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Wpływ prawicowych ideologii jako źródło spadku zaufania społecznego w Polsce

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Leszkowicz-Baczyński J.

Przegląd Politologiczny

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2017

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issue 1

63-82

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Paper contains two issues. First is description of basic findings on trust: on the one hand theoretical ones (Luhmann, Putnam), on the other hand empirical, showing advantages on developing cooperation and bonds between social groups. Second issue is presentation of six modern ideological assumptions, which were taken by present ruling elite in Poland. These assumptions were inspired by before Second World War radical right-wing Polish groupings. Modern assumptions, which were taken by ruling elite are: primacy of right of nation over law, „Catholic State of Polish Nation” concept, „national breakthrough”, ideological unity, antisemitism and cult of militarism and power. There is a thesis in summary, that constant propagation those assumptions by ruling elite may create in Poland background for decline trust, as a basic element of modern democratic systems.

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Artykuł zawiera omówienie dwóch zagadnień. Pierwszym jest wprowadzający opis głównych ustaleń dotyczących kategorii zaufania, zarówno teoretycznych (m.in. Luhmann i Putnam), jak empirycznych, ukazujących jednoznacznie korzyści z rozwoju kooperacji i więzi między grupami i środowiskami społecznymi. Drugim, podjętym zagadnieniem jest przedstawienie sześciu współczesnych założeń ideologicznych przyjętych przez obecny obóz rządzący, których związek z tradycją przedwojennej polskiej prawicy ukazano w tekście. Są to kolejno: prymat dobra narodu ponad prawem, koncepcja Katolickiego Państwa Narodu Polskiego, „przełom narodowy”, jedność ideologiczna, antysemityzm, kult militaryzmu i siły. W podsumowaniu zawarta została teza, iż dalsze propagowanie tych idei stworzyć może warunki dla regresu zaufania w Polsce, jako podstawowego składnika nowoczesnych systemów demokratycznych.

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Borderland as multicultural space

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Opiłowska E.

Nauka

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2019

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issue 3

EN

In the last decades borderlands studies have been rapidly developing in various disciplines. Within the changing function of European borders (from separating line between two souvereign states to borderscapes of intercultural flows and fluid identity) the focus of border scholars moved towards social relations and bottom-up perspective. Thus, borderlands are perceived as laboratories of European integration and multicultural spaces. For the aim of this article, borderlands are defined as spaces located on the geographical border between different states, nations and cultures that are objects of European Union cohesion policy. By analysing the Eurobarometer survey on cross-border cooperation I try to demonstrate differences between border regions covered by the Interreg cross-border cooperation programmes in terms of cross-border practices, general trust in others and attitudes towards citizens of neighbouring countries.

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The Economic Dimension of Social Trust

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Mularska-Kucharek M., Brzeziński K.

European Spatial Research and Policy

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2016

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vol. 23

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issue 2

83-95

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Social trust is increasingly seen as a non-economic determinant of economic development. Its positive impact on the economic sphere of social life, proven by numerous studies, is an incentive for new research initiatives examining the social trust level, since the results may be vital for the local policy-making. The main aim of the article is to study the relationships between social trust and the economic development. To accomplish this goal, a social trust indicator and an economic ranking list for the researched units were created.The statistical analyses performed demonstrated a statistically significant correlation between the examined phenomena and proved that the highest developmental level is a characteristic feature of the districts with a high level of social trust. This conforms the claims of Polish and international scholars who see trust as a non-economic determinant of economic development.

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Social trust, norms and morality

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Popper M.

Human Affairs

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2013

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vol. 23

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issue 3

443-457

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The article approaches the topic of social trust from an evolutionary perspective. It begins by summarising the most influential approaches that have defined specific and social trust and ascertains what causes differences in degrees of trust and how the potential risk of deception might be lowered. It then notes that the basis of morality had already been formed during the era of prehistoric man, who was able to create coalitions against aggressors and to socially control the behaviour of deviants. It points out, however, that having a certain predisposition to behaving cooperatively or an increased sensitivity to recognising and not tolerating behaviour aimed at abusing cooperation is not a sufficient guarantee of the fact that people will always (or at least in the majority of situations) favour cooperation over deception. One of the reasons for this is a tendency to favour short-term gains over long-term ones. The article argues that establishing norms (moral, social and legal) produces a higher level of social trust because it not only “encourages” individuals to behave in certain ways in particular situations but also works as a sanction which “discourages” the individual from socially deviant behaviour. The article then focuses on a debate about the causal relationship between social trust and social capital. It discusses the suggestion that political institutions, government and the judiciary may reduce rather than raise levels of social capital and consequently also the level of social trust. This is partly because of their powerful position and the consequent scope for corruption and partly because of the fact that even when attempting to act honestly, representatives of these institutions cannot sufficiently reflect upon dynamic change at the local level. Finally, the article ends by adopting the position that social trust is built primarily from bottom up and so it is risky to continually doubt the very existence and usefulness of social norms and morality and to be governed simply by legal norms.

