Social Networks in Slovenia

Bibliographic Data

ID12657921
AuthorsHlebec (0000-0002-3691-7959, University of Ljubljana, corresponding author), Valentina Hlebec (University of Ljubljana), Maša Filipovič Hrast (0000-0003-4816-1164, University of Ljubljana), Tina Kogovšek (0009-0001-4355-8608, University of Ljubljana)
Year2010
Volume12
Issue5
Pages697-717
Publication date2010-06-17
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueEuropean Societies (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 1461-6696 • E-ISSN: 1469-8307
PublisherRoutledge (PUBLISHER • GB)
DOI10.1080/14616696.2010.483009
OpenAlexW1516855369
LanguageEN
Citations received7
References cited34

The process generally referred to as ‘the transition’ implied a complex set of social changes in Central and Eastern European countries (CEE). On the one hand, there were institutional reforms which were launched to abolish the socialist economic and political systems. On the other hand, the provision of welfare was also affected by ‘transition’. The change could be observed at the institutional level (i.e., through the welfare state) as well as at the social and individual level – in the ways individuals associated, how they perceived new risks and with whom they engaged to confront them. In this article we focus on social support provision from informal sources, i.e., ego-centered social support networks, which are an important foundation for the quality of everyday life. We would like to find out whether changes in the socio-economic system are reflected in and accompanied by changes in social support providers. How have people responded to transition? Did the patterns of support and social support providers change in this period? Consequently, the research question addressed in this article is the following: do the current types of social networks differ from those in the 1980s? We try to answer it by analyzing and comparing the data on social support networks in 1987 and 2002. The data are interpreted in the context of the transition that was happening in Slovenia at the time

Context (archaeology · Economic growth · Economics · Political science · Politics · Social change · Social support · Social Welfare · Sociology · Transition (genetics · Welfare · Welfare state · Health disparities and outcomes · Psychology · Social Capital and Networks · Social Psychology · Youth Education and Societal Dynamics