Acta Universitatis Lodziensis. Folia Sociologica: Recent submissions
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Preparing for esports competitions: gaming communities of practice
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-03-30)Communities of practice are groups of people united by a passion for something, who deepen their knowledge and experience in their field through ongoing interactions. This article focuses on the importance of institutionalized ... -
Strategie przetrwania klubów sportowych po 1989 roku. Propozycja modelu analitycznego
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-03-30)The aim of this article is to present a proposal for an analytical model of sports clubs, the foundation of which is a description of the strategy for overcoming problems and stabilizing the organization’s activities. The ... -
Ekonomiczne, społeczne i polityczne aspekty kryzysu pandemicznego w polskim futbolu. Analiza socjologiczna
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-03-30)The paper aims to present the key conclusions from the crisis in Polish football caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. The study is based on desk research and secondary data analysis: content analysis in media (press article’s ... -
The pandemic crisis and its impact on sport
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2023-03-30)The article describes the changes in the functioning of media-dependent professional and competitive sport caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. It addresses the strong dependence of sport on electronic media; the consequences ... -
Musimy porozmawiać o macierzyństwie – o przełamywaniu tabu trudnego macierzyństwa we współczesnym kinie
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-12-30)The article is an attempt to show the ‘cinematic reflections’ of contemporary, difficult motherhood that Western cinematography has recently noticed and depicted. The author of the text seeks to answer the question – how ... -
Śpiączka i jej społeczne konsekwencje. Przegląd wątków poruszanych w dyskursie naukowym
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-12-30)Coma is a phenomenon affecting a small percentage of the population. Its consequences may be very serious, both in terms of health, psychology and society. This topic is broadly covered in health sciences, while social ... -
Ways of “showing love” in an intimate relationship – similarities and differences between women’s and men’s interactions
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-12-30)The aim of the article is to present the results of qualitative research into the ways women and men show love in heterosexual relationships and to indicate gender similarities and differences in this area. The analysis ... -
Kontrola życia poprzez jedzenie na przykładzie dobrowolnej prostoty
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-12-30)The aim of the article is to present the attitudes towards eating of people who define themselves as proponents of voluntary simplicity, as well as the discourses that justify these attitudes. The article comprises three ... -
Problematyzacja i instrumentalizacja edukacji w UE. Przykład idei uczenia się przez całe życie i europejskiego obszaru edukacji
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-12-30)The subject of consideration in the article is the idea of lifelong learning and the European educational area being created within the EU. Both objects of the study are produced within the EU by means of relevant strategic ... -
The anatomy of parasitism in financialised capitalism: Entitlement and the destructive nature of permissive neoliberalism
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-12-30)This paper seeks to contribute to debates about the negative consequences of inequality, by examining the resilience of the failed and damaging doctrines of neoliberal supply-sidism in terms of the powerful hegemony of ... -
Dzieci i młodzież jako interesariusze rewitalizacji na przykładzie programu rewitalizacji Łodzi 2026+
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-10-26)The aim of the article is to answer the question about how children and youth as inhabitants and users of urban spacer are represented in a document setting a frame for the process of city renewal. Theoretical background ... -
Difficult Everyday Life of Pandemic Voluntary Service (Research Report)
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-10-26)In 2020, as part of the municipal “mikroDOTACJE”, we conducted a study of the #SzczecinPomaga campaign on how local government and non-governmental institutions dealt with helping the inhabitants of this city during the ... -
Risk in the Biographies of Independent Care Leavers
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-10-26)The article presents selected results of qualitative research indicating an attempt of self-construction by alumni of creating institutional and family forms of care in relation to experiences, autonomy and risk (including ... -
Media and Trust. On the Need to Seek Information in Times of Uncertainty and its Social Consequences. Case Study of Poland during the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-10-26)The COVID-19 pandemic has caused anxiety and uncertainty as to how to function “normally” to take over the place of routine. The greater reliance on social media, the encouraging of beliefs in conspiracy theories have all ... -
Simplifying Life During the Covid-19 Pandemic
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-10-26)This article aims to present selected aspects of everyday life of people who define themselves as followers of simplifying life in view of the COVID-19 pandemic in Poland. The article comprises three parts. The first, in ... -
The Influence of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Organisation of Family Life and the Pursuit of Career Aspirations of Mothers Seeking IT Jobs
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-10-26)The article discusses the topic of experiencing the COVID-19 pandemic and its impact on the organisation of family life and the realisation of professional plans of mothers wishing to pursue their ambitions in the IT sector. ... -
Uncommon Daily Life/Daily Uncommonness. Everyday Life under Conditions of Risk and Uncertainty
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-10-26)According to the proponents of the sociology of everyday life, the practices of everyday life maintain the order of social life. Berger and Luckmann argue that such practices are characterised by habitualness and ... -
"Finally, We Could Have Slower Mornings and Proper Breakfasts!": Mapping Parenting Experience During Pandemic-Enforced Lockdown in Poland
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-06-30)The aim of this study was to explore and indicate key moments in the experience of the Polish mothers who are caregivers and worked professionally during a national COVID-related lockdown between March and May 2020.This ... -
Funkcjonowanie łódzkich agencji pracy tymczasowej w opinii zatrudnionych przez nie pracowników
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-06-30)The main goal of the article is to describe the opinions of employees working in temporary work agencies in Łódź on the way they function. Particularly interesting was the opinion of the respondents on this form of employment ... -
Engaging Teams: Missions, Management and Everyday Life
(Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Łódzkiego, 2022-06-30)Drawing upon the extended symbolic interactionist tradition, this paper examines management activities in the context of office holders and teams. As researchers, if we wish to fully appreciate management in everyday life, ...