Metų šešėlyje. Vyresnio amžiaus žmonių (nu)vertinimas Lietuvoje

LTVisi senstame, tai neišvengiamas procesas. Tyrimai rodo, kad Lietuvoje vyresnio amžiaus žmonės yra stigmatizuojami ir patiria atskirtį dėl išankstinių neigiamų nuostatų amžiaus atžvilgiu. Apie tai, kaip Lietuvoje žiūrima į senatvę, ir kokios vyresnio amžiaus žmonių galimybės yra neišnaudojamos, kalbamės su sociologe, amžizmo reiškinio, atskirties ir vienišumo tyrinėtoja dr. Gražina Rapoliene. Kalbino Lina Leparskienė. [Iš teksto, p. 44]

ENLithuania is one of the European countries where a negative attitude towards old age is established both at the cultural level and in the state’s social policy. Surveys show that communication among people of different age groups is low, which creates conditions for different stereotypes. During the Covid-19 pandemic, some public campaigns and bans revealed that older people were viewed as those that the rest of society should take care of, they were not left with the opportunity to make their own decisions. One form of such concern - the insistence to refrain from visiting parents and grandparents - exacerbated the problem of the loneliness of both young and mature people. There are few researchers investigating the problems of ageing and loneliness in Lithuania, so we have not developed long-term strategies for living in the conditions of demographic ageing. Sociologist Dr Gražina Rapoliene shares her research-based insights about old age stereotypes in Lithuania and Europe, as well as about the opportunities of older people remaining untapped. [From the publication]