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Three Roads to Comparative Research: Analytical, Visual and Morphological

Three Roads to Comparative Research: Analytical, Visual and Morphological

The aim of the book is twofold, (1) to provide a comparative summaries on Central and Eastern Europe focused on a variety of topics, ranging from work flexibility to the role of women, (2) to present new ways for comparative research, one with help of new visualisation tools and the other with new forms of analyses, which are able to process large quantities of currently unused but available data sets.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Foreigners in the Social System of the Czech Republic

Foreigners in the Social System of the Czech Republic

In this chapter the authors focus on the integration of foreigners into so-called ‘core’ institutions, which determine a migrant’s socioeconomic status, opportunities, and available resources. Special attention is given to the access to the social security system, to the health care system, to the education system, and last but not least to the labour market.…

Topics: Migration and Mobility, Social Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Gendered Citizenship in Multicultural Europe

Gendered Citizenship in Multicultural Europe

Authors examine insti¬tutional contexts, ideologies and practices that have sha¬ped citizenship of women in various socio-economic, ethnic and national groups in Czech society since 1940s. They challenge static descriptions of gender relations in the communist societies in Europe. The continuity of discourse, practices, and institutions before and after 1989 is highlighted, de¬monstrating how difficult it is for cultural and institutional changes to take place.…

Topics: Gender

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Postoje k dopadům imigrace na společnost a sebereflexe tolerantnosti

Postoje k dopadům imigrace na společnost a sebereflexe tolerantnosti

The chapter is discussing attitudes of Czech population towards immigration in terms of its negative and positive impact on the society to what extent Czechs associate this phenomenon with a problem for their country and also how they perceive themselves in terms of being tolerant toward foreigners.…

Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Migration and Mobility

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Postoje k multikulturalismu a kulturní přizpůsobení cizinců

Postoje k multikulturalismu a kulturní přizpůsobení cizinců

The article deals with attitudes of respondents towards multicultural co-existence and cultural adaptation of immigrants – primarily in the Czech Republic but comparison with other European coutries is included as well.…

Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Migration and Mobility

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Postoje k národnostem a etnikům

Postoje k národnostem a etnikům

The chapter contains description and interpretation of sociological surveys on attitudes towards individual national and ethnic groups.…

Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Migration and Mobility

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Postoje k cizincům na trhu práce

Postoje k cizincům na trhu práce

Chapter deals with the attitudes toward foreigners in the czech labor market. Based on many conducted surveys are then presented views on various aspects of the employment of foreigners in our country. Comparison of these basic attitudes and their evolution are also presented in this chapter.…

Topics: Migration and Mobility, Work

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Postoje k cizincům - získávání dat a jejich intepretace

Postoje k cizincům - získávání dat a jejich intepretace

The chapter deals with methods for getting and interpreting data relevant for measuring attitudes toward foregners.…

Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Migration and Mobility, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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V kostce o migraci v ČR

V kostce o migraci v ČR

The introductory chapter is dedicated to immigration and its current trends in the Czech Republic. The author comments on the official statistics showing the growing number of immigrants since 1989, discuses the age structure of registered foreigners and their role and status on the Czech labor market and also interprets some findings from previous researches dedicated to attitudes toward foreigners and minorities…

Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Migration and Mobility

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Postoje k imigrantům

Postoje k imigrantům

This study examines attitudes towards migrants. The authors focus on the attitudes in Czech society, but they also use data from international surveys in order to situate the attitudes of respondents from the Czech Republic in a wider context. The theme of the relationship between the ‘domestic population’ and foreigners is very current today. The inter-year increase in the size of the foreign population in the Czech Republic is one of the largest in Europe. The Czech Republic is attractive to foreign…

Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Migration and Mobility

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Imigrace v České republice v kontextu evropské integrace

Imigrace v České republice v kontextu evropské integrace

The process of the Europeanisation of Czech alien and asylum laws seems to be rather inconsistent. The integration into the EU has brought some changes, which have not yet had a profound affect on the actual nature of immigration. Today immigration to the Czech Republic is often described as a short-term labour migration. Nevertheless, the potential for migrants’ permanent settlement in the Czech Republic seems to be increasing thus there is a substantial need for effective integration policies. …

Topics: European Union, Migration and Mobility, Civil Society, Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Kvalita sociálněvědních výběrových šetření v České republice

