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This article summarizes previous sociological research on higher education students in the Czech Republic. It identifies the most important surveys carried out in the field and provides detailed information about twenty one higher education studies. Special attention is paid to a number of longitudinal surveys. The information presented in this review article identifies the main topics covered in previous higher education research. This article concludes by making suggestions for further research by highlighting those topics that have been examined in greater detail and those themes that have suffered relatively neglect thus far.
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This article presents a method for computer-assisted text analysis, which has been employed by the author in a number of studies. The inductive methodology is based on a frequency count analysis of the co-occurrence of words; and a visualization of the results of this text analysis in a two dimensional space. The main advantage of this text analysis technique is its potential for (a) exploring large amounts of textual data without any pre-coded or theoretically laden vocabularies or thesauri; and (b) the extraction of discursive patterns often only detectable in an a posteriori expert analysis. An example is used to demonstrate the use of this computer assisted text analysis method through an analysis of the transcripts of biographical interviews exploring life in Czech socialist society. The analysis presented uncovers both shared and distinctive discursive patterns found in the narratives of the interviewees who come from two distinct social groups.
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The aim of the paper is to show how the understanding of the transformation evolved over the last thirty years and how the way of thinking about this process has changed in Polish sociology. The subject of the analysis are sociological studies that concerned the transformation itself and its key dimensions. It was understood as modernisation in all its dimensions: economic, political, cultural, and social. Its main purpose was beyond dispute. Sociologists’ interpretations changed mainly under the influence of new circumstances, but their visions and beliefs also evolved. Over the course of three decades, three successive visions of the transformation were created, which indicated key structural factors, dominant actors, or conflicting interests: the idea of a quick transition, in which sociologists focused on recording changes and comparing them to a presumed goal; the concept of post-communism as a separate transitional period marked by a departure from rapid imitative modernisation; and a vision of transformation as an element of a wider, international context, crucial in which are the semi-peripheral location of Central and Eastern Europe and the regional history of modernisation of an underdeveloped area.
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The aim of the article is to present the quality of life as a category which is used on the basis of social sciences, especially sociology, in the theoretical and empiricalaspect. It describes problems connected with quality of life defining. Complicated genesis, as well as interest in the issue of quality of life of representatives of various disciplines makes it difficult to understand it in an unequivocal way. On the basis of sociology, it has an intersubjective dimension, because the subject of the quality of life in sociological research is the community that is considered in a specific socio-cultural context. Its members express opinions about particular spheres of their own lives, assessing the level of their well-being. An example of sociological research on the quality of life are research carried out in Rybnik. While designing this research, the quality of life was operationalized by selecting indicators that were used in survey questions. The article presents selected results of research on the quality of life of Rybnik, and also draws attention to methodological problems encountered by sociologists investigating this issue.
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Charakteristika panelového výzkumu a jeho vývoj

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This article examines the development of panel studies and their main characteristics. The first part of this article outlines the historical development of panel studies. Here special reference is made to the first panel studies ever undertaken, and the influence of Paul Lazarsfeld on this field of research. Thereafter, there is an overview of some recent national panel studies, and different approaches used in the analysis of panel data. The second part of this article concentrates on the panel study as a type of longitudinal research where special attention is given to a number of issues: unit of analysis, mode of data collection, time span between waves of data collection, duration of panel studies, research themes and policy influences, and opportunities for studying change at the individual (micro) level. In the final section, there is a discussion of the specific difficulties associated with panel study research.
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Article consists from two part – theoretical, which contain conceptualization of basic concepts and empirical, in which have been presented investigative hypotheses and analysis of the data obtained results conducted research in Poland, Slovakia, Czech Republic and Ukraine in 2015. The subject of the research was: “Environmental values in the awareness of the students of humanities and life sciences from the selected European countries”. Formulate conclusions are pessimistic enough. They indicate, that level of evolution of environmental intelligence is low among students, accompanies also deficit of feature of so called environmental personality ago. The highest level of environmental intelligence have presented non-believers and persons declaring other confession. In second variable they were inhabitants of cities. Results they should present impulse for taking of next research in this range.
