title: [Group relations outside the family of elderly females--some theses and reflections exemplified by 3 groups].
abstract: This article deals with the importance of non-familial group relations for older women. Regarding the background of the specific old age problems of women and their life-long development, it demonstrates the specific function of participation in non-familial groups for older women. These groups give the older women important support in overcoming the problems of old age, with, for instance, female discussion groups, and voluntary groups, and initiatives of older people. These three groups can be seen as a tool to solve the problems of aging. However, the number and quality of these groups is not sufficient in regard to the older women, particularly the underprivileged. For this reason we conclude by mailing proposals for the promotion and enlargement of these groups and the elimination of the barriers hindering the participation of older women.
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000375:Aging / Q000523:psychology*; D005260:Female; D005783:Gender Identity; D006801:Humans; D007398:Interpersonal Relations; D008016:Life Change Events; D011340:Problem Solving; D012657:Self-Help Groups; D012917:Social Adjustment; D012931:Social Environment; D012933:Social Identification; D012944:Social Support
vernacular_title: Ausserfamiliale Gruppenbeziehungen älterer Frauen--einige Thesen und Uberlegungen am Beispiel von drei Gruppenformen.