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If the Moldovan women erotic webchat operators are providing virtual ‘sexual services,’ then under the law, their bosses could be considered ‘pimps.’
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This paper aims to explore some relevant aspects of the intra family dynamics, to reveal the meanings and analyse the evolution of maternal single-parent families that are socially vulnerable, as it is described in the scholarly literature, and to present the specific characteristics of this family type. It also includes some results of a qualitative study carried out among single parent families in social risk situation, from Brasov County. One of the main ideas of the study is that the lack of future prospects and the restricted possibilities to escape from difficult situation, in which they are, induce to single-parents the feeling of fatality, perpetuating undesirable coping styles.
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The Penal Code in force has introduced a number of changes regarding the active subject of corruption offenses by defining the public servant in a different manner in comparison to previous criminal code and by disclaiming the legal definition of the “clerk” notion. However, judicial practice faces difficulties in recognition of the categories of individuals that may be considered public servants, related analyses being made based on the circumstances of each particular case. Within this article I will approach the quality of public servant for the free practice psychologist, when performing works of assessment for the psychological capacity of the individuals preparing to obtain the driving license within a driving school.
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The primary goal of this essay is to describe the connections between intercultural pedagogical theory and its practical applications in music education. The author stresses the significance of this particular field of education and its impact on young people. When anchored in a variety of cultures, musical phenomena provide a unique opportunity to initiate students into a world in which the beauty and aesthetic values of the other are experienced and reflected upon. At the same time, they encourage students to engage in a dialogue with the other through non-verbal channels of communication. Intercultural music education usually follows two conceptual models: one centered on activities, such as singing, dance, and playing musical instruments, and the other, focusing on the listening experience to world music. Intercultural music education is typically pursued using folk music as the most primeval form of human activity. Folk music is also used as an inspiration for musical stylization. It must be emphasized that composers often used this source of inspiration to create outstanding musical works. Sacred music provides a unique means to engage with the spiritual sphere inherent in other cultures. This particular form helps to discover aesthetic qualities in music and explore the depths of religious experience in other people, as well as the space of their religion-driven existential pursuits that are exemplified in music.
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The contribution deals particularly with external factors limiting voice developmentin undergraduate students of preschool and elementary pedagogy. The authoress also depicts the ways how to make the acquisition of voice competences more effectiveduring university studies by means of creative activities focused on the voice developmentof children (students) in a particular stage of education.
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The contribution focuses on the possibilities of applying the elements of music education within the theory and practice of drama education in the education of undergraduatestudents – the future elementary and secondary school teachers. Implementation ofmusic education to the subject of Drama education in the study programme "Teaching comprehensive" subjects’ allows the participants: a) learn how to use the aforementioned educational art subjects as the possibility tocreate a positive atmosphere in the classroom by creative education; b) activate students in educational process. The theoretical part of the paper is illustrated by the examples from the educationalpractice compiled by the authoresses.
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This paper discusses the role of the piano as a didactic instrument for children. Thepiano offers a great motivational aid in music education and provides an important aid inspecific musical activities designed for children. A model scenario, developed by the author, presents a wide array of piano exercises that can be adopted during music lessons.They contain progressively structured musical activities, which are playful in characteras well as suggest a specific teaching pedagogy.
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Background: The paper focuses on the problem of the effect of dance as a part ofmovement activities on human emotions and their experiencing in students. The movementactivity has a positive impact not only on physical health of a human being, butalso on his mental health. Movement not only serves to increase physical fitness in healthy subjects, physical activities suitably chosen can be applied in an effective way in with weakened organ systems. The movement is nowadays considered a suitable tool to eliminate excessive stress.
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Celem artykułu jest ukazanie jak skazane kobiety‑matki w warunkach izolacji penitencjarnej wypełniają powinności związane z realizowaniem funkcji macierzyńskiej. Artykuł prezentuje badania, które przeprowadzone zostały w 2007 roku w przywięziennym Domu Matki i Dziecka w Grudziądzu. Badaniami objęto 11 kobiet. Problemem głównym postawionym przed badaniami była odpowiedź na pytanie: Jak wygląda codzienne realizowanie obowiązków macierzyńskich w warunkach więziennych? Kobiety z powodu specyfiki sytuacji, w której się znajdują, są poddane głębszej kontroli społecznej, a zachowania odbiegające od standardów i ogólnie przyjętych wzorców są surowo oceniane i poddawane negatywnym sankcjom przez współosadzone, jak również przez personel penitencjarny.
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Resentment has a particular place in the University of the Third Age. Here, the acti-vities of the organization come up against the developing personalities of the elderly and crises of personality, which intensify the phenomenon. Temporary resentment can in unfavourable circumstances temporary resentment can escalate into permanent resentment, which is more dificult to alleviate. The task of the manager is to uncover this phenomenon at a relatively early stage, and to take appropriate preventative measures in the form of long-lasting negotiation of tasks and suitable system of sharing rewards.
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Nicolaus Copernicus is shown as an ideal of senior students. He represents all the intellectual qualities that we connect with the spiritual movement of the Enlightenment. This movement has led to the unfolding of the sciences with allits good and bad consequences, to the appearance of natural rights and religious tolerance. The modern concepts of education, civil rights and the development ofa critical general public are not conceivable without the ideas of the Enlightenment. But the idea of Enlightenment showed clearly two different faces during its development: One is showing the enlightenment of human beings and concerns the environment they are part of, whereas the other is showing the enlightenment about themselves. Both will be commented on. Without doubt we are in need of a new Enlightenment. It should teach us to trust our own spiritual capabilities,to look for a critical exchange with other minded people and other cultures, tocreate communities of free-thinking people and to create protected public spacesfor critical thinking.
