Postrzeganie i respektowanie norm społecznych przez młodzież w okresie adolescencji

Author(s): Daria Sikorska / Language(s): Polish Issue: 16/2015

The paper discusses the perception and observance of social norms by adolescent youth. The research was conducted with the diagnostic survey method, among pupils and students of three schooling levels: primary, lower-secondary and upper secondary schools. Subjects associated the notion of “social norms” mainly with the obligation to behave in a certain way, with prohibitions, common customs and orders. Legal and moral norms were considered as the most vital, while minor importance was given to manners, traditions or religious norms. The latter had a low connotation for subjects. Nearly half of them showed the knowledge of social norms, and declared that they strive to abide by them in their everyday life. For adolescence, the main push factors to violate social norms are the need to impress and to follow peer behavior or the defective socialization process. The isolation in the peer group and the loss of respect are considered by adolescents as the most serious consequences of social norm violations.

Norma społeczno-kulturowa/prawna (art. 207 k.k.) versus patologiczne normy społeczno-kulturowe w komunikacji społecznej

Author(s): Leszek J. Świeca / Language(s): Polish Issue: 16/2015

In the light of the theoretical norm, the obligation to comply with a social-cultural/legal norm, enshrined in Article 207 of the Criminal Code, vital for the family, seems to be undisputable. Our empirical research shows that some of social and cultural norms commonly relied on in dysfunctional families are violated and that they most probably come from pathological social groups or from the whole social-cultural systems. Pathological norms allow for the violation of codified legal and moral norms, as evidenced, among all, by the consent to the use of violence against women and children (if the perpetrator is able to provide reasons for the use of violence, and such reasons stay within the pathological norm, shared by the community in question).

Stereotypy narodowe a normy i kontrola społeczna w środowisku polskich pracowników we Francji po 2004 roku. Komunikat z badań

Author(s): Małgorzata Patok / Language(s): Polish Issue: 16/2015

The free movement of people under the EU integration policy opens new opportunities on the European labour market. While labour markets become open, fears of immigrants among the citizens of the host countries are on the rise. These fears are entrenched in national stereotypes. As an example, we can quote the “Polish plumber” - the expression which became a frequent theme of the French media debate in 2005, as a symbol of social dumping. The paper aims at analysing the impact of stereotypes faced by today’s Polish emigrants in France on the social control within the Polish community abroad, and the adaptation and integration process in the hosting community. We should underline that a relatively large group of Poles who moved to France after Poland’s accession to the EU represent mainly low-skill jobs, which triggered agitation among the French public opinion.

Socijalna kohezija i socijalni kapital

Author(s): Fehrat Hrustić / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 12/2015

Social cohesion and social capital combine into one box economics, political science, sociology and developmental theories. These are very important issues for the determination of the state in society and finding mechanisms and tools to improve the social status in order to minimize disempowerment individuals and groups, and avoiding certain tensions and conflicts. This may contribute to the strengthening of harmony in human relations on the principles of trust and mutual responsibility, a better balance between man and nature, more equal distribution of national wealth, equal access to knowledge and modern technology to all individuals and groups. Otherwise, there is no inclusion, freedom, justice, solidarity and other ethical and human values, which are pillars of social cohesion and social capital. That is why we advocate the consistent application documents of the Council of Europe, with special emphasis on the revised strategy of social cohesion in all countries, especially countries with strong conflict situations which include Bosnia and Herzegovina.

Émile Durkheim and Sarajevo Marlboro

Author(s): Jayden Mahon / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2015

Nationalism and Sarajevo’s Organic Solidarity

Author(s): Reid Donato / Language(s): English Issue: 2/2015

NACIONALIZAM I ORGANSKA SOLIDARNOST SARAJEVA

Author(s): Reid Donato / Language(s): Bosnian,Croatian,Serbian Issue: 2/2015

Around the Bloc: Obama Ice Cream Banished From Shelves

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English Issue: 05/17/2016

Russian company halts production after international outrage.

