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Wiek jako czynnik różnicujący warunki funkcjonowania osób niepełnosprawnych w środowisku wiejskim województwa lubelskiego

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Romanowicz W. , Bergier J. , Tomczyszyn D.

Barometr Regionalny. Analizy i prognozy

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2013

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nr 1(31)

71-80

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The authors present financial aspects of the lives of the disabled living in the Lubelskie Voivodship in the context of age. All the data included are a result of empirical studies conducted in the rural areas. From the presented findings it ensues that the younger the age category of the respondents, the stronger the sense of the material wealth and higher economic status. The above attitudes are a result of better adaptation of the youth to the realities of everyday life and diversified sources of income. Taking this into consideration, it needs to be said that despite major economic problems the rural disabled face, we can observe systematic change in the awareness of this social group.

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Growth of the young flounder (Platichthys flesus) in inshore shallow waters of the Gulf of Gdansk

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Sapota M. R. , Mudrak S.

Oceanological Studies

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1998

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tom 27

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nr 3

19-29

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The age and rate of growth of the flounder from inshore shallow waters of the Gulf of Gdansk (from shore to 1-m depth) have been investigated. Mainly the flounder from 0 and 1-year age group exists in this zone. Flounders from 0-year age group enter shallow waters of the Gulf of Gdansk in June or July. They stay in this area till the end of the year. Flounders from 1-year age group are represented in the investigated zone all year. Bigger individuals from this group migrate into deeper waters.

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Spontaneous spike-wave discharges in rat neocortex and their relation to behaviour

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Gralewicz S. , Wiaderna D. , Stetkiewicz J. , Tomas T.

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

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2000

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tom 60

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nr 3

323-332

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A certain proportion of laboratory rats of various strains show spontaneous nonconvulsive ECoG seizures in the form of bursts of spike-and-wave discharges (SWD). Since in the majority of behavioural experiments the EEG is not controlled, the experimenter is usually unaware of this fact. The purpose of the present work was to find out whether the SWD trait is related to the rats behavioural performance in selected test situations. The experiment was performed on two groups of male Wistar rats, outbreds, aged six (group 6M, n = 17) and 24 months (group 24M, n = 14). First, in both groups the following forms of behaviour were assessed: (1) seeking water reward in an 8-arm radial maze, (2) exploration of a new object, (3) inhibition of a locomotor response (passive avoidance), and (4) paw-lick response to a thermal stimulus (54.5oC) applied to the feet before and after intermittent footshock. The rats were then implanted with intrabrain electrodes and the level of SWD activity was assessed. Rats of the 24M group, compared with those of the 6M one, showed a significantly shorter exploratory response to a new object and diminished responsiveness to heat. The groups did not differ, however, in passive avoidance and radial maze performance. The analysis of 3-h ECoG sections revealed SWD bursts in 73% and nearly 93% of rats from groups 6M and 24M, respectively. The groups did not differ in the number of bursts or in the total duration of SWD activity. A correlation analysis of pooled data from both groups revealed that the exploration time of a new object was significantly (negatively) correlated with the number of SWD episodes. The total duration of SWD activity, and the number of perseveration errors in the radial maze, was significantly (positively) correlated with the total duration of SWD activity. The results suggest that SWD rats are behaviourally impaired in some test situations.

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PROACTIVE COPING FROM THE PERSPECTIVE OF AGE, GENDER AND EDUCATION

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Sollar T. , Sollarova E.

Studia Psychologica

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2009

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tom 51

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nr 2-3

161-165

EN

The article presents the results of a study of proactive coping in its relationships with age, gender and education. The concept of proactive coping contains the aspect of time in the sense of involving steps that are to precede the situations to be coped with. In the sample of 172 subjects, the differences were studied between groups defined by the above factors. The results show age-related differences in proactive coping where older people compared with younger ones prefer proactive coping more often, and women compared with men seek instrumental support coping strategy more often. Comparison of groups of adults who study and who do not study does not show significant differences among strategies of coping used.

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Morphological and mineral characteristics of peripheral blood in female polar fox in relation to age

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Piotrowska A. , Szymeczko R. , Ozgo M. , Boguslawska-Tryk M. , Burlikowska K.

