STRUCTURAL DETERMINANTS OF INEQUALITY TRANSMISSION - INTERNATIONAL COMPARISON AT THE LOCAL LEVEL

The author presents the manner of town cases' selection within the framework of the PROFIT project and synthetically discusses structural conditions of the transmission of social inequalities in the studied local communities. Macro-social as well as town-specific aspects influencing the incidence of intergenerational transmission of social inequalities are being touched upon. Socio-demographical data concerning respective towns along with focus group interviews constituted the base of the analysis. Respondents represented local authorities, public administration, social services and third sector.