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Social trust in education in European countries, 2002–2010

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Sawiński Z.

Edukacja

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2014

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issue 5(130)

19–39

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Social trust in education is at least partly rooted in the legitimacy of the principal institutions which organise the social order, such as the political system, democracy and economy. Easton formulated the theoretical justification for this hypothesis in the 1960s, while empirical confirmation was delayed until the first decade of this century, when the data was collected in the European Social Survey. The results of ESS confirmed the hypothesis that trust in education is influenced by the legitimacy of the more fundamental state institutions but the mechanisms of this effect vary across Europe. In countries where schools are autonomous and control over them is located at community level, trust in education becomes independent from social support for the state. However, in countries where education is considered to be a government agency, strongly shaped by political goals, people tend to evaluate education together with other state institutions. The ESS data also provide insight into factors determining trust in education at the level of the individual. Surprisingly, the lowest degree of trust was shown by the upper classes, including the educated, whom the education system had benefited most. This is not conducive to the involvement of such people in countries that are building their educational resources.

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Psychologiczne uwarunkowania przywiązania do miejsca: zaufanie społeczne, styl przywiązania i lęk. Badanie longitudinalne w okresie pandemii COVID-19

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Boińska J., Obrębska M.

Człowiek i Społeczeństwo

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2023

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vol. 55

99-112

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The aim of this study was to explore the subject of place attachment and connected factors (such as social trust, attachment style and anxiety) in the context of enforced isolation caused by world pandemic COVID-19. For this purpose a longitudinal study was conducted, in the first part of which 127 people were examined, and 35 in second. During the survey were used: Place Attachment Scale, General Trust Scale, Relationship Questionnaire, and STAI -X1 Questionnaire. The study confirmed the negative relationship between place attachment and anxiety: the higher the level of anxiety, the lower the strength of place attachment. This relationship was also found to be stable over time and significant during both the first and third lockdown.

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It Matters Whom You Know: Mapping the Links Between Social Capital, Trust and Willingness to Cooperate

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Growiec K., Growiec J., Kamiński B.

Studia Socjologiczne

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2022

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issue 2(245)

59-83

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Trust and willingness to cooperate depend on the structure of one’s social network and the resources one can access through it. In this study, based on a survey dataset of a representative sample of the Polish population (n = 1000) we create an empirical ‘map’ of four distinct dimensions of social capital: degree (number of social ties), centrality in the social network, bridging social capital (ties with dissimilar others), and bonding social capital (ties with similar others, primarily with kin). We investigate the links between social capital and its key correlates: generalized and particularized trust and willingness to cooperate. We find that centrality (or occupying the position of a network bridge) is positively related to trust, whereas for bonding social capital this relation is negative. We find also a puzzling effect of cooperation without trust in the case of individuals with high bridging social capital resources (ties with dissimilar others).

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Ograniczenia w kształtowaniu się społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na Ukrainie

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Maliszewska A. M.

Adeptus

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2015

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issue 5

40-52

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This article centers on key difficulties that hamper the development of a civil society in independent Ukraine. A special emphasis is put on phenomena such as: lack of a homogeneous national identity, non-existence of the collective memory shared by all Ukraine citizens, the Soviet mentality, oligarchic structures, and failure to build social capital. The work is based on the scientific literature on a civil society in Ukraine.

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Celem artykułu jest próba przedstawienia przeszkód stojących na drodze rozwoju społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na Ukrainie po uzyskaniu przez nią niepodległości. Duży nacisk położony został na ukazanie takich zjawisk, jak: brak jednolitej tożsamości narodowej Ukraińców, nieistnienie jednej pamięci zbiorowej podzielanej przez wszystkich obywateli, mentalność sowiecka, oligarchiczna władza oraz niewypracowanie kapitału społecznego. Pracę przygotowano na podstawie literatury naukowej poświęconej kwestii społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na Ukrainie.

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Appreciating Gratitude: Is Gratitude an Amplifier of Well-Being?

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Gruszecka E.

