Social resilience of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case of the Gdansk – Gdynia – Sopot metropolitan area in Poland

Grzegorz Masik

doi:10.31648/aspal.9334

Published: 2024-12-231

Vol. 23 No. 4 (2024)

Social resilience of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case of the Gdansk – Gdynia – Sopot metropolitan area in Poland

Grzegorz Masik

Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum

Section: Articles

https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.9334

Abstract

Motives: Social resilience is increasingly attracting the interest of researchers and practitioners due to the need to stabilize and adapt societies to new challenges. These challenges result from successive crises, including pandemics. The answer lies in understanding, exploring, and building social resilience.

Aim: The theoretical aim of the article is to identify the components of social resilience based on a review of international literature. The empirical aim is to present a methodology and to examine social resilience based on a survey.

Results: The results show that social resilience is determined by the resources and capital of individuals or households. Among them, social, human, financial and material capital should be distinguished. The surveyed respondents were characterized by high social resilience to the crisis caused by the pandemic due to their predominantly young age, good education, and extensive social contacts despite limited financial and material resources.

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social resilience, adaptability, Gdańsk, resources, capitals, survey

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Masik, G. (2024). Social resilience of young people during the COVID-19 pandemic. The case of the Gdansk – Gdynia – Sopot metropolitan area in Poland. Acta Scientiarum Polonorum Administratio Locorum, 23(4), 377–388. https://doi.org/10.31648/aspal.9334

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