Situación Familiar, Protección Social y Bienestar de las Personas Mayores en Perspectiva Europea Comparada

Mínguez, Almudena Moreno; Vicente-Virseda, Juan Antonio

doi:10.17583/rasp.2016.2048

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“…Population ageing and the growing number of one-person households of elderly people in developed countries is becoming a global social challenge that needs to be reflected in social policies worldwide. These forecasts must be taken into account by the authorities when preparing social and public policy programs [9,28], because many of these people have a very low income.…”

Section: Demographic Shiftsmentioning

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Living Standards in One-Person Households of the Elderly Population

Piekut

2020

Sustainability

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The number of one-person households of the elderly continues to rise in developed countries. The study assesses the standard of living in this type of households. The aim of this study is to explore the standard of living of single older adults (60+) in Poland by focusing on the relationship between demographic and socio-economic factors as well as their objective financial situation and subjective satisfaction on their financial and consumption standards. To evaluate the standard of living in one-person households run by people aged 60 and over, the aggregate (composite) indicator was designed, based on the Economic Living Standard Index method. The key issues relating to multifaceted aspects of sustainable development are both the level and the quality of life. It can be concluded that the elderly people running one-person households constitute a group that is heterogeneous due to their different socio-economic and demographic characteristics, which in turn affect their various living standards. The highest standard of living can be noticed in the households run by white-collar workers, self-employed persons and well educated persons. The lowest standard of living can be observed in the households run by groups of people including farmers, people having income from social sources (without pensions), living on supplementary welfare allowance and persons with lower education level (secondary, primary or less). Remedial measures should be taken for these social groups. The key factors determining the standard of living in one-person households of the elderly are socioeconomic status and education level.

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Section: Demographic Shiftsmentioning

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Living Standards in One-Person Households of the Elderly Population

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2020

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“…Conversely, as the president explains, in non-Roma communities, conflicts and complaints regarding the care of the elderly (Moreno & Vicente, 2016) are common: "We watch on TV the abandonment of old non-Roma people. That is very hard.…”

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Roma Never Die Alone

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A common characteristic of Roma as a cultural group is that they do not allow their elderly to die alone. Nevertheless, rooted in a mainstream cultural perspective of health provision services, public institutions usually do not allow Roma people to be with their loved ones in their last moments. Following the communicative methodology, we conducted a communicative case study on the death of the most relevant female Roma leader in Catalonia. She was accompanied by more than two hundred family members and friends in her room and corridor at an important hospital in Barcelona. We performed our research in the 2 years following her death to obtain the reflections of the Roma members involved. These reflections revealed the egalitarian dialogue forged between these Roma members and the hospital personnel, which enabled the former to embrace their culture and support their loved ones before death. Because this dialogue was possible and fruitful, the acknowledgment of cultural diversity and the improvement of the quality of services offered to Roma might also be possible in other health institutions.

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“…España forma parte del grupo de países mediterráneos conocidos como «familistas» no precisamente por la atención ofertada a las familias desde el Estado sino por la contribución de éstas al entramado del bienestar en forma de servicios y cuidados (Moreno, 2013;Moreno y Vicente, 2016;Moreno, Ortega y Gamero, 2017). Las familias son fuente productora y beneficiaria de capital social para la sociedad (Marcaletti y Cavallotti, 2021), desempeñando un papel económico, social y político imprescindible para la cohesión y sostenibilidad social.…”

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Políticas sociales de protección a las familias en dificultad en tiempos de pandemia

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2021

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Families generate social capital for society, playing an essential economic, social and political role for social cohesion and sustainability. The emergence of coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 has profoundly altered family realities and care strategies. The pandemic has highlighted the weaknesses of social protection policies in general and those aimed at families in particular. The article analyzes the changes in family structure and behavior, the social exclusion of households and the protection policies and programs aimed at families with greater social difficulties that are developed by the different public administrations in Spain. The research methodology is based on the systematization and analysis of statistical sources, updated studies and research, and the content analysis of the policies, plans and measures that are developed from the different levels of public administration, especially in the social services system. The research results confirm that social policies for the protection and support of families are scarce, insufficient in coverage and amount, fragmented and unequal in the territories. It is necessary to increase the extension of coverage and the quality of services and social benefits to improve the quality and living conditions of families, especially in times of pandemic peñando un papel económico, social y político imprescindible para la cohesión y sostenibilidad social. La irrupción del coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 ha alterado profundamente las realidades familiares y las estrategias de cuidado. La pandemia ha evidenciado las debilidades de las políticas de protección social en general y las destinadas a las familias en particular. El artículo analiza los cambios en la estructura y comportamientos familiares, la exclusión social de los hogares y las políticas y programas de protección destinadas a las familias con mayores dificultades sociales que se desarrollan desde las diferentes administraciones públicas en España. La metodología de investigación se basa en la sistematización y análisis de fuentes estadísticas, estudios e investigaciones actualizadas y el análisis de contenido de las políticas, planes y medidas que se desarrollan desde los distintos niveles de administración pública, especialmente en el sistema de servicios sociales. Los resultados de la investigación constatan que las políticas sociales de protección y apoyo a las familias son escasas, insuficientes en cobertura y cuantía, fragmentadas y desiguales en los territorios. Es necesario incrementar la extensión de cobertura y la calidad de servicios y prestaciones sociales para mejorar la calidad y condiciones de vida de las familias, especialmente en tiempos de pandemia.

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Situación Familiar, Protección Social y Bienestar de las Personas Mayores en Perspectiva Europea Comparada

Cited by 5 publications

References 55 publications

Living Standards in One-Person Households of the Elderly Population

Living Standards in One-Person Households of the Elderly Population

Roma Never Die Alone

Políticas sociales de protección a las familias en dificultad en tiempos de pandemia

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