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Domov jako konceptuální rámec, téma i výzkumný terén: vývoj i současná podoba studií domova

Author(s): Petr Gibas / Language(s): Czech Issue: 02/2017

Over the past thirty years there has been a substantial change in how home is understood in the social sciences. While it is still possible to discern the influence of phenomenology on contemporary thinking about home, the studies presently at the forefront of the geography, anthropology, and sociology of home largely reflect the impact of critical social theory and the cultural and spatial turn in the social sciences, and they have also made the lines between these disciplines blurrier. This article primarily aims to provide readers with an overview of the developments in the field and to explore contemporary approaches to home as a complex and multifaceted phenomenon. It also seeks to unravel the developments and topical shifts in (largely English-language) studies of home and to present the current Czech approach to the issue, which are both influenced by the contemporary focus on home as the site of the continuous production, consumption, and negotiation of meanings and identities, and by an emphasis on the everyday experience of home.

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Transformace kategorické proměnné na proměnnou kontinuální na příkladu návštěvnosti bohoslužeb

Author(s): Antonín Paleček / Language(s): Czech Issue: 04/2017

Many surveys include variables on the frequency of respondents’ church attendance. Usually these are a categorical, ordinal type of variable. However, in a quantitative analysis of the inter- and intragenerational reproduction of church attendance categorical variables may have some disadvantages and limitations. This article discusses and tests the possibilities of a different methodological approach, where ordinal variables indicating the frequency of church attendance are transformed into numerical-type variables. More simply put, respondents are asked how many times a year they attend church and this information is expressed in a new variable. There are a few analytical advantages to this numerical variable. First, the information on the frequency of church attendance is not divided up into multiple categories and can be transposed for use in multivariate analysis. Second, even if there are only a small number of cases in the data set there is no need to reduce the categories of variables. Third, the results of the analysis can be presented as a single numerical value. The individual examples in this analysis focus narrowly on the rates of inter- and intragenerational reproduction of church attendance, and the analytical possibilities of numerical variables on attendance rates are tested on data from the Religion module of the International Social Survey Programme 2008.

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Obavy a těžkosti rané fáze rodičovství: Zjištění longitudinálního výzkumu prvorodičů

Author(s): Olga Nešporová / Language(s): Czech Issue: 1/2019

The article focuses on the concerns of Czech expectant parents and their subsequent life difficulties. A qualitative longitudinal methodology was used to study parental experiences for a period of around four years. Three waves of semi-structured interviews were conducted with sixteen dual-earner parental couples who had their first child in 2011 or 2012. An analysis of 93 interviews revealed that the fears of the parents-to-be principally concerned childcare, paid work, free time, the relationships, and health. Actual experience of difficulties in these areas was often mentioned by different respondents from those who had expected to have them. The theory of intensive motherhood was employed to underscore the heavy demands and responsibilities placed on contemporary parents and the difficulties that accompany the use of a child-centred approach. The heavy demands on childcare felt by mothers who adhered to the intensive mothering model were cited as causing difficulties in the everyday lives of parental couples; the fathers mainly complained of a lack of rest and quality time with their partners.

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SONGS FOR TEACHING PRONUNCIATION: A GUIDING MODEL

Author(s): Adelina CASTELO / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2018

Songs have been used as an excellent tool for teaching a second language; however, their advantages as a means to teach pronunciation could be explored in a more frequent and consistent way. In this study a guiding model for teachers that are designing didactic materials to develop the phonetic-phonological component through songs is proposed. This model is based on a literature review and on a reorganization of the existing information.

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RELIABILITY OF LOGISTICS PERFORMANCE INDEX

Author(s): Satyendra Nath CHAKRABARTTY / Language(s): English Issue: 1/2018

A survey using six Likert items was used to obtain six components of Logistics Performance Index (LPI). Each component was rated by respondents on a scale of 1–5. The LPI reports use a single item to measure a complex construct and do not indicate reliability of the entire scale or an item/question. Most of the existing methods for verifying the reliability of Likert scales with different sets of assumptions violate one or more features of such scales.

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Digitální stopa: Konec empirické sociologie?