Around the Bloc: Russia Decides To Ban ‘Communist Monopoly,’ Popular Polish Board Game

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English Issue: 03/29/2016

Authorities reportedly accuse the game of being anti-Russian and too critical of Soviets.

Around the Bloc: Hezbollah Accuses Mossad in Sofia Embassy Death

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English Issue: 03/15/2016

Palestine officials probing mysterious death of Israel prison escapee Omar Nayef Zayed.

Around the Bloc: Russian Athletes ‘Still Doping’

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English Issue: 03/15/2016

German documentary gives new evidence of Russian athletes and coaches violating IAAF and WADA regulations.

Around the Bloc: Czechs Announce First Zika Virus Cases, Slovak Hospitalized

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English Issue: 03/01/2016

Mosquito-borne Zika virus has been detected in Czechs returning from separate trips to the Caribbean.

Свободата на словото в социалните медии

Author(s): Juliana Kancheva / Language(s): Bulgarian Issue: 1/2014

Настоящата студия има за цел да разгледа значителните промени, настъпили в начините и формите на комуникация в дигитална среда. Появата и умножаването на най-различни виртуални общности, самоорганизацията и активността на публичната сфера са предпоставка за съществени промени в социалния и политическия живот. Мрежовата среда формира появата на медии от нов тип - социални медии, в които посланието се генерира от и е насочено към потребителите на мрежата, като се определя и споделя съобразно с ценностната система на по-тесен или по-широк кръг от членове на виртуалната общност. Социалните медии вече се превърнаха в мощен катализатор на много от процесите и движенията, които се зараждат в гражданското общество. Разработката проследява факторите и проблемите, свързани с тези процеси.

Around the Bloc: Vegan Café Attacked in Tbilisi

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): Danish Issue: 06/07/2016

Disruption appears to be work of far-right extremists acting against a symbol of an alternative lifestyle.

Around the Bloc: Russian Orthodox Church Launching Free Wi-Fi Service Premium

Author(s): TOL TOL / Language(s): English Issue: 11/10/2015

Wi-Fi, minus ‘distorted historical facts’ and pornography, will be available near churches and some public spots in Moscow.

Kapitał społeczny śląskich studentów. Zaufanie – Sieci relacji – Normy wzajemności

Author(s): Piotr Czakon / Language(s): Polish Issue: 3/2015

The article presents in-depth information about the issue of the social capital of Silesian students. The text begins with the short description of the addressed problem. In the first part classical concepts of this issue – Pierre Bourdieu’s, Robert D. Putnam’s, James Coleman’s and Francis Fukuyama’s – have been recounted. The reader gets to know about three fundamental definitional aspects of the social capital: trust, relational networks and reciprocal norms. In the next part all essential information about the social capital of Silesian students have been presented, based on the results from the author’s master’s thesis research. It has been highlighted that the social capital of academic youth is at a very basic level.

Dlaczego grupom udaje się podejmować działania? Przedstawienie teorii działań zbiorowych Elinor Ostrom

Author(s): Maciej J. Grodzicki / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2015

M. Olson w „Logice działania zbiorowego” zauważył, że działania jednostek na rzecz grupy często stoją w konflikcie z ich egoistycznymi interesami. Utrudnia to podejmowanie działań zbiorowych i powoduje, że optymalne z punktu widzenia całej grupy rezultaty niekoniecznie są osiągane. Z tego względu, teoria wyjaśniająca mechanizmy podejmowania działań zbiorowych ma doniosłe znaczenie. Celem niniejszego artykułu jest teoretyczne wyjaśnienie zachodzenia działań zbiorowych na gruncie współczesnego instytucjonalizmu, a przede wszystkim myśli E. Ostrom.Niniejszy artykuł ma charakter stricte teoretyczny. Objaśniono w nim założenia teorii racjonalnego wyboru I i II generacji i przedstawiono, w jaki sposób przekładają się one na mechanizmy działań zbiorowych. Współczesna teoria działań zbiorowych E. Ostrom rozwija koncepcję działającej jednostki o elementy wyjaśniające interakcje i długookresowe relacje pomiędzy podmiotami – normy, instytucje i kapitał społeczny. Dzięki temu jest w stanie spójnie opisać instytucjonalizację sytuacji działania zbiorowego i może być aplikowana do wyjaśniania różnorodnych problemów społecznych.