Polish Psychological Bulletin

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2015

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vol. 46

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issue 2

186-196

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The aim of the study was to investigate the relationship between gratitude and certain components of well-being which are conducive to affirming life. Additionally, we also compared how experiencing joy impacts those components of well-being. A randomly chosen 1/3 of the participants was asked to recall an event from their past when they felt grateful. Another 1/3 was asked to recall an event from their past when they felt joy. The final 1/3 of the participants was the control group. Next, all participants filled in the Satisfaction With Life Scale. Then (taking turns) they completed the Social Ties Scale and the Social Trust Scale. Finally, all participants estimated the amount of beneficiary experiences and gratitude they had received in life. The results of the study indicate that both gratitude and joy enhance happiness, and that gratitude and joy play an important, although different in some respects, role as contributing factors to happiness. The results indicate a positive relationship between the balance in gratitude experiences and the examined aspects of well-being.

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Ograniczenia w kształtowaniu się społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na Ukrainie

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Maliszewska A. M.

Adeptus

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2015

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issue 5

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Obstacles on the path towards a civil society in UkraineThis article centers on key difficulties that hamper the development of a civil society in independent Ukraine. A special emphasis is put on phenomena such as: lack of a homogeneous national identity, non-existence of the collective memory shared by all Ukraine citizens, the Soviet mentality, oligarchic structures, and failure to build social capital. The work is based on the scientific literature on a civil society in Ukraine. Ograniczenia w kształtowaniu się społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na UkrainieCelem artykułu jest próba przedstawienia przeszkód stojących na drodze rozwoju społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na Ukrainie po uzyskaniu przez nią niepodległości. Duży nacisk położony został na ukazanie takich zjawisk, jak: brak jednolitej tożsamości narodowej Ukraińców, nieistnienie jednej pamięci zbiorowej podzielanej przez wszystkich obywateli, mentalność sowiecka, oligarchiczna władza oraz niewypracowanie kapitału społecznego. Pracę przygotowano na podstawie literatury naukowej poświęconej kwestii społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na Ukrainie.

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Ukraine, War and Resistance: Reshaping Social Cohesion

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Deineko O.

Studia Socjologiczne

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2023

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issue 2(249)

155-177

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This paper sheds light on the social cohesion shifts that have occurred in Ukrainian society since 24th February 2022. Drawing on the case study method, the research juxtaposes pre-war surveys with data collected in Ukraine during March-December 2022. The study confirms the comprehensive strengthening of social cohesion at both attitudinal and behavioral levels accompanied by unprecedently high institutional trust, civic identity, and mass-spread volunteering. The article demonstrates that the value of Ukraine’s independence became a crucial point for national consolidation under war conditions. The increased mutual support, emotional connectedness, and enhanced horizontal bonds point at the growth of cohesion. It is proposed to treat the practices of resistance, citizens’ expectations about the state’s future, their feelings associated with this the state and their belief in victory as additional indicators of social cohesion measurement during wartime. Alongside the positive trends, the social cohesion risk zones are identified, too, and countermeasures discussed.

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Kapitał i zaufanie społeczne a aktywność obywatelska w Anglii i Polsce – implikacje dla edukacji obywatelskiej

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Hejwosz-Gromkowska D.

Studia Edukacyjne

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2020

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issue 56

85-109

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Hejwosz-Gromkowska Daria, Kapitał i zaufanie społeczne a aktywność obywatelska w Anglii i Polsce – implikacje dla edukacji obywatelskiej [Capital and Social Trust vs. Active Citizenship in England and Poland – Implications for Civic Education]. Studia Edukacyjne nr 56, 2020, Poznań 2020, pp. 85-109. Adam Mickiewicz University Press. ISSN 1233-6688. DOI: 10.14746/se.2020.56.5 The aim of the paper is to analyze the tendencies of shaping both social capital and social trust in England and Poland. The analyses of aforementioned categories allow to explain the patterns of conventional civic participation. The social capital and social trust are also important factors influencing citizenship education. Therefore, analysis comprises policies towards citizenship education in English and Polish schools.

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Orientacja na uczestnictwo współczesnej młodzieży – stan i potrzeby edukacyjne

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Kanclerz B.

Studia Edukacyjne

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2016

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issue 42

177-189

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The main goal of this article is to discuss the social involvement of young people and the associated social trust. Article refers to the theoretical analysis and the results of their research. In the first part author analyzes the social participation and confidence in the institutions of social life. Results of the study are compared with other results. On the one hand, young people declare their willingness to help others. On the other hand, often insufficiently actively participate in social life and do not trust the institution. The second part of the article author draws attention to the formal and informal education as a tool for development of social skills.

