The image of Upper Silesia and the Silesians in the context of economic growth and diligence as opposed to the political attitudes of the Poles Cover Image

Wizerunek Górnego Śląska i Ślązaków w kategoriach rozwoju gospodarczego i pracowitości a postawy polityczne Polaków
The image of Upper Silesia and the Silesians in the context of economic growth and diligence as opposed to the political attitudes of the Poles

Author(s): Łukasz Wojtkowski
Subject(s): Politics / Political Sciences
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: image, identity, Silesia, mediatizatized image, cognitive image

Summary/Abstract: The field of analysis presented in the article are the findings of an analysis of cognitive image of Silesia and Silesian in context of two categories. First is the economic development of the region, and second one is the diligence of Silesians. Answers given by respondents was depicted in prism of their political attitudes and ideological beliefs. It allowed to point out specific patterns signifying about strong image position of Silesia and its inhabitants autonomously of political and ideological approaches of communication recipients.

  • Issue Year: 2013
  • Issue No: 7
  • Page Range: 59-68
  • Page Count: 10
  • Language: Polish