Folia Biologica

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2008

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tom 56

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nr 3-4

263-267

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The aim of the study was to determine the values of selected haematological and biochemical parameters in peripheral blood of female polar fox in relation to the age of the animals. The research involved 50 polar fox females three months after the lactation period (i.e. the non-mating period).Animalswere divided into 5 age groups (n=10), ranging from1 to 5 years of age. In blood samples the following parameters were determined: RBC, Ht, Hb, WBC, PLT, red blood cell parameters (MCV,MCH,MCHC) and the percentage of respective kinds of white blood cells in the total number of leukocytes. The content of Ca, Pi, Na, K, Cl, Mg, Fe, Cu and Zn as well as the ALP and ACP activity was determined in blood serum. In comparison with one year-old females, in peripheral blood of females fromthe remaining age groups an increase in RBC, Ht and Hb content was observed as well as a significant (P<0.05) decrease in WBC level together with a lower number of lymphocytes and an increase in the relative content of granulocytes and monocytes. No distinct relationship between the content of Ca, Na, Cl, Mg, Cu, Zn, the activity of ALP and ACP and the age of the animals was observed. The highest concentration of Pi and K was found in the blood serumof one year-old females. The content of Fe decreased

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CHOOSING THE RIGHT AGE GROUP? INTERSECTIONAL ANALYSIS OF DEMAND FOR PAID DOMESTIC WORKERS IN SLOVAKIA

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Sekeráková Búriková Z.

Slovenský národopis (Slovak Ethnology)

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2018

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tom 66

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nr 2

239 – 252

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Drawing upon interviews with paid carers and their employees undertaken in Bratislava and Banská Bystrica between the years 2013 – 2015, this article focuses on employment of paid domestic workers (nannies, babysitters, and cleaners) in Slovakia. This research focuses on the situation, which is globally unusual: unlike in Slovakia, where paid domestic workers are local women, paid domestic work is generally undertaken mostly by migrant women or women coded as ethnically other. In general, employment of paid domestic work operates on the base of ethnic hierarchies: women belonging to particular ethnic groups are seen as more or less suitable domestic workers. Analysing demand for nannies, babysitters and cleaners in Slovakia, this article argues that employers of local paid domestic workers do not use ethnicity but age as connoting particular qualities considered as a necessary for undertaking paid care or housework. In particular, specific age groups are seen as more or less suitable for doing particular types of paid domestic work (e.g. cleaning, daily care for an infant, babysitting). After describing in detail how employers categorise paid domestic workers according to their age, I will reveal that indecisions of who to employ the age do not operate as an isolated individual category. Rather, it operates in intersection with other categories such as gender and can be understood only when we adopt an intersectional perspective.

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WHO SHOULD INTERVIEW OLDER PEOPLE? THE EFFECT OF INTERVIEWER AND INTERVIEWEE CHARACTERISTICS IN SURVEYS OF OLDER PEOPLE AND AGING TOPICS

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Vidovićová L. , Doseděl T.

Sociológia (Sociology)

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2018

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tom 50

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nr 6

760 – 781

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Aging of the population has increased the need to gain a better understanding of older people’s experiences, especially by collecting their views on various issues and quantitative surveys are frequently used methods. Five hypotheses are presented on assumption that the characteristics of the respondent and the characteristics of the interviewer (age and gender) significantly affect the interviewer's perceived difficulty in conducting the interview with respondents in higher age on aging related topics. Pooled data from seven quantitative surveys are used to test these hypotheses with multi-level linear regression. The results show that age of interviewers increases the perceived difficulty only slightly if we control for the influence of the gender of the interviewer and the respondent's age and education. Also, more positively aging respondents make the interviews about aging topic easier for interviewers. These influences vary in each of the survey projects and topic. Age- and gender-sensitive training and supervision when age/gender sensitive topics are to be surveyed is, according to our results here, strongly advisable.

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Expression of c-fos in response to stressogenic stimuli in the amygdala of old vs. young rats ? a preliminary study

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Boguszewski P. , Zagrodzka J.

Acta Neurobiologiae Experimentalis

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2005

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tom 65

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nr 2

191-194

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During aging many of the brain functions became deteriorated or altered. One of the most important age related changes is an increase of anxiety level, reported both in humans and in animals. Our study was intended to compare c-fos gene expression in amygdala, the key structure in anxiety/fear regulation, in old (24 months old) and young (4 months old) rats exposed to various behavioral stimulations. There were no differences between age groups in basal c-Fos expression. After social encounter c-Fos expression level in amygdala increased significantly, but still remained independent on age. Significant differences between both groups appeared after open field test and immobilization test. Contrary to the findings on young adults indicating the correlations between increased anxiety level and higher c-Fos expression, old rats showed increased anxiety together with significantly lower c-Fos expression.

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ECONOMIC CAPITAL AS A MEANS OF COPING WITH THE SOCIAL ROLES OF YOUNG OLDS

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Petrová Kafková M.

