Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Sociologica: Recent submissions
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Ku nowemu paradygmatowi dostępności – znaczenie uniwersalnego projektowania i technologii wspomagających
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2025-03-31)Todayʼs technologies play a key role in changing the paradigm perception of disability and the position of people with disabilities in society. Tools such as artificial intelligence (AI), virtual reality (VR) and open-source ... -
"Matka Boska wymyśla się od nowa!" Muzyczny protest przeciwko konwencjonalnym odczytom figury maryi na przykładzie "Wziemiowstąpienia" Żelaznych Wagin
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-11-10)Modern mass culture often uses religious figures as a medium to express social and political beliefs, leading to their transformation. In this article I examine how the Iron Vaginas in the song Wziemiowstąpienie reinterpret ... -
Od bycia umiejscowionym do utraty własnego miejsca w świecie. Studium przypadku
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-11-10)The subject of attention in the article is the problem related to: having, seeking and/or losing one’s place in the world. There are many indications that it is gaining importance today, perhaps due to the trans-formations ... -
Ramy wojny. O niektórych problematycznych obszarach pojęcia wojny
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-11-10)The Russian invasion of Ukraine drew the attention of social scientists to the issue of war – an area neglected in sociology in the second half of the 20th century, but which has received growing interest since the 1990s. ... -
Fotografia jako materiał badawczy między danymi wywołanymi a zastanymi
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-11-10)This article focuses on the interpretive use of photography in qualitative research. It’s not just a record of historical reality, but a contemporary turn towards the image and an attempt to interpret it. The author, drawing ... -
Użytkownicy kryptowalut w Polsce – wybrane charakterystyki
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-11-10)The article attempts to characterize cryptocurrency users in Poland. The characteristics include the level of trust in cryptocurrencies of their users, purchase motivations, attitude towards state institutions and selected ... -
How to monitor local objectives for urban climate change adaptation? Insights from quantitative content analysis of selected participatory budgets in the upper Silesian-Zagłębie Metropolis
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-11-10)Subsequent analyses of participatory budgeting in Poland emphasise the popularity of environmental issues such as greenery, air quality, and sustainable transport, which should also support objectives in urban climate ... -
Eksplikacje perswazyjne: przypadek nauk społecznych
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-11-10)The subject of the work is one of the fundamental methodological procedures for conceptual analysis, which is explication. The article focuses on persuasive explanations found in the field of social sciences. The work ... -
Trudności we wspólnocie religijnej z perspektywy członków wspólnoty „Ruch Światło-Życie”
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-26)The article presents a rarely addressed issue in research on religious groups, which are the internal problems faced by Catholic communities in the course of their functioning and undertaken activities. The article presents ... -
The body image of the contemporary senior and its interpretations. The perspective of different generations
Kramkowska, Emilia
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-26)
This article discusses part of a qualitative study carried out among representatives of four generations (the traditionalist generation, baby boomers, generation X, and generation Y), which reveals intergenerational ... -
Beautifiation through exclusion. City image versus social marginalization on the example of the Summer Olympic Games
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-26)Organising significant sports and cultural events becomes an impulse to accelerate the development of cities and regions. The changes concern various elements of urban space, from public transport to building infrastructure. ... -
Biomedical model, reductionism and their consequences for body perception
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-26)Modern medicine is constantly evolving, enabling the early detection of diseases, offering various treatment options, protecting against undesirable conditions and providing advanced pharmacological solutions. The 19th ... -
Between concealment and exposure – menstruation status in professional sport from a sociological perspective
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-09-26)The aim of this article is to examine, based on a literature review, the status of menstruation in professional sport from a sociological perspective. The first part of the article describes the broader sociocultural context ... -
The image of paralympic athletes in the Polish media on the example of “Przegląd Sportowy”
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-30)One of the key components of the image of athletes is the media discourse. The media message reaching its recipients affects their perception of sport and people involved in it. This seems particularly important in the ... -
Pro memoria Śp. Profesor Zbigniew Krawczyk (1930–2024)
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Diet as a challenge and a strategy: on the phenomenon of diet rationalisation in everyday life
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-30)This article describes the diet catering service (delivering ready-made meals to customers’ homes or work in a selected period) as an example of rationalization and professionalization of diet. The article is based on the ... -
The situation of women in professional road cycling in the contexts of media and finance
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-30)The article aims to present the current situation of women in professional road cycling with a special focus on areas of inequality in media and finance. The research had two main objectives: (1) to analyze the situation ... -
Radical socialization? Analysis of the secondary socialization process in the table tennis environment
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-30)The article is devoted to the analysis of the secondary socialization process in the table tennis environment. Sports communities represent a specific case study in this context because the secondary socialization processes ... -
On the possibilities of mutual inspirations between sociological subdisciplines. The example of the sociology of the body and the sociology of sport
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-06-30)The aim of the paper is to present the phenomenon of the division of sociology into subdisciplines, using the sociology of the body and the sociology of sport as examples, and to show the possibility of mutual inspirations ... -
School architecture, its adaptability and forms of student’s life at school: a case study of the art high school in Cracow
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2024-03-31)The case study research presented here focuses on the modern building of the State High School of Fine Arts in Cracow. The objective was to examine the adaptability of school architecture in response to new educational ...