Open AccessDeterminanți ai excluziunii sociale în rândul persoanelor vârstnice
Author(s) -
Mihaela Ghenţa,
Elen-Silvana Bobârnaț
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
sociologie românească
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2668-1455
pISSN - 1220-5389
DOI - 10.33788/sr.19.1.4
Subject(s) - social exclusion , inclusion (mineral) , qualitative research , population ageing , sociology , inclusion and exclusion criteria , perception , population , gerontology , psychology , social psychology , economic growth , medicine , social science , demography , alternative medicine , pathology , economics , neuroscience
The paper presents the results of a qualitative research conducted among providers of social and socio-medical services for older persons. The research objectives were to collect opinions with regard to the societal transformations that constitute risk factors for the social inclusion of the elderly; to identify the dimensions of social inclusion of the elderly in Romania most impacted by the societal transformations, as well as measures and actions that could counter acting the negative effects of social exclusion of the elderly. Data collection included semi-structured interviews with experts from social and health care services providers. Technological transformations, the ageing phenomenon, the migration, the negative perceptions regarding the elderly population; the uneven development of urban areas compared to rural areas, are most likely to influence the social exclusion of older persons. Participation in cultural, sports, and voluntary activities, access to appropriate social and health care services and housing conditions may lead to a better social inclusion.