At the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old Age

The paper presents the results of several years’ fieldwork among the elderly population in Belgrade. The study examines the attitudes towards old age of elderly Belgraders living alone, those living with their families, and also those living in the Gerontology Center nursing home. The position of el...

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Autor principal:	Senka Kovač
Formato:	article
Lenguaje:	EN FR SR
Publicado:	University of Belgrade 2016
Materias:	Anthropology GN1-890
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:2fada448d6fb43b5829e9c50e7b942e72021-12-02T08:19:13ZAt the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old Age0353-15892334-8801https://doaj.org/article/2fada448d6fb43b5829e9c50e7b942e72016-02-01T00:00:00Zhttps://eap-iea.org/index.php/eap/article/view/173https://doaj.org/toc/0353-1589https://doaj.org/toc/2334-8801The paper presents the results of several years’ fieldwork among the elderly population in Belgrade. The study examines the attitudes towards old age of elderly Belgraders living alone, those living with their families, and also those living in the Gerontology Center nursing home. The position of elderly people in the social network in the Belgrade municipality of Vračar is also explored. In this era of longevity and at a time of global economic crisis which is also affecting Serbia, it would be useful to reconsider the concepts of successful aging, well-aging and healthy aging.Senka KovačUniversity of BelgradearticleAnthropologyGN1-890ENFRSREtnoantropološki Problemi, Vol 5, Iss 3 (2016)
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description	The paper presents the results of several years’ fieldwork among the elderly population in Belgrade. The study examines the attitudes towards old age of elderly Belgraders living alone, those living with their families, and also those living in the Gerontology Center nursing home. The position of elderly people in the social network in the Belgrade municipality of Vračar is also explored. In this era of longevity and at a time of global economic crisis which is also affecting Serbia, it would be useful to reconsider the concepts of successful aging, well-aging and healthy aging.
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title	At the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old Age
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At the Crossroads of Life: Belgraders’ Perceptions of Their Old Age

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