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Proffesional Activity at Multinational Aviation Companies: Impact of Socio Cultural Factors

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Paziura N. , Nychkalo N.

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tom 8(1)

31-36

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The article deals with the peculiarities of professional activity of aviation personnel working for multinational aviation companies and socio cultural factors influencing their work. It is stressed that socio and cross cultural issues may be the reason for misunderstanding in professional and everyday communication. Miscommunications may broadly be applied to a range of verbal communications problems ranging from misunderstandings, such as those due to ambiguity, language structure, to more technical problems. The authors underline that those misunderstandings may be due to cultural differences. Special attention is paid to professional radio communication between an air traffic controller and pilot, which is very important for promotion of flight safety. Studies indicate that miscommunication is a pervasive problem in air traffic control and, although infrequent when considered as a percentage of daily transactions, nevertheless, has been a causal factor in numerous fatal accidents. The conclusion is made about the importance of social factors influencing the choice of certain lexical units and functional styles in radio communication.

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Socio-Cultural Factors Affecting Insurance Patronage in Lagos State, Nigeria: An Exploration Study

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Badru F. A.

Hemispheres. Studies on Cultures and Societies

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2013

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nr 28

43-57

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Risk occurrence is a phenomenon that affects human lives. Risk avoidance helps individuals to cope with the tragedies of life. Insurance patronage in sub-Saharan Africa (with the exception of South Africa) is abysmally poor. Empirical studies on the impact of sociocultural factors on insurance patronage are slim. Besides, meanings attached to modern insurance concepts such as accident and disasters are culturally constructed. This study, as an exploratory work, investigated some of the socio-cultural variables that shape insurance patronage among Nigerians using Lagos State as a focus. Such variables act as agents of socialization through which people receive the norms and values that shape and modify their attitudes and behavior. The research design was a cross-sectional survey, exploratory in nature, using structured questionnaires to collect primary data. Variables were created for both univariate and bivariate data and analyzed with the Statistical Package for Social Sciences (SPSS). Findings from the survey suggest that many users of insurance in Lagos understood the language of insurance policies, have positive values and norms, and that their religious persuasions do not impact negatively on insurance patronage. It is thus possible to motivate Lagosians in particular and Nigerians in general to patronize insurance services. Other feasible measures to boost patronage were recommended for practitioners and policy-makers. This study is a platform for broader research in future.

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LEISURE TIME ACTIVITIES AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE AGED 13-16 FROM KOSOVO, BULGARIA AND POLAND

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Glapa A. , Bronikowski M. , Górka J. , Morina B.

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tom 2

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nr 4

33-42

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This paper presents the results of the research on the physical activity of school youth in three European countries (Poland, Bulgaria, Kosovo) which are at different stages of socio-economic development and, therefore, of different possibilities and conditions in terms of leisure and mobility. The purpose of this cognitive study was to diagnose certain aspects of the lifestyle of young people aged 13-16 from Kosovo, Bulgaria and Poland, with a particular focus on physical activity. The practical aim, however, was an indication of such actions, arising from past experience that would aim at improving lifestyle, and could lead to the elimination or prevention of certain causes of physical inactivity by the youth of the countries surveyed. The research was conducted by the use of a diagnostic survey of a group of 524 people aged 13-16, among whom there were 88 people from Bulgaria, 136 people from Poland and 300 people from Kosovo. The research material was collected in 2012. The research that was carried out shows that the level of wealth (not so much of the family, but of the specific country) may have an impact on the choice of activities chosen by the youth. Undoubtedly socio-cultural factors and the tradition of social life, which impose certain ways of spending leisure time (as can be seen particularly in the case of the Bulgarian and Kosovar youth) are also of great importance. The above observations, taking into account local conditions, should be the starting point for all those who plan to introduce changes in the physical education systems in each of these countries in the future.

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Historie życia osób z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną

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Parchomiuk M.

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2020

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tom 50(4)

13-37

EN

The article addresses the issue of life stories of people with intellectual disabilities, analysing their importance from an individual and group perspective. The potential of this method was highlighted referring to selected studies of people with intellectual disabilities. Functions designated by Elżbieta Dubas were used as the basis for the analysis. Competences relevant to the implementation of life stories have been considered, taking into account their possible limitations in people with disabilities. The focus was on the properties of cognitive processes, but personality competences were also recognized. Potential difficulties related to implementation in this group were noted and ways of overcoming them were suggested. The usefulness of life stories and life histories for the practice of care and rehabilitation of people with intellectual disabilities has been shown.

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W artykule podjęto zagadnienie historii życia osób z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną, analizując ich znaczenie z perspektywy jednostkowej oraz grupowej. Wskazano potencjał tej metody, odnosząc się do wybranych badań z udziałem osób z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną. Analizując taki potencjał, wykorzystano jako podstawę funkcje wyznaczone przez Elżbietę Dubas. Przeanalizowano kompetencje istotne w realizacji historii życia, mając na względzie ich możliwe ograniczenia u osób z niepełnosprawnością. Skoncentrowano się nie tylko na właściwościach procesów poznawczych, lecz także wskazano na potrzebę ujmowania kompetencji osobowościowych. Zwrócono uwagę na kwestię możliwych trudności realizacyjnych z udziałem tej grupy niepełnosprawnych oraz na sposoby ich ograniczania. Pokazano użyteczność zastosowania historii życia oraz historii o życiu w praktyce opieki i rehabilitacji osób z niepełnosprawnością intelektualną.

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Formation of the architectural space of central Ukrainian cities. The example of Kropyvnytskyi (Yelisavetgrad)

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Penyaz T. , Sleptsov O.

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tom Vol. 16, no. 4

45--57

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The article examines the architectural spatial development of cities in Central Ukraine under the influence of landscape conditions and changes in socio-cultural factors using the city of Kropyvnytsky (Elysavetgrad) as an example. The peculiarities of the historical development of the architectural and planning structure of the city, located on the border of Central Ukraine and the northern Black Sea region, are poorly studied due to its location in the agricultural steppe region of Ukraine. The aim of the paper is to reveal the regularities and basic principles of the relationship between the architectural and spatial development of the city with natural and landscape conditions and changes in socio-cultural factors. The work is based on a complex application of general scientific and special research methods. The transformations of the urban environment of the centre of Kropyvnytskyi (Elysavetgrad) at the end of the 20th century led to the distortion of the scale of the buildings and the loss of their significant elements. Comprehensive studies of the evolution of the urban structure and historic buildings in the city centre will help architects and urban planners to preserve the architectural and urban heritage in the modern urban space.