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Educational Aspirations in a Comparative Perspective. The role of individual, contextual and stuctual factors in the formation of educational aspirations in OECD countries
The aim of the paper is to assess the effect of education system stratification, its vocational specificity and permeability on the formation of educational aspirations in OECD countries participating in PISA 2003. Particular emphasis is placed on the role of ability, gender, and socioeconomic background.…
Topics: Social Inequalities, Education
Metoda výzkumu
This text focuses on how Czech people re-construct the divisions and inequalities, how they define social categories and classes in the Czech society, and how people distinguish and distance themselves from or identify with these categories/classes. The qualitative analysis is based on 30 in-depth interviews with men and women with various educational backgrounds and social statuses and on qualitative analysis of the concept of social class in Czech media discourse.…
Topics: Media, Research Methodology, Social Inequalities
Vnímání a utváření sociálních distancí a třídních nerovností v české společnosti
This text focuses on how Czech people re-construct the divisions and inequalities, how they define social categories and classes in the Czech society, and how people distinguish and distance themselves from or identify with these categories/classes. The qualitative analysis is based on 30 in-depth interviews with men and women with various educational backgrounds and social statuses and on qualitative analysis of the concept of social class in Czech media discourse.…
Topics: Media, Social Inequalities
Perception of Social Classes and Class Identification in the Czech Republic
The monograph deals with stratification by means of interaction distances: analyses of Bogardus scale for occupational categories / friendship patterns and in-depth interviews. We pursue 1. homophily (like-me) hypothesis, 2. existence of subjective social class boundaries, 3. images of occupations and the society and using qualitative analysis 4. the perception of social classes and 5. how people distinguish and distance themselves from or identify with these categories/classes.…
Topics: Social Inequalities
Obecná důvěra v druhé lidi jako dimenze sociální soudržnosti
This publication is based on the results of project research and is aimed at being more than just a volume of studies by individual authors. The introductory, theoretical chapter, devoted to a discussion of concepts of research on social solidarity (J. Šafr, M. Sedláčková, (with a supplement by P. Machonin)), is followed by a series of empirically based studies that deal successively with how social solidarity is interpreted by the Czech public (J. Šafr), values (O. Špaček) and norms (L. Gatnar and M. T…
Topics: Trust/Social Cohesion, Research Methodology
Vazby mezi politickými postoji a jejich závislost na politické informovanosti (a zapojení do politiky)
This study explores political awareness of Czech citizens from the point of view of both its distribution within the society, its dimensionality and sources, and its effect on political attitudes and their constraints. The study shows that Czech citizens know most about local and national politics and political players, and are least informed about international affairs. Moreover, the distribution of political knowledge is systematically biased and this results in specific forms of political inequality. These …
Topics: Value Orientations, Politics and Political Attitudes
Politická informovanost: teorie, koncepty a měření
This study explores political awareness of Czech citizens from the point of view of both its distribution within the society, its dimensionality and sources, and its effect on political attitudes and their constraints. The study shows that Czech citizens know most about local and national politics and political players, and are least informed about international affairs. Moreover, the distribution of political knowledge is systematically biased and this results in specific forms of political inequality. These …
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes
Politická informovanost občanů: teorie, měření a role při zkoumání politických postojů
This study explores political awareness of Czech citizens from the point of view of both its distribution within the society, its dimensionality and sources, and its effect on political attitudes and their constraints. The study shows that Czech citizens know most about local and national politics and political players, and are least informed about international affairs. Moreover, the distribution of political knowledge is systematically biased and this results in specific forms of political inequality. These …
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes
Social Standing and Lifestyle in Czech Society
The author address two associated issues concerning culture consumption and stratification: hypothesis social classes in the Czech Republic are intensively associated with distinct lifestyles and social sources of cultural omnivorousness. In the introductory part cultural consumption and lifestyle theories along with research agenda related to social stratification are introduced. Using data Market & Media & Lifestyle TGI 2004 (MEDIAN s.r.o.) the autor deals with three dimensions of cultural consumptio…
Topics: Consumption, Lifestyle
Sociální kapitál. Koncepty, teorie a metody měření
This study reports on the results of the study “The Image of Science in Czech Public Opinion”, which was conducted by the Public Opinion Research Centre at the Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic in February 2006 as a part of “Our Society”, a continuous public opinion research project. The study aims to show what kind of image contemporary Czech society has of science, how it views science, what science and scientific research represent in the public’s view, and how they…
Topics: Social Capital
Základní charakteristiky členské základny KDU-ČSL
This study describes the socio-demographic structure of the membership base of the Christian Democratic Union – Czechoslovak People’s Party (KDU-ČSL) and the party’s voters. It is based on a questionnaire survey carried out among the party’s membership base in the middle of 2005. Only part of the survey’s results is used in this study. The membership base is examined according to when member-respondents joined the party and where they reside – Bohemia or Moravia. The analysis focuses mainly on…
Topics: Sociological Data, Public Policy
Mimomanželská plodnost: individuální charakteristiky žen a vliv regionu
This volume is devoted to the subject of non-marital fertility in the Czech Republic during the period between 1990 and 2005.…
Topics: Parenting, Education
Volební účast