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FORMALIZACJA DZIAŁAŃ ORGANIZACJI SPOŁECZNYCH

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Hryniewicka A.

Polityka Społeczna

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2020

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vol. 47

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issue 2(551)

24-27

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Taking as a reference point the new legal regulation of the III Sector organizations activity (2003) author comments on conditions of cooperation between variety of the NGO and public (both governmental and self-governmental) administration. The author focus is mostly on conditions of financial transparency of the III Sector organizations, problem of public trust as a pre – condition of such trust and the burden of required professionalization that comes with it.

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Autorka koncentruje się na konsekwencjach nowych przepisów regulujących funkcjonowanie organizacji pozarządowych (2003 r.), a zwłaszcza tej ich części, które określają warunki transparencji finansowej ich działalności. Podstawowa teza tekstu mówi, że spełnienie tych warunków – bez czego trudno myśleć o budowaniu społecznego zaufania dla organizacji III sektora – wymaga daleko idącej profesjonalizacji ich działalności, co dla wielu z nich może stanowić poważną barierę o charakterze ekonomicznym i organizacyjnym.

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Czy warto ufać innym? Wybrane funkcje zaufania społecznego na przykładzie zbiorowości miejskich

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Mularska-Kucharek M.

Studia Miejskie

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2016

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vol. 21

101-116

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Zważywszy na użyteczność zaufania społecznego w wielu kontekstach oraz na poziomie mikro-, mezo- i makrospołecznym eksplorowanie potencjalnych korzyści z okazywania zaufania społecznego stano- wić powinno istotny aspekt badań i dociekań. Próbą odpowiedzi na owe zapotrzebowania jest prezentowany artykuł, który stanowi głos w dyskusji nad funkcjonalnością zaufania społecznego w wielu aspektach życia społecznego. Podstawę empiryczną prezentowanych rozważań stanowią cztery reprezentatywne badania ilościowe przeprowadzone wśród mieszkańców miast województwa łódzkiego. Z badań wynika, iż zaufanie społeczne pozytywnie wpływa na aktywność społeczną i polityczną, jakość życia, przedsiębiorczość, a także chęć współpracy z innymi. A zatem zaufanie społeczne to istotny zasób, który może być niezwykle użyteczny w kontekście realizacji celów jednostkowych, grupowych, jak również na poziomie zbiorowości.

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Considering the usefulness of social trust in numerous contexts on the micro-, meso- and macrosocial level, exploring the potential benefits of expressions of social trust should form a crucial aspect of academic research and studies. This article is an attempt to meet these demands and a voice in the discussion on the usefulness of social trust in various aspects of social life. The empirical basis for the analyses presented here is provided by four representative quantitative studies conducted among the residents of the Lodzkie voivodship. The research proves the positive influence of social trust on social and political activity, quality of life, entrepreneurship and willingness to cooperate with others. Therefore, social trust is a vital resource, which may turn out to be exceptionally useful in achieving the goals of individuals, groups and communities.

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Evaluating Measurement Invariance for Social and Political Trust in Western Europe over Four Measurement Time Points (2002-2008)

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Coromina L., Davidov E.

ASK. Research and Methods

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2013

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vol. 22

37-54

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It is a well-documented fact that social trust, i.e., the extent to which people trust others, and political trust, i.e., trust in political institutions, are key factors in social capital theory. However, to compare these concepts in cross-national or longitudinal frameworks, it is important to ﬁrst establish whether the measurements of these concepts are compatible across countries or over time. This paper tests the measurement and cross-national and longitudinal invariance properties of social and political trust. We use multiple-group conﬁrmatory factor analyses (MGCFA) to evaluate the different levels of invariance (conﬁgural, metric and scalar) using data from the European Social Survey (ESS) measured at four different time points (2002, 2004, 2006 and 2008) in seven Western European countries. In a second step, the country mean rankings of social and political trust are computed based on the latent scores and compared with those based on traditional sum score measurements. This comparison illustrates the potential inaccuracy of sum scores for country mean comparisons when measurement invariance is not supported by the data.

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Social Capital of Women in Rural Areas and Their Participation in the Socio-political Life

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Walczak-Duraj D.

Polish Sociological Review

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2011

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vol. 172

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issue 4

429-446

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The basic research problem discussed in this article concerns two inextricably linked fundamental issues. The first of them is connected with a specific character of the social capital in the Polish rural women’s environment, which in this paper is defined in terms of social participation and co-operation based on social trust, maintained networks of contacts, and on the system of their shared values and moral norms. Therefore, definite indices of social trust were adopted for this analysis. They are regarded as independent variables, which can determine the direction and the intensity of rural women’ participation in the socio-political life. The other issue refers to establishing a set of determinants-as exhaustive as possible-of the present and potential participation of rural women in the socio-political life and defining the role played by their social capital as one of these determinants.

