Where the Elderly Will Live: Case Study - Batak Elderly, North Sumatra, Indonesia

Nurman Achmad

2019

Abstract

The increase in life expectancy is reflected in the increasing number of elderly population (elderly) from year to year. Elderly is the last period of the human life cycle where life expectancy is worthy of the hopes and dreams of every elderly. However, where the elderly will live is a fundamental question which is still being debated. By carrying out these problems, this paper was made regardless of the success or failure of government efforts to empower the elderly. Using a qualitative phenomenological approach, researchers interviewed the elderly, elderly families and related stakeholders in handling the elderly's problems. The selection of the three groups of informants is intended to get answers from various groups. This research was conducted in Tanah Karo, Simalungun and Toba which are the dominant areas of the three Batak ethnicities in North Sumatra. The results of the field were analyzed using the NVivo device, it was found that there was a relationship between culture and individual desires which finally culture did not have full power over the elderly. The choice of where the elderly will live is greatly influenced by many factors besides the cultural factors themselves.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Achmad N. (2019). Where the Elderly Will Live: Case Study - Batak Elderly, North Sumatra, Indonesia.In Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP 3, ISBN 978-989-758-472-5, pages 427-432. DOI: 10.5220/0010055804270432

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icosop 319,
author={Nurman Achmad},
title={Where the Elderly Will Live: Case Study - Batak Elderly, North Sumatra, Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP 3,},
year={2019},
pages={427-432},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0010055804270432},
isbn={978-989-758-472-5},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 3rd International Conference on Social and Political Development - Volume 1: ICOSOP 3,
TI - Where the Elderly Will Live: Case Study - Batak Elderly, North Sumatra, Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-472-5
AU - Achmad N.
PY - 2019
SP - 427
EP - 432
DO - 10.5220/0010055804270432