Sociológia (Sociology)

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2019

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tom 51

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nr 3

272 – 289

EN

Young olds are a target group for active ageing policies. They are expected to stay economically active as long as possible, to take care of their family members, and at the same time to engage in leisure and self-development activities. Their activity is expected to promote generational equity. Through these expectations, young olds are homogenized on the basis of age, and important stratification factors such as gender, class, and ethnicity are not considered. In this article, mixed methods are used on the example of young olds in the Czech Republic to argue that young olds are often overloaded by their social roles. The negative effects of role overload mainly affect women with low economic capital. Role harmonization and choices of coping strategies are economically conditioned, despite the relatively flattened pensions.

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CHANGES IN THE FARMING POPULATION'S EMPLOYMENT AND SOURCES OF INCOME IN 2005-2007 (Zmiany zatrudnienia i zródel utrzymania ludnosci w gospodarstwach rolnych w latach 2005-2007)

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Frenkel I.

Wieś i Rolnictwo

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2009

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nr 4(145)

50-66

EN

The article presents the results of an analysis of changes in the employment and sources of incomes of the population of private farms in light of the data of representative surveys of the structure of agricultural farms conducted by the Central Statistical Office (GUS) in 2005 and 2007. The employment analysis was focussed on changes in the number of working persons among the farms' population, examined in accordance with its division into the group of persons working exclusively, chiefly and additionally on a farm, and on changes in the demographic and educational structure of each of these groups. The analysis of incomes was focussed on changes in the structure of households assessed from the point of view of the main sources of income such as income from agricultural activity, income earned through work done under contract, income from non-agricultural economic activity and non-earned income, including old age and disability pensions. Changes in both employment and incomes were analysed in accordance with the division of farms into acreage groups. The assessment of the revealed tendencies permits to state that the direction of the analysed changes was generally desirable: the overall number of persons working on farms diminished, the proportion of persons working outside agriculture and having incomes from such work increased, the educational level of the farms' users improved. The main factors of the recorded changes were: a decline in the number of farms and an improvement in their acreage structure, a rise in the demand for labour outside agriculture and the development of education at secondary and higher levels.

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NEKONEČNÝ PRÍBEH S OTVORENÝM KONCOM? VEK, ROZDIELNE ZAOBCHÁDZANIE A DISKRIMINÁCIA V JUDIKATÚRE SÚDNEHO DVORA EURÓPSKEJ ÚNIE

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Jánošíková M.

Právny obzor. Teoretický časopis pre otázky štátu a práva (Juridical Review. Theoretical journal for the questions of state and law)

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2012

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tom 95

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nr 2

151 – 163

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The author analyzes the basic lines of decision-making of the Court of Justice on prohibition of age discrimination. After explaining the origins of that prohibition in the Union law the author is aimed at those judgments of the Court of Justice which have been passed on the basis of preliminary ruling questions of the national courts and have clarified those provisions of Directive 2000/78/EC establishing a general framework for equal treatment in employment and occupation which allow to the Member States retaining their specific legal norms of different treatment on grounds of age. The author comes to the conclusion that those notions in Directive 2000/78/EC have no the only possible interpretations and meanings given to them till now by the Court of Justice for the Member States have in their legal orders other provisions on different treatment on grounds of age which have not been properly interpreted by the current case of the Court of Justice yet.

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DEMOGRAPHIC AND SOCIAL CORRELATES OF SUICIDE IN THE CZECH REPUBLIC

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Dzurova D. , Ruzicka L. , Dragomirecka E.

Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review

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2006

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tom 42

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nr 3

557-571

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In this article the authors review the trends and differentials in mortality from self-inflicted injury and poisoning in the Czech Republic between the early 1970s and the present in terms of their socio-economic and demographic associations. They describe the sources of data on suicide and explore the possible extent of under-reporting of deaths from suicide, and they examine the differences in suicide incidence by age and sex. With the decline in mortality from suicide, the male/female ratio of suicide rates increased from about 2.6 in the early 1970s to around 4.0 in recent years. Suicide rates increase steadily with age, and this pattern did not noticeably change during the period reviewed. The agespecific suicide rates of older men and women declined more than the rates for younger people. As in other societies, married men and women have the lowest suicide rates; in contrast, divorce puts both men and women at the greatest risk of suicide. The authors attempt to investigate the social correlates of suicide by analysing the variation in suicide rates among districts in the Czech Republic and selected socio-economic and demographic characteristics of the district populations. Stepwise regression analysis is used to identify three independent variables that explain 50% of the variation in suicide rates among districts: the abortion ratio, the percentage of locally born population, and the percentage of adults with limited education.

