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Authors: Dudová, Radka
The chapter offers an overview of different approaches to the problem of harmonization of work and family, going from the U. Beck´s theory of individualization of the society to contemporary feminist theories.
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Authors: Sedláčková, Markéta
The article presents the sociological theory of trust of Polish sociologist Piotr Sztompka. In his book Trust: A Sociological Theory (1999) Sztompka offers the summary of existing sociological concepts of trust and attemps to clarify the notion of trust and to categorize it. Fina...
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Authors: Ďurďovič, Martin
This book is a contribution to general social theory. The arguments herein are guided by two interests. On the one hand is the interest in the topic of intersubjectivity in sociology. Research on the intersubjectivity of understanding, which is the precondition for the coordinati...
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Authors: Uhde, Zuzana
The review analyses a collective monograph on Axel Honneth, one of the leading author of the third generation of the critical theory of society. 
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Authors: Chylíková, Johana
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Authors: Durdovic, Martin
This case study focuses on the temporal dynamics of stakeholder interaction to provide a sociological analysis of the deep geological repository siting process in the Czech Republic. By introducing the concept of counter-strategizing, it clarifies the shift in interaction after t...
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Authors: Durdovic, Martin
This chapter proposes the morphogenetic approach, as elaborated within the confines of Margaret Archer’s critical realism, as a suitable starting point for theoretically grounded research into social aspects of energy. It demonstrates in outline the suitability of this approach i...
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Authors: Znebejánek, F., P. Anýžová
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Authors: Durdovic, Martin
Social interaction as the middle phase of the morphogenetic sequence described by Margaret Archer presupposes that interpretative activities go on between individuals and collectivities. Novel meanings emerge in social interaction and spur the processes of structural elaboration....
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Authors: Vašát, Petr
Over the past few years, the topic of social housing has dominated the Czech professional and non-professional debate on homelessness. All experts agree that social housing in the Czech Republic is a necessity. However, one dangerous theme circulates in the discussion: homelessne...
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Authors: Fernández, Alejandra, Petr Vašát
Macro-paintings have become a popular tool used by various actors to uplift marginalized communities in cities of the global South by transforming their physical environments. These actors operate under the assumption that improving the material conditions of these communities wi...
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Authors: Katrňák, Tomáš, Natalie Simonová, Laura Fónadová
This article examines secondary education in the Czech Republic between 2000 and 2010. We analyzed the consequences of educational expansion on odds to achieve secondary education with a school-leaving certificate (SLC) by social origin. We utilize the theories of maximally maint...
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Authors: Durdovic, Martin
The paper presents a general theoretical argument about narrating futures and demonstrates its validity on the topic of energy transitions. It goes beyond the perspective of social constructionism and analyzes the temporal relationship between narratives, as employed in social in...
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Authors: Simonová, Natalie, Petr Soukup
The main objective of this paper is to show to what extent and why students with the same academic aptitude but different social backgrounds have different odds of entering university. For our analysis, we separated primary and secondary factors of social origin in the formation...

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