Author(s): Jakub Sedláček / Language(s): Czech Issue: 4/2020

In the 20th century empirical sociology possessed innovative methodological resources that granted it fairly exclusive access to understanding human social life. However, with the advent of digital technologies and increasing migration into the online world, this privilege started to shift into the hands of commercial entities. People of the 21st century now generate data with every step they take (both physical and virtual), and most of the current internet business models are built on the collection, analysis, and commercial utilisation of such data. The 'Digital Trace Data' left behind by billions of online users present an unprecedented opportunity for the study of their behaviour, characteristics, and social interactions. This article seeks to introduce readers to the world of Digital Trace Data and the three main areas in which such data are used: research, commerce, and surveillance. Examples of all three are given to illustrate the potential strengths, weaknesses, and associated risks. The article also seeks to provide warning of a future in which the largest repository of sociological data in history ends up locked behind the doors of commercial enterprises and government institutions.

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From people to power

Author(s): András Nógrádi,Dániel Oross / Language(s): English Issue: Spec 2/2014

The literature of transitology has already reviewed the way in which former socialist countries of Central and Eastern Europe succeeded in joining the capitalist world order (Ágh 1993, Bielasiak 1997, 2002; Birch 2003). It has described the political processes and their effects (e.g. the rebirth and transformation of party systems, the development of civil societies and the electoral systems). However, studies published in the past 20 years have not paid sufficient attention to the picture that the parties and their members paint of themselves when it comes to their recruitment into party politics. Following Olson’s approach, our study draws attention to parliamentarians as ‘the human dimension of legislatures’ that are particularly visible in CEE countries (Olson 1994: 13). In our study, we investigate MPs from the four Visegrad countries: Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and the Slovak Republic. Instead of using surveys or questionnaires, we only used publicly available data: the websites of the parliaments and statistic offices, the parties, and the MPs themselves. We were interested in the different representations that MPs construct about their “first contact” with party politics to the voters. The rich literature of party recruitment and the discipline of elite studies came to the conclusion that the parties of the new democracies of the region are concentrating on the elections and the mobilization of their voters, not on the continuous recruitment of new members. Then, how do the MPs join the political parties, what kind of channels are available to them and how do they represent themselves in their publicly available CVs? In the first part of our paper, we present the methodology; in the second, our hypotheses; and in the third, the findings of our research. At the end of the paper, we identify the next steps that are necessary to further develop our theories in a future research.

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Vrednotni habitusi kot empirična tipologija

Author(s): Samo Kropivnik / Language(s): Slovenian Issue: 039/2002

V članku je opisan in z metodološkega vidika ovrednoten proces nastajanja empirične tipologije na osnovi ključnih vrednot in stališč. Sam proces je sestavljen iz osnovnega hierarhičnega združevanja v skupine, prepoznavanja možnih razvrstitev, preverjanja njihove optimalnosti z metodo voditeljev, izbire iz statističnega in teoretskega vidika najprimernejše razvrstitve ter konèno še osnovne in dopolnilne opredelitve vsebine oziroma pomena tipov.

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Semnificaţii psihopedagogice ale Noţiunii de „Interes”

Author(s): Elena Davidescu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01/2021

Interest is a substructure of personality, that motivational component of personality that is expressed through a positive, active and persevering attitude towards certain objects or activities. // The article reflects the most relevant psycho-pedagogical meanings of the notion of interest, from which we deduce the typologies of interests: cognitive and professional. Children / pupils / students must be supported in the accumulation of knowledge, assimilation of the content of educational disciplines, verification of the usefulness of the assimilated knowledge and the rationality of their application in practice. It is necessary to awaken in students the aspiration and the need to always deepen their knowledge, to form new skills, habits, habits and to be guided by them in life. All these actions contribute to the development of intellect, preparation for life and activity in society.

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CONȘTIENTIZAREA NEVOILOR PERSONALE PRIN PRACTICILE „MINDFULNESS”

Author(s): Elena Davidescu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01/2021

Needs are at the heart of our lives. Whether we are aware of it or not, they direct our actions. It is essential to pay attention to our needs because, as M. Rosenberg writes, "if we do not value our needs, others will not value them." To meet our needs, we must first know them. Unfortunately, we are often unaware of them. We don't always know our physical needs, otherwise we shouldn't go to the nutritionist, watch health shows or tell our doctors to exercise. In this context, in this article we aim to explore how we can become aware of personal needs through „MINDFULNESS" practices.

