STRATEGIES FOR THE RESILIENCE OF OLDER PEOPLE

The relevance of the problem of older people resilience is caused by scientific and practical interest in finding models and ways to develop human compensatory capabilities at the stage of late ontogenesis. The modern approach to aging changes the pessimistic view on this period of human life as the final, associated with the withering and fading of vital functions, to the optimistic one, considering the period of late ontogenesis as a stage of continuing human development. The aim of the work is to identify the features and main types of strategies for the resilience of older people. In accordance with the research problem, the analysis of data from a sociological survey was carried out, which allowed us to identify the level of resilience based on indicators that are important for measuring and monitoring the main aspects of the well-being of older people-life satisfaction, involvement in social relations, happiness, confidence in the future. The research methodology is based on the operationalization of the concepts of «resilience» and «inequality», which made it possible to identify the sources of inequality in the aspect of mental practices – thoughts, beliefs, ideas about their own role in ensuring well-being.  This approach is primarily due to the psychological nature of the phenomenon of resilience as a special experience that guarantees a person the ability to act in complex, uncertain situations as effectively as possible. The result of the study. The parameters of differentiation of resilience strategies of elderly people are justified, the specifics and types of resilience strategies in the period of late ontogenesis are revealed. Analysis of data from a sociological survey of older people revealed the resources of resilience, which include the well-being of family and loved ones and the ability to make decisions and implement plans. The quality of social subjectivity was revealed, which prevents the maintenance of the quality of life and the increase of the resilience of people in old age; this is the shifting of responsibility onto others with the entrenched position «you owe me».