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Livelihood, Living Condition And Coping Strategies Among Older Persons
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1.3 RESEARCH QUESTIONS
1. What are the means of livelihood available to older persons in Ojo Local Government?
2. What is the current socio-economic status of older persons in Ojo Local Government?
3. Have the livelihood of the older persons affected their living conditions?
4. What are the various formal and informal coping strategies available to older persons in Ojo Local Government?
5. Are the older persons still largely stigmatized or discriminated by others?
1.4 OBJECTIVES
1. To examine the means of livelihood available to older persons in Ojo Local Government.
2. To discover the current socio-economic status of older persons in Ojo Local Government
3. To examine if the livelihood of the older persons affects their living conditions
4. To investigate the various formal and informal coping strategies available to older persons in Ojo Local Government
5. To investigate the extent to which older persons are stigmatized in the area.
1.5 SIGNIFICANCE OF STUDY
The
findings of this study will be of immense benefit to the Government and
bodies like non-governmental organizations (NGO’s), Human Rights
Activists etc. Specifically it will help the government of Nigeria to
plan, given that; the problems faced by old people are exposed and
adequately addressed. In the same vein, it will add to the existing body
of knowledge in the field of gerontology or sociology of ageing by way
of the data, review of existing literature and recommendations that will
be proffered in the course of the study.
1.6 SCOPE OF THE STUDY
For
the purpose of the study, the scope of the research work would be an
examination of the livelihood, living conditions and coping strategies
among older persons in Ojo Local Government area of Lagos State.
1.7 DEFINITION OF TERMS
Livelihood
is a means of securing the necessities of life. It is a set of
activities which involved the securing of food, water, shelter, clothing
and the capacity to acquire above necessities working either
individually or as a group by using endowments (both human and material)
for meeting the requirements of the self and his/her household on a
sustainable basis with dignity (Wikipedia). This is the same thing
Abraham Maslow referred to as the ‘physiological stage’ in his hierarchy
of needs. It is something that provides income to live on, especially a
paid work (Encarta dictionary).
Living conditions are the factors or circumstances affecting or threatening the situation someone is living or working in.
Coping
strategy is the expecting conscious effort to solve personal and
interpersonal problems, and seeking to master, minimize or tolerate
stress or conflict (en.wikipedia.org/wiki/coping-strategy). Coping
strategies are the mechanism people put in place to counter the
conditions they find themselves.
Older Persons refers to people of
pensionable age. They are referred to as people who are in the last
phase of the human life cycle. These set of people are seen as the
dependent population. In some countries, it is 60 years and above while
in others, it is 65 years and above.
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ABSRACT - [ Total Page(s): 1 ]Older persons are known for wisdom because they have experienced more days or years on earth more than others. At some point in live, the older persons are disengage from their long life activities and thus, they are deprived of some basic things. The society had been structured that the older persons cannot hold some particular posts or performs some particular activities. The last ASUU-LASU strike has some of the elements of retirement as its core problem with the Government. The older persons ... Continue reading---
