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The aim of our study is to define and interpret macro-structural changes in a contemporary society that have determined a transformation of the way of life of selected social strata, and pushed their social status down. The authorВ’s intention is to highlight an individual impact of social changes, with a focus on the phenomenon of social exclusion of selected strata that consists of ever increasing number of individuals; that means their reduced chances to participate in economic, social and cultural life of the ...

Introduction: The article is focused on interconnection of selected social and health characteristics with regard to the concept of quality of life and social determinants of health according to Wilkinson and Marmot. The selected characteristics include social exclusion and social support and their impact on the health of the Ukrainians living in the Czech Republic. The selected social characteristics were chosen with regard to the 10 social determinants of health: social gradient, stress, childhood, social exclus...

Background: With regard to the demographic ageing of the population, healthy ageing and health literacy of the elderly population, including both healthcare and prevention of diseases and health promotion, represent a hot topic. The health promotion in the elderly is focused on getting information and particularly on the practical application of the information to actual situations. The healthy lifestyle in the old age supports the physical and psychological condition of the elderly population. The elderly need to...

Background: Although the health is considered to be the highest value in our individual lives, the health care is often neglected. Health care is closely connected with health literacy which has been, especially recently, growing more as an integral part of evaluation of quality of life as well as our societal state. The Roma people who are the largest ethnic minority in the Czech Republic, population of which has never been a homogenous group comprised of only one ethnicity, are often mentioned in association wit...

GIS provide enormous opportunities in the field of analysis of territories on the basis of thematic maps and satellite images when planning medical services in remote areas. The article considers the problems of providing a planned, emergency medical care outside of the city, as well as ways to optimize traffic routes, taking into account remoteness, natural and climatic factors, vegetation terrain, soil and soil, terrain, bodies of water permeability, the technical characteristics of vehicles on the bridge obstac...

The issue of intercultural communication is highly topical in connection with globalization. The intercultural communication affects much more than just the sphere of personal development, it also involves other spheres dealing with the specific connection between communication and culture. The intercultural communication comes to being based on the close relation between communication and culture where its sphere spreads by means of critical research. The scientific works aimed at intercultural communication resu...

The research is devoted to the analysis of mental representations of regional identity fulfilled on the material of naive geographic maps ("sketch maps"). The experiment allowed to consider regional identity in the context of national identity, including in aspect of the explicit and implicit conflict of values. Polymodality of sketch maps allowed respondents to broadcast subjective meanings using at once verbal and graphic sign systems. Analysis and interpretation of more than 400 naive maps from different Russia...

This article describes the features of the "social and professional security" young professionals in enterprises and institutions in the course of their professional adaptation. For a more comprehensive discussion of this topic is given by the definition of "young professional". "Social -professional "security in relation to the young specialist is a series of measures aimed at the protection and realization of their professional activities, guarantees and rights. Adaptation problem of young people who begin their...

A family is one of the most important institutes of socialization. The sociological research aimed at studying social problems of a modern family was taken in the Chelyabinsk region, it involved 1800 respondents in different cities and rural areas. During the research the attention was focused on the influence of family problems on the socialization of children. There appears in modern sociological science the category of self-determination of a family, including the realization of its educational function. The me...