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DEMOGRAPHIC CHANGES IN RURAL AREAS IN 2006-2009 (Przemiany demograficzne na wsi w latach 2006-2009)

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Frenkel I.

Wieś i Rolnictwo

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2011

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nr 1(150)

55-74

EN

The article presents an analysis of the main trends in the changing number of rural population in Poland, the demographic determinants of these trends and changes in the demographic and educational structures of this population in 2006-2009 against the background of respective changes in the earlier years of the present century. Changes observable in the countryside have been compared with those recorded in the urban areas in Poland and in other EU countries. The statistical data for the analysis have been derived mainly from current demographic statistics and Labour Force Surveys (BAEL) conducted by the Central Statistical Office (GUS). For international comparisons the Eurostat data have been used.

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Školní třída pod genderovou lupou

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Jarkovska L.

Sociologický časopis. Czech Sociological Review

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2009

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tom 45

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nr 4

727-753

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The article presents selected results from an ethnographic study on the (re)production of gender in the classroom. In this analysis, gender is conceived as a principle manifested in interactions, a principle that structures the lives of individuals and the collective, and not as a complex of essential characteristics of an individual. Gender is analysed in relation to other categories like age and ethnicity. These represent additional re/constructed categories that influence social inequality. These categories tend to be viewed as natural sources of social difference and the legitimisation of inequalities. An analysis of the ways in which these categories are activated in the social field makes it possible to go beyond the boundaries of research on the reification of these categories. In this article, the authoress shows how these categories intertwine and connect and how the interplay between them is manifested in the behaviour and strategies of various actors, i.e. students, in the classroom.

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ARCHAEOLOGY OF CHILDHOOD

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Pawleta M.

Sprawozdania Archeologiczne

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2009

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tom 61

9-38

EN

The paper concerns archaeology of childhood, i.e. archaeological study of the category of childhood, considered in comparison to gender archeology, since the essence and trajectories of these two subdisciplines, as well as causes of their relatively long absence in archaeological discourse, seem to be similar. First, the author analyzes reasons for the marginalization of issues related to children and childhood in archeology, stressing a number of anachronistic statements and myths present in archaeological interpretations that shape the dominant image of the child in prehistory. Second, he present the development of childhood studies in archeology, emphasize their specificity and indicate key problems. In conclusion, the author points out the heuristic potential of the concepts/categories of the child and childhood in archaeological research.

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AGE IDENTITY (Vekova identita)

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Sykorova D.

Sociológia (Sociology)

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2009

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tom 41

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nr 2

149-167

EN

The article deals with age as a relevant component of an individual's identity. Its first part gives a brief survey of the theories and theoretical concepts of age identity that is followed by a presentation of outcomes of a qualitative study (GACR 403/06/1647) in its second part. The authoress writes about the subjectively accepted and objectively assigned age identity, personal identity in the process of ageing and the phenomenon of age denial: She shows how individuals relate their age to other components of identity, with what factors they 'condition' their own age identity, on the basis of what criteria and in what contexts they identify the others' age (and vice versa, what criteria and strategies are applied to them by the others), how they interpret age norms. The authoress also deals with the identity 'on the move', i.e. with the changes of relevance of age as a constituent of individual identity in the course of life career, the change of perspective on one's own and the others' age. In relation to this, she points out the strategies of identity maintaining, or the strategies by means of which individuals cope with ageing (the concept of themselves as younger, not-elderly, age distortion, taking over symbols of 'young' life style etc.). The authoress concludes that individuals reflect the individual differences in experiencing age, relativity of evaluation (of age, old age) in relation to both the object and the subject of evaluation and they 'rate' the individual features, abilities and skills above age itself. Nevertheless the importance of age in various contexts of individuals' lives and for their identity is undeniable.

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Lesen50plus – Eine Studie über periodische Seniorenzeitschriften und -zeitungen in Deutschland

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Meiners N.

Optimum. Studia Ekonomiczne

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2012

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nr 5(59)

89-101

EN

In this paper a quantitative approach is used when regarding periodicals and newspa-pers for senior citizens in Germany. The focus, however, is on »Senior Citizens and the Media« which according to Ursula Lehr [2009 p. 9] „[…] is a field of research neglected by both gerontology and the media studies […]“. This paper sheds light on a field of re-search which the scientific world has paid little attention to. To date, periodic publica-tions for senior citizens have hardly played a role in media-orientated and gerontological research. More specifically, results have been documented in a survey where the national magazine and newspaper editorial offices, senior citizen organizations, voluntary welfare services, city and district councils, the Press and Information Office of the Federal Gov-ernment and adult education centers were approached and asked to give up-to-date in-formation to questions regarding this field of research. Resulting from this, a total of 178 commercial, non-commercial and independent senior citizen publications and newspapers could be ascertained for Germany. There were, however, significant differences regarding circulation, distribution, publication, reader participation, and number of pages, etc. The undertaking showed that current research in the field of periodic senior citizens publications is not only desirable but from the perspective of the older generation and other special interest groups (publishing house managers, editors, advertising experts and journalists) is imperative. It goes without saying, that this ne-glected field of research should no longer be ignored.