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Democratic Consolidation in Poland: Support for Democracy, Civil Society and the Party System

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Szawiel T.

Polish Sociological Review

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2010

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vol. 168

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issue 4

483-506

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Democratic consolidation is a complex problem area. In this article it is analyzed, first, from the perspective of the concept of support for democracy, originally conceptualized by David Easton and then elaborated by Hans-Dieter Klingemann and Russell Dalton. Second, since democratic institutions and procedures do not operate in a void, the social context of civil society, social engagement and political parties are analyzed. As far as possible, the empirical analyses are conducted according to a complex and ramified theoretical model based on these concepts. Eleven European countries are analyzed including seven established democracies, three of which are historically Catholic countries (Spain, Italy, Ireland). In light of the importance of the communist legacy, the data for Germany are presented separately for western and eastern lands. The data presented in this article are derived from the most recent, publicly accessible research containing comparable information on all 11 countries, with a few minor exceptions.

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Male kindergarten teachers in the perception of parents in the context of social trust

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Koperna P.

Przegląd Pedagogiczny

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2019

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issue 2

337-348

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People have a high degree of social confidence and trust in the profession of a teacher. From the social point of view, its representatives carry out special tasks concerning a high regard for the public interest — in this case, the education of the young generations. Therefore, the work of teachers, including preschool teachers, is almost always observed and socially evaluated. It is formally and substantively evaluated by supervision authorities and by society, including children’s parents. The article presents preliminary research on the parents’ perception of male teachers in kindergarten in the context of social trust. The results show that the respondents feel discomfort due to gender stereotypes about men working with children and about the profession of teaching. However, having contact with a male kindergarten teacher alleviates this discomfort, improves the teacher’s assessment of his profession, and increases parents’ confidence in his actions.

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Problem zaufania społecznego w sporcie

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Dziubiński Z.

Rozprawy Naukowe Akademii Wychowania Fizycznego we Wrocławiu

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2016

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vol. 53

3-16

EN

The subject of this paper has not yet been thoroughly studied by researchers focusing on the social and humanistic aspects of sport. The paper aims to highlight the significance of social trust in the development of sport and it also explores different theoretical approaches to the subject. The analysis that follows is essentially a theoretical overview of the subject, in addition to several empirical references. The analysis mainly employs two theoretical perspectives, those of structural functionalism and social interactionism, as well as several other perspectives, although to a lesser extent. The findings show that an important role in the area of sport is played by a culture of trust. A high level of social trust leads to development and success, whereas a trust deficit, or a culture of distrust, results in stagnation, lethargy, passive attitudes and absence of development.

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Wpływ prawicowych ideologii jako źródło spadku zaufania społecznego w Polsce

Borderland as multicultural space

The Economic Dimension of Social Trust

Social trust, norms and morality

Social trust in education in European countries, 2002–2010

Psychologiczne uwarunkowania przywiązania do miejsca: zaufanie społeczne, styl przywiązania i lęk. Badanie longitudinalne w okresie pandemii COVID-19

It Matters Whom You Know: Mapping the Links Between Social Capital, Trust and Willingness to Cooperate

Ograniczenia w kształtowaniu się społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na Ukrainie

Appreciating Gratitude: Is Gratitude an Amplifier of Well-Being?

Ograniczenia w kształtowaniu się społeczeństwa obywatelskiego na Ukrainie

Ukraine, War and Resistance: Reshaping Social Cohesion

Kapitał i zaufanie społeczne a aktywność obywatelska w Anglii i Polsce – implikacje dla edukacji obywatelskiej

Orientacja na uczestnictwo współczesnej młodzieży – stan i potrzeby edukacyjne

FORMALIZACJA DZIAŁAŃ ORGANIZACJI SPOŁECZNYCH

Czy warto ufać innym? Wybrane funkcje zaufania społecznego na przykładzie zbiorowości miejskich

Evaluating Measurement Invariance for Social and Political Trust in Western Europe over Four Measurement Time Points (2002-2008)

Social Capital of Women in Rural Areas and Their Participation in the Socio-political Life

Democratic Consolidation in Poland: Support for Democracy, Civil Society and the Party System

Male kindergarten teachers in the perception of parents in the context of social trust

Problem zaufania społecznego w sporcie