EMOTIONAL STATUS AND NETWORK-BASED WELFARE OF OLDER ADULTS IN RUSSIA
The study covers the effects of the information and technological revolution on the shifts in the social structure of the contemporary Russian society. It analyzes the influence of the unprecedented demographic changes on the dynamics and structure of the sustainable welfare, as well as the new hierarchy of older adults’ needs. The authors have introduced the concepts of «emotional status» and «network-based welfare» that enable to assess the psychological perception of the reality and the synergetic effect from socialization through network technology. The study justifies the necessity of integrating older adults in the Internet community for widening their opportunities of social self-identification and realizing multiple segments of the human potential.