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2008 | 44 | 2 | 401-421

Article title

Prostor a věci v kontextu stáří

Authors

Content

Title variants

EN
SPACE AND THINGS IN THE CONTEXT OF AGEING

Languages of publication

EN

Abstracts

EN
The article examines the meanings that space and things acquire in the context of ageing and old age. The authoress draws on a study that was conducted with the objective of understanding the significance of autonomy in old age and the ways in which the elderly attempt to maintain it. The data from this study were subjected to a follow-up qualitative analysis based on the reformulated research question: 'What role do space and things play in the life of a senior as a person of a certain age at a certain period of life?' The results of the analysis are presented in the third part of the article, following sections devoted to the subject of space and things in sociological gerontology and to a description of the methodology used in the cited research. The analysis reveals that space and things are meaningful elements in the lives of seniors, who place them within three main frames: physical independence or personal autonomy and security, integration into informal social networks, and the home as a subjective centre of community. Space and things clearly become an important part of the strategies of 'coping with ageing'.

Year

Volume

44

Issue

2

Pages

401-421

Physical description

Document type

ARTICLE

Contributors

author
  • D. Sykorova, Filozoficka fakulta Univerzity Palackeho, Olomouc, Czech Republic, http://dlib.lib.cas.cz/2779/

References

Document Type

Publication order reference

Identifiers

CEJSH db identifier
08CZAAAA04999514

YADDA identifier

bwmeta1.element.36e863f1-66bb-3a12-a0b5-884ecb256a31
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