Radno i socijalno pravo

Проф. др Миомира Костић, Социјална заштита остарелих људи код нас, Радно и социјално право, стр. 41-64, ХГУ (1/2010)

чињеницу да су сви активни будући неактивни. Старе особе су свој допринос друштвеном напретку већ дале и зато у току трајања трећег и четвртог доба имају пуно право да од друштва очекују заштиту и помоћ. Отуда потичу основна обележја социјалног положаја старих људи која у себи носе ризик дискриминације/виктимизације по њих.

Miomira Kostié, Ph.D. Associate Professor, University of Nis, Law School

SOCIAL PROTECTION OF ELDERLY PERSONS IN SERBIA

Summary

The status position of the elder persons, in some specific conditions of the social environment, is limited by their unemployed position and economical, emotional and social load for the younger. But there is an objective gradualy limited fact that all active persons are future unactive part of the population. The elder persons have already given their contribution to the social progress, so during the ,,third“ and the ,, fourth" period of their lifes, they have all rights to expect help and protection from the society. If young persons have power of making decisions and running the social courses, than influencing to the social position of elder, they also influence to the quality of their own future. In this article, there are several different parts. At the introduction, as in the first part of the article, there are some characteristics of the old age. Also, it is pointed out that the number of old persons is greater every day, as the world’s phenomenon, as well as the consequences of that fact. Than, after that it is pointed out on the Serbian legislative which directly or indirectly makes the position of social security of elderly persons, in great numbers of legislative acts and state strategies.

Key words: elder, social security, discrimination, ageism, victimity, prevention, Serbia

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