Title (croatian) Žensko iskustvo migracija i starenja – pogled s otokâ Title (english) Female Experience of Migration and Ageing – the Perspective from the Islands Author Sonja Podgorelec Author Mario Bara Author's institution Institute for Migration and Ethnic Studies Author's institution Catholic University of Croatia Scientific / art field, SOCIAL SCIENCES Abstract (croatian) Rad je rezultat istraživanja osobitosti migracija i njihova utjecaja na starenje žena u specifičnom prostoru otoka, uzrokâ i društvenih posljedica tih procesa te razmatranja nekih domena kvalitete života važnih starim ljudima. Uz pregled teorijskih radova autori svojevrsnim isprepletanjem podataka prikupljenih metodama analize sekundarnih podataka, promatranja i polustrukturiranog intervjua nastoje objasniti starenje u prostoru hrvatskih otoka s pozicija uloge roda. Kvalitativni podaci prikupljeni su tijekom više istraživanja u okviru projekta »Utjecaj migracija na regionalni razvoj Hrvatske« od 2003. do 2013. U fokusu analize pretežno su iskustva starijih žena koje žive u malim otočnim zajednicama, definiranim na temelju sličnosti gospodarskih, društvenih i psiholoških parametara neovisno o veličini otoka. Podaci predstavljeni u radu upućuju na to da starenje žena na otocima i kvaliteta života u starosti ovise o brojnim čimbenicima – (ne)sudjelovanju u migracijama njih samih ili članova njihovih obitelji, veličini zajednice u kojoj žive, stupnju izoliranosti otoka, kvaliteti postojeće infrastrukture, njihovu zdravlju, stupnju uključenosti u društveni život itd. Ono što je zajedničko starim ženama bez obzira na specifičnost pojedinačnoga životnog ciklusa ili otok na kojem žive visoka je razina aktivnosti do duboke starosti. Zaključak je rada da se u narednom razdoblju, na osnovi postojećih demografskih trendova, očekuje nastavak procesa starenja stanovništva hrvatskih otoka, porast broja staračkih samačkih kućanstava u kojima u znatno većem broju žive žene, nastavak ravnopravnosti u podjeli uloga između otočana i otočanki u domeni rada izvan kuće, a zadržavanje »ženskih uloga« unutar doma i u skrbi za starije (profesionalno ili volonterski), što će produbiti neke probleme vezane uz kvalitetu života stanovnika malih otočnih zajednica.
Abstract (english) This paper is result of research on the specificities of migration and their influence on the aging of women in particular island surroundings as well as on the causes and social consequences of these processes. It also discusses certain domains of the quality of life valued by the elderly. In addition to providing a theoretical overview, the authors present data collected by methods of secondary data analysis, and observation and semi-structured interviews in an effort to provide insight into aging on the Croatian islands from a gender standpoint. The qualitative data used were collected during several researches carried out from 2003 to 2013 within the project entitled “The influence of migrations on the regional development of Croatia”. The analysis focuses mainly on the experience of elderly women who live in small island communities, defined on the basis of similar economic, social and psychological parameters regardless of the island size. The data presented in this paper indicate that the aging of women on the islands and the quality of their life in later years are dependent on a number of factors – personal or family member (non)involvement in migration, size of the community in which they live, degree of island isolation, quality of existing infrastructure, personal health, degree of participation in social life etc. Additionally, notwithstanding their individual specific life cycle or the island on which they reside, a high level of activity into very old age is a common denominator for elderly island women. In conclusion, due to current demographic trends, the authors expect the continuation of the process of population aging on the Croatian islands, increase in the number of predominantly female single households and continuation of equality in the division of roles between island males and females outside the home, with concurrent maintaining of “female roles” in the home and in caring for the elderly (professionally or volunteer), which will strengthen some quality of life related issues for the inhabitants of small island communities.
Keywords (croatian)
žene
migracije
starenje
otoci
otočna zajednica
Keywords (english)
women
migration
ageing
islands
island community
Language croatian Publication type Scientific paper - Preliminary note / Short communication Publication status Published Peer review Peer review - international Publication version Published version Journal title Migracijske i etničke teme Numbering vol. 30, no. 3, pp. 379-404 p-ISSN 1333-2546 e-ISSN 1848-9184 DOI https://doi.org/10.11567/met.30.3.5 URN:NBN urn:nbn:hr:303:916460 Publication 2014 Document URL https://hrcak.srce.hr/135717 Type of resource Text Access conditions Open access Terms of use Created on 2024-09-12 08:32:49
