TARİHSEL SÜREÇTE YAŞLININ TOPLUMSAL STATÜSÜ

The aim of this study is to reveal the changes in social status elderly persons historical process. concepts old age and aging, which have become focus attention all over world our country with rapid change demographic structure, been a subject that people interested since Ancient Age. Since information about period before invention writing very limited, current studies generally tried society by inferring from literary works. Therefore, it has possible reach some elderly, depending on mythological, philosophical, faith-related discussions started discovery 5500 years ago. On other hand, according obtained archaeological studies, understood could not settle certain place lead nomadic life prehistoric due necessity meeting their nutritional needs. Mankind, who met soil process, turned agricultural activities down. Societies achieved stable production thanks agriculture interacted nature cultivating relationship taught societies methods testing failing natural events. period, had whose opinions were respected listened to, increasing experience. Along industrialization process (especially 19th century), expectancy began increase significant improvement living health conditions, an population occurred. This, turn, led transformations life, was effective experiencing new defined as aging or Demographic Transformation. transformation modern structure changed conditions created perception aging.