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MODERN FORMS OF PREJUDICE. DISCURSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

M. Bilewicz

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 1 > 51-68

The article examines the theory and methods of analysing discursive forms of prejudice. Contemporary forms of prejudice are usually sensitive to the norms of political correctness. This is the reason why traditional measures of prejudice do not detect real attitudes. This article shows different approach, based on linguistics (van Dijk's critical discourse analysis, CDA), pragmatics (discriminatory...

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ORIGINS OF THE COMMERCIAL NEWSPRINT MEDIA - THE COMING OF THE SENSATIONAL PRESS

M. Niec

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 1 > 143-169

The sketch presents news print media as a new idea in the market economy and mass society in 19th century. The author analyzes how this form of mass communication influences and affects the processes of democratization of a society - the beginnings of civil society. He showed origins of news media in Europe (France) and USA, in two different ways. Popular media were founded for 'private citizens'...

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YOUNG POLISH JEWS AND THEIR IDENTITY DILEMMA

K. A.. Szafranska

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 1 > 97-122

The article familiarizes the reader with reasons and consequences of the actions undertaken by young Polish Jews, which contribute to the construction of the Jewish identity. The first part of the text deals with the struggle of the youngsters with identity problems built on the feeling of exclusion and inadequacy of individuals who discover their Jewish descent. The second part is devoted to the...

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CHOICE OR NECESSITY? THE APPLICATION OF DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

C. Trutkowski

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 1

The author maintains that the status of theory of discourse in sociological analysis is one of the major problems, which the researchers have to face. He postulates the inclusion of discourse analysis in the methodological and theoretical area of interest of sociologists because the reality in which social processes take place is discursive reality. Thus, the study of discourse is no longer a choice...

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SEARCHING FOR THE LIMITS OF COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEBATE OVER JEDWABNE IN 'GAZETA WYBORCZA'

P. Ciolkiewicz

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 1 > 123-141

The following text contains the results of the analysis of the public debate, regarding the massacre in Jedwabne, which appeared in the newspaper 'Gazeta Wyborcza'. Initially, the author presents the general outline of the debate (the phases of the dispute, the areas of the controversy, the mechanisms of discourse). Next, basic analytical categories are presented which appeared as a result of the...

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HOW TO SAY FAREWELL TO LOCAL PARADIGMS. THE METHODOLOGY OF CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS AND SCHOLARLY DISCURSIVE COMMUNITIES

A. P. Wejland

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 1 > 207-220

Local paradigms are social paradigms existing in narrow research fields, with aspirations to expand beyond its original scope. Most often they are dominated by the great supralocal paradigms, which overshadow entire disciplines. However, the local paradigms most often give rise to the emergence and existence of research schools such as the Lodz school of methodology. This school, which focused primarily...

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BETWEEN THE CONCEPT OF EVIDENCE AND IDEOLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY

T. Ferenc

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 1 > 171-205

The aim of this article is to reveal different conceptions of photography, with special stress on one of the basic problems of photography - the relation between photo images and reality. The awareness of this discussion and different points of view seam to be important for researches interested in the field of visual sociology and sociology of photography. This article consist of two main parts....

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SOCIOLOGICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

A. Grzymala-Kazlowska

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 1 > 13-34

The article aims at showing the nature of sociological discourse analysis and establishing its specificity in view of other kinds of research regarding it. The text opens with the presentation of the multiplicity of discourse definitions, which stem from various scholarly disciplines. That leads the authoress to the conclusion that discourse analysis is by no means a cohesive theoretical and methodological...

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THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN SOCIOLOGY OF NATIONALITY

L. M. Nijakowski

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 1 > 69-96

The article presents a conception of the theoretical framework of the term 'discourse' in sociology exemplified by the sociology of nationality. The conception was defined explicitly and verified in the research concerning regional and national identity of inhabitants of Silesia. The intention of the author is to concentrate mainly on public discourse, which does not exclude the analysis of the importance...

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THE NEW POOR IN THE WORLD OF PLENTY

M. Hirszowicz, E. Neyman

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 2 > 121-141

The authors claim that poverty existed in the world since time immemorial. Recently however, we can observe the growing differentiation in Western societies: there are sparse groups with very high income and multiplicity of the 'new poor' - the unemployed as well as these who are employed in a second-rate, low-paid jobs. The situation on this difficult labour market is further worsened by the influx...

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THE WORKING POOR IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

A. Stanaszek

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 2 > 143-169

The purpose of this paper is to depict the population of the working poor in Poland, the EU, the USA and developing countries. The socioeconomic transformations of the last thirty years (e.g. high-tech revolution, globalization, time-space compression) have completely changed and are still changing the labour market. A shift from mass production (Fordism) to flexible specialization (post-Fordism)...

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COMMODIFICATION OF SOCIAL RELATIONS AND DISINTEGRATION OF VALUE SYSTEM IN CONTEMPORARY POLAND

M. Ziolkowski

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 2 > 2-17

Commodification of social relations, i.e., extension of the number of goods and services which become commodities and can be sold on the market is one of the main characteristics of the post-communist transformation and modernization in Poland. The rules of this commodification are, however, unclear and ambiguous, which in turn blurs the borders between subsystems of society, produces the low level...

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CORRUPTION AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM

G. Makowski

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 2 > 67-96

We often talk about corruption as a social problem, though we hardly ever take into account sociology of social problems in analyzing it. However, a look at corruption from that perspective, particularly from the perspective of theories which accentuate the constructivist themes reveals quite interesting aspects of corruption. It inspires new thinking and helps to understand the difficulties which...

