Keynote 2. Viewing Participants as Resources for One Another, Communities and Societies

Intergenerational Solidarity Toward a Better World

Datos Bibliográficos

ID6080552
AutoresTerence A Seedsman, Terence Seedsman (0000-0002-6594-3742, Victoria School of Management, autor de correspondencia)
Año2006
Volumen4
Número1
Páginas23-39
Fecha de publicación2006-04-18
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessNo
TipoARTICLE
RevistaJournal of Intergenerational Relationships (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 1535-0770 • E-ISSN: 1535-0932
EditorialInforma UK Limited (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1300/j194v04n01_04
OpenAlexW1482561778
IdiomaEN
Citas recibidas2
Referencias citadas11

The new millennium has heralded fundamental shifts in our sense of security and solidarity. Systemic changes are warranted to restructure human relationships both within and between diverse communities. The call for establishing ‘resilient’ communities is becoming a common theme as governments worldwide struggle to maintain social cohesion. The primary purpose of this paper will be to advance the proposition that communities are strengthened economically and socially through the creation of strategic initiatives that foster the establishment and ongoing maintenance of intergenerational solidarity. Intergenerational solidarity is described as an effective vehicle for converting life into a dynamic learning laboratory with mutual benefits for individuals, groups and society. Ageist attitudes and aged-based stereotypes, particularly as applied to older adults and aging, are seen as a threat to intergenerational solidarity. The conventional solidarity model requires comparison and challenge from a framework that incorporates the possibility for negative tensions arising from intergenerational competition for scarce resources and services. A lifespan development perspective is offered as an effective means for viewing how socio-economic conditions and the policy agenda influence interactions between the generations. Core ingredients for developing and sustaining meaningful interaction between generations are proposed and a view of the future is given where aging and the social roles of older adults are transformed

Epistemology · Political science · Politics · Proposition · Public relations · Restructuring · Sociology · Solidarity · Solidarity economy · Aging and Gerontology Research · Health disparities and outcomes · Migration, Aging, and Tourism Studies · Psychology · Social Psychology