„Universitatea Vârstei a Treia“ – incluziune socială şi maturitate spirituală în comunitate

Abstract

Identity exclusion is where we avoid exploring alternatives and accept, often uncritically or without deep analysis, any principles, values, or directions that are “transmitted or directed” to us, most often by public authorities, society, or certain groups. Aging has become the dominant and most visible aspect of population structure dynamics globally. In the face of this large phenomenon, there can be several types of responses: social assistance, including the important role of the Church and formal education, the silver economy, a concept of positive identity and social inclusion for seniors and, why not, a leisure university that can play multiple social roles, a voice that puts seniority at the center of public perception. This article presents the Third Age University, a pioneering project in Romania, and the positive role played by the Archbishopric of the Dunărea de Jos within the social-cultural university initiative in Galați.