The process generally referred to as 'the transition' implied a complex set of social changes in Central and Eastern European countries (CEE).On the one hand, there were institutional reforms which were launched toabolish the socialist economic and political systems. On the other hand, theprovision of welfare was also affected by transition. The change could beobserved at the institutional level (i.e., through the welfare state) as well as at the social and individual level in the ways individuals associated, how they perceived new risks and with whom they engaged to confront them. In this article we focus on social support provision from informal sources, i.e., ego-centered social support networks, which are an important foundation for the quality of everyday life. We would like to find out whether changes in the socio-economic system are reflected in and accompanied by changes in social support providers. How have people responded to transition? Did the patterns of support and social support providers changein this period? Consequently, the research question addressed in this article is the following: do the current types of social networks differ from those in the 1980s? We try to answer it by analyzing and comparing the data onsocial support networks in 1987 and 2002. The data are interpreted in the context of the transition that was happening in Slovenia at the time.
COBISS.SI-ID: 29739869
The book addresses the problem of poverty and social exclusion of elderly in Slovenia. It presents theoretical approaches to social exclusion, as well as quantitative data on social exclusion of elderly in individual dimensions (health, contacts, income and material deprivation, housing). The main part compises of the book are the results of a qualitative survey, where coping strategies of elderly are presented. In conclusion also policy recomendations are given.
COBISS.SI-ID: 252141056
Background: Social support received through different forms of help from members of oneʼs social network is an important element of coping with illness. In the case of illness, family members are the main providers of support, both within the same generation, but also, and increasingly so, between generations. This informal social support is related to socio-economicconditions of individuals: it is more common in lower economic and educational groups. Members of the middle generation, who help both the young and the old, are the main support providers. Also, female gender is the most significant predictor of the care burden. Withdrawing role of the welfare state in the postmodern society means shifting more responsibilities for care from the formal to informal sector. The aim of our study was to look into the characteristics of intergenerational support in illness in Slovenia. Methods: A cross-sectional study on personal support networks of the residents of Slovenia, sample size 5013, data collection by computerassisted telephone interviews, respondents above 18 years of age. Multiple Classification Analysis (MCA) was used for data analysis to find out how much the dependent variable deviated from the mean as a result of a given respondent characteristic while controlling for the effects of all others. Results: The analysis showed the proportion of respondentsʼ social network that would provide support in the case of illness and could be defined as intergenerational network. Intergenerational ties represent about 35 % of the whole support netork in illness. The most frequent receivers are the youngest group of respondents (18-29), followed by the 60+ age group. Women receive more help than men, especially those who are widows, living alone or living in multigenerational households. Intergenerational support is more frequent among the less educated respondents. Discussion: Our results comply with the findings in the literature, and are indicating that the actual trends in the changing structure and composition of the family, combined with less support from institutional health- and social care, is increasing the care burden of the informal carers within families. Conclussions: Health and social care policy and practice need awarness of the contextual factors of health care outcomes, taking into consideration social support networksʼ functions.
COBISS.SI-ID: 28080601
The chapter gives on overview on research on ageing inSlovenia and relevant outcomes of this research, as well as education in gerontological field. Furthermore, it addresses the policy issues related to ageing, focusing on changes of the welfare sytsem (as the basis of intergenerational solidarity). It also stresses the importance of the third sector.
COBISS.SI-ID: 28950621
The monography presents in a holistic way different mezzo and micro levels of intergenerational solidarity and also gives offers an in-depth study of various dimensions if intergenerational solidarity. It is based on an interdisciplinary perspective and combines diiferent views on intergenerational solidarity as the basis of social cohesion. The content of the book covers theroretical approaches to intergenerational solidarity, empirical analysis, general overview of intergenerational solidarity within families in Slovenia, intergenerational solidarity in community and conclusions.
COBISS.SI-ID: 261601024