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Three follow-up studies were published, dealing with juvenile delinquents and young adult offenders, based on a random sample and material on: ‒ 100 boys charged with larcency, who during the period of the investigation in 1966 were barely 10-11 years old. This research concentrated in turn on all the 10-11 year-old boys charged with larcency and brought before a Juvenile Court in Warsaw; the follow-up period embraced 5 years; ‒ 358 former juveniles (10-16 years old) charged with theft in three districts of Warsaw and brought before a Juvenile Court in 1961-1962, whose further fate was investigated during the period when they were 17-20 years old and from among the same 243 former juveniles 13-16 years old, who in 1972 were already 24-27 years old; ‒ 17-20 year-old young adults released from 40 prisons throughout the country, after having served their sentences for various offences and whose subsequent recidivism was established during the course of 10 years from their release from prison in 1961. Two works, discussing the further recidivism of the juvenile delinquents, convicted for larcency obviously differ markedly regarding the age and follow-up period. The first work deals with the investigated up to the age of 15-16 only, the second also embraces the time when the former juveniles are already approximately 26 years old. However, both works unanimously emphasize the fundamental significance of early initiation of social maladjustment and demoralization for the prognosing of the rapidity and extent of recidivism. They stress the necessity to make use in practice as the only criterion for recidivism of juveniles, each new charge brought before a court and the number of times theft has been committed, being the subject of a given trial. Simultaneously these works reveal unanimously, that the majority of the juvenile delinquents charged with larcency, are brought up in families, which are unable to guarantee them the proper conditions for normal development and that in these families also many brothers of the juvenile delinquents charged with larcency revealed symptoms of social maladjustment and committed offences. The results of the studies under discussion also are unanimous as to the fact that with the majority of the juveniles could be found personality disorders. The material under discussion deserves special attention as regards the juvenile delinquents of the younger age groups. It is of great significance that many of the investigated 10‒11-year-olds charged with larcency committed theft already before. Long years of research, conducted by the Department of Criminology, Institute of Legal Sciences, Polish Academy of Sciences, testify to the fact that the majority of the juvenile delinquents charged with larcency and brought before Juvenile Courts are boys who already previously committed larcency more than once. Disturbance of the socialization process with these juveniles, usually reaches back to their early childhood, requires early discovery and interference at the earliest possible time in the form of surrounding the parents, brothers and sisters of the juvenile delinquent with care and also of controlling them. The results yielded by follow-up studies of the recidivism during a period of 10 years of the 17-20 year-old young adult offenders, released from prison in 1961, concentrate on young people whose recidivism is undoubtedly connected with serious social maladjustment already during their juvenility. Obviously one cannot identify these young adults released from prison with all the 17‒20-year-old young adults convicted by courts who received various sentences. The results of the follow-up studies of the young adult prisoners should contribute to the initiation of systematic, individual research regarding young adults convicted and receiving various prison terms and to the change of certain guiding lines of the penal and penitentiary policy in regard to young adult offenders.
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Publikacja posiada następującą strukturę: Wstęp I. Ewa Żabczyńska: Dalsze losy 100 chłopców mających sprawy o kradzieże w wieku 10-11 lat II. Adam Strzembosz: Rozmiary recydywy u nieletnich podsądnych sprawców krażeży III. Teodor Szymanowski: Rozmiary recydywy u młodocianych więźniów po upływie 10 lat od ich zwolnienia z zakładów karnych
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This article argues that the concept of equivalence is one of the most important methodological aspects of valid and reliable measurement in cross-national survey research. The important topic of survey measure equivalence has not been systematically in Czech social science publications to date and this article hopes to address this gap in the literature. Consequently, the two main goals of this article are (1) to acquaint the reader with techniques that are used to find questions that are interpreted in the same way across countries before data collection and (2) to describe the testing and evaluation of measurement indicators’ equivalence or comparability after data collection. This study presents cognitive approaches to “good” question wording practices, best translation practices and the application of both ‘emic’ (culture specific) and ‘etic’ (culture universal) approaches to survey question design. After data collection a range of statistic techniques are usually employed ranging from basic statistics such as the mean to advanced approaches such as multi-group structural equation modelling, multilevel modelling, latent class modelling and Item Response Theory). This article describes some of these techniques in the context of measurement equivalence and its associated research literature.
