| Abstract [eng] |
The dissertation examines the factors influencing social mobility and the challenges of integrating long-term unemployed individuals receiving social support (LTUSP) into the labor market. The perspective on the issues faced by LTUSP and the challenges of labor market integration through the lens of social mobility is a new and original approach. This is not only because little is known about the social mobility challenges and opportunities for this group, but also because social mobility, in general, is an under-researched topic in Lithuania. Therefore, the key research question is what factors determine why individuals remain unemployed for a long time, receive social support, and do not change their social position. The study analyzed quantitative data, expert opinions (using the Delphi method), and biographical interviews with LTUSP. The mixed research methodology allowed for the examination of LTUSP social mobility practices at various levels (intergenerational and intragenerational) and from different perspectives, investigating both the influence of various factors and the subjective experiences of social position change or stagnation. The results reveal the ineffectiveness of activation measures and the requirements of the social support system related to employment, the influence of social origin, and the higher likelihood of low social status being transmitted across generations. The complexity of LTUSP social mobility results in a slow and complicated social inclusion process for this group, not only due to the organizational structure or the specificity of social structures but also due to the interdisciplinarity of factors related to social position change. |
