Social Isolation and Demographic Problems of Border Territories: Theoretical Analysis and Application in Migration Studies

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Saryglar S., Shakhova E., Borisova O.

The general goal of the paper is connected with the analysis of aging of the population of modern Russia, identification of the disorganizing factors leading to social exclusion and social inequality of the senior age groups and in turn to conflict situations, social tension in society in general. The problem of removal or mitigation of processes of social exclusion, the analysis of processes of integration of old people in society, adequate to social and economic, political, and cultural realities of the present stage of development, development and realization of the state gerontology policy need in serious scientific providing, and demand both for new approaches and absolutely other scales of development of sociology. Paper bases on theoretical analysis of the existing literature about social exclusion and its correlations with social processes in the modern border societies. Authors empathize three general directions in the development of contemporary science about ageing: study about the ageing as a process in its biological and psychological dimension; institutional approach, focusing on problems of social—economic status and social roles of the elderly people; and, historical—cultural approach, comparing different notions about the ageing and social approaches to estimate it. A question for discussion was stated—how to use knowledge about social exclusion in migration researches in border areas.

Keywords: migration, demography, social exclusion, border areas

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Advances in Natural, Human-Made, and Coupled Human-Natural Systems Research

Vol. 234: Advances in Natural, Human-Made, and Coupled Human-Natural Systems Research. Lecture Notes in Networks and System. Issue 1. , Springer, 2023.