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The escalating concerns surrounding personal data security in cyberspace necessitate a comprehensive examination of user awareness, attitudes, and behaviours. This study, conducted among University of Udine students, delves into the multifaceted dimensions of personal data security, exploring aspects such as perceptions and behaviours related to privacy, network security, and legal compliance. The research objectives involve assessing respondents’ awareness of data transfer on the network, their general concerns about cyber risks, and the coherence between awareness, concern, and actual online behaviour. A convenience sample of 518 predominantly young respondents was gathered through an online questionnaire. Results reveal a noteworthy disparity between declared awareness and actual concern, leading to a „privacy paradox”. While respondents express awareness of data transfer, their specific concern is limited, predominantly focusing on commercial aspects rather than acknowledging broader cybersecurity threats. This discordance extends to online behaviour and the predominant use of devices such as smartphones, which are simultaneously the most used by respondents but also perceived to have the greatest data loss and the least possibility of implementing data protection actions. The findings underscore the critical need for ongoing cybersecurity education, particularly targeting younger populations, to bridge the gap between theoretical awareness and practical implementation of secure online practices. This study prompts further investigation into diverse cultural contexts, proposing a shared model for technological education across European societies to foster secure behaviours in the digital landscape
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Language situation in Ukraine in light of the general census and sociological researchThe article presents the language situation in the independent country of Ukraine. It shows what part of Ukrainian society perceives the Ukrainian language, the Russian language or both of these two languages at the same time as their mother tongue. The paper also shows which of the two languages, Ukrainian or Russian, is more commonly used by Ukrainians in everyday life. Special focus was placed on linguistic diversity of particular regions of Ukraine. The aim of the paper was achieved by analyzing the general census of 2001, as well as the results of the public opinion polls conducted in the period of independence by, among others, the “Public Opinion” Centre for Sociological Research, the Olexander Razumkov Ukrainian Centre for Economic and Political Studies and the Kiev International Institute of Sociology. Sytuacja językowa na Ukrainie w świetle powszechnego spisu ludności oraz badań socjologicznychW artykule została przybliżona sytuacja językowa w niepodległej Ukrainie. Ukazano dla jakiej części społeczeństwa ukraińskiego językiem ojczystym jest język ukraiński, dla jakiej rosyjski oraz jednocześnie ukraiński i rosyjski. Przybliżono także, którym językiem – ukraińskim czy rosyjskim – częściej posługują się w życiu codziennym Ukraińcy. Znaczna uwaga została ponadto zwrócona na zróżnicowanie językowe poszczególnych regionów Ukrainy. Na osiągnięcie postawionego celu pozwoliła analiza wyników spisu powszechnego ludności przeprowadzonego w 2001 r. oraz wyników badań opinii publicznej przeprowadzonych w okresie niepodległości m.in. przez Centrum Badań Socjologicznych „Opinia Społeczna”, Ukraińskie Centrum Badań Ekonomicznych i Politycznych im. Ołeksandra Razumkowa oraz Kijowski Międzynarodowy Instytut Socjologii.
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The vision of the prospective transformation of the mining area in the foothills of the Ore Mountains (Podkrušnohoří), as expressed by the physical planning documentation of the Region of Ústí nad Labem, should be enhanced by a more detailed framework determining a stable and sustainable trajectory of the region’s future development. When taking into account local specifics in the planning of the area’s transformation, the local population is a relevant actor and participant. A sociological research has analyzed the attitudes of the population of Podkrušnohoří to current socioeconomic developments in the region and mining and post-mining activities. The results of the research were replenished and supported by the opinions of representatives of municipal administrations. The research has helped us to understand how this structurally affected region is perceived by its inhabitants, what factors have an influence on their attitudes and reactions, and which impacts these factors can have on the stability and social cohesion of the population.
