You are invited to join Professor Jane Falkingham OBE at the launch of the new ESRC-funded Connecting Generations project to hear about new research on intergenerational connectivity.
Event Date: Monday 25 April 2022
Event Time: 14:00 – 15:00 UK time
Event Location: Free online
Registration: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/thought-leader-talk-bridging-the-gap-in-a-post-brexit-post-covid-society-tickets-311021542807
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 us to hear Professor Falkingham discuss these issues and the new evidence Connecting Generations will provide, delving into how new collaborations and interdisciplinary working will give us a unique understanding of how different generations live together, or apart, now and in the future.
In this online event Jane will be joined in a panel discussion by Connecting Generations Co-Directors. There will be an opportunity to ask your questions during the Q&A.
This lecture is part of a series being convened by the Connecting Generations team. To find out more: http://www.cpc.ac.uk/activities/latest_events/
