Przegląd Socjologiczny t. 56 z. 2/2007
EDITORAL REMARK This volume of the Przegląd Socjologiczny builds on the Final Activity Report delivered by the PROFIT project consortium to the European Commission. Articles presented below are based on the results produced by an international research team involved in conducting the project called PROFIT (Policy Responses Overcoming Factors in the Intergenerational Transmission of Inequalities) financed by the European Commission within the 6th Framework Programme(CIT2CT2004-506245). Realization of the project was a common endeavor of researchers from universities and research centres in eight European countries: Bulgaria, Estonia,Finland, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and the United Kingdom. Institute of Sociology of the University of Łódź served as the project coordinating institution. The project was policy oriented and its aim was producing knowledge to support policy-makers and policy-executives in their obligation to reach Lisbon strategy objectives focused on alleviating of poverty and social exclusion and, thus, counteracting inequality/poverty inheritance. Particular parts and paragraphs of the Volume are composed in a way enabling a Reader to be acquainted with theoretical foundation, objectives, methodology and results of the project. Main findings are presented in both comparative and national perspectives. While paragraphs providing comparisons have been written mainly by scholars working for the University of Łódź, serving as the project coordinating institutions, summaries of research results obtained in particular countries were elaborated by national research teams. PROFIT research team wishes to thank the European Commission for financing the project and subsequent scientific officers: Virginia Vitorino, Myria Vassiliadou and Marc Goffart for their advice and support.
INTERGENERATIONAL INHERITANCE OF INEQUALITIES
– MYTH OR REALITY IN EUROPEAN TOWNS
List of contents
Articles
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a – Editorial remark ........................................... 7
INTRODUCTION
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a – The PROFIT project in the 6th Framework
Programme of EU and summary of its main findings ........................................................ 9
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a – Theoretical inspirations to the PROFIT
project. Conceptualizing the intergenerational inheritance of inequalities ........................ 15
Lynda H e n l e y W a l t e r s – Intergenerational inheritance of poverty: bad news
for children, challenges for policy ..................................................................................... 27
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a, Ewa R o k i c k a – PROFIT project:
objective and methodology ................................................................................................ 43
PROFIT PROJECT FINDINGS IN COMPARATIVE PERSPECTIVE
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a – Socio-economic context as a risk factor
for intergenerational inheritance of inequalities (comparisons at national level) .............. 53
Wojciech W o ź n i a k – Top level actors speak about social policy and intergenerational
inheritance of inequalities .................................................................................................. 75
Tomasz D r a b o w i c z – Structural determinants of inequality transmission – international
comparison at the local level .............................................................................................. 97
Marta P e t e l e w i c z – Similarities and dissimilarities in stakeholders’ perception
of intergenerational inheritance of inequalities .................................................................. 117
Ewa R o k i c k a, – Young adults at risk. Incidence of inheritance of low economic status
and constraints of social mobility ...................................................................................... 133
Harri M e l i n, Raimo B l o m – The class position of young adults in towns
of “old’ and “new” Europe ................................................................................................. 153
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a, Magdalena R e k – Life stories of young
adults from low status families .......................................................................................... 171
PROJECT FINDINGS in NATIONAL PERSPECTIVE (by country)
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a, Ewa R o k i c k a, Tomasz D r a b o w i c z,
Marta P e t e l e w i c z, Magdalena R e k, Wojciech W o ź n i a k – Perception
of intergenerational inheritance of inequalities in Poland .................................................. 189
Elisaveta I g n a t o v a, Dragomir D r a g a n o v – Perception of intergenerational
inheritance of inequalities in Bulgaria ............................................................................... 197
Dieter E i s s e l, Carmen L u d w i g – Perception of intergenerational inheritance
of inequalities in Germany ................................................................................................. 207
Dagmar K u t s a r, Avo T r u m m, Kairu K a s e a r u – Perception of intergenerational
inheritance of inequalities in Estonia ................................................................................. 217
Harri M e l i n, Paivi N a u m a n e n – Perception of intergenerational inheritance
of inequalities in Finland .................................................................................................... 225
Alisa D e l R e, Devi S a c c h e t t o, Valentina L o n g o – Perception of intergenerational
inheritance of inequalities in Italy ...................................................................................... 234
Kestutis P u k e l i s, Kristina J u r a i t e, Inga M i k u t a v i c i e n e, Sonata M a c i u l s k y t e
– Perception of intergenerational inheritance of inequalities in Lithuania ........................ 243
Jeremy L e a m a n, Christina K o k o r o s k o u – Perception of intergenerational
inheritance of inequalities in United Kingdom .................................................................. 253
BOOK REVIEWS
David M. Smith [2005], On the margins of inclusion. Changing labour markets
and social exclusion in London, Bristol: Policy Press – rev. Paulina B u n i o ................. 265
Daniel Cueff, ed. [2006], A child on the street (Dziecko na ulicy), Warszawa: GPAS
– rev. Marta Petelewicz ..................................................................................................... 268
Spis treści
artYkuły
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a – Projekt PROFIT w 6 programie ramowym
UE i jego rezultaty ............................................................................................................. 13
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a – Inspiracje teoretyczne projektu PROFIT.
Konceptualizacje międzygeneracyjnego dziedziczenia nierówności społecznych ............ 26
Lynda H e n l e y W a l t e r s – Międzygeneracyjne dziedziczenie ubóstwa. Złe wieści
dla dzieci, wyzwania dla polityki ....................................................................................... 42
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a, Ewa R o k i c k a – Projekt PROFIT:
założenia i metodologia ................................................................................................. 43
Wielisława W a r z y w o d a - K r u s z y ń s k a – Sytuacja społeczno-ekonomiczna
jako czynnik ryzyka w procesie transmisji nierówności społecznych
(porównania międzynarodowe) .......................................................................................... 74
Wojciech W o ź n i a k – Polityka społeczna i nierówności społeczne w percepcji polityków
szczebla centralnego ........................................................................................................... 95
Tomasz D r a b o w i c z – Strukturalne uwarunkowania reprodukcji nierówności
społecznych w społecznościach lokalnych ........................................................................ 116
Marta P e t e l e w i c z – Podobieństwa i różnice w postrzeganiu dziedziczenia nierówności
społecznych przez aktorów społecznych w ośmiu miastach europejskich ........................ 132
Ewa R o k i c k a – Młodzi dorośli zagrożeni dziedziczeniem ubóstwa. Zjawisko transmisji
nierówności społecznych oraz czynniki utrudniające społeczną mobilność ...................... 152