Aktywność ekonomiczna ludzi starych w kontekście badań nad kapitałem społecznym na przykładzie mieszkańców Białegostoku

Collection article | Sammelwerksbeitrag

Work of elderly is a controversial problem. The introduction of protection of old age in form of pensions and retirement caused shaping in modern societies qualitatively new social category of persons in post-working age. Growth of human life-span with simultaneous lack of the principle changes of pensionable age inflicts grow in quantity of persons' using welfare benefits. Growing costs of seniors livelihood lead to transformations in socio-economical structures as well as forcing them to engage in activities that will help increase their social participation, including the lengthening of their professional activity. It seems that the nowadays processes of dematerialization of work combined with the shaping of knowledge-based economy and the movement of third-age universities largely enable the achievement of these objectives. Article aims to approximate the results of qualitative analysis of elderly economic activity in Bialystok conducted in the context of social capital research. Study describes main factors that restrict work opportunities for older people, as well as their hidden resources and potential workplaces.

Object Details

• Alternative title: Economic Activity of Older People in the Context of Social Capital Research - Bialystok Residents Example
• ISBN: 9788362074518 8362074515
• Extent: Seite(n): 289-311
• Language: Polnisch
• Notes: Status: Veröffentlichungsversion; begutachtet (peer reviewed)

References and Relationships

• Bibliographic citation: Węzły gordyjskie rozwoju Polski Wschodniej (3)

Classification and Topics

• Subject: Sozialwissenschaften, Soziologie ; Arbeitswelt ; Gerontologie, Alterssoziologie

Contributors, Places and Time

• Event: Geistige Schöpfung
• (who): Klimczuk, Andrzej
• Event: Herstellung
• (who): Stefański, Marian
• Event: Veröffentlichung
• (who): WSEI
• (where): Deutschland, Lublin
• (when): 2011

Further information

• URN: urn:nbn:de:0168-ssoar-418138
• Rights: GESIS - Leibniz-Institut für Sozialwissenschaften. Bibliothek Köln
• Last update: 21.06.2024, 4:27 PM CEST