ECONOMIE SOCIALĂ ŞI IDENTITATE COMUNITARĂ
SOCIAL ECONOMICS AND COMMUNITY IDENTITY

Summary/Abstract: This paper has as purpose to approach the opportunity of setting up social enterprises in the urban environment that could integrate the members of a special vulnerable group, of the elders, and could contribute to the preservation of cultural and ethnic identity. Research has been done in two communities with a mostly Catholic population in Neamţ and Bacău counties. The method used was the interview of comprehensive type carried out with six subjects in the target group, which followed the identification of the critical elements and the factors mobilizing for the participation of the community members in creating and developing these social enterprises. The results underline the fact that setting them up has an important role in the horizon of expectations of the group represented by elder people. For the beneficiaries, the expected changes manifest at behaviour, attitude and identity level. Also, the private and voluntary initiative has to be supported by the community.

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