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This paper focuses on the situation of older people in the information society. In the theoretical part of article phenomena of ageing population and information society are described. This paper includes results of a qualitative research. The data was collected with the use of the biographical method. The method for data processing was qualitative content analysis. In the research, two older and educationally active people took part. Results of research show how older people understand the information society and what risks and opportunities they notice in this new reality. Narratives of the respondents indicate that education is of crucial importance for participation in the information society. Older people who take part in the lifelong learning cope better with the new reality than people who do not learn. Drawing on the results of the research, we can point out areas of education which should be development. More over, it is visible that educational activity of older people is very important in adaptation to the information society. Narratives of seniors indicate reasons for the lack of educational activity in other seniors. Accordingly, it can be specified what actions should be undertaken to prevent the exclusion of older people in this new reality.
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The basic assumption is that time, which regulates our existence in the world, is the special medium and that there are “costs (lost opportunities) associated with notinvesting time wisely” (Zimbardo, & Boyd, 2009, p. 19). The diverse attitudes of certain individuals towards time may be viewed from various perspectives. The author reflects on the time phenomenon from the perspective of learning adults, with regard to three life periods in the process identiÞ ed in andragogy as maturing to adulthood. In early adulthood time is especially significant as people assume the role of the ones responsible for their professional development and their families. In the second stage – middle adulthood – due to varying evaluations of their achievements, time is treated either as a friend or as an enemy. In this situation undertaking learning activity becomes a springboard, some kind of antidote to the emerging life problems. It may also bring about fundamental disturbances to the psycho-social balance of an adult person, suchas change of his living environment. The value of time as a non-renewable good incre-ases significantly the in late adulthood, after crossing the threshold of 60. This refers particularly to people who consider old age as an important stage of life. Thus, temporal perspective in each stage of adulthood varies, especially when learning is a regularpart of life activities of an adult person.
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We summarize the theoretical background and basis for creative activities focused on the life story work with the seniors as realised in “Centrum MEMORY“, Bratislava, Slovakia. Older adult clients with various levels of cognitive functioning could benefit from the combination of creative and reminiscence activities. The importance of creativity and its benefits in senior life is outlined and emphasized.
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The issues of old age, once neglected in terms of reflection and research on this period of life, in recent years took on another dimension. With the growth of the elderly population in the world, more attention is gradually paid to issues related to improving the quality of life of seniors. Of particular interest are those aspects of life that have a direct impact on the sense of well-being of the elderly, namely: family, health, finances. The aspect of health is, however, considered mostly in the context of an overall psychophysical fitness, access to health care, adequate pensions enabling the purchase of medicines, rehabilitation, etc. In contrast, they less frequently deal with issues related to sexual attractiveness of the seniors and their erotic needs. Old age still does not go hand in hand with the sexual appeal. Elderly women are seen as unnecessary, invisible. They are not perceived as being able to evoke sexual desire. This social reception affects the senior women’s perception of themselves. In the eyes of a community an elderly woman may still be attractive intellectually, but not physically. Stereotypes built around the old age also assume that people in late adulthood have no sexual needs.
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Developing Western societies are characterized by growing numbers of older people. This trend will increase in coming decades. Medicine and health care of developed countries have to stand against new needs of societies rich in people over sixty years old. This paper will briefly review new technologies and ways of treating disorders of older people on the one hand, and reception of these methods by older patients on the other hand. We briefly describe therapeutic methods used in clinical neuroscience dividing them into 3 categories: therapies based on implantation of external devices into the organism, therapies using video games, and therapies using virtual reality. These therapies will be discussed according to three rules that have been proposed considering the approach to effective therapeutic methods targeting older people. It can be assumed that older people tend to be afraid of using unknown solutions, even to improve their own health states. Contrary to this claim, most of researches report very high rate of acceptance of the aforementioned techniques by older people. However, laboratory teams should treat older people with extreme care so as to not provoke aversion to technologies used in intervention.
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The process of population ageing is observed not only in Poland but also in other European countries. Physiological processes of ageing reduce the functional capacity. In particular, associated diseases, progressive weakness and failure of the motor system increases the risk of collapse in seniors. Dangerous consequences of falls, inter alia, injuries, can often cause death, what justifies its classification as a so-called geriatric giant. Health and psychosocial consequences of falls should be noted. Therefore, there is agreat need for induction of preventive measures. Results of numerous studies constantly show that an effective intervention in preventing falls in seniors should include, first and foremost, multidirectional rehabilitation, which aims to improve balance and increase postural strength muscle. In addition, prevention should include: patient education, pharmacotherapy prescribed by a medical specialist, eyesight improvement, elimination of potential risks surrounding the patient. The introduction of multi-directional prevention of falls can reduce the risk of their occurrence up to 50%.
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The article discusses domestic violence as dangerous, unlawful and violent conduct, which currently threatens the generation of seniors. The author stresses the need for primary prevention of domestic violence in the context of the education of seniors at the University of the Third Age. In the text the author presents the content focus of preventative lectures to the target group of seniors. In connection with the content of primary prevention is highlighted to the opportunity to help the victims of domestic violence through the association for assistance to victims of crime „Bílý kruh bezpeči". On the basis of the exploratory investigation, the views of seniors on the issue of the domestic violence are presented in the text.
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The third age is an opportunity and can be used wisely. Going to university, travelling, volunteering or joining a theatre group could be possibilities. The article deals with Cultural Implications, and with senior theatre forging ahead in unexpected and adventurous directions. Last but not least, it deals with the situation of Senior Theatrein Graz, Austria.
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