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Trvalá nebo dočasná změna? Uspořádání genderových rolí v rodinách s pečujícími otci

The study therefore aims to answer the question of whether in families where the father is involved in caring for children in the early stage of their lives there is an erosion of gender inequalities in the family, or whether what occurs is just a modification of the given status quo. The study also looks at the question of at what point gender equality is (or can be) established in the family and what is the connection between gender equality in the family and gender inequality in the society at large. The st…

Topics: Gender, Care, Work, Parenting

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

Participace a partnerství v místní veřejné správě

The objective of this study is to describe the basic discourse of cooperation, participation, and partnership in terms of how it is defined in the process of democratic administration in the Czech Republic and its regions. This basic discourse is determined from a legislative perspective by the laws in effect within the country, but it is also shaped by the results of current research in the Czech social sciences and studies in public administration, and even by the media.…

Topics: Civil Society, Politics and Political Attitudes, Regions, Public Administration

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

Hierarchy as the Strength and Weakness of Communist Rule. The Legacy of Communist Rule IV: A Volume of Papers from the Seminar Held in Prague on September 11-12, 2003

This volume is comprised of the papers that were presented at the seminar “Hierarchy as a Strength and Weakness of Communist Rule”, which was held on 11-12 September 2003 at the Faculty of Social Sciences of Charles University in Prague. The general purpose of the seminar was to reveal and interpret, in so far as possible without misrepresentation or bias, the procedures on which communist rule of society was based at the end of the 1980s.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Administration

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

Podmínky rodičovství v podnikovém prostředí v mezinárodním srovnání

This study looks at the problem of work-life balance at the employee level and at the mechanisms for negotiating policies for working parents directly at the workplace. The research was based on three case studies of engineering companies, comparing the parent companies in Germany, France, and Sweden with their branches in the Czech Republic.…

Topics: Gender, Work, Parenting, Family

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

Zdroje utváření skupinových mentalit v České republice po roce 1989

The objective of this volume of studies is to attain a deeper understanding of the processes behind the formation of group mentalities in the Czech Republic after 1989. This involves identifying the group stereotypes in thought and behaviour that take shape among these groups owing to the growing differentiation of life experiences.…

Topics: Value Orientations

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

Politické důsledky suburbanizace. Analýza případových studií proměn politického chování a občanské participace ve vybraných suburbánních lokalitách Prahy a Brna

This study examines the political impact of suburbanisation in five selected localities: three suburban neighbourhoods around the City of Prague and the City of Brno, and two municipalities on the outskirts of Prague. The study discusses some of the political consequences of suburbanisation that are not captured in quantitative analysis, which specifically means the study of political behaviour and civic participation, especially the participation of people who have newly moved into the neighbourhood.…

Topics: City and Village, Civil Society, Public Policy

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

Česká národní identita po zániku Československa a před vstupem do Evropské unie

The study is dedicated to the Czech national identity in 1995 and 2003. We analyse four elements of national identity ů an image of the nation (culture-nation, state-nation), a territorial identity (local, regional, state and European), a national pride (in performance of a culture and state), and a love for the nation (patriotism, chauvinism). Czech national identity is compared with national identities in eleven European countries and is also used as an explanatory element of the support of the EU governanc…

Topics: European Union, Value Orientations, Identity

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

Životní strategie podnikatelek a podnikatelů na přelomu tisíciletí

Study is based on the sociology of family, the sociology of work and the sociology of organisation and management, combining these fields from the perspective of the sociology of gender. It focuses on the motivations for going into business, the structure of company management, from the perspective of gender and of the particular line of business, and its influence on distribution of work and responsibilities between partners and on methods whereby this distribution is reasoned and arranged.…

Topics: Gender, Work, Family, Lifestyle

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

Postoje k manželství, rodičovství a k rolím v rodině v České republice a v Evropě

This study focuses on attitudes towards marriage, unmarried cohabitation, parenthood, and the roles of men and women in the family in Czech society in the past decade. Using data drawn from the ISSP Family and Gender Roles survey conducted in 1994 and 2002, the authors analyse how these attitudes have developed over the past decade and their differentiation according to social group and, especially, age, education, gender, and marital status.…

