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KMID : 0895320170260020123
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Korean Journal of Research in Gerontology
2017 Volume.26 No. 2 p.123 ~ p.133
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Understanding Korean Older Adults Based on the Theories of Successful Aging
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Kim Won-Kyung
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Abstract
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The present article aimed at reviewing theories of successful aging and reconceptualizing growing old and Korean older adults in the aged society. Disengagement theory, activity theory, selective optimization with compensation (SOC), and Rowe and Kahn’s model of successful aging were reviewed and compared in terms of the foundations of conceptualizations of aging, basic assumptions of theories. It is emphasized that older adults should be reconsidered as they are becoming old with their physical, psychological and social aging. It is also emphasized that the theories of successful aging should be eclectically applied to understand the elderly.
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KEYWORD
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Aged Society, Successful Aging, Disengagemnt Theory, Activity Theory, Selective Optimization with Compensation
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