Seniors' position in society

The thesis Seniors´ position in society is focused on the social issues of age and aging in society. The aim of the thesis is to determine how generations (young generation, generation of middle-aged and seniors) perceives the seniors. The theoretical part of the thesis gradually explains the key terms that relate to the issues. Individual chapters are focused on the developmental stages of life, the demographic trends, the aging and age, the age and seniors, the quality of life of seniors, seniors and society, seniors and families and seniors and the state. In the practical part of the thesis is an analysis of statistical data with focusing on the demographic aging. Within the framework of empirical research was used qualitative method. In the practical part of the thesis the interviews with representatives of the young generation, the generation of middle-aged and seniors were analyzed. The analysis is divided into thematic units such as perceptions of aging, age and seniors, the perceptions of the quality of life of seniors, the leisure times of seniors, the society in context with old age, the media in context with old age, intergenerational relationships and family and Czech Republic's pension system. The results of the empirical research are summarized based on research questions