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RECENZIE la monografia „REABILITAREA PSIHOSOCIALĂ A PERSOANELOR POST ACCIDENT VASCULAR CEREBRAL”

Author(s): Angela Groza / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 01/2021

Author of the revirewed monography: Glavan Aurelia, neurologist, doctor of psychology, associate professor

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The Effect of Mindset on Tourist Behaviour and Mindful Consumption in a Community Enterprise in Krabi, Thailand

Author(s): Sudjai Jirojkul,Siwarit Pongsakornrungsilp,Nontipak Pianroj,Prachyakorn Chaiyakot,Mia Shahin,Tawakul Masst,Kua-anan Techato / Language(s): English Issue: 3/2021

The research examined the mindful consumption theory, focusing on the importance of sustainable consumption in the tourism sector in the future. An exploratory factor analysis of survey responses from 400 tourists who travelled to a community in Krabi, Thailand, revealed that the mindful mindset consists of four factors and mindful behaviour consists of six factors. A confirmatory factor analysis found that the adapted model corresponded to the empirical data and confirmed that the factors identified in the exploratory analysis were accurate.

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THE RELATION BETWEEN PERCEPTION OF JUSTICE AND THE INTENTION TO LEAVE THE ORGANIZATION – A META-ANALYTICAL STUDY

Author(s): Katarina Suvajdžić / Language(s): English Issue: 01/2021

The aim of this meta-analytical study is to examine the connection between distributive and procedural justice and the intention to leave the organization by quantitative synthesis of available empirical research that meet the defined criteria. Searching the literature 126 papers have been found, out of which 58 studies met all the defined criteria. After collecting all studies that had data on the correlation between distributive justice and the intention to leave the organization, the total sample size equaled 20068, while the total sample size of studies that had data on the correlation between procedural justice and the intention to leave the organization equaled 17901.

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Social Responsibility: A Case Study of Women Coffee Growers in a Peripheral Region of Colombia

Author(s): Yenny Díaz,Juan M. Andrade,Elías Ramírez / Language(s): English Issue: 4/2021

The objective of this article is to show the practices of social responsibility in women belonging to organizations that produce differentiated coffees in a peripheral region of Colombia. In this regard, a quantitative, descriptive, and cross-sectional investigation was carried out, for which a model of its own was designed to characterize said practices from four dimensions: environment, society, values, transparency and government and labour matters. A questionnaire-type instrument with a Likert scale was applied to 430 women. Regarding the results, it was found that more than half of the women in the associations (58.7%) perceive actions related to management in the margin of social responsibility. Dimensions such as Values, Transparency and Governance (VTG), Environment (E) and Society (S), have a rating higher than 50%; however, the Labour Things (LT) dimension obtained the lowest percentage rating (47.6%).

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FAMILY GATHERINGS AND FUNCTIONALITY IN FAMILIES WITH ADOLESCENTS

Author(s): Marina Matejević,Marija Đorđević / Language(s): English Issue: 03/2021

Although it is considered that the independence of a child during adolescence is a crucial moment, it is very important to, in addition to the newly acquired individuality, preserve cohesiveness as a feature of a healthy family atmosphere. Cohesiveness is also one of the two main dimensions of patterns of family functioning. In observing a healthy atmosphere, we started from the assumption that family gathering routines and rituals play a significant role. This research was guided by a systemic approach to understanding the meaning and significance of family gathering routines and rituals. The aim of the research was to examine family gatherings and the functionality of the contemporary family with adolescents and to determine their relationship. The Family Cohesiveness and Adaptability Evaluation Scale, FACES IV (Olson, Gorall and Tiesel, 2006), as well as The Family Gathering Routines and Rituals Questionnaire, FGRRQ specifically designed for the purposes of this research were used as instruments. The research included 204 respondents - high school students and university students. The results showed that families with adolescents in Serbia are characterized by balanced patterns of family functioning, but gatherings are not largely present. Family gatherings are statistically significantly associated with balanced patterns of family functioning. A slightly weaker connection with patterns of family rigidity and enmeshment was also found. A negative association between family gatherings and patterns of disengagement and chaos indicates the importance of gatherings for family functionality. The correlations show that family gatherings contribute to a sense of connection, because in families where gatherings are not present sufficiently patterns of disengagement are more prominent, indicating a lack of togetherness, which is problematic for the educational function of the family.

