Abstract

Old age is often described from the perspective of losses, deficits, and risks. This chapter rejects such a way of thinking. It focuses on the potentials of older adults. The main aim of this chapter is to describe different resources that can be interpreted as positive contributions of older people and the ageing population in society and the economy. Notions of the human capital, the social capital, the cultural capital, and the symbolic capital of older people will be briefly discussed and compared.