Social Factors
- Created by: Grace.2006
- Created on: 13-03-23 09:36
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- Social Factors
- Social life
- Decline
- Poor health
- Poverty
- Isolation
- Improve
- More time
- Less commitments to work
- Uptake in new hobbies
- Decline
- 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
- Increase
- 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
- Positives
- 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
- Asian countries = emphasise on respect and family care for older people
- Reacting to changes are influenced by social issues (culture and religion)
- Social life
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