The aim of this paper is to make a quick overview of the literature concerning not only the variety of concepts of ageing and activities that older people may take in their free-time, but also the significance of intergenerational family relationships, especially the grandparents-grandchildren relationship. On this background authors’ own research on this topic is presented. The obtained results confirmed the hypothesis that younger grandparents are more vital and have more free-time activities than the older. Moreover, the findings indicate the importance of role that grandparents may play in grandchildren’s life (‘stabilizer’, ‘family national guard’, ‘arbiter’, ‘historian’) regardless of their age. It is also shown that with increasing age and declining social networks grows the need to maintain close contact with younger generations of the family.
The aim of this paper is to present the phenomenon of social exclusion of persons whose body has been deformed due to disease process. Modern concepts of stigmatization and sociocultural aspects, which can be the background of social exclusion process, are going to be shown. Authors’ own research fo- cused on how the bodies of women after mastectomy and those suffering from anorexia are perceived in the society. In the lights of obtained results, stigmatization process is in the more advanced stage in women with anorexia than in those after mastectomy. In women after mastectomy it stops on social labeling, but in the context of anorexia it reaches the stage of social rejection according to Link and Phelan’s (2001) theory, which can be connected with social attribution of responsibility for having a stigma (somatic vs mental illness).
The aim of this paper is to present how those individuals whose body has been changed due to disease process (anorexia or oncological pathologies) experience their bodyliness. Authors’ own qualitative research among 10 women with anorexia and 10 who undergone mastectomy is going to be shown. Also potential mechanisms which can cause disordered body image and the phenomenon of self-stigma and self-exclusion in these groups will be consider. In the lights of obtained results, sample women feel embarrassed because of the “imperfect” body they have. The aspect of stigma which women after mastectomy internalized the most is the esthetic value, whereas those with anorexia have much difficulties in interpersonal relationships which leads to self-isolation.
Głównym celem badań była adaptacja i opracowanie polskiej wersji Skali Satysfakcji Seksualnej dla Kobiet (SSS-W) autorstwa Meston i Trapnella (2005) oraz ocena jej właściwości psychometrycznych. Grupę osób badanych stanowiło 651 kobiet. Analizy statystyczne potwierdziły satysfakcjonujące właściwości psychometryczne polskiej wersji kwestionariusza (SSS- W-R15), który w toku analiz został skrócony z 18 do 15 twierdzeń. Generalnie struktura polskiej wersji narzędzia SSS-W-R15, otrzymana w toku analizy czynnikowej, jest podobna do oryginalnej. Zarówno analiza eksploracyjna, jak i konfirmacyjna potwierdziła trójczynnikową strukturę kwestionariusza (zadowolenie, komunikacja, dopasowanie). Otrzymane rezultaty wskazują, że skala SSS-W-R15 jest narzędziem rzetelnym i może być wykorzystywana w badaniach naukowych w Polsce.
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