"The Strength of "Grey Ties
A Case Study of Self-managed Community Centres for Elderly People in Tuscia District - Italy
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 13091013 |
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| Authors | Tony Urbani (Università degli Studi della Tuscia, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Volume | 7 |
| Issue | 8 |
| Pages | 337-345 |
| Publication date | 2019-09-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Sociology and Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2331-6187 • E-ISSN: 2331-6179 |
| Publisher | Horizon Research Publishing Co., Ltd. (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.13189/sa.2019.070802 |
| OpenAlex | W2988445864 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 4 |
The present work aims to overturn the common belief about elderly people as passive subject benefited by social welfare, showing an unedited vision of active and leading senior citizen in local communities. This qualitative-quantitative research is based on 393 cases divided in 21 social centres in Viterbo district in Italy demonstrate that social capital in specific environment is a flywheel for trust, health and happiness for senior citizen. This study shows that social capital could reduce daily hospitalization and medicines consumption for elderly. The community centres for elderly people managed by ANCeSCAO NGO are case of excellence, where remain critical issues, e.g. communication and conflicts, despite critical issues, they could be also a bridge for new welfare for seniors, an empowering and enabler social welfare, where bottom-up processes are balanced with top-down
Business · Demographic economics · Economic growth · Economics · Interpersonal ties · Social science · Socioeconomics · Sociology · Innovative Approaches in Technology and Social Development · Management, Economics, and Public Policy · Medicine · Urban Planning and Valuation · Gerontology
| Highly cited | No |
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