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CONSTRUCȚIA SOCIALĂ A REALITĂȚII

Author(s): Constantin Mireanu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 04/2021

Defining reality and the mechanisms people use to perceive it is a difficult and challenging task in this age of post-truth, where everything is relative, interpretable and dynamic, without generally accepted norms. However, there is a close relationship between the individual and the social environment. This binomial is a construction that integrates the human mind, body, spirit and environment. The continuous interaction between the individual and the social environment creates the reality that manifests itself as a continuous process of coding and decoding. The way we interpret a situation determines the consequences of our actions and even the way things can evolve, so starting from the wrong premises, from a wrong interpretation of a situation, people behave accordingly. Therefore in this paper I shall review the main aspects of the social construction of reality starting with the way the representation of the individual about the environment, society, world is formed from the perspective of neuroscience, social psychology, cognitive sociology.

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THE SOCIAL CONSTRUCTION OF REALITY

Author(s): Constantin Mireanu / Language(s): English Issue: 04/2021

Defining reality and the mechanisms by which people perceive it is a difficult and challenging task in this age of post-truth, where everything is relative, interpretable, and dynamic, without generally accepted norms. However, there is a close relationship between the human and the social environment. This binomial is a construction that integrates the human mind, body, spirit and environment. The continuous interaction between the human and the social environment creates the reality that manifests itself as a continuous process of coding and decoding. But, the way we interpret a situation determines the consequences of our actions and even the way things can evolve, so starting from the wrong premises, from a wrong interpretation of a situation, people behave accordingly. Therefore, in this material starting from the way the representation of the individual is formed about the environment, society, world from the perspective of neuroscience, social psychology, cognitive sociology, the main aspects of how to construct reality will be reviewed.

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Mişcarea feministă: contribuţii majore, perspective, repere comunicaţionale

Author(s): Livia Durac / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 27/2021

The sensitization of the human being regarding the correction of some accumulated injustices ontologically towards femininity is a desideratum that urges reflection, the feminist movement being, for more than a century, the way to reach this desideratum.The issue of discrimination against women allows for the most varied approaches, due to the diversity of plans and forms under which this phenomenon makes its presence felt, day after day, in any corner of the world. Perceptual abnormality, of patriarchal origin, which perpetually fuels the subordination of women to the opposite sex, blocking in patterns of thinking and behaviour with oppressive accents intensifies and justifies the continuation of feminist activism under its various forms of manifestation.Feminism does not have the connotation of a simple action to claim rights but is a very complex combination of actions and attitudes, through which the socio-political assertion of women transcends the classical doctrines of rights and freedoms, which remain what has been proven: to be simple theorizations.Starting from some philosophical considerations, the article brings to the fore the main contributions that have substantiated and structured, ennobling through their value the feminist movement, the succession of reference stages, particularities of feminism, depending on the sphere of influence, ending with a perspective on the confluence of feminism and communication.

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Conflictul de loialitate şi alienarea parentalăla copii cu părinţi divorţaţi

Author(s): Maria Rodica Iacobescu / Language(s): Romanian Issue: 27/2021

A divorce can have painful consequences, especially for the children, as they can develop loyalty conflicts or parental alienation. The custody problem increases the rate of disagreements between parents and the smallest decisions can become opportunities for physical, moral or judiciary confrontation. Conflicts can be accompanied by the formation of an alliance between one parent and the children, in order to disqualify and denigrate the other parent. According to R. A. Gardner, extreme conflicts can lead to the development of a so-called Parental alienation syndrome, the painful cases in which the children, after a divorce, refuse to see a parent due to a combination of indoctrination fueled by the alienating parent and the child’s own contributions towards the denigration of the targeted parent. This syndrome still is a topic of debate for researchers, some of them agreeing with its existence while others argue that it lacks scientific value.

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Spółdzielcy Zmienią Świat?

Author(s): Marcin Kula / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2021

Review of: MARCIN KULA - Socjologia stosowana. Tradycje naukowe polskiego kooperatywizmu, Bartłomiej Błesznowski i Aleksandra Bilewicz (red.), Oficyna Naukowa, Warszawa 2020, stron 283

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