In the modern society, the extention of the average life span due to the improvement in the standard of living and the development of medical science.
The number of elderly people is increasing rapidly and these vairous changes have caused the matte...
In the modern society, the extention of the average life span due to the improvement in the standard of living and the development of medical science.
The number of elderly people is increasing rapidly and these vairous changes have caused the matter of caring for the elderly people and the industrialization and nuclearization of the family the situation in which elderly life becomes independent of their childern is increased. So the purpose of this study is to help those who are in the young-aged of 55-65, establish a concrete plan for more comfortable elderly life by studying their actual preparation for old age and by their idea of attitude of elderly life. Also this paper will be basic data to work out a plan of personal, family, social, national dimension in welfare policy of old people.
The result of this study can be summarizing as followed
First, many young-aged people were thought to be independent of their children.
However, different from the hypothesis, the average group(high school graduates, female, high income)show more intention to be self - supportive.
Second, In the present situation of Korea the image of a paid old-age institution is very positive.
Third, In this paper, the preparation for elderly life of old age was devided four parts.(physical preparation, economic preparation, emotional preparation, leisure preparation and total preparation)is not well.
Finally, The priority order is physical preparation, emotional preparation, economic preparation, leisure preparation and the results are differ, according to their educational background, income, religion and the idea of a paid old-age institution.
I give several advices based on the result of study to person, famliy, society and government.
First. It is need to prepare for their old age individually and grow the expert and family relationship progress program
Second, Our society have old-age institution for very the poor-aged or very the rich-aged and there is not institution for the middle-aged. So it is necessary to develope the various the old-institution for aged.
Third, most of the young-aged are an active. Social group or government have to educate them then they can be volenteer for community, society, nation. Also it is necessary to promote leisure develoments on the aspect of real public welfare.