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VOLUME 7,
NUMBER 1, 2004
Intergenerational violence as a response
to changes in the post-modern society
Ksenija Ramovš
The article deals with intergenerational
violence in the light of the changes in the post-modern society.
The author defines and describes violence of elderly people
over youngsters and the opposite - the violence of youngsters
over elderly people and strengthens the cognitions with practical
examples. The results of the pilot case study "The violence
of youngsters over elderly people" are as well described
in this article. The last part of the article describes some
of the techniques of neutralisation at violent actions: denial
of the responsibility and damage, denial that the action
was wrong, call for greater loyalty, accusation of those
who impose the rules.
Key words: intergenerational violence,
elderly, youngsters, post-modern society, techniques of neutralisation
It is happening to her and to many others.
It shouldnt. - A study on elder abuse in Slovenia.
Simona Hvalič Touzery, Polona Felicijan
Elder abuse is very poorly researched in
Slovenia. This study is one of the first of the kind in Slovenia.
The results described in this article confirm some cognitions
of foreign researchers and offer to the readers some new
information. The authors describe in detail the risk factors
that potentially lead to elder abuse, they present a profile
of abused and abusers, describe the forms of abuses and their
frequency and briefly describe abuses in home environment
and in institutions.
Key words: elder abuse, elderly people,
research study
Evaluation of security alarm system for elderly
Mateja Nagode, Zinka Kolarič in Valentina Hlebec
The authors present and discuss the role of Life-Line telephone
system or telephone with red button as a technological device
that enables elderly to extend independent living at home
and to access social security services needed for everyday
living. Firstly, welfare systems for elderly in Europe are
presented and classified, followed by description of Slovenian
model of welfare system. The main part of the article consists
of results of two evaluations done in 1995 and 2001 in Ljubljana,
and discussion of the future role of the Life-Line telephone
system. Both evaluations shows that this system is very helpful
for ensuring necessary services for elderly (mostly over
80 years old) with serious health problems that want to live
at home. Since costs for maintaining the round the clock
security system are by far not provided by users several
options for sustaining and developing the security system
are discussed. It seems that expansion from local-municipal
centers toward regional centers could ensure enough users
to cover most costs needed to ensure continuous functioning
of the system and services.
Key-words: welfare systems for elderly, elderly,
Life-Line telephone system, users, survey data
The role of professional help in detabooisation
of death
Lidija Umek
The article deals with grieving after the death of the closest
relatives and shows in what way people respond to losses.
The difference between those who had professional help while
grieving and those who didn't have it, is explored. The focus
is as well on detabooisation of death and dying. The author's
study has shown that the way people deal with death and loss
has an important impact on them. Many times it is easier
for a person who lost somebody to push aside grieving, not
deal with the loss and not accept it, to live as if nothing
happened, preoccupy oneself with work etc. However, this
way a person carries all her life the hidden grief, looses
quality of life, and even increases her taboo of death. That
is why the professional help is of a great importance. It
helps individuals to discover the ways to deal with a loss,
and breaks the taboo.
Key words: death, dying, grieving,
help to mourner, detabooisation of death
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