IMAGE OF ELDERLY PEOPLE IN THE OPINION OF CHILDREN AT SCHOOL AGE

Abstract

Objectives The aim of this article is to demonstrate how class I to III students see older people. Material and methods A survey was conducted using the questionnaire survey as a research tool. The study was conducted in Czerwionka-Leszczyny and Książenice, towns located in the town and commune of Czerwionka-Leszczyny, in Rybnik district of Silesian Voivodship. The main criteria for the division of the research group were the gender and place of residence of young respondents. The chosen period of human development is not accidental, as it is at that time that the transition from superficiality to operational thinking takes place, which contributes to the deeper and more objective description of other people by children. Results Students, regardless of sex and place of residence, see caring caregivers in seniors. In their opinion, old age is the period when you can devote your time to the family. Conclusions The children's view seems far from stereotypical thinking about seniors.

Keywords

• survey
• elderly people
• senility
• social perception of children
• children at school age