Social Factors

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  • Social Factors
    • Social life
      • Decline
        • Poor health
        • Poverty
        • Isolation
      • Improve
        • More time
        • Less commitments to work
        • Uptake in new hobbies
    • Psychological chnages
      • Stress of paying bills
      • Death of a partner
      • Turn to religion
      • Uptake in more physical activity
      • New hobbies
      • Safety and security
      • Decisions made on their behalf
      • Isolation
      • Loss of friends
      • Financial chnages
      • Retirement
      • Grandchildren
      • Reliance on pension
    • Confidence and self-esteem
      • Increase
        • Feel more settled
        • Have achieved many life goals
          • Job
          • House
        • Enjoying retirement
      • Less worthy - don't have a job
      • May lose purpose
      • Struggle for money
    • How role changes
      • Retirement provides opportunity for more contact with children/ grandchildren
      • Retirement provides opportunity to participate in/ take up new hobbies
      • They have more time to go on holidays
        • If they can afford it
      • May become isolated as they can't get out as much
      • Find it difficult to adjust to the idea that their children are taking over the 'head of the family' role
    • Loss of a partner
      • Change of status (widower) which can lead to anxiety and depression
      • Make them feel less safe and secure
      • A loss of intimacy can cause deep pain and despair
      • Change of self-concept (seen as a couple for so long)
      • Lower self-image and self-esteem and feelings of loneliness
    • Loss of friends
      • Can cause grief and stress as lose their social support
      • Feel lonely/ isolated
      • Can lead to mental health issues
    • Increase in leisure time
      • Positives
        • More free time for hobbies
        • Leisure holidays
        • Seeing family
        • Take up new hobbies
      • Negatives
        • Less money
        • Loss of social networks through work
        • Loss of purpose
    • Culture, religion, and beliefs
      • Reacting to changes are influenced by social issues (culture and religion)
        • Asian countries = emphasise on respect and family care for older people
          • Britain = focus on empowerment and independence

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