Completed project

Dynamics of change in Czech society

Project duration: 
2014 - 2018

Project summary:

This project will examine the Dynamics of Change in Czech Society using a household panel survey research design. Applying insights from sociology, economics and politics this study will examine five themes: Family life, time use and income management; Education and the labour market; Social stratification; Housing choices and inequalities; and Political participation and civil society. Within the framework of a Household Panel Survey, theories and models of many facets of social change will be examined using individuals’ attitudes, preferences and behaviour within the context of the household. Time use data and repeated surveys of children will provide evidence of how daily life is spent and the process of socialisation where the next generation of citizens is prepared for participation in Czech society. Advanced statistical methods will be used to test explanatory models. This project will both chart the process of social change and contribute to the training of the next generation of Czech social scientists.

Aims of the project:

This project will examine the process of change in contemporary Czech society by carrying out four waves of a household panel survey. The core themes of the research are family life, education and the labour market, social stratification, housing choices and inequalities and political participation.

 

Topics: 
housing
politics (and political attitudes)
work
family
social inequalities
education
Grant agency: 
Czech Science Foundation (GACR)
Department: 

Project publications (total 14, displaying 1 - 10)

Lyons, Pat, Kindlerová, Rita

CO SI ČEŠI NALHÁVAJÍ O ČEŠÍCH?

MÁ JMÉNO VLIV NA NAŠI KARIÉRU?

JE U NÁS NÁBOŽENSTVÍ MRTVÉ?

JSOU ČESKÉ HODNOTY VÝJIMEČNÉ?

JAKÉ JE „NÁZOROVÉ KLIMA“ V ČESKÉ REPUBLICE?

Cena knihy je 190 Kč (378 s.)

O KNIZE 47 ODSTÍNŮ ČESKÉ SPOLEČNOSTI

Topic:
value orientations, identity, kultura, civil society, sociological data, public opinion
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Monograph
Mysíková, Martina

This paper uses the national EU-SILC 2013 data to analyse the impact of the distribution of personal income between partners on reported financial well-being of couples in the Czech Republic. It focuses on partners in two life stages: couples raising children and couples with empty nests. On average, women contribute substantially less to the household budget than men and their financial satisfaction is slightly lower.

Topic:
economics, gender, wages and incomes, standard of living
Department:
Economic Sociology
Type of publication:
Article with impact factor
Kudrnáč, Aleš, Lyons, Pat
Topic:
politics (and political attitudes)
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Article with impact factor
Kudrnáč, Aleš
Topic:
gender, human relations
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Article with impact factor
Pat Lyons and Rita Kindlerová (eds.)
  • Do Czechs want equality?
  • Are Czechs a nation of grumblers?
  • Are Czechs prejudiced?
  • How do Czechs spend their time?
  • Czexit?
  • What do Czechs think about migrants and do Czechs fear foreigners?

Price of the book 350 CZK or US$14 (552 pages)

Topic:
economics, intergenerational relations, migration and mobility, civil society, politics (and political attitudes), social inequalities, elections (and polls)
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Monograph
Kudrnáč, Aleš
Topic:
politics (and political attitudes)
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Article with impact factor
Hamplová, D.

The paper explores the link between employment and subjective well-being among mothers with small children. Using a pooled sample of the ESS 2004–2014 data from 30 European countries. Analyzing multiple measures of subjective well-being, the paper shows that homemakers are happier than full-time workers. There were no significant differences between homemakers and part-time workers.

Topic:
work, family
Department:
Value Orientations in Society
Type of publication:
Article with impact factor
Kudrnáč, Aleš, Lyons, Pat
Topic:
politics (and political attitudes)
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Article with impact factor
Kudrnáč, Aleš, Lyons, Pat.
Topic:
politics (and political attitudes)
Department:
Political Sociology
Type of publication:
Article with impact factor
Klímová Chaloupková, Jana

The results of research on domestic labour consistently show that women are responsible for more housework tasks than men. At the same time, there is growing public awareness of gender role equality. However, there is little evidence on whether there has been any change in the perception of fairness in the division of housework and whether this view differs in different families.

Topic:
gender, family
Department:
Value Orientations in Society
Type of publication:
Article with impact factor

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