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In die Skriflig

versão On-line ISSN 2305-0853
versão impressa ISSN 1018-6441

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BALOYI, Magezi E.. A pastoral investigation into some of the challenges associated with aging and retirement in the South African context. In Skriflig (Online) [online]. 2015, vol.49, n.3, pp.1-10. ISSN 2305-0853.  http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/IDS.V49I3.1866.

This article is a contribution to a project that congratulates from the work of George Lotter, a pastor, pastoral counsellor and academic who wrote much on matters relating to pastoral care and counselling. Elderliness and retirement can be understood as a period in the lives of elderly people that allows them to rest after a long life of activity and service. From another point of view, old age is also a time that offers pastoral caregivers an opportunity to care for people who have contributed to their families and society. Pastoral caregivers have an important role to play in the lives of elderly people. This applies particularly to elderly black South Africans, who often find themselves confronted by poverty and other related problems. This article investigates the challenges and problems affecting retired and elderly black South Africans with particular focus on the economic impact of aging and its influence on family relationships in the lives of elderly people. To conclude: it is the duty of pastoral caregivers to search for and establish guidelines for the roles the church can play in improving elderly people's quality of life.

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