Age-Friendly City Is More Than Ramps and Elevators: How Society Shapes Aging?

A sociologist, discussing the difference between support and deprivation of autonomy for older people within families, said: "In many families, when a person begins to need care, decision-making may gradually shift from the individual to their children or other family members. Yet even a person who is physically dependent on others can have a say about where they live, their relationships, personal affairs, and many everyday decisions."

A sociologist, referring to the difference between supporting and depriving people in their old age by families, said: In many families, when a person needs care, decision-making may be gradually transferred from him to his children or other family members; This is while even a person who is physically dependent on others can have an opinion about their living place, relationships, personal affairs and many daily decisions.