Social Barriers to Effective Communication in Old Age

• Authors: Anna Sanecka
• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

Some communication barriers apply particularly to elderly people. The social barriers to effective communication in old age are the barriers caused by stereotypes of old age/elderly people and the barriers arising from limitations in using mass communication by seniors. Stereotypes of old age/elderly people embrace views regarding old people’s communication skills and the ideas about the correct way of communication with them. Therefore the communication problems of old people are correlated with the little and poor communication processes they are participating in. This seems to be a result of impetuses of poor quality sent to seniors by their communication partners. Not only face to face communication but also mass communication is very important for the elderly population. Therefore limitations in using new technologies and new communication channels as well as a limited presence in the mass media of content created by seniors and for seniors have an impact on their life, their well-being, and their interpersonal relationships. These problems are especially important when we faced with the ever growing population of elderly people.

Keywords

EN

old age; communication; communication barriers; social barriers; stereotypes; mass communication; uses of mass communication; elderly/old people; stereotypes of elderly people/old age; ageism

• Publisher: Fundacja Pro Scientia Publica
• Journal: Journal of Education Culture and Society
• Year: 2014
• Volume: 5
• Issue: 2
• Pages: 144-153

Dates

published

2020-01-06

Contributors

author

Anna Sanecka

• The Christian Theological Academy in Warsaw, Faculty of Theology, Miodowa 21C, 00-246 Warsaw, Poland

Identifiers

DOI

10.15503/jecs20142.144.153