ACTIVE AGEING IN POST-MODERN SOCIETY

Current scientific monograph in the field of social gerontology.

Ageing in a post-modern society is one of the most complex developments globally and poses a high risk. It’s something that was unimaginable a decade ago; we could not have foreseen it! Post-modern society is not in favour of the elderly, which is a great paradox, as post-modern society is an ageing society characterised by longevity, low birth rates and, consequently, a very high proportion of the elderly population. Also, in a capitalist-oriented post-modern society, the qualities of older people, such as prudence, wisdom, patience, experience etc., are not valued. The elderly are simply too slow and too cautious for the risky and hyperactive world of post-modern capital. Above all, post-modern society seems to fear and despise age. As if it is a disease anomaly that can be avoided by certain measures, and not a natural process in human life. Western people actually fear and are horrified by ageing and death.

The scientific monograph Active Ageing in Post-modern Society confronts precisely these problems and sheds light on them in the light of theoretical and practical findings of experts in social gerontology.