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Do vize budoucí transformace těžební oblasti Podkrušnohoří, která je vyjádřena v krajské územně plánovací dokumentaci Zásad územního rozvoje Ústeckého kraje (ZÚR ÚK), by měl být promítnut detailnější koncepční rámec, jenž by stanovil stabilní a udržitelnou trajektorii dalšího rozvoje tohoto regionu. K zohlednění místních specifik v procesu plánování budoucí transformace těžební oblasti Podkrušnohoří je neopomenutelným aktérem a účastníkem místní obyvatelstvo. Provedený sociologický výzkum analyzoval postoje obyvatelstva Podkrušnohoří k současnému socioekonomickému vývoji regionu a probíhajícím těžebním i post-těžebním aktivitám. Výsledky průzkumu byly dále doplněny a podpořeny názory zástupců samosprávy obcí a měst. Výzkum přispívá k hlubšímu pochopení, jakým způsobem je vnímán tento strukturálně postižený region jeho obyvateli, jaké jsou významné faktory, které mají vliv na jejich postoje a reakce, a jaké mohou mít tyto faktory dopady na stabilitu a soudržnost obyvatel Podkrušnohoří.
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Archivace sociologických dat

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The aim of the article is to provide an overview of the issue of archiving sociological data. The article deals with archiving from several angles. It discusses its significance for scientific work and the place of archives in the "cycle of data circulation". Subsequently, it deals with the preparation of data for archiving - the demands that arise for both researchers and archive staff. The next part discusses the DDI standard as a tool suitable for the description of (not only) sociological data.
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Cílem článku je podat přehled o problematice archivace sociologických dat. Článek se zabývá archivací z několika úhlů pohledu. Rozebírá její význam pro vědeckou práci a místo archivů v „cyklu oběhu dat“. Následně se věnuje přípravě dat pro archivaci - nárokům, které z toho plynou jak pro výzkumníky, tak i pro pracovníky archivů. V další části je rozebrán standard DDI jakožto nástroj vhodný pro popis (nejen) sociologických dat.
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This article examines the reliability of statistical models that use visualization of word distances using computer-assisted text analysis. This study looks at the choice of parameters in the COOA - software for word co-occurrence analysis. The word co-occurrence analysis enables visualization of text structure through the exploration of the number of co-occurrences of words. The data visualization provided by a multi-dimensional scaling (MDS) procedure is susceptible to a particular form of error. The nonlinear relationship between words with significantly different frequencies lies at the root of this problem where words with higher frequencies are placed in the middle of a two-dimensional MDS map visualization. Words with lower frequency, on the other hand, are forced by the MDS estimator to the edge of the two-dimensional map and their estimated spatial positions are unstable. These two processes are potentially a major source of error in making inferences. One solution for reducing this source of error is to (a) reduce the number of words in a model or (b) increase of the number of model dimensions. This article, however, suggests that a detailed investigation of the word structure and a thorough analysis of the error sources and their meaningful interpretation may be a better solution.
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The text deals with the history of representative research in Slovakia and Czechoslovakia since 1948 and on this example emphasizes the importance of archiving. The absence of a data archive resulted in the loss of data from many researches carried out before 1989. The study presents attempts to establish a data archive in Slovakia and introduces the Slovak Social Data Archive (SASD), which is currently operated by the Department of Sociology, Faculty of Arts, Charles University and the Institute of Sociology. The relatively late institutionalization of the archive in Slovakia offered the possibility to archive data directly in the current DDI standard. The aim of SASD - to increase the methodological standards of research conducted in Slovakia, demonstrates the text on the examples of inconsistency of Slovak translations of questions and variants of answers from international research, as well as on the example of inconsistency of the scales used. At the end of the study, it presents a possible cooperation of social data archives in the Czech Republic and Slovakia. Its task could be the archiving and completion of information on research from the period of the common state, or the creation of divided data files representative of the Czech Republic and Slovakia.