Topics: Gender, Value Orientations, Parenting, Family

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

Životní spokojenost: rodina, práce a další faktory

Text studies life satisfaction and happiness of Czech men and women. It works with ISSP 2002 data. Basic socio-demographic factors are analyzed (sex, age, education, marital status and cohabitation). Satisfaction with family life and satisfaction with work is also included in the analyses. Married people are happier than others. Satisfaction with family life affects happiness more strongly than satisfaction with work.…

Topics: Value Orientations, Interpersonal Relations, Work, Family

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

Otcové, matky a porozvodová péče o děti

The objective of this publication is to contrast different ways of looking at the reality of parenting and child care after divorce or separation and show how multifaceted this important social phenomenon truly is. The study begins by introducing readers to the subject of post-divorce motherhood and fatherhood, the main problems that men and women are faced with as parents after divorce, and the ways in which divorce, post-divorce parenting, and incomplete families are discussed in public discourse.…

Topics: Care, Parenting, Family

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

Zahraniční migrace vědců a výzkumníků a nástroje k jejímu ovlivnění

The study provides systematic overview of the policy tools that are used in various countries to encourage return of scientist and researchers working abroad back to their home country or at least to facilitate the transfer of information, know-how and experience from host countries. The overview of policy tools is supplemented by an attempt to quantify potential target group for such policy – the scientists and researchers of the Czech origin working in abroad.…

Topics: Migration and Mobility, Sociology of Sciences, Public Policy

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

Reprezentace různých forem rodinného a pracovního života v ženských a mužských časopisech

The study presents a qualitative analysis of texts on family, partnership, and working life published in men’s and women’s magazines. The objective of the analysis is to examine how family, partnership, and working life are represented in these media.…

Topics: Gender, Media, Interpersonal Relations, Work, Family

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Public Opinion Research Centre

Jaká víra? Současná česká religiozita/spiritualita v pohledu kvalitativní sociologie náboženství

This volume offers a summary of the most important knowledge in the field of contemporaryqualitative sociology of religion in the Czech Republic, and it describes the state of religiosity/spiritualityin the country after 1989 up to the present in a European context. The majority of Czech sociologistsof religion, based at various academic institutions, contributed to the preparation of the volume.In six independent studies the authors draw attention to the most important developmentaltrends in Czech religiosity…

Topics: Value Orientations, Religion and religiosity

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Structural Tensions in the Interface between the Labour Market and Social Policy in the Czech Republic

This study tries to demonstrate the links between the social structure and social policies. Using a socio-economic approach it exhibits four types of socio-economic friction that develop between the middle class and other groups, between the new and the old middle class, between pensioners and the economically active, and between people with employment and the non-working poor. …

Topics: Wages and Incomes, Social Inequalities, Social Policy

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Metropolitan Areas in the Czech Republic - Definitions, Basic Characteristics, Patterns of Suburbanisation and Their Impact on Political Behaviour

This study is based on the first stage of research on political change in metropolitan areas in the Czech Republic, conducted within the framework of the International Metropolitan Observatory Project (IMO). In the first part of the study the authors examine how metropolitan areas are defined. Given that there is currently no official definition of metropolitan areas in the Czech Republic, the criteria for their delineation were developed on the basis of existing definitions of metropolitan areas in other coun…

Topics: Migration and Mobility, Regions

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

The Czech Labour Market: Changing Structures and Work Orientations

The project The Adjustment of the Czech Labour Force: Changing Job Structures, Wage Disparities and Work Orientations aimed to use various data sources to describe changes in the field in the last decade. Studies on various topics are collected to provide a multidimensional picture of the changing Czech labour force and its "state of mind", together with identification of some key problems.…

Topics: Wages and Incomes, Work, Transformation

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Economic and Religious Studies

Mezinárodní výzkum násilí na ženách - Česká republika / 2003: příspěvek k sociologickému zkoumání násilí v rodině

