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Personality Traits and Social Competencies as Predictors of Conflict Strategies among Youths in Serbia
No full textAlthough conflicts are inevitable, understanding the factors that may contribute to dealing with them constructively is crucial to maintaining and improving interpersonal relationships. The study aimed to explore how basic personality dimensions and social competencies predict the conflict management strategies of young adults in Serbia. The sample included 288 participants (69% females), aged 18 to 30 years (M=21.54, SD=2.80). The DUTCH Scale measured Cooperative, Competitive, and Defensive conflict management strategies. The Multidimensional Social Competence Scale measured empathy, emotional regulation, verbal conversation, and non-verbal skills. Mini IPIP-6 was applied to assess personality dimensions (Neuroticism, Extraversion, Openness, Agreeableness, Conscientiousness, and Honesty), and Delta inventory for Disintegration. The hierarchical multiple regression analyses were applied with gender, age, personality traits, and social competencies as predictors and conflict management strategies as criteria variables. Results showed that Cooperative strategies were predicted by personality traits that explained 21% of the variance, while social competencies explained an additional 18%. Personality traits explained only 6% variance of Defensive strategies, and social competencies explained an additional 5% of the variance. Finally, Competitive strategies were predicted by personality traits that explained 24% of the variance, while social competencies didn’t contribute
to the prediction of this strategy. Results confirmed that the different personality traits are predictors of different conflict management strategies. Individuals who are agreeable and open-minded tend to adopt Cooperative strategies, while those who are agreeable but struggle with integrative functioning are prone to defensive behavior. Extroverts with a lower level of honesty are more likely to engage in competitive strategies. All social communication competencies play a significant role in fostering cooperative behavior, however, only empathy predicts Defensiveness, and none of the social competencies are predictors of Competitiveness. While social competencies can enhance communication and interpersonal relationships, basic personality dispositions play a more crucial role in shaping unconstructive conflict behavior.19th European Congress of Psychology, Paphos, Cyprus (2025, July 01-04) - Saopštenje sa međunarodnog skupa štampano u izvod
Precarious working conditions for migrant workers in Serbia: A content analysis of online articles from daily newspaper Danas about the Linglong factory
No full textThis study aims to analyse the precarious working conditions experienced by migrant (foreign) workers in Serbia at the Linglong tire factory in Zrenjanin. It seeks to elucidate the nature of these conditions, particularly for labourers from Vietnam and India, in the context of foreign direct investment and the already spotted violations of regulations, abuse of public authority and blatant disregard for human rights at the Linglong factory. Due to limitations in directly collecting data from the foreign workforce, a content analysis method was utilized to examine 156 articles published on the website of the daily newspaper Danas from January 2021 to October 2024. This period coincided with heightened media coverage of the challenges faced by migrant workers during the construction and inauguration of the factory. The categories of analysis are themes and concepts related to precariousness, including economic dimension, organisational, social, political, and living conditions, but also interpersonal power imbalances and migrant vulnerability. The findings reveal that precariousness among migrant workers is not confined to poor working conditions but is deeply embedded in a broader institutional and political context. The articles published on the website of the daily newspaper Danas predominantly depict negative portrayals of working and living conditions, highlighting issues such as passport confiscation, inadequate living conditions, lack of labour rights, and systemic neglect by political actors. The analysis indicates that migrant vulnerability exacerbates these precarious conditions, facilitating severe forms of exploitation.New Divisions, Struggles and Solidarities in South East Europe,
International Scientific Conference
Belgrade, June 13–14, 202
Post-Butchery Use of Faunal Remains: Evidence from Late Antique Site 97 in Novi Kneževac, Serbia
No full textThis study explores the use of animal bones as tools at Site 97 in Novi Kneževac (northern Banat, Serbia), based on faunal remains recovered during rescue excavations conducted in 2023. The assemblage, dated to the 3rd–5th centuries CE and most likely associated with Sarmatian occupation, comprises a wide range of species, including mammals, birds, fish, mollusks, reptiles, and amphibians. Special attention is given to animal bones that show clear traces of anthropogenic intervention. These primarily include the long bones of large mammals, especially cattle and horses, which were repurposed after initial butchery for secondary use. Tool marks, smoothed surfaces, and evidence of shaping or polishing indicate utilitarian use, most likely as implements involved in everyday tasks. These findings will be discussed in light of comparable data from the region to explore possible patterns of animal bone modification and use in late antique contexts. This analysis contributes to our understanding of the full biographical cycle of animal remains in late antique settlements, emphasizing the intersection of subsistence practices and technological behavior.4th International Congress on Roman Bioarchaeology (ICORB), Zagreb, Croatia, 31st August – 2nd September 202
