Finns’ and Ghanaian’s Cultural Perception of Ageing
Doku, Ebenezer Bright (2012)
Doku, Ebenezer Bright
Laurea-ammattikorkeakoulu
2012
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https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201301081179
https://urn.fi/URN:NBN:fi:amk-201301081179
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The Finnish population is rapidly ageing. My careful follow of the media reports shows that it is one of the great concerns expressed in the country. A press release by the Ministry of Social Affairs and Health in Finland shows that the Finnish ageing population is one of the major problems in Europe in general (Ministry of Social Affairs and Health, 2006).
Understanding the Finnish and Ghanaian cultures as to how they perceive ageing is detrimental in providing a richer understanding to how these two cultures understand ageing and provide concerns to how their lives are affected by ageing and their ageing populations.
A great combination of the various theoretical aspects is highly reflected in the study. The theoretical aspects of this study have been carefully selected to richly address the questions for the interview used for this study. Despite theoretical knowledge of ageing in the elderly care field, there is the need for clearer and better understanding as to how different cultures alike perceive ageing.
The study will compare the cultural perception of ageing between Finns and Ghanaians. It was therefore the objective of this study to give the opportunity to Finns and Ghanaians to express their own ideas, thoughts, and experiences on the subject matter that is still a top discussion. This study used a qualitative research method; the data collection method was focused on individual interviews. The participants were selected from the Ghanaian and Finnish communities in Finland. Five Ghanaians and five Finns within the ages twenty-five and sixty years were totally selected for the interview. The interview data gathered were analyzed using the content data analysis method for the study.
The findings of this study revealed that both informants have similar but also different concerns about ageing/their population ageing. Five main categories were formed as a result of the data analysis. They are human ageing, mental health, pension, generational conflict and services for the elderly. The findings revealed the ideas and experiences the informants have about ageing. The study shows that both cultures under study are affected vehemently about ageing.
Understanding the Finnish and Ghanaian cultures as to how they perceive ageing is detrimental in providing a richer understanding to how these two cultures understand ageing and provide concerns to how their lives are affected by ageing and their ageing populations.
A great combination of the various theoretical aspects is highly reflected in the study. The theoretical aspects of this study have been carefully selected to richly address the questions for the interview used for this study. Despite theoretical knowledge of ageing in the elderly care field, there is the need for clearer and better understanding as to how different cultures alike perceive ageing.
The study will compare the cultural perception of ageing between Finns and Ghanaians. It was therefore the objective of this study to give the opportunity to Finns and Ghanaians to express their own ideas, thoughts, and experiences on the subject matter that is still a top discussion. This study used a qualitative research method; the data collection method was focused on individual interviews. The participants were selected from the Ghanaian and Finnish communities in Finland. Five Ghanaians and five Finns within the ages twenty-five and sixty years were totally selected for the interview. The interview data gathered were analyzed using the content data analysis method for the study.
The findings of this study revealed that both informants have similar but also different concerns about ageing/their population ageing. Five main categories were formed as a result of the data analysis. They are human ageing, mental health, pension, generational conflict and services for the elderly. The findings revealed the ideas and experiences the informants have about ageing. The study shows that both cultures under study are affected vehemently about ageing.