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SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE THREE POLISH ROADS TO MODERNITY

T.. Zarycki

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 2 > 45-65

The paper begins with a discussion of the notion of social capital which seems to gain increasing popularity in both academic and media discourse. The concept of social capital can be understood in several, often contradictory, ways which proves useful both for its positive interpretation and critical analysis. The second part of the paper is devoted to the issue of the relationship between the notion...

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USING HIDDEN PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION IN THE GREY ZONE RESEARCH

I. Kleszcz

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 2 > 189-202

The article discusses the use of hidden participant observation of the style of life of individuals involved in the grey zone. The authoress wonders about the first professional experiences of a beginner researcher. She tackles the problem regarding the choice of methodology, its advantages and shortcomings in a particular research; the stages of research enforced by incoming empirical data, and finally,...

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NEW SOCIAL VACUUM, OR THE NATURE OF SOCIAL BONDS IN THE THIRD REPUBLIC OF POLAND.

A. Kubiak, A. Miszalska

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 2 > 19-43

It is argued that social vacuum and atomisation typical of the Polish People's Republic (PRL) have recurred as vacuum and atomisation of the new democratic society. The observed symptoms include lack of social trust in Poland, use of social capital to pursue particularistic goals at the cost of common interest, erosion of extended horizontal bonds, decline of working environment (and the lack of working...

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NEW-OLD CLENTELISM

M. Tyminski, P Korys

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 2 > 97-120

This article reconstructs the mechanisms underlying elections to supervisory boards of public media. The analysis is based on protocols of hearings conducted by the Parliamentary Investigation Commission, which investigated mechanisms of a paid protection and log-rolling among political elites in the so-called Rywin-gate. Starting from a description of clientelist connections under the communist regime...

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WOMAN-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS. SOME REMARKS ON THE FEMINIZATION OF POVERTY IN MEXICO

R. E. Hryciuk

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 2 > 171-187

As a consequence of an ongoing debate on feminization of poverty in recent years there has been an increase in the number of studies on female poverty in Mexico. In Latin America this phenomenon is related to the appearance of the so-called new poor as a result of the economic crisis in the 1980s. The article discusses the concept of 'la jefatura femenina', i.e. the situation when a woman takes over...

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MEMORY IN THE INTER-ETHNIC ENVIRONMENT: 'DIFFICULT QUESTIONS' IN THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE POLISH AND JEWISH YOUTH

M. Bilewicz, A Ostolski, A Wojcik, A. Wysocka

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 3 > 143-158

The article examines Polish-Jewish youth encounters as a sociological phenomenon, revealing the processes of approaching collective memories of both groups. The authors presents data collected during Polish-Jewish meetings, as well as qualitative analysis of letters and 'difficult questions' written by young Poles and Jews. The main issues of Polish and Jewish collective memories are shaped by the...

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MOROCCO - ATTEMPTS TO ARABISE THE COUNTRY

P. Kafel

Kultura i Społeczeństwo > 2004 > 48 > 3 > 159-165

Author describes the process of introduction of modern written Arabic language in education, administration and mass media in the Kingdom of Morocco after achieving independence in 1956. He describes the linguistic situation, which is far from the condition presented in official declarations announcing the success of arabisation. It has direct influence on the shape of the modern Moroccan culture...

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Kultura i Społeczeństwo

MODERN FORMS OF PREJUDICE. DISCURSIVE PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVE

ORIGINS OF THE COMMERCIAL NEWSPRINT MEDIA - THE COMING OF THE SENSATIONAL PRESS

YOUNG POLISH JEWS AND THEIR IDENTITY DILEMMA

CHOICE OR NECESSITY? THE APPLICATION OF DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

SEARCHING FOR THE LIMITS OF COLLECTIVE RESPONSIBILITY. THE DEBATE OVER JEDWABNE IN 'GAZETA WYBORCZA'

HOW TO SAY FAREWELL TO LOCAL PARADIGMS. THE METHODOLOGY OF CONDUCTING INTERVIEWS AND SCHOLARLY DISCURSIVE COMMUNITIES

BETWEEN THE CONCEPT OF EVIDENCE AND IDEOLOGICAL INVOLVEMENT OF PHOTOGRAPHY

SOCIOLOGICAL DISCOURSE ANALYSIS

THE IMPORTANCE OF DISCOURSE ANALYSIS IN SOCIOLOGY OF NATIONALITY

THE NEW POOR IN THE WORLD OF PLENTY

THE WORKING POOR IN THE CONTEMPORARY WORLD

COMMODIFICATION OF SOCIAL RELATIONS AND DISINTEGRATION OF VALUE SYSTEM IN CONTEMPORARY POLAND

CORRUPTION AS A SOCIAL PROBLEM

SOCIAL CAPITAL AND THE THREE POLISH ROADS TO MODERNITY

USING HIDDEN PARTICIPANT OBSERVATION IN THE GREY ZONE RESEARCH

NEW SOCIAL VACUUM, OR THE NATURE OF SOCIAL BONDS IN THE THIRD REPUBLIC OF POLAND.

NEW-OLD CLENTELISM

WOMAN-HEADED HOUSEHOLDS. SOME REMARKS ON THE FEMINIZATION OF POVERTY IN MEXICO

MEMORY IN THE INTER-ETHNIC ENVIRONMENT: 'DIFFICULT QUESTIONS' IN THE RELATIONS BETWEEN THE POLISH AND JEWISH YOUTH

MOROCCO - ATTEMPTS TO ARABISE THE COUNTRY

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