MODERN ELDERLY: VIEWS OF YOUNG PEOPLE AND THE ELDERLY.

This article presents the results of a 2016 spring opinion poll survey of elderly persons and young adults regarding perceptions and views of senior citizens in the Russian Federation. The processes of social transformation effecting modern society have brought about marked differences in perceptions among and between generations. The rapid ageing of the elderly population leads to generation gaps in areas such as attitudes, skills, opportunities, independent living factors and technology usage, especially ICT, between elderly and young people. A variant view may be that these intergenerational gaps may be exaggerated. Long-term intergenerational relationships reflect a pendulous phenomenon in that periods of conflict are interspersed with periods of higher levels of mutuality in values and perceptions. The perceptions of young and elderly persons in matters of preferred activities at old age, choice in places of residence and specific forms of care and services are of particular concern. In this regard, a significant expansion in the range of activities in old age is noticeable. This is particularly obvious when factors such as the absence of care of grandchildren by grandparents, permit increased focus on their own interests and quality of life. This article discusses the results of research on the intergenerational aspects of these relationships. Elements of this research were previously reported at the SGEM conference in 2014. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

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