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PUBLIC SUPPORT FOR MILITARY ACTIONS AGAINST TERRORISM: THE EFFECTS OF AGE, GENERATIONS AND POLITICAL ORIENTATIONS

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Slomczynski K. M. , Shabad G.

Polish Sociological Review

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2010

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nr 2(170)

171-190

EN

This paper focuses on attitudes of Poles toward military interventions exercised by Polish troops in foreign countries. Specifically, we study the impact of age, generations, political biographies, and political orientations on mass support for military actions that have been framed in public debate and in the media as attempts to curtail or eliminate terrorism. Using data from the Polish Panel Study, POLPAN 2003-2008, we demonstrate that support for military actions depends on views on the political nature of terrorism, life experiences related to age/period, generational effects as defined by demographic cohorts and historical events, political biographies, and stances toward democracy and a market economy. These results are robust for 2003 and 2008. Although there is a significant decline of support for military actions through time, opinions expressed in 2003 strongly influence those expressed five years later. The longitudinal nature of our data allows us to show the effects of interactions of time-related variables on support for military actions in the most recent period, 2008. Effects of age on support for military action in 2008 depend on individuals' stances on this issue in 2003, after the invasion of Iraq. Among those who were strong supporters of military action in the past, current support does not diminish with age. Among those who did not support military action in the past, however, current support quickly decreases with age.

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KTO S KÝM VSTUPUJE DO MANŽELSTVA NA SLOVENSKU? K NIEKTORÝM ASPEKTOM VÝBERU MANŽELSKÉHO PARTNERA V ROKOCH 1992 – 2018

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Šprocha B. , Džambazovič R.

Sociológia (Sociology)

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2020

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tom 52

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nr 4

374 – 402

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The study identifies main characteristics of persons entering together into marriage in Slovakia in the period 1992 – 2018. We focus on the analysis of age, marital status, education and nationality of the engaged couple. The major question of the paper is whether the transformation of family and reproductive behaviour in Slovakia is reflected in the patterns of assortative mating. The results of the analysis pointed to the fact that the Slovak marriage market and patterns of partner behaviour still show a high degree of homogamy. Most partners entering the marriage have the same nationality, education and a similar age. However, we can identify features that clearly point to changes in the choice of partner and speak of its greater diversity. These are based on both structural (possibilities and opportunities to marry a particular person), social (social barriers between groups) and individual (preferences, values, etc.) factors, which undergo significant changes over the period. The wedding market is also "opening up" and modern patterns of partner behaviour are gradually being added to the traditional patterns of assortative mating.

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The effect of stream power in the instability and morphological changes of Haji Arab River, Buin Zahra (Qazvin Province, Iran)

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Hosseinzadeh M. M. , Khaleghi S. , Safari F. , Zarandini F. R.

Studia Quaternaria

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2023

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tom Vol. 40, Nr 1

25--35

EN

The stream power is one of the important river variables which is used in morphological analysis. Therefore, the stream power determines both erosion and deposition. This research examines the stream power, instability and morphometric changes of the channel using the annual geomorphic energy (AGE) in Haji Arab River in Buin Zahra (Qazvin Province). The AGE is calculated by integrating the relationship between the excess specific stream power and discharge using a flow duration curve. The AGE values for each reach should be either positive or negative. Therefore, according to the differentials in AGE values, depositional and erosional reach are determined. In this paper, the results of the AGE method were compared with the rapid geomorphic assessments (RGA), including the channel stability indicators (CSI) model and OSEPI index. Also, the RHS method based on the field works was used to identify depositional and erosional geomorphic landforms. Comparing the results of the AGE with rapid RGA indices, shows that results of the OSEPI are more consistent with the erosional and depositional status of the reaches, based on the AGE. Spatial variations in lithology and structure, when combined with the course of the Haji Arab River indicate that channel morphometry locally reflects geological factors that have caused slope differences in different reaches. The calculated AGE values at different cross-sections have significant variability, reflecting characteristic local variation in bed slope, cross-section geometry and bed-sediment composition.