The article aims to analyze the age as the main correlate of fixed-term employment, the situation of young Poles on the labour market, and attitudes of young Poles at risk of precarity. The author discusses the defining characteristics and generational situation of young people on the labour market in the context of employment stability, household’ situation, attitudes related to family planning and the importance of education. The analysis refers to the hypothetical characteristics of the Precariat as a separate social category. Author uses existing data, and qualitative data of the research project titled "Underemployment: economic and social consequences " collected in 2010 and 2011.
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Celem artykułu jest analiza sytuacji młodych Polaków na rynku pracy, ich postaw oraz ryzyka prekariatu. Autor omawia sytuację młodych ludzi na rynku pracy w kontekście stabilności zatrudnienia, sytuacji gospodarstw domowych, postaw związanych z planowaniem rodziny i edukacją. Analiza odwołuje się do charakterystyki prekariatu jako wyodrębnionej kategorii społecznej. Autor przywołuje istniejące dane oraz dane empiryczne uzyskane w ramach projektu "Ekonomiczne i społeczne konsekwencje underemployment" (2010/2011)
The prevailing way of understanding, what social capital is, stresses it’s positive functions and effects on the society and on individuals. The article, however, underlies the negative aspects of social capital in both ‘bridging’ and ‘bonding’ versions. The author summarizes critical arguments concerning political usage of the social capital concept, shows it’s negative functions, and why focusing on one type of social capital weakens social integration by weakening the reputation of individuals.
The text shows how managerialism related to various paradoxes and inconsistencies of the welfare state reforms interfere with new areas of uncertainty. The reforms have not solved the problems that affect the welfare state for nearly half a century, nor they increased social security and stability of welfare institutions. What’s more – the state itself creates areas of of uncertainty, contributing to the strengthening of existing inequalities and social divisions. The situation in Poland does not differ in this respect from the general trends. The text is a review and refers to the U. Beck concept of “Manufactured uncertainties”.
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Przedmiotem tekstu jest związek menedżerializmu, paradoksów i niespójności reform państwa opiekuńczego z pojawianiem się nowych obszarów niepewności. Problem w tym, że reformy niekoniecznie rozwiązały problemy nękające państwo opiekuńcze od niemal półwiecza, niekoniecznie także zwiększyły poziom bezpieczeństwa i pewność działania instytucji. Podstawowa myśli artykułu jest taka, że wycofywanie się państwa z gwarancji socjalnych przyczynia się do destabilizacji mechanizmów zarządzania ryzykami socjalnymi. Tekst ma charakter przeglądowy i odwołuje się do koncepcji „wytworzonych niepewności” U. Becka.
The text shows how managerialism related to various paradoxes and inconsistencies of the welfare state reforms interfere with new areas of uncertainty. The reforms have not solved the problems that affect the welfare state for nearly half a century, nor they increased social security and stability of welfare institutions. What’s more – the state itself creates areas of uncertainty, contributing to the strengthening of existing inequalities and social divisions. The situation in Poland does not differ in this respect from the general trends. The text is a review and refers to the U. Beck concept of “Manufactured uncertainties”.
The article aims to analyze the age as the main correlate of fixed-term employment, the situation of young Poles on the labour market, and attitudes of young Poles at risk of precarity. The author discusses the defining characteristics and generational situation of young people on the labour market in the context of employment stability, household’ situation, attitudes related to family planning and the importance of education. The analysis refers to the hypothetical characteristics of the Precariat as a separate social category. Author uses existing data, and qualitative data of the research project titled "Underemployment: economic and social consequences " collected in 2010 and 2011.
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