Abstract
This research explores elderly loneliness in metropolitan city Surabaya, Indonesia. Its not easy living alone in a big city. Many social problems occur to the elderly. Social phenomenological method was used in this research;12 informants are participated. They are elderly above 60 years old at Hamlet 3 Simomulyo Baru, Urban Village in Surabaya. Based on interviews, the majority of the elderly didn’t felt loneliness, the ‘guyup’ culture as social support to the elderly. They also experience in gerotranscendence. Social support and internal agent aspects have implication to elderly loneliness experience.
Presenters
Ayu Diah AmaliaStudent, Doctoral, Airlangga University, Jawa Timur, Indonesia Mu'man Nuryana
Senior Researcher in Social Planning and Policy, Research Center for Public Policy, National Agency for Research and Innovation, Jakarta Raya, Indonesia
Details
Presentation Type
Paper Presentation in a Themed Session
Theme
Social and Cultural Perspectives on Aging
KEYWORDS
Elderly, Loneliness, Social Support
