The West Pomeranian sociology at a glance. The heritage and the new quality Cover Image

Rodowody socjologii Pomorza Zachodniego w zarysie. Dziedzictwo historyczne i nowa jakość
The West Pomeranian sociology at a glance. The heritage and the new quality

Author(s): Robert B. Woźniak
Subject(s): Sociology, Social history
Published by: Wydawnictwo OR TWP w Szczecinie
Keywords: West Pomerania; sociology; science research

Summary/Abstract: Social Network of the population of Western Pomerania, which is a part of the people of thesea, has a heterogeneous character in both – the structural and functional perspectives. The greaterpart of Szczecin inhabitants, the regional capital, is derived from the poorly urbanized areas andis not prepared to live and work in the port city. The theoretical and empirical basis for discussionin the article are the author’s own research and 70 years of scientific achievements of sociologistsfrom Western Pomerania. The article consists of three parts. The first discusses the problems of adaptationand migration to the new socio-cultural environment. The second part presents the processof formalization and institutionalization of sociological circles. Here began the first research andpublication attempts. The third part is the university phase, which continue researches started earlieron people of the sea and littoral and extend it on international issues, published in own scientificjournal “Marine Annals of Sociology/Annuals of Marine Sociology” and in other national and internationalpublications and also in the Szczecin Encyclopedia, released on the issue of the 70th anniversaryof the Szczecin City.

  • Issue Year: 2016
  • Issue No: 2
  • Page Range: 7-31
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: English, Polish