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Profily časopisů Bravo a ABC

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

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Zobrazování nerovností a hodnotová poselství v časopisech pro děti a mládež na příkladu časopisu Bravo

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

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Role poslance a její percepce

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

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Socio-demografická struktura poslanců a její vliv na politické postoje

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

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Parlament a vláda

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

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Legislativní proces a činnost parlamentu

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

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Vybrané výsledky výzkumu ISSP 2004 Občanství

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

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Volební systém, stranický systém a parlament

Volební systém, stranický systém a parlament

This chapter describes the role of the political parties in the elections and in the system of political representation. First, it presents the features and the development of the electoral system for both chambers. Then it describes the development of the party system and focuses on the election results, programmes of the parties and their position on the left-right scale. Finally, it brings and overview of the development of the partisanship and parties in the parliament.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Demokracie v České republice

Demokracie v České republice

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: Trust/Social Cohesion, Civil Society, Public Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Český parlamentarismus: přehled

Český parlamentarismus: přehled

The chapter provides an overview of the Czech Parliamentarism, describes its current shape and basic internal structures. It describes the history of the Czech parliamentarism, its internal structure, relations between chambers and their different powers. It also analyses internal organization of the parliament, especially leadership, parliamentary party groups and committees. At the end it summarizes the basic factors shaping institutionalization of the Czech parliament in the last twenty years.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Úvod

Úvod

The objective of the introductory chapter is to summarise the knowledge contained in literature to date about the Czech Parliament, inform about the existing surveys done there, touch upon the theoretical framework of the submitted publications based on the theory of representation, and introduce the structure of the literary works.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Participace, demokracie a občanství v evropském kontextu

Participace, demokracie a občanství v evropském kontextu

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, Public Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Český parlament ve druhé dekádě demokratického vývoje

Český parlament ve druhé dekádě demokratického vývoje

The Czech political system is construed as a parliamentary democracy with a bicameral Parliament the Parliament’s role is key even with regard to its role in creating other political institutions. The presented study deals successively with the legislative process, the role of political parties in the system of representation, the relationship between parliament and government, characteristics of deputies. The last chapter analyses the role of deputies and its perception by deputies. The study made use a bro…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Participace, demokracie a občanství v evropském kontextu

Participace, demokracie a občanství v evropském kontextu

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, Public Policy

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Rodinné a pracovní dráhy mladých: holistická perspektiva

Rodinné a pracovní dráhy mladých: holistická perspektiva

This study focuses on work and family trajectories between the ages of 18 and 35. It uses sequence analysis, which provides a complex description of trajectories in the holistic way. Based on module on work and family history collected as a part of ISSP 2002 in the Czech Republic, types of early work and family trajectories of cohorts born 1919–1967 are identified and the development of diversity of trajectories across cohorts is explored.…

Topics: Work, Parenting, Family, Age and Aging

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Náboženská socializace v dětství a zájem o náboženství v dospělosti

Náboženská socializace v dětství a zájem o náboženství v dospělosti

The study analyses data from the Czech ISSP 2008. First, we analyze the traditional measures of religiosity. We show that the decline in church membership is typical for small churches with mass membership while smaller churches experience a relatively dynamic growth. Afterwards, we shift our attention from the religious behavior to beliefs. We show that the believe in the existence of the supernatural is widely spread in the Czech Republic but that the majority of the population does not perceive this belief …

Topics: Value Orientations, Religion and religiosity, Age and Aging, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Náboženské dimenze a jejich sociodemografická podmíněnost

Náboženské dimenze a jejich sociodemografická podmíněnost

The study analyses data from the Czech ISSP 2008. First, we analyze the traditional measures of religiosity. We show that the decline in church membership is typical for small churches with mass membership while smaller churches experience a relatively dynamic growth. Afterwards, we shift our attention from the religious behavior to beliefs. We show that the believe in the existence of the supernatural is widely spread in the Czech Republic but that the majority of the population does not perceive this belief …

Topics: Value Orientations, Religion and religiosity, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Čemu Češi věří?

Čemu Češi věří?

The study analyses data from the Czech ISSP 2008. First, we analyze the traditional measures of religiosity. We show that the decline in church membership is typical for small churches with mass membership while smaller churches experience a relatively dynamic growth. Afterwards, we shift our attention from the religious behavior to beliefs. We show that the believe in the existence of the supernatural is widely spread in the Czech Republic but that the majority of the population does not perceive this belief …

Topics: Value Orientations, Religion and religiosity

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Kdo patří do církve?

