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http://dx.doi.org/10.22156/CS4SMB.2022.12.03.171

Using Photovoice A Study on the Perception of Death Readiness in Babyboomer Retirees  

Chung, Ju-Young (KFHI Social Value Business Headquarters)
Lee, Mi-Ran (Dept. of Social Welfare, Kosin University)
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Journal of Convergence for Information Technology / v.12, no.3, 2022 , pp. 171-177 More about this Journal
Abstract
The retirement of the Korean baby boomer generation has become a major factor in an aging society as a large proportion of the population has moved from the middle-aged to the elderly. In addition, after being busy working at a structured workplace for over 30 years, after retirement, they could not adapt to the unstructured environment, causing depression and leading to social problems such as the risk of suicide. research was needed. This study uses photovoice to in-depth research on the research question of how retirees' perception of death preparation, who wants to live a life prepared until death, is used. This is the purpose of this study. The study participants were 7 baby boomer retirees, the data were collected for 2 months, and the perception derived as a result of analyzing the photos, explanations, and in-depth interviews taken by the subject analysis method was used to prepare It was a necessity for education. In the discussion of this study, it is urgent to develop a death preparation education program that can help the baby boomer retirees, and I would like to suggest that the cooperation of local organizations in charge of the program is necessary. This study is meaningful in that it presents basic data in preparing social welfare policy measures for the elderly after retirement through the awareness of death preparations of baby boomer retirees.
Keywords
Baby Boomers; Retirees; Death Preparation; Social Welfare Policy; Photovoice;
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