Nord universitet Fakultet for samfunnsvitenskap, UiT Norges arktiske universitet Fakultet forhumaniora samfunnsvitenskap og laerarutdanning, Bodø, Norway.
UiT Norges arktiske universitet Fakultet for humaniora, samfunnsvitenskap og laererutdanning, Tromsø, Norway.
Int J Circumpolar Health. 2023 Dec;82(1):2196763. doi: 10.1080/22423982.2023.2196763.
This article explored experiences of ageing from interviews with a sample drawn from a population living in a North Sami community. Our focus is on older adult's involvement in activities that emphasise and maintain them as participants in specific kinds of activities that require knowledge, skills and mentorship, and to what degree it provides them with social capital and ethnic identity. We present data from in-depth interviews with female and male inhabitants ranging from 29 to 75 years of age. Thematic analysis of the data indicates that social capital and identity are particularly apparent within three contexts: 1. family and social relationships, 2. reindeer herding and other traditional labour and 3. Sami language. We conclude that older people hold vital positions in the local community regarding these three contexts. They transfer and reproduce cultural competence, and they manifest their roles and positions as active and valuable cultural members and practical contributors to the community. Their cultural involvement is not performed for their own advantage but is a regular part of their everyday lives, benefiting their special position within this sociocultural context and creating social capital.
本文通过对生活在北萨米社区的人群进行抽样访谈，探讨了老龄化的体验。我们的重点是老年人参与强调并保持他们作为特定类型活动参与者的活动，这些活动需要知识、技能和指导，以及这些活动在多大程度上为他们提供社会资本和族群认同。我们展示了对年龄在 29 至 75 岁之间的男性和女性居民进行深入访谈的数据。对数据的主题分析表明，社会资本和身份在三个背景下尤为明显：1. 家庭和社会关系，2. 驯鹿养殖和其他传统劳动，3. 萨米语。我们的结论是，老年人在这三个背景下在当地社区中占据着重要地位。他们传递和复制文化能力，表现出他们作为积极和有价值的文化成员以及对社区实际贡献者的角色和地位。他们的文化参与不是为了自己的利益，而是他们日常生活的一部分，这使他们在这个社会文化背景下获得特殊地位并创造社会资本。