Kvalita sociálněvědních výběrových šetření v České republice

The book has following major objectives: (1) to provide an overview of the criteria of quality considered desirable in sample surveys (2) to evaluate the survey climate in the Czech Republic and (3) to perform an in-depth analysis of two key topics: the nonresponse problem in sample surveys in the Czech Republic, and the quality of election polls in the Czech case. …

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Statistiky a výzkumy imigrantů aneb jak srovnávat nesrovnatelné

Statistiky a výzkumy imigrantů aneb jak srovnávat nesrovnatelné

Authors present statistics and selected studies on immigration and discuss the quality and comparability of available data on immigrants. In this chapter, special attention is given to the coverage of immigrant subpopulations in nationwide surveys such as LFS, EU-SILC, ISSP and ESS. There are also comments on some of the methodological problems associated with surveying immigrants in the Czech Republic.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Migration and Mobility, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Datová základna české sociologie

Datová základna české sociologie

Chapter provides information about national survey data for the Czech Republic. A summary of producers of empirical sociological research and associated survey data files are presented. Discussion of these data files are presented thematically.…

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Mezinárodní sociálněvědní komparativní výzkum a Česká republika

Mezinárodní sociálněvědní komparativní výzkum a Česká republika

The text presents an overview of the importance of comparative research with special reference to databases containing information on the most important international research projects where there has been Czech participation. This chapter provides some basic information about the survey data and their availability. As an aid to providing the reader with a convenient overview of these data sources a series of summary tables are presented.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Mezinárodní klasifikace vzdělání a problémy při aplikaci

Mezinárodní klasifikace vzdělání a problémy při aplikaci

Chapter is devoted to the analysis of the problem of standardization in international surveys using the example of educational achievement. Author focuses on international classification of education (ISCED a CASMIN), discusses the methodological problems related to measurement of education, and the difficulties of comparing the educational systems in different countries, including the examples of solutions used in international social survey research projects (ESS, EVS, ISSP, PISA).…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Standardizace proměnných v sociálněvědním výzkumu

Standardizace proměnných v sociálněvědním výzkumu

Chapter introduces the problem of data comparability with a special focus on international surveys. The issue of standardization is regarded primarily as a standardization of variables in resulting data files. The authors discuss the principles and techniques of variable standardization and present several examples of how some of the most commonly used variables in the social sciences, i.e. demographic and socioeconomic indicators, are standardised.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Sociálněvědní datové archivy: jejich úloha, služby a nástroje

Sociálněvědní datové archivy: jejich úloha, služby a nástroje

The chapter focuses on the special role of social science data archives in the domain of social science research. Authors describe which data and metadata are archived and under what conditions they are provided to users for secondary data analysis. The description of archiving system Nesstar is presented.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Standardy dokumentace a archivace dat

Standardy dokumentace a archivace dat

This chapter focuses primarily on standards of data documentation and archiving. The authors also describe the development of standards for data storage and provision of data. The text includes an analysis of the advantages and shortcomings of an international standard called DDI (Data Documentation Initiative).…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Založení a správa datového souboru v průběhu výzkumného projektu

Založení a správa datového souboru v průběhu výzkumného projektu

The chapter describes creating and maintaining a data file during a research project. The author shows how to work with data in a step-by-step manner, starting with the creation of a data file, through to problems such as coding, weighing and data anonymization, and finishing up with the issue of data storage.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Cesty k datům pro sociálněvědní výzkum

Cesty k datům pro sociálněvědní výzkum

This chapter provides a general introduction to the problems of data management, data sharing and data analysis in social sciences and describes in detail the aim, the purpose and the structure of the book entitled Pathways to Data. …

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Koncepce správy dat a výzkumný projekt

Koncepce správy dat a výzkumný projekt

Author provides an introduction to the problems of data management. The chapter introduces the main concepts of data management and addresses the important issues of data sharing and personal data protection.…

Topics: Sociological Data

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Cesty k datům. Zdroje a management sociálněvědních dat v České republice

Cesty k datům. Zdroje a management sociálněvědních dat v České republice

The main aim of this book is to provide researchers on Czech society, politics and economy with two key resources: (1) a useful tool for working with data sources available for the study of Czech society and (2) a ready source of information and advice for processing their own research data. This book is divided into two parts where there is a progression in the first part from general features of data archiving and methods for searching data repositories toward consideration in part two of data resources in a…

Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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Lze věřit výzkumům veřejného mínění?

Lze věřit výzkumům veřejného mínění?

The chapter provides an introduction into several problematic issues concerned organisation of public opinion polls and publication of their results in media.…

Topics: Research Methodology, Public Opinion

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Czech Social Science Data Archive

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