Document Type : Special

Authors

• Fatemeh Vafaei Sadr ¹
• Mounes Sayyah ²

¹ PhD in Theology, Qom University, Iran

² Associate Professor, Department of Islamic Education, Sharif University of Technology, Tehran, Iran

Abstract

One of the most important challenges of the first century of the third millennium (the century of aging of the world's population) is the weakening of family and intergenerational relations, which in the past has functioned strongly to support the elderly members of families. The possibility of generational differences and conflicts in the future and with the formation of family centers, consisting of wife and spouse and children, creates less opportunity and possibility to protect the elderly and meet their essential needs. In Iran, too, the country is predicted to face an aging tsunami in the next two decades. Therefore, examining old age with a family approach is necessary as an opportunity or threat. In this article, we intend to study the lifestyle and common and objective conditions of old age in the current era with the help of library and documentary, descriptive and analytical-rational methods. Mention family relationships. Findings indicate that the possibility of caring for the elderly in the family is directly related to the interaction and collective responsibility of the family, which makes larger families more in crisis and less stress. Also, according to activity theory, there are solutions that can improve the quality of interaction with the elderly in the family. On the other hand, religious, scientific and accurate explanation of aging and its effects on the family can reduce the harm of aging in the family to some extent. Therefore, it should always be kept in mind that looking at the elderly at home is in fact an optimistic view of the not-too-distant future. With this view, we can look at childbearing from a futuristic perspective and examine the challenges and opportunities of children.

Keywords

• : Requirements of religion
• family
• population crisis
• social harm
• elderly in Islam