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Rewitalizacja a polityka senioralna
Revitalization and Senior Policy

Author(s): Jerzy Krzyszkowski
Subject(s): Civil Society, Governance, Family and social welfare, Demography and human biology, Gerontology, Sociology of Politics
Published by: Społeczna Akademia Nauk
Keywords: revitalization; senior policy;

Summary/Abstract: The main goal of the article is the analysis of relations between the programs of revitalization that are already underway in many local governments in Poland and local senior policy that has been developed in some local governments. Senior policy is defined as the improvement of living standards to ensure wellbeing, security and independence of the old population in Poland. After the introduction where the goal, the main thesis and the used methodology are presented there are chapters focused on the description of demographic situation and the old people’s needs and senior policy and on presentation of the definition and practical meaning of revitalization. The second part of the article is the presentation of the study based on the analysis of revitalization with the use of contents analysis of local programs of revitalization in the Lodz Voivodship.

  • Issue Year: 19/2018
  • Issue No: 3.3
  • Page Range: 105-118
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: Polish