We observe the situation in two ‘dysfunctional’ post-WWII estates in two countries – Slovenia and the Netherlands. The differences in social capital and participation in neighbourhood improvement between the residents are analysed with multivariate modelling procedures. The empirical data is the 2004 RESTATE survey. The findings show that participation levels are similar in both case-study areas. The conclusions underline that social capital influences participation. However, the different elements of social capital do have different impacts on participation in both countries.
COBISS.SI-ID: 28341341
The article presents the recent history of aging in Slovenia and describes how political and scientific communities have been reacting to these changes; described are the changes, research initiatives, and education in gerontology. Formal education in gerontology is quite unsystematic. Informal gerontology education compensates for the rare formal education in gerontology and the voluntary sector performs important educational tasks. The article also gives an overview of how aging is addressed in the policies of social security and social welfare.
COBISS.SI-ID: 28950621
In this paper, we examine the evolution of the Slovene welfare system from the Second World War until today. Special attention is given to the process of evolution in the last two decedes within the different socio-political areas: such as, employment and unemployment; reconciliation of work and family; pensions; employment injuries and occupational diseases; health and long-term care; education and housing.
COBISS.SI-ID: 29236573
The phenomenon of the revival of paid domestic work in developed countries has also been noted in Slovenia. Research data indicate a large demand for paid reproductive work and show that domestic work is mainly hired by women with high or university education. This monography examines housecleaning as dirty, stigmatized work done by paid workers within private homes in Slovenia. The focus of attention is on housecleaners’ perception of dirty work and their response to the stigma attached to cleaning in the context of private household work.
COBISS.SI-ID: 245670656
The study was aimed at measuring the level of stress in different groups of women in order to identify high-risk groups for stress and relate them to birth rate dynamics in Slovenia. The overall prevalence of frequent perception of stress was 29.7% with the highest odds ratios in women in age group 40-44, with the lowest and the highest education levels, employed in industry, divorced, self-classified in the lowest social classes and residents of suburban communities.
COBISS.SI-ID: 3750251