Elderly Population in Modern Russia Between work, education and health /

• Main Authors: Grigoryeva, Irina (Author, http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Vidiasova, Lyudmila (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Dmitrieva, Alexandra (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut), Sergeyeva, Olga (http://id.loc.gov/vocabulary/relators/aut)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Cham : Springer International Publishing : Imprint: Springer, 2019.
• Edition: 1st ed. 2019.
• Subjects: Aging.; Geriatrics.; Maturation (Psychology).; Quality of life.; Geriatrics/Gerontology.; Personal Development.; Quality of Life Research.

This book compares the wellbeing of older Russian adults in the EU, USA, China, Japan, and Russia. Through providing a general overview of population ageing, social, economic and IT-literacy among older Russian adults, it fills the gap in quality of life research in developing and transition societi...

Table of Contents:

• 1. Introduction
• 2. An ageing population in the modern world
• 3. Age, work, and retirement: quality of life
• 4. What does it mean to be old? "Elderly" identity as a sociological problem
• 5. Health, adaptational medicine, or healing sicknesses
• 6. Social service for the elderly
• 7. Education ideas and ICT training practices for older persons
• 8. Internet as a platform for studying elderly social inclusion opportunities
• 9. The emotional experience of old age as a result of media work
• 10. Conclusion.