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Educational Homogamy of Married and Unmarried Couples in English and French Canada
This study investigates the relative similarity of educational assortative mating patterns among young married and cohabiting couples using Canadian census data from 2001. It contrasts the patterns observed in Quebec with those observed elsewhere in Canada, as these regions display very different demographic trends, especially with respect to cohabitation. The results show that difference between marriage and cohabitation is rather similar in both regions and cohabitors generally display lower educational homo…
Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Education
Instituce hospody v české společnosti
The article about the shape of institution of the Pub in temporary czech society. It informs of the tradition and specifies functions, that Pubs do supply at the societal, group and individual level. …
Topics: Public Opinion, Lifestyle
Pivo a hospody v české společnosti. Český pivní patriotismus. Výběr piva českými konzumenty
The article about the phenomenon of Czech beer patriotism, that is based on the data from sociological research conducted by Public Opinion Research Centre, Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.…
Topics: Public Opinion, Lifestyle
One Pot or Two Pot Strategies? Income Pooling in Married and Unmarried Households in Comparative Perspective
This paper investigates money management. It compares married and cohabiting couples across four countries with different levels of institutionalization of cohabitation and different welfare regimes. Using data from the ISSP 2002, this study shows that the legal status of the union is one of the strongest predictors of the money pooling practices in all four countries. Cohabitors tend to choose independent money management more often than married couples. …
Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Wages and Incomes, Family
Obecný obraz vědy v české společnosti
The text summarizes the most important outputs of the public opinion survey aimed on the picture of science among Czech public conducted by Public Opinion Centre of Institute of Sociology of Czech Academy of Sciences in spring 2006. From the public point of view it addresses topics like common concept of science and rules of scientific inquiry, the orientation and goals of science, status of particular disciplines or perception of the scientists.…
Topics: Sociology of Sciences, Public Opinion, Education
Pivo a hospody v české společnosti. Lokální pivní patriotismus a situace českého pivovarnictví pohledem veřejnosti
The article about the phenomenon of local beer patriotism and about the Czech public evaluation of brewing industry, that is based on the data from sociological research conducted by Public Opinion Research Centre, Institute of Sociology, Academy of Sciences of the Czech Republic.…
Topics: Public Opinion, Lifestyle
Povaha předvolebních průzkumů a jejich role v rozhodování voličů
The text deals with some of the effects commonly attributed to the public opinion pools influence on the voting behaviour. Using examples form actual Czech parliamentary elections in 2005 it disputes with simplifying interpretations and characterizes approaches of subjects involved.…
Topics: Politics and Political Attitudes, Public Opinion, Elections and Electoral Research
Invisible Religion in a "Non-believing" Country: The Case of the Czech Republic
The authors analyze contemporary ir/religiosity in the Czech Republic using data from national censuses, international surveys, and a specialized national survey of religion from 2006. They show that the influence of the socio-demographic characteristics on respondents’ religiosity, both traditional and alternative, exists but is weak. Religious socialization in the childhood seems to be a more important factor. They further show that the out-of-church movement was established early in the country’s histor…
Topics: Religion and religiosity
Jak se zkoumá veřejné mínění
The article informs about some of the psychological aspects of public opinion inquiry. It points out the nature of human attitudes and problems related to their surveying. The problems with their expression in public opinion surveys are presented on several empirical examples.…
Topics: Public Opinion
Visible minorities and 'White'-'Non-White' Conjugal Unions in Canadian Large Cities
The study investigates assortative mating patterns with respect to race (visible minority status) in Canada. Using the 2001 Census data, the article analyses the occurrence of White/non-White unions in Montreal, Toronto and Vancouver. Log-linear models indicate that the relative levels of interracial relationships vary across racial groups, immigration status, and place of residence. First, the highest odds of cohabiting or marrying a White person are found among Blacks. Whereas the high level of racial exogam…
Topics: Interpersonal Relations, Migration and Mobility
Konzumace piva a návštěvnost pohostinských zařízení v České republice v roce 2006
The article informs of the result of Public Opinion Research Centre [Institute of Sociology of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic] 2006 survey that is a part of long-term project of the place of beer and pubs in Czech society. It deals with the topics like a structure and amount of beer consumption in Czech society, attendance and popularity of several types of gastronomical facilities or a special status of Czech pub.…
Topics: Consumption, Public Opinion, Lifestyle
Vzorce výběru piva českými konzumenty v roce 2006
The article informs of the result of Public Opinion Research Centre [Institute of Sociology of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic] 2006 survey that is a part of long-term project of the place of beer and pubs in Czech society. It deals with topics like favorite beer type, mark preferences, regional aspects of beer selection or the importance of price and taste.…
Topics: Public Opinion, Lifestyle
Pivo v české společnosti v roce 2007 pohledem sociologického výzkumu. Ekonomické aspekty výběru piva českými konzumenty
The article informs of the result of Public Opinion Research Centre [Institute of Sociology of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic] 2007 survey that is a part of long-term project of the place of beer and pubs in Czech society. It deals with the topics like consumption and popularity of beer categories and with selected aspects of beer choice, especially taste and price.…
