Social Inclusion and Older Adults Flashcards
what are social networks?
web of relationships
what are social supports?
any help/resource exchanged in a social network
what is social capital?
shared values/resources allowing individuals to achieve common goal
what are some critiques of age-friendly initiatives?
- unsustainable funding
- lack of actual implementation
- assumes certain kind of active aging
- federal/provincial responsibility passed down to municipal, which don’t have enough money for budget
what is the opposite of social isolation?
social integration/connection
what are some individual (micro) factors of social isolation?
- bad health
- low income
- life course isolation
what are some family/household (micro) factors of social isolation?
- distance from family
- bereavement
- living arrangement
what are some community/neighbourhood level (meso) factors of social isolation?
- urban design
- opportunities for social interaction
- access to transportation / walkability
what are some broader level (macro) factors of social isolation?
- family sizes changing
- industrialization
- age relations
what does it mean for social isolation to be individualized?
individuals are responsible for own solutions to own isolation rather than public responsibility
what kind of relationship do isolation and health have?
bi-directional relationship
what are some community outcomes of social isolation?
- less passing down of knowledge
- reinforcement of ageism
- less intergenerational interactions
according to Weldrick and Grenier, what is the objective definition of social isolation?
number of social connections
according to Weldrick and Grenier, what is the subjective definition of social isolation?
experience of loneliness
according to Weldrick and Grenier, why is it important to incorporate both subjective and objective definitions of social isolation?
including both provides more indicators of social isolation
