The evaluative and behavioural aspects of roadside crosses in Poland

• Autorzy: Przybylska Lucyna , Mazurek Monika

Identyfikatory

DOI

10.4467/2543859XPKG.24.006.22201

Warianty tytułu

PL

Aspekty ewaluacyjne i behawioralne krzyży przydrożnych w Polsce

• Języki publikacji: EN

Abstrakty

EN

Crosses placed at the site of a fatal road accident are part of a worldwide phenomenon of roadside memorialisation. The evaluative and behavioural aspects of the practice of erecting roadside crosses in Poland were the subject of our research. The purpose of this article is to seek answers about the influence of the variables ‘religiosity’ and ‘gender’ on the approval of placing a roadside cross at the site of a fatal accident and on the reactions when noticing such a cross. Based on the statistical analysis of the representative questionnaire, we contribute to the quantitative research on the public’s perception of roadside memorials and to the international debate on the safety impact of roadside memorials.

Słowa kluczowe

EN

memorial cross; roadside cross; Poland; public opinion poll

PL

krzyż przydrożny; Polska; badanie opinii publicznej

• Wydawca: Komisja Geografii Komunikacji Polskiego Towarzystwa Geograficznego ; Uniwersytet Gdański. Katedra Geografii Rozwoju Regionalnego
• Czasopismo: Prace Komisji Geografii Komunikacji PTG
• Rocznik: 2024
• Tom: nr 27(1)
• Strony: 67--75
• Opis fizyczny: Bibliogr. 36 poz., tab., wykr.

Twórcy

autor

Przybylska Lucyna

• Instytut Geografii Społeczno-Ekonomicznej i Gospodarki Przestrzennej, Wydział Nauk Społecznych, Uniwersytet Gdański, J. Bażyńskiego 4, 80-309 Gdańsk

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9003-9467

autor

Mazurek Monika

• Instytut Socjologii; Wydział Nauk Społecznych, Uniwersytet Gdański, J. Bażyńskiego 4, 80-309 Gdańsk

• https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8142-5630

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Uwagi

Opracowanie rekordu ze środków MNiSW, umowa nr POPUL/SP/0154/2024/02 w ramach programu "Społeczna odpowiedzialność nauki II" - moduł: Popularyzacja nauki (2025).