Topics: Consumption, Public Opinion, Lifestyle
Pivo v české společnosti v roce 2007 pohledem sociologického výzkumu. Konzervativní rysy konzumace piva v České republice
The article informs of the result of Public Opinion Research Centre [Institute of Sociology of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic] 2007 survey that is a part of long-term project of the place of beer and pubs in Czech society. It deals with the topic of beer traditions in Czech society especially with their historical roots and contemporary manifestation in the shape of brand fidelity, regional patriotism or openness to new beer experiences. The topic of the position of non-alcoholic beer is also mentioned.…
Topics: Public Opinion, Lifestyle
Pivo v české společnosti v roce 2007 pohledem sociologického výzkumu. Pozice piva v české společnosti
The article informs of the result of Public Opinion Research Centre [Institute of Sociology of Academy of Sciences of Czech Republic] 2007 survey that is a part of long-term project of the place of beer and pubs in Czech society. It deals with the basic topics like a structure and amount of beer consumption in Czech society, and image of beer in Czech public.…
Topics: Public Opinion, Lifestyle
Institucionalizované a neinstitucionalizované náboženství v českém poválečném vývoji
The Article is devoted to religious development in the Czech Republic in the second half of the 20th century. It distinguishes between organised religion and a general belief in super-natural. During the communist regime there was a rapid decline in declared religious affiliation, church-attendance and in number of children with religious education. However, behind this secularised surface there was a strong religious potential, although it could freely come out only after the fall of communism.…
Topics: Religion and religiosity
The Division of Labour in Czech Hoseholds in the 1990s
Topics: Gender
Kariérní vzorce žen v managementu. Strategie žen v rámci genderového režimu organizace
In the article, issues relating to the socio-political measures aimed at increasing flexibility in managing the relationship between the spheres of work and family on the individual level of life strategies are examined within the framework of the gender theories of organisation. The environment of management is described as a gender regime in which an organisational masculinity functions. On the basis of a case study of the life strategies of women in managerial positions and other results drawn from research…
Topics: Gender, Work, Social Policy
Empirická přístupnost levo-pravé politické orientace
Terms the Left and the Right are used as theoretical concepts that serve for simplified description and classification of social reality. At the empirical level it is often intended to find and investigate these concepts in people’s minds. The series of analysis described in the article explains misguidedness of this step when the validity of the left-right political orientation concept is tested and assessed. The analysis is based on the cognitive approaches in survey methodology.…
Topics: Research Methodology
Kognitivní aspekty sledování citlivých témat v rámci bezpečnostního výzkumu
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Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data
Czech Republic: A Rapid Transformation of fertility and family behaviour after the collapse of state Socialism
A profound transformation of family and fertility patterns has taken place in the Czech Republic after 1989. The rapidity of observed changes can be explained as the outcome of a simultaneous occurrence of several factors, especially the emergence of new opportunities competing with family life, increasing job competition, and rising economic uncertainty in young adulthood.…
Topics: Parenting, Family, Transformation, Lifestyle
Zodpovídání otázek dotazníkového průzkumu: interpretace otázky
The article stands as a first part of a series about the question answering process. The interview situation is defined thru its interactional/communication, cognitive and formal components. The answering process is described in the course of the question interpretation, memories retrieval, making the judgement and editing the answer. The first part of the series concentrates on the interpretation phase. Topics like question representation, schemas, scenarios and priming are elaborated and several examples sho…
Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data
Je náboženství důležité pro ekonomický rozvoj?
The article focuses on the relationship between religion and economy. The first part summarizes the basic element of sociological debates on this theme with an emphasis on Max Weber. The second part analyses data from two Czech empirical studies and shows how religion influences economic attituedes in the Czech Republic.…
Topics: Religion and religiosity, Standard of Living
Role paměti při zodpovídání výzkumných dotazů
The article stands as a second part of a series about the question answering process during standardized surveys. In case of memory retrieval phase the main psychological conceptions of memory are introduced and issues of factual information retrieval, initial encoding of the information, the role of cognitive keys, the problem of inaccessible information and the usage of more general parts of autobiographical memory are discussed. The issues of factual and temporal information retrieval are elaborated.…
Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data
Rozhodovací procesy při zodpovídání výzkumných dotazů
The article stands as the third part of a series about the question answering process during standardized surveys and elaborates the judgment making phase. The first part deals with attitude questions. In this regard, relevant theories of the nature of attitude are explained context effects that influence decision-making processes in the course of answering are described and the effect of affective reactions like emotions is mentioned. In the second part concrete strategies and criterions of decision making ar…
Topics: Research Methodology, Sociological Data, Public Opinion
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