Symposium: (5th ISA Forum of Sociology (6-11 July 2025))

RC11 Sociology of Aging

Program Coordinators: Lucie VIDOVICOVA (Masaryk University, Czech Republic) and Sandra TORRES (Uppsala University, Sweden)

Monday, 7 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Elder Abuse and Neglect
Session Organizer: Jolanta PEREK-BIALAS
Chair: Jolanta PEREK-BIALAS

11:00-12:45

Addressing Gentrification, Displacement, and Health Among Older Adults
Session Organizers: Ronica ROOKS and Joyce WEIL
Chair: Sandra TORRES

Older Men
Session Organizers: Marcela PETROVA KAFKOVA and Iva SMIDOVA
Chair: Clary KREKULA

13:00-14:45

Dignified Aging in the Digital Age? (Part I)
Session Organizers: Ana VUKOVIC and Prof. Jelica STEFANOVIC STAMBUK
Chair: Ana VUKOVIC

Older Persons, Stuggles, Conflicts and Modern Risks
Session Organizer: Svetlana NEDVEDOVA
Chair: Svetlana NEDVEDOVA

15:00-16:45

Dignified Aging in the Digital Age? (Part II)
Session Organizers: Ana VUKOVIC and Prof. Jelica STEFANOVIC STAMBUK
Chair: Prof. Jelica STEFANOVIC STAMBUK

Tuesday, 8 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Aging and Issues of Illness, Medical Care and Wellbeing
Session Organizers: Bouchta EZZIANI, Ouafae ELARABI and Ahmed SELIM
Chair: Bouchta EZZIANI

Young Migrants in Ageing Societies
Session Organizer: Mateusz KAROLAK
Chair: Edward OMENI

11:00-12:45

Autonomy, Agency and Power in Care Relationships
Session Organizer: Marcela PETROVA KAFKOVA
Chair: Marcela PETROVA KAFKOVA

Middle-Aged and Older Adults’ Intergenerational Support and Wellbeing
Session Organizer: Pei-Chun KO
Chair: Pildoo SUNG

13:00-14:45

Happy and Positive Topics in Ageing
Session Organizer: Marcela PETROVA KAFKOVA
Chair: Martin LAKOMÝ

15:00-16:45

Methodological Issues in Age and Ageing Research
Session Organizer: Lucie VIDOVICOVA
Chair: Grazina RAPOLIENE

19:00-20:30

RC11 Business Meeting

Wednesday, 9 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Tech-Enhanced in Aging? Exploring the Intersection of Aging and Technology
Session Organizer: Vera GALLISTL
Chair: Marcela PETROVA KAFKOVA

11:00-12:45

Cup, Room, House, Neighbourhood, World: The Materialities and Environments of Ageing
Session Organizer: Vera GALLISTL
Chair: Maliga NAIDOO

13:00-14:45

Cross-National Life-Course and Aging Research
Session Organizer: Esteban CALVO
Chair: Petra ŽIŠT

15:00-16:45

Aging in a Rapidly Changing Social and Urban Environment
Session Organizer: Maliga NAIDOO
Chair: Maliga NAIDOO

Sociology of Age, Body, and Identity
Session Organizer: Ronica ROOKS
Chair: Ronica ROOKS

19:00-20:30

Intergenerational Solidarity
Session Organizer: Chris GILLEARD
Chair: Chris GILLEARD

Thursday, 10 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Older Adult Health
Session Organizer: Eric VOGELSANG
Chair: Bernhard WEICHT

Quelle Protection Sociale Pour Quelle Agisime (French / Spanish)
Session Organizer: Abdelhadi EL HALHOULI
Chair: Elqarfaoui KHADIJA

11:00-12:45

Older Adult Health II
Session Organizer: Francisca ORTIZ
Chair: Katerina BEJI SEDLACKOVA

Vulnerabilities of Children and Older People: A Linking-Ages Perspective on Experiences of Violence
Session Organizers: Anne RAMOS and Anna Elisabeth WANKA

15:00-16:45

The Nexus of Ageing and Migration: Expanding the Sociological Imagination in Migrancy, Migration and Ageing
Session Organizers: Sandra TORRES and Alistair HUNTER
Chair: Christina VICTOR

19:00-20:30

Beyond the Safety Net: Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Old-Age Poverty
Session Organizer: Otto GERDINA
Chair: Jolanta PEREK-BIALAS

Friday, 11 July 2025

09:00-10:45

Work and Retirement: Understanding Patterns, Desires and Plans
Session Organizer: Jolanta PEREK-BIALAS
Chair: Otto GERDINA

11:00-12:45

New Ageing Populations
Session Organizer: Lucie VIDOVICOVA
Chair: Svetlana NEDVEDOVA

13:00-14:45

Innovative Topics, Unbeaten Paths and Emerging Issues: Open Session / English
Session Organizer: Lucie VIDOVICOVA
Chair: Lucie VIDOVICOVA