Koprodukcja a ekonomia społeczna. Alternatywa rozłączna czy komplementarność?

Author(s): Dawid Sześciło / Language(s): Polish Issue: 1/2015

W reakcji na krytykę dominującego w ostatnich dziesięcioleciach rynkowego paradygmatu usług publicznych, rozwijają się koncepcje proponujące korektę modelu rynkowego lub odejście od niego na rzecz całkowicie nowych wzorców funkcjonowania administracji usługowej. Do pierwszej kategorii można zaliczyć promowanie udziału podmiotów ekonomii społecznej w zapewnieniu usług publicznych, podczas gdy drugi kierunek reprezentuje zwłaszcza koncepcja obywatelskiej koprodukcji usług publicznych. W artykule przedstawiono porównanie teoretycznych założeń obu wizji. Prowadzi ono do wniosku, że koprodukcja i udział przedsiębiorców społecznych w zapewnieniu usług publicznych to koncepcje nie tylko w wielu punktach zbieżne, ale też komplementarne.

„Ucieczka do…” jako istotna przyczyna mobilności w Europie

Author(s): Katarzyna Waniek / Language(s): Polish Issue: 53/2015

Most modern studies on migration in Europe (and not only) indicates economic factors as the primary emigration motives. Meanwhile, a detailed analysis of autobiographical narrative interviews with people who have chosen to live abroad shows that very often important priorities are completely different. Not completely invalidating the economic factor, we should therefore pay attention to one of the very interesting and not uncommon cause of mobility, which is the “escape”, where different modalities can be placed on a continuum between “escape from” and “escape to”. Although those two cases are discussed in this article, to the second one will be devoted special attention. This motif is associated with an attempt to escape from the conditions (prevailing at home, in the environment, neighborhood, country), which are defined by individual as suffocating, stifling, not allowing to spread wings and fully express oneself. Interestingly, the experience of “otherness” and getting to know different cultural patterns in another country may initiate the process of “re-patriotisation” – a new “objective” perspective on the place of origin and appreciation of its (previously denied) values.

Uloga institucija u (ne)sprečavanju nasilja

Author(s): Srđan Vukadinović / Language(s): Bosnian Issue: 03+04/2013

No society is immune from violence. However, the story of various forms of violence, which, every day, is increasingly taking on the characteristics of social alarming, the drop that overflows the cup and seriously rings at social alarm. That bell presumably has only limited time alarm, while noting that some, and many previous events of violence, some of which are particularly vulnerable to those relating to the actors of minor age and the offender and the victim, as well as the character and circumstances affecting violent (in)actions. The alarming institutions of society, when something happens to go towards staging the public about the need for a fuller definition of domestic legal standards and toughen sanctions for offenders. Stricter sanctioning of any offense in modern society is an institute which resorted to impotent society, which has limited many constraints that whatever action is taken. A society that presents such institutions seems, and that at the moment some form of violence, which has shocked and completely taken aback by social and general environment, seeking an alibi for his (non)involvement in some new legal solutions is, besides being a very uncertain and risky society. In such a society will always find an excuse legal gaps and contradictions for the (non)treatment. A society that feels responsible for its own population can not seek an alibi for the (non) action in cases of domestic legal norms. Or in their disadvantages, be it in a legal vacuum. Being legally prescribed conduct general moral norms which contain basic value criteria a key issue in fighting and preventing all forms of violence is not legally sanctioning, but developing certain cultural and civilizational values that are clearly in the overall social riality completely marginalized. And these values are related to love, respect, dignity and understanding all different. Cases of violence needs to be addressed, and not talk about them and switch (ir)responsibility to (not)or functional (non)existing standard.