Social Change Caused by the Fall of Communism in Poland in the Perception of Two Generations: Social Workers and Their Adolescent Children Cover Image

Zmiana społeczna wywołana upadkiem komunizmu w Polsce w percepcji dwóch pokoleń: pracowników socjalnych i ich dorastających dzieci
Social Change Caused by the Fall of Communism in Poland in the Perception of Two Generations: Social Workers and Their Adolescent Children

Author(s): Maria Chodkowska, Zdzisław Kazanowski
Subject(s): Social Sciences, Sociology, Social differentiation, Welfare services, Post-Communist Transformation
Published by: Wydawnictwo Uniwersytetu Śląskiego
Keywords: social change; communism; generation

Summary/Abstract: The subject of this article is perception of one of the most significant changes the Polish nation has experienced, i.e. the fall of communism in Poland. This article takes into consideration generation differences while evaluating the changes in different spheres of social activity, like individual functioning, life of the Polish nation and the lot of the world. For the purpose of our research, an original and unique procedure provided with the author research device has been created. In the gross, 490 people were examined, including 245 adults and their 245 children who had left primary school. The analysis takes into account generation differences in the perception of the intensity of the change consequences, as well as their value, positive or negative, depending on the actual estimation of the influences. The analysis of the outcome of the research is preceded by an introduction presenting the notion of social change as a subject of social science analysis.

  • Issue Year: 2015
  • Issue No: 44 (1)
  • Page Range: 203-218
  • Page Count: 16
  • Language: Polish