This study examines the results of the International Violence Against Women Survey (IVAWS) in theCzech Republic and addresses the wider issues of domestic violence in partner relationships. The firstpart of the study deals with aspects of domestic violence from a sociological perspective: definitions,methodology, data sources, and international survey experience to date. It provides a summary of thesociological theories that attempt to explain the rise and development of domestic violence and devotesspace in p…

Topics: Gender, Criminality, Interpersonal Relations, Family

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

Volby do Evropského parlamentu 2004 - analýza volební účasti a stranické podpory v České republice

This study analyses the reasons behind the low electoral participation and behind voter mobility, and looks at the consequences these changes hold for the electoral gains of individual parties. Using data for the Czech Republic the author indicates some socio-demographic factors and some political attitudes that can be linked to electoral participation and highlights some of the factors that cause voters to participate less in elections. The study also focuses on voter mobility and explains these shifts on the…

Topics: European Union, Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

Civil Society and Civic Participation in the Czech Republic

Based on differentiation between the terms civil society and the third sector the text defines the space of civic participation. The establishment of terminology and theoretical framework appears to be a key component, as the terms civil society and third (non-governmental) sector are often confound. Notwithstanding its long tradition the term, civil society is rather abstract and is today used mainly in theoretical and conceptual context. Whereas the term third sector is more practical and concrete, as it off…

Topics: Civil Society, Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

Souvislosti proměn pracovního trhu a soukromého, rodinného a partnerského života

This volume looks at the risks affecting the private life of individuals, risks that have been ushered in by changes in the labour market, and it examines whether the shape of the family is changing in the Czech Republic and what groups are most affected by and who most at risk from these changes. The authors also examine the ways in which work life and the private or intimate sphere interact and how individuals cope with the effects of one sphere on the other.…

Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Work, Parenting, Family, Transformation

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

Kombinace pracovního a rodinného života v ČR: politiky, čas, peníze a individuální, rodinné a firemní strategie

The new labour market model that evolved in the Czech Republic after 1989 and the family strategiesof women and men are two spheres that interact and overlap at various levels of society and in theindividual strategies of those involved. The changes to the circumstances surrounding labour marketparticipation that resulted from the economic, political and cultural changes in Czech society andthe effects of a global labour market have created a dynamic foundation, which has altered the entireatmosphere of societ…

Topics: Gender, Work, Family

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Gender & Sociology

Regionální elity 2004

This study presents an analysis of the characteristics, opinions and attitudes of regional elites in the Czech Republic. It is based on an empirical survey conducted in the autumn of 2004, just before the elections to the regional assemblies were held. The study looks at political, administrative, economic and cultural elites, focusing especially on how regional elites evaluate the functioning and the developmental potential of the regions, and on their willingness to cooperate with other actors. The study als…

Topics: Elites, Politics and Political Attitudes, Regions, Public Administration

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

Political Behavior in Metropolitan Areas in the Czech Republic between 1990 and 2002 - Patterns, Trends, and the Relation to Suburbanization and its Socio-Spatial Patterns

The presented study deals with the political consequences of the suburbanization process in the four largest metropolitan areas in the Czech Republic after 1989. The aggregate socio-economic data on the level of municipalities are used first for the creation of typology of suburban communes. Then the electoral turnout in suburban municipalities is studied in relations to their socio-economic, cultural and geographical features. Finally, the effects of the suburban development for the voting behavior are analyz…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Local and regional studies

Measuring Value Orientations with the Use of S.H. Schwartz‘s Value Portraits

The study acquaints readers with two methods of measuring value orientations developed by S.H.Schwartz. Attention is focused especially on the Portrait Values Questionnaire that was used in the European Social Survey in 2002 and 2004. The analysis in the study uses ESS 2002 data sets from ten selected countries (the Czech Republic, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Norway, Poland,Slovenia, Spain, Switzerland) and creates four higher order value types (conservation, openness to change, self-transcenden…

Topics: Value Orientations, Research Methodology

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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