Open AccessHealthy Aging and Needs of Elderly People in the Conditions of Deprivation Poverty
Author(s) -
Руслана Іванівна Сопко
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
vìsnik harkìvsʹkogo nacìonalʹnogo unìversitetu ìmenì v.n. karazìna. serìâ: socìologičnì doslìdžennâ sučasnogo suspilʹstva: metodologìâ, teorìâ, metodi
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 2227-6521
DOI - 10.26565/2227-6521-2018-40-15
Subject(s) - poverty , elderly people , population , psychology , state (computer science) , gerontology , public opinion , social needs , population ageing , basic needs , sociology , social psychology , economic growth , medicine , political science , economics , demography , health care , computer science , algorithm , politics , law
In the article we analyze the results of the sociological research «The implementation of the needs of the elderly. The study of the opinion of the elderly and their members of family» in the Transcarpathian region. We investigate the needs and problems in the activity of the elderly, and also pay attention to the opinion of the family members, that are taking care about them. It is indicated which public institutions and instruments are involved in providing social assistance to the older generation. We emphasize on the importance of social assistance according to the decision of family members to take care about their relatives. We characterize the notion of the derivational poverty. The specificity of the needs of the elderly people of the Transcarpathian region in terms of derivation is considered. We make the result that satisfaction and taking into account the needs of this category of the population indicates an effective social policy of the state.