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Cizinci jako obtížně dosažitelná populace

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Migration research is an emerging field in the Czech Republic and data collection poses many methodological challenges. Some of the problems are universal for the research of other hard-to-reach populations. Other problems are, on the contrary, unique, applying only for the research of immigrants and could be country specific. This article focusses mainly on the quantitative research of immigrants where the issue of sampling problem is of major concern. The aim of the article is to address the issue of sampling immigrants in the context of the Czech Republic. In the first part of the article, there is a review of existing methodological approaches to researching immigrant populations. The focus here is on potential problems when applying particular methods in the Czech context. The second part of the article is dedicated to a review of four major Czech sample surveys of immigrants that are compared in terms of their methodology and basic results.
Zeszyty Naukowe KUL
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2020
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vol. 63
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issue 2
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Europe is witnessing a migration crisis as a result of a significant influx of hundreds of thousands of people coming to Europe, both fleeing the effects of the war and coming for economic reasons. The social consequences of the situation are difficult to assess. Undoubtedly, refugees have the right to move to countries deemed safe, however, the region where the refugees arrive has the right to maintain its centuries-old social, cultural, religious and economic identity. The aim of the study is to present the results of the research conducted among the students of Rzeszow universities concerning their attitudes towards the migration crisis. The research shows that the respondents are aware of the differences between refugees and migrants, but also notice the existence of threats resulting from uncontrolled migration to the country.
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W wyniku znacznego napływu setek tysięcy osób do Europy, zarówno uciekających przed następstwami wojny, jak też przybywających z powodów ekonomicznych, nastąpił kryzys migracyjny, którego skutki społeczne są trudne do oszacowania. Dlatego też uchodźcy mają prawo do przemieszczania się do krajów uznanych za bezpieczne, ale region, do którego oni docierają, ma prawo do utrzymywania swej wielowiekowej tożsamości społecznej, kulturowej, religijnej, ekonomicznej i innej. Celem opracowania jest prezentacja wyników badań prowadzonych wśród studentów uczelni wyższych Rzeszowa na temat postaw wobec kryzysy migracyjnego. Badania wskazują, że respondenci są świadomi istnienia różnic między uchodźcami a migrantami, ale i dostrzegają istnienie zagrożeń płynących z niekontrolowanej migracji do kraju.
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2017
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vol. 11
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Introduction. This article consists of two parts: the theoretical one, introducing several key terms, and the empirical part, presenting the analysis of sociological research. Explaining the concept of ‘education’ in the first part of the article allowed for formulating relevant hypotheses on students’ approach to the problems of environmental protection. Materials and methods. The proposed hypotheses were then verified with regard to the project executed in 2015, which investigated the position and role of environmental values in the value system of students from selected countries of Central Eastern Europe. The description of this research is presented in the second part of the article. Results. The conclusions from the analysis with regard to the country and faculty of studies are rather disturbing. The findings revealed that the level of environmental education in students is relatively low. The overall comparative analysis demonstrated that students from the Czech Republic represented the highest level of environmental awareness compared to those from Ukraine, Poland and Slovakia. Further, the analysis took into consideration the students’ faculty and showed that those studying natural sciences were only slightly better educated in environmental protection compared to students of humanities. This may indicate that even when young people receive environmental education, it does not help in creating a bond between them and the natural environment. Conclusion. Although the findings should be treated with some caution, they still deserve serious consideration, and should stimulate further research in this area.