The book examines elections to the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic during all its previous existence. The main objective is to analyze the impact of majority electoral system and specifics of the candidates´ support in elections. This also book focuses on electoral success and representation of individual parties. Then we look at long-term record low turnout.…
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research
Volební výsledky
The book examines elections to the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic during all its previous existence. The main objective is to analyze the impact of majority electoral system and specifics of the candidates´ support in elections. This also book focuses on electoral success and representation of individual parties. Then we look at long-term record low turnout.…
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research
Volby do Senátu 1996 až 2008
The book examines elections to the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic during all its previous existence. The main objective is to analyze the impact of majority electoral system and specifics of the candidates´ support in elections. This also book focuses on electoral success and representation of individual parties. Then we look at long-term record low turnout.…
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research
Mimomanželská plodnost v České republice po roce 1989: sociální a ekonomické souvislosti
This volume is devoted to the subject of non-marital fertility in the Czech Republic during the period between 1990 and 2005.…
Topics: Parenting, Education
Nerovnosti (třída, gender, rasa a sexualita) v médiích: svět celebrit
Essay examines content of magazine Bravo from the point of view of life style intermediation, inequality reproduction and value orientation. Values that the magazine shows on young celebrities’ stories are success, diligence, independence, physical attraction and traditional family values. In the sections pointed on advices in the field of relationship dominate values as private happiness, personal benefit and self-fulfilment. The magazine lays emphasis on visual aspects and attractiveness as a precondition …
Topics: Gender, Interpersonal Relations, Sexuality, Social Inequalities, Lifestyle
Životní styl v časopise Bravo
Essay examines content of magazine Bravo from the point of view of life style intermediation, inequality reproduction and value orientation. Values that the magazine shows on young celebrities’ stories are success, diligence, independence, physical attraction and traditional family values. In the sections pointed on advices in the field of relationship dominate values as private happiness, personal benefit and self-fulfilment. The magazine lays emphasis on visual aspects and attractiveness as a precondition …
Topics: Media, Lifestyle
Profily časopisů Bravo a ABC
Essay examines content of magazine Bravo from the point of view of life style intermediation, inequality reproduction and value orientation. Values that the magazine shows on young celebrities’ stories are success, diligence, independence, physical attraction and traditional family values. In the sections pointed on advices in the field of relationship dominate values as private happiness, personal benefit and self-fulfilment. The magazine lays emphasis on visual aspects and attractiveness as a precondition …
Topics: Media, Lifestyle
Zobrazování nerovností a hodnotová poselství v časopisech pro děti a mládež na příkladu časopisu Bravo
Essay examines content of magazine Bravo from the point of view of life style intermediation, inequality reproduction and value orientation. Values that the magazine shows on young celebrities’ stories are success, diligence, independence, physical attraction and traditional family values. In the sections pointed on advices in the field of relationship dominate values as private happiness, personal benefit and self-fulfilment. The magazine lays emphasis on visual aspects and attractiveness as a precondition …
Topics: Gender, Value Orientations, Media, Social Inequalities, Lifestyle
Role poslance a její percepce
The chapter concentrates on the role of an MP and its perception. First it analyzes who deputies represent, how do they perceive tenor mandate and what linkage do they have to their party and electoral district. The second part of the chapter deals with the work of MPs in the parliamentary commissions, so to their specialist work. The result of this analysis is a complex evaluation of the role of an MP and its perception.…
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes
Socio-demografická struktura poslanců a její vliv na politické postoje
The Chapter deals with the socio-demographic structure of the MPs. It focuses on the age, sex, education and occupation before the election and presents them from the point of view of the electoral terms and political parties. Finally, it analyses the effect of those features on the political attitudes and positioning of the seats within the Chamber.…
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes
Parlament a vláda
The chapter is devoted to the relationship between the Chamber of Deputies and the government. The first part deals with the position of both these subjects in the Czech political system the second part focuses on the composition of government and the vote of confidence or no confidence in each election term. Then the authors look on how deputies subjectively assess the importance of each of the activities conducted by the Chamber and how satisfied they are with how the Chamber conducts them. The last part of …
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes
Legislativní proces a činnost parlamentu
The chapter describes legislative process both in general terms from the point of view of the political institutions and in detail within the Chamber of deputies and the Senate. It also analyses organization and activity of the Chamber and looks in detail at passing the legislation. It pays special attention to the position of the government in the legislative process and to the relationship between both chambers.…
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes
Vybrané výsledky výzkumu ISSP 2004 Občanství
This study focuses on the relationship between participation and citizenship and their influence on the formation and functioning of effective representative democracy. In the first part of the study the authors introduce the theoretical framework they apply to their study of democracy, participation and citizenship. In the second part, which contains an analysis of democracy, they outline a practical framework of how democracy functions and apply this in further analysis using data from the ISSP 2004 on citiz…
Topics: Civil Society, Sociological Data
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