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generation relations (micro- and macro-social level)
intergenerational solidarity
intergenerational transfers
generation gap
senior social policy
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The subject of the paper is intergenerational solidarity that sociologists have always believed to be the essence of community life, and which has now become an urgent problem for the society and a challenge to the authorities. A review of theoretical opinions as well as an analysis of international results of the research in the subject suggest a greater probability of solidarity and a lower risk of intergenerational conflict at both, the social micro as well as macro levels. The discovered social potential requires a political task framework, which means that geriatric programs aimed at meeting the needs of the ageing population and satisfying the expectations of senior citizens must be developed and implemented. However, those directions and proposed solutions of the state’s social policy must first obtain wide social approval. This is not an easy task while ageing, Poland and states similar to Poland will have to cope with legal and institutional solutions of the past as well as serious social problems that are deeply rooted in those countries’ limited economic resources. Hence priority must be given to the thorough reconstruction of the regime and novel solutions in the social and economic policy. The building of social approval for long-term and far-reaching reforms of the social security policy may be further impeded by the fact that the imminence of those reforms is not yet fully recognised and appreciated, and the expected benefits from such reforms to an individual are not fully apprehended.References
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