Die soziale Konstruktion von „Hochaltrigkeit“ in einer jungen Altersgesellschaft

Amrhein, Ludwig

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“…The “ageless self” is utilized for one’s own self-presentation and life, while the “transition to dependent old age anticipated as a break” is used to construct the group of older people in othering processes. It is only with “illness, the need for care, and the loss of a self-determined lifestyle” [ 1 ] that the transition to “real old age” occurs, which is true even for a group of people to whom, however, according to Graefe et al. even very old people rarely feel they belong “as long as the ability to shape their lives—within whatever limited framework—is still given” [ 12 ].…”

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Perspectives on vulnerability from the narratives of older migrants

Kainradl

2024

Z Gerontol Geriat

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Background Older migrants are considered a vulnerable population group in many ways. Marginalization and social exclusion lead to unequal opportunities for social participation. Aim In order to break down barriers for older migrants, the perspectives of people with migration biographies should be given greater consideration. Material and methods To this end, the results of an explorative intersectional ethical analysis of care narratives of older migrants are discussed in the light of aging studies research. The focus is on the ethical analysis of five guided interviews with older migrants between 65 and 80 years old, who have migrated from different countries in southeastern Europe. Results and discussion In contrast to the prevalent expert perspective, the narratives of the older migrants interviewed revealed not only resistance to vulnerabilization but also multiple negotiations of autonomy and dependency. By making ambivalent narrative and action strategies visible and linking them to narratives of intergenerational care relationships, the significance of care-ethical interpretations of vulnerability and characterization of vulnerability as “a universal, inevitable, and anthropological feature of humanity resulting from the embodied, finite, and socially contingent structure of human existence” [4] can be demonstrated.

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Perspectives on vulnerability from the narratives of older migrants

Kainradl

2024

Z Gerontol Geriat

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“…Age is, however, not easily categorized. What is considered old or young may differ between industries and occupations, and also between societies (Amrhein 2013;Vincent 2006). For example, in developed societies, people are living longer; therefore what is considered to be 'middle age' in these societies may be considered old in developing countries.…”

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A Review of Minority Stress Related to Employees’ Demographics and the Development of an Intersectional Framework for Their Coping Strategies in the Workplace

Köllen¹

2014

Research in Occupational Stress and Well-Being

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Every employee embodies manifestations of every demographic that attach to him or her different minority and majority statuses at the same time. As these statuses are often related to organizational hierarchies, employees frequently hold positions of dominance and subordination at the same time. Thus, a given individual's coping strategies (or coping behavior) in terms of minority stress due to organizational processes of hierarchization, marginalization and discrimination, are very often a simultaneous coping in terms of more than one demographic. Research on minority stress mostly focuses on single demographics representing only single facets of workforce diversity. By integrating the demographics of age, disability status, nationality, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, and religion into one framework, the intersectional model proposed in this article broadens the perspective on minorities and related minority stress in the workplace. It is shown that coping with minority stress because of one demographic must always be interpreted in relation to the other demographics. The manifestation of one demographic can limit or broaden one's coping resources for coping with minority stress because of another dimension. Thus the manifestation of one demographic can determine the coping opportunities and coping behavior one applies to situations because of the minority status of another demographic. This coping behavior can include disclosure decisions about invisible demographics. Therefore organizational interventions aiming to create a supportive workplace environment and equal opportunities for every employee (e.g. diversity management approaches) should include more demographics instead of focusing only on few.

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Altern und Generationen bei hoher Lebenserwartung

Höpflinger

2016

Handbuch Bevölkerungssoziologie

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Die soziale Konstruktion von „Hochaltrigkeit“ in einer jungen Altersgesellschaft

Cited by 37 publications

References 14 publications

Perspectives on vulnerability from the narratives of older migrants

Perspectives on vulnerability from the narratives of older migrants

A Review of Minority Stress Related to Employees’ Demographics and the Development of an Intersectional Framework for Their Coping Strategies in the Workplace

Altern und Generationen bei hoher Lebenserwartung

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