The thematic area "welfare systems" is object of study at the head office in Rome, as well as the territorial section of Salerno. This research activity is based on the assumption that the demographic transformations of society are closely linked with social policies: the pure demographic information is not sufficient in reading the central problems linked to ageing, which is at the same time a demographic and physiological condition, but also a social construction. This thematic area isanalysed with special attention to gender. This focus also includes the research about fertility dynamics and intentions, which are investigated trough an ad hoc survey.The research activities on social policies has led - as it is now a practice formany years - to the publishing of a report on welfare in Italy divided in various chapters, each referring to a different area of social policy.
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