[국내논문]베이비붐 세대를 위한 미래 사회적 자본 -베이비붐 세대의 집단적 특성을 중심으로- Social Capital for the Baby Boomer Generation in the Future -Focused on Cohort Characteristics of the Baby Boomer Generation-원문보기
Baby boomers are often defined by their support of their parents and their devotion to their children's educational success by providing financial and emotional aids. Now, 7.12 million baby boomers in South Korea are retiring, or are about to retire, without any retirement plans. Similar to financia...
Baby boomers are often defined by their support of their parents and their devotion to their children's educational success by providing financial and emotional aids. Now, 7.12 million baby boomers in South Korea are retiring, or are about to retire, without any retirement plans. Similar to financial stability, health, and leisure life, social capital is another important element in the quality life after retirement. This is because social capital can function as a potential resource network. Social capital is a source that provides money, information, goods, services, emotional aids, social relational opportunities etc. In the past, family and community provided social capital for the aged. However, the baby boomer generation cannot expect the same. The baby boomers have the task of creating new social capital that can assure their quality of life. Therefore, this study examines cohort characteristics of the baby boomer generation and, based on the examination, seeks an alternative for social capital. The results are as follows: First, social capital from the local community can be an alternative source of caring for the baby boomers in old age. Second, among the social capital of the local community, elderly care supported by a family friendly community is proposed. In addition, baby boomers must become the primary social capital that contributes to a mature civil society rather than a beneficiary of welfare for the aged.
Baby boomers are often defined by their support of their parents and their devotion to their children's educational success by providing financial and emotional aids. Now, 7.12 million baby boomers in South Korea are retiring, or are about to retire, without any retirement plans. Similar to financial stability, health, and leisure life, social capital is another important element in the quality life after retirement. This is because social capital can function as a potential resource network. Social capital is a source that provides money, information, goods, services, emotional aids, social relational opportunities etc. In the past, family and community provided social capital for the aged. However, the baby boomer generation cannot expect the same. The baby boomers have the task of creating new social capital that can assure their quality of life. Therefore, this study examines cohort characteristics of the baby boomer generation and, based on the examination, seeks an alternative for social capital. The results are as follows: First, social capital from the local community can be an alternative source of caring for the baby boomers in old age. Second, among the social capital of the local community, elderly care supported by a family friendly community is proposed. In addition, baby boomers must become the primary social capital that contributes to a mature civil society rather than a beneficiary of welfare for the aged.
30여년이라는 긴 노후기간의 삶의 질을 유지하기 위한 준비로 재정적 안정, 건강, 여가생활 등의 요인을 들 수 있다. 이와 함께 사회적 자본은 다양한 종류의 자원을 제공할 수 있는 잠재적 자원망으로 기능한다는 점에서 노년기의 만족스런 생활에 빠질 수 없는 요소이다.
베이비붐 세대의 은퇴가 문제가 되는 이유는 무엇인가?
베이비붐 세대의 은퇴 후 노년기 생활에 대한 준비가 사회적 문제로 정부 및 학계의 관심대상으로 떠오르고 있다. 이들 세대의 은퇴가 문제되는 것은 1955년부터 1963년 사이에 출생한 베이비붐 세대가 2010년이면 본격적인 은퇴가 시작되고 그 숫자가 700만명을 넘는 대규모이기 때문이다. 노동부에 의하면 2009년 현재 우리나라의 평균 정년은 56.
끼인 세대란 무엇을 의미하나?
많은 수의 은퇴자가 직업영역에서 물러나 가계소득원이 사라지지만 이들은 개인적으로 경제적 준비를 하지 못한 ‘끼인 세대’이다. 노부모 부양을 해 온 세대이나 부모부양을 받지 못하며, 동시에 자녀양육을 위해 투자를 아끼지 않은 세대이기에 정작 자신의 노후생활을 위한 경제적 준비나 계획은 하지 못한 것이다. 이들의 노후준비에 대한 실태를 살펴보면 매우 염려스러운 수준에 머무르고 있다.
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