Kdo patří do církve?

The study analyses data from the Czech ISSP 2008. First, we analyze the traditional measures of religiosity. We show that the decline in church membership is typical for small churches with mass membership while smaller churches experience a relatively dynamic growth. Afterwards, we shift our attention from the religious behavior to beliefs. We show that the believe in the existence of the supernatural is widely spread in the Czech Republic but that the majority of the population does not perceive this belief …

Topics: Value Orientations, Religion and religiosity, Regions, Family, Education

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Náboženství v evropském prostoru: cesta k ateismu, nebo detradicionalizované religiozitě?

Náboženství v evropském prostoru: cesta k ateismu, nebo detradicionalizované religiozitě?

The study analyses data from the Czech ISSP 2008. First, we analyze the traditional measures of religiosity. We show that the decline in church membership is typical for small churches with mass membership while smaller churches experience a relatively dynamic growth. Afterwards, we shift our attention from the religious behavior to beliefs. We show that the believe in the existence of the supernatural is widely spread in the Czech Republic but that the majority of the population does not perceive this belief …

Topics: Economy, Value Orientations, Religion and religiosity

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Česká religiozita na počátku 3. tisíciletí. Výsledky Mezinárodního programu sociálního výzkumu ISSP 2008 - Náboženství

Česká religiozita na počátku 3. tisíciletí. Výsledky Mezinárodního programu sociálního výzkumu ISSP 2008 - Náboženství

The study analyses data from the Czech ISSP 2008. First, we analyze the traditional measures of religiosity. We show that the decline in church membership is typical for small churches with mass membership while smaller churches experience a relatively dynamic growth. Afterwards, we shift our attention from the religious behavior to beliefs. We show that the believe in the existence of the supernatural is widely spread in the Czech Republic but that the majority of the population does not perceive this belief …

Topics: Value Orientations, Religion and religiosity

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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První volby do Senátu. Analýza voleb do Senátu Parlamentu České republiky v roce 1996

První volby do Senátu. Analýza voleb do Senátu Parlamentu České republiky v roce 1996

The first Senate elections raised the question of the purpose of electing a representative body, whose existence have not been clearly explained or defended by its creators. The most common reason voters had for not participating in the 1996 Senate elections was their disagreement with the very its existence. These elections were the first experience with the two-round majority system. The Senate elections also showed that voters largely followed similar patterns to the Chamber of Deputies.…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny 2002

Volby do Poslanecké sněmovny 2002

Eighteen scholars analysed elections into the Chamber of Deputies from different points of view. The first part of the publication is dedicated to the events that preceded the elections (primary elections within the parties, election campaign, and programmes of the parties). In the following part electoral behaviour is analysed on the basis of results from the questionnaire surveys and the results of the elections are studied from the views of the influence of electoral reform, system of preferential voting an…

Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Elections and Electoral Research

Publication Type: Professional Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Roste variabilita počátků rodinných drah?

Roste variabilita počátků rodinných drah?

This chapter compares family trajectories of young adults in 1990s with an older birth cohort. It uses entropy analysis to measure change in the heterogeneity of early family trajectories. The findings based on ISSP 2002 confirm that the family situations of cohorts born from the 1970s are becoming more diverse and de-standardized. However, the cohort born in the 1980s experience less diverse family statuses in their early twenties than older birth cohorts.  …

Topics: Value Orientations, Parenting, Family, Lifestyle

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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Rodina nebo zaměstnání? aneb Jak český sociální stát podporuje zaměstnanost žen s malými dětmi v evropském kontextu

Rodina nebo zaměstnání? aneb Jak český sociální stát podporuje zaměstnanost žen s malými dětmi v evropském kontextu

Kapitola nahlíží na problematiku slaďování péče o děti a pracovních povinností z pohledu rodinného rozpočtu a snaží se odpovědět na otázky, zda česká rodinná politika ve srovnání s ostatními evropskými systémy napomáhá sdílení péče o malé děti oběma rodiči, jaký zásah do rozpočtu znamená umístění batolete do jeslí či mateřské školy a nakolik je (ne)výhodné zůstat s dítětem několik let doma.  …

Topics: Wages and Incomes, Work, Family, Social Policy

Publication Type: Chapter in a Book / Monograph

Department: Values and Politics

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