UK - KG | Kaberi Gayen https://kaberigayen.com Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:16:45 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.5.3 https://kaberigayen.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/12/favicon_favicon-light.svg UK - KG | Kaberi Gayen https://kaberigayen.com 32 32 The Social Networks of Older Workers https://kaberigayen.com/feminist-responses-towards-religious-and-market-fundamentalisms/ https://kaberigayen.com/feminist-responses-towards-religious-and-market-fundamentalisms/#respond Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:12:47 +0000 https://kaberigayen.com/?p=7558 Over the next 25 years, the UK's workforce is projected to significantly age. However, Disney et al (1997) observed that half of men and one third of women of aged over-50 leave work before state pension age in the UK and the literature suggests that, even in relatively buoyant local labour markets, older workers are at a disadvantage due to factors such as qualifications, job search strategies and perceived age discrimination (McQuaid and Lindsay 2002, 2005).

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]]> Over the next 25 years, the UK’s workforce is projected to significantly age. However, Disney et al (1997) observed that half of men and one third of women of aged over-50 leave work before state pension age in the UK and the literature suggests that, even in relatively buoyant local labour markets, older workers are at a disadvantage due to factors such as qualifications, job search strategies and perceived age discrimination (McQuaid and Lindsay 2002, 2005). A number of recent policy proposals partly seek to, or will have the effect of, increasing the number of older workers (those aged over 50 years in this study) in remaining in or re-entering the labour force (e.g. changing pension ages, reducing numbers on Incapacity Benefits etc.) (Hollywood et al 2003). It is argued that over 50 year old men who are not employed, in particular, have poorer social networks than those in work, younger people and women.

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]]> https://kaberigayen.com/feminist-responses-towards-religious-and-market-fundamentalisms/feed/ 0 Social Support Mechanisms of the Elderly: Insights from the British Household Panel Survey https://kaberigayen.com/social-support-mechanisms-of-the-elderly-insights-from-the-british-household-panel-survey/ https://kaberigayen.com/social-support-mechanisms-of-the-elderly-insights-from-the-british-household-panel-survey/#respond Sat, 26 Feb 2022 10:00:11 +0000 https://kaberigayen.com/?p=7554 Many European countries are facing a future of an ageing society. This has arisen from a prolonged period of low fertility. To provide support for the elderly reliance is often placed on support from younger relatives and from friends. To understand more about how these support mechanisms work in the 21st Century the British Household Panel Survey which is an annual survey of around 5,500 households was used.

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]]> Many European countries are facing a future of an ageing society. This has arisen from a prolonged period of low fertility. To provide support for the elderly reliance is often placed on support from younger relatives and from friends. To understand more about how these support mechanisms work in the 21st Century the British Household Panel Survey which is an annual survey of around 5,500 households was used. This survey started in 1991 and follows a cohort of households over the years. In the survey some data has been collected on social network and social support variables. This data is examined for those aged over 65 years in order to investigate the degree of support available to the elderly. This support will be correlated to the physical and mental wellbeing of the respondent to ascertain its importance. How these relationships have changed with time is explored by comparing data from 1997 to 2007. It is argued that family based support will decline and more recognition of support from friends and the community is required. From this research recommendations are made to inform policy on how to provide support for the elderly.

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