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Sociology and Anthropology Vol. 7(8), pp. 337 - 345
DOI: 10.13189/sa.2019.070802
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The Strength of "Grey Ties": A Case Study of Self-managed Community Centres for Elderly People in Tuscia District - Italy
Tony Urbani *
Department of Disucom, Tuscia University, Italy
ABSTRACT
The present work aims to overturn the common belief about elderly people as passive subject benefited by social welfare, showing an unedited vision of active and leading senior citizen in local communities. This qualitative-quantitative research is based on 393 cases divided in 21 social centres in Viterbo district in Italy demonstrate that social capital in specific environment is a flywheel for trust, health and happiness for senior citizen. This study shows that social capital could reduce daily hospitalization and medicines consumption for elderly. The community centres for elderly people managed by ANCeSCAO NGO are case of excellence, where remain critical issues, e.g. communication and conflicts, despite critical issues, they could be also a bridge for new welfare for seniors, an empowering and enabler social welfare, where bottom-up processes are balanced with top-down.
KEYWORDS
Social Capital, Health, Elderly People, Welfare, NGO, Happiness
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(a). IEEE Format:
[1] Tony Urbani , "The Strength of "Grey Ties": A Case Study of Self-managed Community Centres for Elderly People in Tuscia District - Italy," Sociology and Anthropology, Vol. 7, No. 8, pp. 337 - 345, 2019. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2019.070802.
(b). APA Format:
Tony Urbani (2019). The Strength of "Grey Ties": A Case Study of Self-managed Community Centres for Elderly People in Tuscia District - Italy. Sociology and Anthropology, 7(8), 337 - 345. DOI: 10.13189/sa.2019.070802.