Przestrzeń społeczna małego miasta w Polsce środkowej: przykład Głowna i Strykowa
Streszczenie
W artykule zaprezentowano dwa sposoby postępowania badawczego przy analizowaniu
przestrzeni społecznej. Pierwszy z nich nawiązuje do obiektywnych studiów nad środowiskiem
geograficznym, zaś drugi eksponuje podejście humanistyczne w interpretacji zjawisk
przestrzennych. Zamierzeniem autorów było wykazanie komplementarności obu metod
analitycznych. Weryfikacji poddano hipotezę, że przestrzeń małego miasta jest zróżnicowana
społecznie, ale nie występują tutaj tak silne kontrasty, jak w dużych aglomeracjach. Field study with a view to analyse social differentiation of the space in two small towns
Głowno and Stryków in Central Poland was conducted in 1996 and 1997. The study was of
scientific and didactic nature. The participants were the students of the second year of
Geography of Tourism and Hotel Management.
Unemployment, poverty and criminality can be listed amongst the most fundamental
social problems. We decided to focus in our studies on the areas which are differentiated
from physiognomic and spatial point of view. The studies were conducted in the form of
direct interview with the inhabitants of the identified areas and at the same time included
the analysis of statistical data. The interview was open, without any questionnaire. The
advantage of such a method is its flexibility and the fact that it leaves much freedom. It
allows to approach everybody in an individual way and allows to conduct each interview
individually.
The analysis of social problems of Stryków in spatial perspective indicates the combination
of poverty, unemployment and criminality. However, we are not able to identify typical
pathological areas. Usually they are single buildings or flats.
Although Stryków and Głowno are small towns, seemingly uniform, the areas under study
show numerous important differences. These differences, however, cannot be considered sharp
contrasts as it is the case in big cities.