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Challenges in moving from macro to micro: Population and family structures in ageing societies [PDF]

open access: yes
Assumptions are often made about how population ageing on the macro level has altered generational structures of families at the micro level. The purpose of this paper is to increase the awareness of challenges and potential pitfalls in bridging the two ...
Gunhild Hagestad, Katharina Herlofson
core  

From Margins to Networks: Minoritized Language Digital Content Creation's Impact on Linguistic Ideologies: The Galician Case

open access: yesStudies in Ethnicity and Nationalism, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT By focusing on Galician‐language online content creation through a corpus of semistructured interviews with eight professional and semiprofessional influencers, this paper examines how language ideologies surrounding minoritized languages have been shaped and reshaped because of their inclusion in the digital realm.
Ramón Brais Freire Braña
wiley   +1 more source

The role of intergenerational solidarity in digital literacy

open access: yesKairós Gerontologia, 2014
In the context of ageing and the need to focus on intergenerational learning to develop digital literacy, this study applies the Theory of Planned Behaviour to analyse university student’s intentions to help seniors acquire digital skills.
Magda Sofia Roberto   +2 more
doaj  

“I Can Do It, We Can Change It”: Protest as a Catalyst for Political Efficacy

open access: yesSociological Forum, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT This study examines how protest episodes foster political efficacy among ordinary citizens. Based on 44 in‐depth interviews with participants in two major 2018 mobilizations in Spain—the feminist strike of International Women's Day and the pensioners' protests—the analysis identifies discursive expressions that reflect attitudinal change ...
Manuel Jiménez‐Sánchez   +2 more
wiley   +1 more source

Reconceptualizing Gender Transitioning: Recognition, Flexibility, and Safety in Nonbinary Identity Journeys

open access: yesSociological Inquiry, EarlyView.
This article interrogates gender transitioning by centering nonbinary experiences, which challenge the binary‐driven narratives that dominate both medical and sociological frameworks of transition. Drawing on seven focus groups with 48 nonbinary participants across multiple countries, this study explores three interrelated forms of transition: social ...
S. M. Rodriguez
wiley   +1 more source

European Union Youth Policy: Moving Beyond Mobility

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Many young adult Europeans face difficult times. High unemployment rates, flexible labour markets, housing shortages, and low minimum wages can limit young adults' current and future development. European Union (EU) policy could encourage Member States to counter these circumstances, offer resources to support Member States in improving the ...
Mara A. Yerkes, Trudie Knijn
wiley   +1 more source

Importance of Indigenous elders' contributions to individual and community wellness: results from a scoping review on social participation and intergenerational solidarity. [PDF]

open access: yesCan J Public Health, 2020
Viscogliosi C   +10 more
europepmc   +1 more source

Intergenerational Risk Sharing in Time-Consistent Funded Pension Schemes [PDF]

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Intergenerational risk sharing by funded pension schemes may increase welfare in an ex ante sense. However, it also suffers from a time inconsistency problem. In particular, young generations may be unwilling to start participating in a pension scheme if
Ed Westerhout
core  

A troubled inheritance: Overcoming the temporality problem in cases of historical injustice

open access: yes
Journal of Social Philosophy, EarlyView.
Renaud‐Philippe Garner, Marion Godman
wiley   +1 more source

Adapted Physical Activity for Elderly People and National Policies. A Comparative Investigation

open access: yesSocial Policy &Administration, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT The global demographic transition presents challenges and opportunities for Western societies, affecting biological, psychological, and social aspects. Ageing is linked to a decline in physical abilities, worsened by sedentary lifestyles, which reduce autonomy and quality of life. Public policies must promote “active ageing,” with APA as a key
Di Mare Simona   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

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