In the last decades old age has become a more and more extended existential phase, at least in the industrialized countries. But who are the elderly today? The so-called ‘new elderly’ are people who live old age with a cultural and experiential knowledge enriched by all the transformations resulting from the changes of the ‘900 century and that have been impetuously crossed by the new millennium. The elderly find themselves living with an undoubtedly heavy burden – the one of having lived in the ‘900 century-, but at the same time a precious one, which has to be embraced and examined with attention in order to better understand social history through life stories of the people who took part in it. Old age is a substantially new phase of life, it is a time of life that will not tend to end but, on the contrary, that will extend more and more, requiring more specific solutions in order to cope with problems such as the lack of self-sufficiency and the emerging need for care. The goal is to assure a more peaceful life to the elderly thanks to the attention of the caring family. The huge increase in the number of the elderly raises questions and calls into question social politics, above all at a local level, where the needs and the contradictions of this age group and the social urgencies of the population come to light with more strength.

Active ageing and learning for senior citizen

BENELLI, Caterina
2015-01-01

Abstract

In the last decades old age has become a more and more extended existential phase, at least in the industrialized countries. But who are the elderly today? The so-called ‘new elderly’ are people who live old age with a cultural and experiential knowledge enriched by all the transformations resulting from the changes of the ‘900 century and that have been impetuously crossed by the new millennium. The elderly find themselves living with an undoubtedly heavy burden – the one of having lived in the ‘900 century-, but at the same time a precious one, which has to be embraced and examined with attention in order to better understand social history through life stories of the people who took part in it. Old age is a substantially new phase of life, it is a time of life that will not tend to end but, on the contrary, that will extend more and more, requiring more specific solutions in order to cope with problems such as the lack of self-sufficiency and the emerging need for care. The goal is to assure a more peaceful life to the elderly thanks to the attention of the caring family. The huge increase in the number of the elderly raises questions and calls into question social politics, above all at a local level, where the needs and the contradictions of this age group and the social urgencies of the population come to light with more strength.
2015
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