Kotlarska-Michalska, Anna2013-03-052013-03-052000Roczniki Socjologii Rodziny, 2000, tom 12, s.147 -159.0867-2059http://hdl.handle.net/10593/4896Sociologists making researches of various aspects of old age concentrate on: 1. Characteristic features of the old generation, 2. The position of the elderly in the society, 3. The position of the elderly in the family, 4. The situation of the elderly in the job-market, 5. Social needs of the elderly, 6. Loneliness and seclusion, 7. The process of retiring from social roles, 8. Values accepted and preferred by the elderly, 9. Roles played by the elderly, 10. Ways of living in social service institutions. From a sociological point of view the elderly are analysed as a social group and a generation. In sociological research old age is treated as a social problem, a social process and a way of living a life of an old-age pensioner. In the article a review of the current outcome of social research is made in order to construct the image of the elderly.plArtykuł