Social status and quality of life older person

Abstract

The constant increase in the proportion of older people in the entire population is becoming an influential socio-demographic trend in almost all developed countries. Advances in health care, taking control of a number of dangerous diseases, and improving the level and quality of life lead to an increase in the average life expectancy of people. Humanity is aging and this is becoming a serious problem, the solution of which must be tested at the global level.

The article examines the global demographic imbalance, the growth in the number of older people in the world, the social status of older people in the Republic of Kazakhstan, the protection of their rights and social problems, as well as ways of providing social support. The main directions of social policy pursued by the state are analyzed.

Features of old age, a special role of a person in the system of cyclical life, in which old age reflects the general prospect of self-development. The concepts of “elderly person”, “elderly people”, “long- livers” were also analyzed. The main directions of the science of gerontology, which studies the laws of aging and indicators that measure the demographic aging of society, have been identified.

In addition, a special quantitative study was conducted of various integrations in the development of society, the gap between the older generation and the next generation, the stages of socialization of each generation to change their lifestyle, and the main problems of older people were identified.

Key words: elderly people, longevity, social status, social risks, socialization.