Abstract: The article shows senility from the perspective of the need to overcome people loneliness in the postproductive period of life. Old age is described from the perspective of findings from GUS (Central Statistical Office), concerning the life of older persons in Poland. The family is also shown as an important environment for the activation of seniors. The activity of older persons is supported and organized by social structures: Universities of the Third Age and seniors’ clubs. The article indicates the areas of activity of both of these structures.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 17
  • Page Range: 143-159
  • Page Count: 17
  • Language: Polish