Donatella Bramanti

Le partnership: costruire relazioni fiduciarie e promuovere buone pratiche

The present study analyses three cases of social partnership operating in the field of services to the person and to the community. The explored dimensions are: the emergence of trust as a relationship between the identity of the single organization and the identity of the network; the beginning of the partnership; the different performances, in direct connection with the presence of the partnership; the governance model as a strategic choice, and the subsequent management of decision making and conflict resolution; reflexivity enacted as a learning condition for the network and its possible future development. The case studies show how the care of the partnership represents a specific tool for intervention and the goal of the joint effort of the partners. The more the explicit mission of the action becomes the establishment of stable and cooperative networks, the more partnerships get equipped with adequate governance tools. The outcome is the very generativity of partnerships, which play the role of major actors in good practices promoting social cohesion within the community.

Il cohousing. Tra solidarietà e strategie di riduzione della complessità

Il termine cohousing e utilizzato, a livello internazionale, per indicare le forme di co-abitazione che rispondono essenzialmente a strategie di tipo elettivo da parte di nuclei familiari e/o singoli che decidono di stabilire la propria residenza stabile in strutture abitative pensate per offrire oltre che spazi di vita privati anche luoghi di condivisione. Diverse sono le forme e, ancor piu, i significati, che a questo particolare tipo di convivenza le persone attribuiscono: solidarieta, scambievolezza, comunita di vita. Il contributo propone una piccola ricognizione dei principali modelli presenti oggi in Italia

Verso la misura della qualità familiare degli interventi: un percorso entro la sociologia relazionale

In questi ultimi anni entro il frame della sociologia relazionale si e sviluppato un filone di studi e ricerche finalizzati a mostrare la validita dei modelli di politiche sociali e di servizi alla persona family-friendly fossero: il familiare e diventato poco per volta una peculiarita dell’approccio relazionale allo studio del welfare. Nei servizi familiari il destinatario non e l’individuo, ma un soggetto con la rete di relazioni in cui e inserito, innanzitutto quelle familiari, primo provider del benessere delle persone: nella famiglia avviene la massima personalizzazione delle prestazioni, in quanto luogo primario della cura della persona. In questo senso, il livello piu elevato di personalizzazione e la familiarizzazione. Nel presente contributo, le autrici danno conto sinteticamente del percorso in cui, a partire dalla fine degli anni ’90, hanno approfondito il concetto di qualita familiare, dei diversi contesti in cui l’hanno utilizzato e dei significati che gli hanno attributo.

Active ageing e sociogeneratività: analisi delle reti e scambi intergenerazionali. un’indagine quantitativa su scala nazionale.

The present work proposes, from the data of a survey conducted at national level, in 2013-14, with 900 seniors between 65 and 74 years old, an exploration of active ageing dimensions. In the concept of activity, applied to the condition of the elderly, can be found both an individual dimension, and a social dimension. As regards to the first, the elders choose to play an active role as a subjective option, which brings into play the whole spectrum of physical, psychological, relational, ethical resources of the individual. This option then assumes, however, a specific relevance in society because, through the activity, it is possible for the elderly people to experience a inter and prosocial dimension, crucial for a successful social role. In this paper we propose to explore which elements are relevant in maintaining an active lifestyle for elderly Italians with particular attention to the reconstruction of the morphology of networks, to various levels of intergenerational exchanges and to orientations and values.

Anziani giovani tra activity e fragilità: sfide e risorse connesse all’allungamento della v

Population ages, yet many older adults today enjoy good health conditions and continue playing an active role in their social networks and in society. At the same time, there is growing attention of researchers and policy makers, also in terms of prevention, about the older adults’ well-being as a protective factor against early withdrawal, physical and cognitive decline, social isolation. The purpose of this work is to present the results of an empirical research aimed at highlighting (a) the role that social and health services, (b) the use of PC and Internet for health-related issues and (c) the presence of support networks play in promoting and maintaining the well-being in the population of young-elderly Italians, suffering from chronic or long-term illness (with or without limitation) (N = 371). Statistical analyzes show that the relation between well-being, health and active aging is not unidirectional, that the perception of self as old has a significant impact on the well-being and self-perception is determined by health conditions. In general, the healthier the subjects, the more satisfied, more engaged in relational networks, more physically and culturally active and more predisposed to engage themselves in various fields of activity.