Wykluczenie starszych osób – na przykładzie rynku pracy i kultury

• Authors: Sałustowicz Piotr

Title variants

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Exclusion of older people – on the examples of labour market and culture

• Languages of publication: PL EN

Abstracts

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The aim of the article is to examine the possibilities and limitations of the implementation of the active ageing program on the example of the labour market and culture. In the case of the labour market, a research question was asked regarding institutional exclusion (retirement) and whether it is possible to observe the readiness of older people to continue employment. In the case of culture, a question was asked about the extent of participation / exclusion of older people in culture. The initial hypothesis was that the institutional exclusion of older people from the labour market should lead to their greater participation in culture, which is an important mechanism of social integration that prevents social exclusion. To obtain answers to the research questions, the desk research method was used, including official statistics, Statistics Poland surveys, and literature on the subject. The analysis of statistical data shows that despite some increase in the number of people working after reaching retirement age in Poland, the level of employment in this age category is still clearly lower than in many OECD countries. Analysis of data on the activity of older people in the field of education and culture showed large diversification especially relative to education, place of residence and status on the labour market. People with low education and living in rural areas are particularly vulnerable to exclusion in this sphere. It can be concluded that the institutional exclusion of older people from the labour market does not lead to a clear shift of their activity to the area of culture. The article formulates a series of recommendations regarding the extension of the employment period of older people as well as changes in the activities of cultural institutions.

Keywords

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older people; active ageing; labour market; culture; education; exclusion; cultural exclusion

• Publisher: Instytut Zachodni. Instytut Naukowo-Badawczy im. Zygmunta Wojciechowskiego w Poznaniu
• Journal: Przegląd Zachodni
• Year: 2019
• Issue: 4 (373)
• Pages: 47-69

Contributors

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Sałustowicz Piotr

• SWPS Uniwersytet Humanistycznospołeczny, Warszawa