Welfare sociology in our times. How social, political, and economic uncertainties shape contemporary societies

• Authors: Baranowski Mariusz

Title variants

PL

Socjologia dobrobytu w naszych czasach. Jak społeczne, polityczne i ekonomiczne niepewności kształtują współczesne społeczeństwa

• Languages of publication: EN

Abstracts

EN

This article attempts to present the welfare sociology approach to the problems and dilemmas of modern developed capitalist societies. In addition to describing areas of interest in welfare sociology, primarily welfare economics and positive psychology, the focus will be on the characteristics of the condition of modern societies. For this purpose, the term ‘uncertainty’, which is well suited for characterizing the various dimensions of post-modern societies, will be used. Nevertheless, one should keep in mind that this concept has not reached the creditable sociological elaboration (except for the work of economists on precarious forms of employment). As sociologically defined, welfare will be used for analyzing changes in the structure of social differentiation, as well as in social relationships, educational opportunities, political attitudes, patterns of consumption and leisure, to name a few. All these changes reflect not only the impact of globalization on social security systems, but also the consequences of the technological revolution and demographic challenges on subjectively perceived social welfare.

PL

Niniejszy artykuł próbuje przybliżyć podejście socjologii dobrobytu do problemów i dylematów współczesnych, rozwiniętych społeczeństw kapitalistycznych. Oprócz charakterystyki obszarów zainteresowania socjologii dobrobytu, szczególnie w kontekście ekonomii dobrobytu i psychologii pozytywnej, nacisk zostanie położony na opis kondycji współczesnych społeczeństw. W tym celu użyty zostanie termin „niepewność”, który dobrze nadaje się do charakterystyki różnych wymiarów ponowoczesnych społeczeństw. Należy jednak pamiętać, że koncepcja socjologii dobrobytu nie stanowi (z wyjątkiem prac ekonomistów nad prekarnymi formami zatrudnienia) wyartykułowanego punktu widzenia. W ujęciu socjologicznym kategoria dobrobytu posłuży do analizy zmian w strukturze zróżnicowania społecznego, jak również w relacjach społecznych, możliwościach edukacyjnych, postawach politycznych, wzorcach konsumpcji i wypoczynku, by wymienić tylko kilka. Wszystkie te zmiany odzwierciedlają nie tylko wpływ globalizacji na systemy zabezpieczenia społecznego, ale także konsekwencje rewolucji technologicznej i wyzwań demograficznych na subiektywnie postrzegany dobrobyt społeczny.

Keywords

EN

welfare sociology; capitalist society; uncertainty; social justice; precariat; antisocial institutional changes

PL

socjologia dobrobytu; niepewność; sprawiedliwość społeczna; prekariat; antyspołeczne zmiany instytucjonalne

• Publisher: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe, Stowarzyszenie
• Journal: Przegląd Socjologiczny
• Year: 2017
• Volume: LXVI
• Issue: 4
• Pages: 9-26

Dates

published

2017

Contributors

author

Baranowski Mariusz

• Adam Mickiewicz University in Poznań, Institute of Sociology

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ISSN

0033-2356