POPULATION AGING, SOCIAL ISSUE AND THE PERFORMANCE OF SOCIAL SERVICES IN GUARANTEE OF THE RIGHTS OF THE ELDERLY

Authors

  • Maria Alessandra Soares Lira

Abstract

The main work was to approach the theme of aging in the perception of Social Service, moreover, points out the discussion about the warranty policy of the public aged, in the arena of capitalist interests. The job materialized by means of bibliographical research using primary and secondary sources, for analysis of the problem studied. Research is based on Marxist base as a method that has characterized the need for explanation of social phenomena, associated with the capitalist mode of production. Thus, the work came to discuss how the aging process arises while demand for the field of the social worker. In this way, it was inferred from analysis of perception of authors who discuss the topic of aging in capitalist society, in times of social rights regression. Because even though advances provided through the struggle in favor of social rights, the change of the Brazilian population profile is far from guaranteeing equal features for all citizens, being observed that aging is a reality in deficit, there was absence of various aspects including, since the lack of social, economic and political support, recessive conjuncture of social rights the increase of social inequality and the deepening of poverty associated with the accelerated growth of unemployment because of corporate changes arising from the world of work. Soon one realizes the indifference with which the State has treated the implementation of social policies, with the reduction of their budgets causing even more the promotion of targeted social policies and fragmented dismissed the old guy. Being identified many challenges for which the elderly could face.

Author Biography

Maria Alessandra Soares Lira

Assistente Social Residente do Hospital Universitário Lauro Wanderley (UFPB).

Published

2023-10-16

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