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Wstęp. Artykuł składa się z dwóch części: teoretycznej – zawierającej konceptualizację kluczowych terminów oraz części empirycznej zawierającej analizę badań socjologicznych. We wprowadzeniu zdefiniowany został termin edukacja, co umożliwiło sformułowanie hipotez badawczych dotyczących stosunku studentów do problemów ochrony środowiska. Materiał i metody. Zaproponowane hipotezy zostały zweryfikowane na podstawie danych zebranych podczas badań w 2015 roku, dotyczących miejsca i roli wartości środowiskowych wśród innych wartości akceptowanych przez studentów z krajów środkowo-wschodniej Europy. Opis tych badań został przedstawiony w drugiej części artykułu. Wyniki. Wnioski z analizy, w której uwzględniono dwie zmienne: kraj studiów i kierunek studiów, są niepokojące. Wyniki wskazują, że poziom edukacji środowiskowej wśród studentów jest dość niski. Najwyższy poziom wyedukowania środowiskowego wykazali studenci czescy. Z kolei uwzględniając kierunek studiów można stwierdzić, że studenci nauk przyrodniczych byli nieco lepiej wykształceni w zakresie ochrony środowiska niż studenci humanistyki. Oznacza to, że nawet jeśli młodzi ludzie kształcą się w zakresie ochrony środowiska, nie przekłada się to na odczuwanie przez nich więzi z przyrodą. Wnioski. Wyniki badań należy traktować z pewną ostrożnością, konieczne jest podejmowanie dalszych analiz w tym zakresie.
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There is a forgotten chapter in (history of) the Czech sociology of work. In the early 1940s, an empirical study was conducted by Otakar Machotka among employees of the Bata company in Batov (today Otrokovice). One of the leading figures of early Czech sociology, Machotka saw the closure of Czech universities during the Second World War as an opportunity to carry out original empirical research devoted to the sociological analysis of the workforce and consisting of a study of the social determination of work efficiency. This was the first Czech, and one of only a very few European, empirically-grounded research projects in the sociology of work and occupation that had been conducted to that time. Machotka statistically analysed the vast data sets collected by the company’s personnel department and provided a detailed interpretation of the outcomes, while remaining very much aware of the limitations of the results and the methods employed. He formulated hypotheses about how the age gap between spouses, the number of children in family, and other characteristics might impact (various aspects of) work efficiency, and reformulated existing hypotheses about the impact of siblings, marital status, and parental profession. Machotka also helped to theoretically and methodologically (re)orientate the sociology of work and occupations. Machotka subsequently abandoned this topic and quantitative sociology in general, perhaps in part as a result of the above-described research, which, the author suggests, led him to realise that ‘abstract empiricism’ was not the only method on which to base social studies.
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Historical consciousness is a phenomenon of incorporating the past into the current social consciousness, being the sum of ideas about the past and the way of thinking about it; it also entails awareness of the existence of the past, present and future and a sense of having one's own, unique history, attributed to any given society. This study presents the results of research analyzing the respondents’ historical awareness of such historical events of the last century, which are considered the most important for Polish history and have particularly stuck with their consciousness. The research shows that the respondents’ historical consciousness is on a rather low level, and the choices of the events from Poland’s past are conditioned by the media campaign connected with the anniversary of Poland regaining independence in 1918.
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Świadomość historyczna jest zjawiskiem włączania przeszłości do aktualnej świadomości społecznej. Będąc sumą wyobrażeń o przeszłości i sposobem myślenia o niej, jest także świadomością istnienia przeszłości, teraźniejszości i przyszłości oraz poczuciem posiadania własnej, niepowtarzalnej i przynależnej tylko danemu społeczeństwu historii. W niniejszym opracowaniu zawarto wyniki badań dotyczących analizy świadomości historycznej respondentów na temat wydarzeń historycznych z ostatnich 100 lat, które były najważniejsze dla historii Polski i szczególnie utkwiły w świadomości badanych. Badania pokazują, że świadomość historyczna respondentów jest na dosyć niskim poziomie, a wybory dotyczące wydarzeń z przeszłości Polski warunkowane są medialną kampanią związaną z rocznicą odzyskania niepodległości przez Polskę w 1918 r.
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