Self-perception during the Transition to the Fourth Age in the
Czech Republic

J 2018

Self-perception during the Transition to the Fourth Age in the Czech Republic

GALČANOVÁ, Lucie and Marcela PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ

Basic information

Original name

Self-perception during the Transition to the Fourth Age in the Czech Republic

Name in Czech

Sebepercepce v průběhu tranzice do čtvrtého věku v České republice

Authors

GALČANOVÁ, Lucie (203 Czech Republic, guarantor, belonging to the institution) and Marcela PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ (203 Czech Republic, belonging to the institution)

Edition

Ethnologie française, Presses Universitaires de France, 2018, 0046-2616

Other information

Language

English

Type of outcome

Článek v odborném periodiku

Field of Study

50401 Sociology

Country of publisher

France

Confidentiality degree

není předmětem státního či obchodního tajemství

References:

URL

RIV identification code

RIV/00216224:14230/18:00101016

Organization unit

Faculty of Social Studies

DOI

http://dx.doi.org/10.3917/ethn.183.0413

Keywords (in Czech)

Čtvrtý věk; sebepercepce; identita; vyvazování; agency

Keywords in English

Fourth age; Self-perception; Identity; Disengagement; Agency

Abstract

V originále

As the overall population ages, a growing number of people reach what has been called fourth age, a period of life that combines advanced age with a certain level of disability and a need for personal assistance. Although some researchers associate the fourth age with “social death” and invoke methodological difficulties in conducting research with this population, this essay offers an alternative interpretation based on the oral narratives of a group of fourth-age participants. Indeed, we found that their reflections concerning this transitional period demonstrated differing degrees of agency and provide insights into the ways in which the older people form and negotiate their self-perceptions and sense of identity.

Links

GA15-03156S, research and development project

Name: Čtvrtý věk: identita disability v době aktivního stárnutí

Investor: Czech Science Foundation

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GALČANOVÁ, Lucie and Marcela PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ. Self-perception during the Transition to the Fourth Age in the Czech Republic. Ethnologie française. Presses Universitaires de France, 2018, vol. 48, No 3, p. 413-426. ISSN 0046-2616. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3917/ethn.183.0413.

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GALČANOVÁ, Lucie and Marcela PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ. Self-perception during the Transition to the Fourth Age in the Czech Republic. \textit{Ethnologie fran\c caise}. Presses Universitaires de France, 2018, vol.~48, No~3, p.~413-426. ISSN~0046-2616. Available from: https://dx.doi.org/10.3917/ethn.183.0413.

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