Since 1990, the International Seniors Day is celebrated annually on 1st October. (OSN, 2014) The composition and structure of the population is changing sharply. The average life expectancy is steadily rising, causing an increasing chance of long life to an old age. According to the data of the Czech Statistical Office, the expected life expectancy for women is 81.6 years and for men 75.8 years. Already in 2065, it is expected to increase the life expectancy for women 91 years and 87 years for men. (Štyglerová, 2013) In 2060, the highest proportion of older people is expected to reach 34 %, an absolute figure of 3.2 million people. At present (2017), the number of seniors is approximately 1.9 million, representing 17.9 %. According to the Czech Statistical Office forecasts (2014), the Czech Republic in 2100 will constitute the seniors one third of the total population. Keller (2009), in relation to demographic developments described above, states that population aging along with pension insurance reform can be the cause of intergenerational conflicts leading to de-consolidation and family fragility. According to the authors (Pichaud, Thareau, 1996, Klevetová, 2008, Keller, 2009, Sýkorová, 2004), however, the family is the most important value for the elderly. The decline in interpersonal and intergroup solidarity, according to Keller, is one of the most serious signs of the welfare crisis. As the main threat of desolidarization, Keller (2004) reports a decrease in the number of children born in families, which in turn leads to increased family fragility. The strategy of childlessness in the future will highlight the difficulties of the pension insurance system, which will no longer be able to provide all the elderly in the population. It follows from the above that demographic changes in society are one of the factors that affect the functioning of family relationships and intergenerational solidarity. Day 1st October is the day that we should re-promote the losing solidarity between the generations.
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