Aging in Serbia in the Twentieth Century: A Gender Perspective

Abstract

The text sheds light on some research questions regarding the gender aspects of the past. It gives basic notes on accelerated demographic aging, as well as a historical review of the processes of aging in Serbia and gender inequality among the older generations, i.e. the feminization of the past. This work also includes presentations and perceptions of old age, thus older women, as well as how they are presented in domestic films.

Keywords

• demographic aging
• feminization of the past
• women of the third age
• presenting old age