Age-arrangements, Age-culture and Social Citizenship: A Conceptual Framework for an Institutional and Social Analysis

Bert de Vroom

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    Abstract

    This chapter considers the various interrelationships between the three guiding foci: changing labour markets, changing ‘welfare states’ and citizenship. Age-culture is the shorthand description of social norms, values, ideals or perceptions in society that structure the ideas of the age-work relationship. This interpretation of institutions is the dominant one in sociology. Age-related social norms can be reflected by many other concepts in a society. One particularly interesting concept in this context is the so-called ‘seniority-principle’. Actor-constellations form the third relevant institutional dimension to analyse the changing age-work relations. Age-cultures and age-programmes cannot explain all changes within one country or the differences between countries. ‘Age-culture’, ‘age-programmes’ and ‘actor-constellations’ are all inter-linked and all three institutional dimensions can and will influence one another. In the end, the combined effect of these three dimensions is a particular ‘age-arrangement’, in a particular society, at a particular historical point in time.
    Original languageEnglish
    Title of host publicationAgeing and Transition to Retirement
    Subtitle of host publicationA Comparative Analysis of European Welfare States
    EditorsTony Maltby, Bert de Vroom, Maria Luisa Mirabile, Einar Øverbye
    Place of PublicationAshgate
    PublisherAldershot UK
    Chapter2
    Number of pages12
    ISBN (Electronic)9781315263175
    ISBN (Print)9780754609223
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2004

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