Abstract

People characterized by reaching certain age, usually 60 plus, in societies are often referred to, as “elderly”. Societies differ significantly on standard dimensions of interest such as (poverty, health, and social connectedness). For example, they display a wide variety of processes – some have established old age homes, others have strong legislation and protection, others have neither. Likewise, the social groups that support (and oppose) these initiativesv ary greatly across contexts. Family dynamics offers an inclusive perspective, highlighting the interconnections among the three dimensions of wellbeing – for example, elderly people stand as one of the marginalized group whose major concerns are translated into unique needs as old age bring a number of issues that may lessen or worsen the specific risks associated with (health), poverty and social connectivity (Isolation) to the – and studying them jointly in one framework. In this paper, I address the major issues around the ageing population and their wellbeing in terms of preferences (family system, relationship) and capacities of vital actors in (multiple exposures, poverty – the support providers , health care providers, and communities networking groups. Moreover, I discuss and distinguish between the robustness and failures of the institutions /structures that are protecting people against health risks and what these means for the wellbeing of older people.

Presenters

Ansa Javed
Deputy Director Planning & Development, Planning & Development, Bacha Khan University Charsadda, Pakistan, North-West Frontier, Pakistan

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Presentation Type

Paper Presentation in a Themed Session

Theme

Society and Culture

KEYWORDS

WELLBEING, POVERTY, FAMILY DYNAMICS, HEALTH RISKS

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