Kuhlmey J, Oehlert A
Z Alternsforsch. 1986 Jul-Aug;41(4):187-98.
By showing us the admission of seniors to a home for aged people the authors have given a topical example for the explanation that social self-help plays an important role for mastering this problematic situation. The for-life capability of the individual to manage the appearance of living-problems very consciously, the authors remark, represents the new quality of aged peoples self-help in socialism. They refer to the comprehensive possibilities for aged people to develop their personal active potencies and self confidence in a home for aged people. Individual unfolding that depends on the sociable conditions is mainly discussed in two parts of interrogation: What form and idea of aged people does the society have? How do the seniors think about the specific sociable function of homes for aged people? The direct importance of the individual conditions of self-help is emphasized by giving notes which refers to the age, sex, social status and state of health of the aged people in the homes for aged people of today.
通过向我们展示老年人入住养老院的情况，作者给出了一个具有现实意义的例子，用以解释社会自助在应对这一棘手状况中发挥着重要作用。作者指出，个体有意识地应对生活问题出现的终身能力，代表了社会主义社会中老年人自助的新特质。他们提及老年人在养老院有诸多机会发展个人的积极潜能并建立自信。依赖社交条件的个体发展主要在两个询问部分进行讨论：社会对老年人有怎样的形式和观念？老年人如何看待养老院的具体社交功能？通过提及当今养老院中老年人的年龄、性别、社会地位和健康状况等，强调了个体自助条件的直接重要性。
