The Social exclusion of the elderly: a mixed-methods study in Slovenia

• Autorzy: Valentina Hlebec , Matic Kavčič
• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

The elderly are in many ways more vulnerable than other groups in society. To research the vulnerabilities of the elderly, this article works with the concept of social exclusion. It analyses social exclusion using a mixed-method model drawing on secondary quantitative data combined with in-depth interviews. The quantitative data were used to identify which areas of social exclusion particularly affect older people in Slovenia. The areas observed in the study were material deprivation, spatial exclusion, poor health and access to health care, housing exclusion and interpersonal exclusion, and the first three areas were identifi ed as the most problematic and widespread. The strategies the elderly use to cope with social exclusion were analysed using qualitative data and the grounded theory approach. In all areas various coping strategies were observed that indicate that the elderly are actively trying to improve their situation. It also seems that similar strategies are employed in different areas of social exclusion, the most important of them being strategies based on individuals’ capacities and social networks.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

sociology; social exclusion; mixed methods; coping strategies; secondary data; the elderly; Slovenia

CS

sociologie

• Wydawca: Institute of Sociology, Czech Academy of Sciences
• Czasopismo: Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review
• Rocznik: 2012
• Tom: 48
• Numer: 6
• Strony: 1051-1074
• Rodzaj publikacji: ARTICLE

Twórcy

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Maša Filipovič Hrast

• Sociologický časopis, redakce, Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

autor

Valentina Hlebec

• Sociologický časopis, redakce, Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic

autor

Matic Kavčič

• Sociologický časopis, redakce, Sociologický ústav AV ČR, v.v.i., Jilská 1, 110 00 Praha 1, Czech Republic