Issues of generational connection have been thrown into sharper focus by Brexit and the Covid-19 pandemic. Changes in economic, social and family life are also taking place within the wider context of environmental degradation and climate change. The benefits for present generations may stand in conflict with the inheritances of future generations. This has complex and wide-reaching implications for generational fairness and intergenerational justice and solidarity.
Different generations provide financial, emotional and practical support to each other during different stages of their lives. These support exchanges interact with and impact upon major life course events. Such events include: completing education; leaving home; living with (or separating from) a partner; having children; becoming a homeowner; entering and leaving work; continuing to live independently in the community; or moving into residential care. Health, personal finances, social networks and personal resilience are all affected by these life events, and experiences will vary by gender, migrant status, ethnicity, education, social-economic status and geographical context.
Join them at the launch of the new ESRC funded Connecting Generations project to hear Professor Falkingham discuss these issues and the new evidence Connecting Generations will provide. Hear her delve into how new collaborations and interdisciplinary working will give them a unique understanding of how different generations live together, or apart, now and in the future.
In this online event, Jane will be joined by other Connecting Generations Co-Directors for a panel discussion. There will be an opportunity to ask your questions during the Q&A.
Professor Jane Falkingham OBE is Professor of International Social Policy and Demography at the University of Southampton. She is Director of Connecting Generations and the Centre for Population Change and Interim Vice-President International at the University of Southampton.
Find out more about the project: http://www.cpc.ac.uk/research_programme/connecting_generations/#Current