Why Now? Causal Attributions for Unemployment in Older People in Spain, Based on Their Life Experiences
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University of Zagreb
Materia
Social inequality Unemployment Training
Date
2023Referencia bibliográfica
Amber, D. y Domingo, J. (2023). Why now? Causal attributions for unemployment in older people, based on their life experiences. Croatian Journal of Social Policy - Revija za Socijalnu Politiku, 30(2), 99-117. https://doi.org/10.3935/rsp.v30i2.1895
Résumé
In a society marked by commerce and competitiveness, age has become
an exclusion factor in employment, which affects people aged over 45 years.
Based on the voices of the affected individuals in the Spanish context, this
study explores the perceived causal attributions for their unemployment situation
along with their experiences of job success. We conducted a multi-case
study from an autobiographical perspective with ten participants, using indepth
interviews and reflective dialogue around life experiences. The results
reveal, from a relational approach, the main attributions that emerged during
the discourse. In spite of their singularities, the results indicate that the discourses
generate shared identity traits, although there is an agreement in
indicating age discrimination as one of the main determinants. U društvu koje je obilježeno trgovinom i tržišnim nadmetanjem, dob je postala isključujući
faktor pri zapošljavanju, što utječe na osobe starije od 45 godina. Na temelju
iskaza pojedinaca pogođenih time u španjolskom kontekstu, ovaj rad analizira percipirane
kauzalne atribucije situacije njihove nezaposlenosti i njihovo iskustvo uspješnosti
na poslu. Proveli smo istraživanje više slučajeva iz autobiografske perspektive s deset
sudionika, koristeći dubinske intervjue i refleksivni razgovor o životnim iskustvima. Prema
relacijskom pristupu, rezultati pokazuju glavne atribucije koje su se pojavile tijekom
razgovora. Usprkos njihovim singularitetima, rezultati ukazuju da iz razgovora proizlaze
zajedničke osobine identiteta, iako postoji suglasnost da je diskriminacija na temelji dobi
jedna od glavnih odrednica.