An experimental induction of stylistic evolution
No full textSpatio-temporal distributions of stylistic attributes have been a central focus of the traditional culture-historical approach in archaeology. Although the interpretative framework of the old culture-historical paradigm has been rightfully criticized and largely discarded on both empirical and theoretical grounds, certain patterns identified by 20th-century culture-historians still require explanation. One of the most significant of these patterns is the waxing and waning of artifact types over time. This empirically established trend formed the foundation of the frequency seriation method for relative dating. A crucial step in linking seriation with cultural transmission theory was made decades ago when it was demonstrated that the neutral model of cultural evolution produces patterns similar to the rise and decline of artifact types observed in the archaeological record. This model assumes that cultural variants are copied in an unbiased manner, with their transmission proportional to their relative frequencies within a population. The neutral model of cultural transmission plays a key role in
the study of cultural evolution, particularly in evolutionary archaeology, where it has been widely used as the primary model of stylistic evolution. Here, we present the results of an experiment designed to induce the neutral model of cultural transmission in material culture. Our goal is to explore, in a controlled laboratory setting, how pottery shapes evolve under specific conditions and to determine whether we can replicate the patterns observed in the archaeological record. By designing an experiment intended to induce the neutral model of transmission, we aim to assess its applicability and implications for both cultural transmission theory and empirical research on material culture variability in archaeology.The 31th European Association of Archaeologists Annual Meeting (Interwined pasts), Belgrade Virtual, 2-6 September 2025 - Saopštenje štampano u izvod
Humans and animals in the Middle Ages
No full textКако би изгледао средњовековни свет без животиња? Без волова на њивама, коња у биткама, свиња на имањима, соколова у рукама племства? Тешко је замислити. Животиње су биле неизоставан део свакодневног живота у средњем веку. Оне су обезбеђивале храну, одећу, радну снагу и забаву, а истовремено имале дубок економски, културни и симболички значај. Сточарство је било основна привредна грана, а домаће животиње – говеда, овце, козе и свиње – биле су кључне за исхрану и трговину, обезбеђујући месо, млеко, вуну и кожу. Коњи, магарци и муле служили су за рад и транспорт, док су дворишта била домаћини кокошака, патака и гусака, које су обезбеђивале јаја и месо. Пси и мачке су били верни љубимци, али и незамењиви помагачи. Пси су чували домаћинства и стада, пратили господаре у лову, док су мачке играле кључну улогу у борби против глодара. У средњем веку, лов је био привилегија племства, а право на лов било је владарско, често уступано цркви и властели. Дивље животиње ловљене су не само због хране већ и због цењеног крзна. Иако је лов био важан за обогаћивање исхране, остаци дивљачи на археолошким налазиштима су ретки. Најчешће ловљене врсте биле су јелен, дивља свиња и зец, а нешто ређе срна, вук, медвед, лисица, рис и веверица. Иако риболов није играо кључну улогу у свакодневној исхрани, свакако је доприносио разноврсности јеловника. Међу често коришћеним рибама биле су врсте попут шарана, деверика, штука, смуђа и сома. Ипак, прави луксуз представљале су дунавске врсте, као што су моруна, руска јесетра и паструга, које су на ове просторе вероватно стизале трговином. Животиње су често биле симболи престижа и богатства. Паунови су красили дворишта, док су дресирани соколови и јастребови били омиљени међу владарима и племићима. Егзотичне животиње размењиване су међу владарима као знак моћи, а у средњовековној Србији коњи су често били највреднији дар. Животиње су имале и значајно место у религији и веровањима. Многе од њих су у религијској симболици представљале особине и божанске квалитете, или су биле повезане са одређеним светим радњама. На пример, јагње је било симбол Христа, а лав симбол храбрости и моћи, често приказиван уз владаре или светитеље. У средњем веку животиње су биле много више од извора хране и радне снаге. Оне су обликовале свакодневни живот, друштвене односе и биле симболи моћи и престижа. Биле су кључне за привреду, али и за културолошки идентитет средњовековног друштва.What would the medieval world look like
without animals? Without oxen in the fields, horses
in battles, pigs on estates, falcons on the hands of
the nobility? It is difficult to imagine.
Animals were an indispensable part of everyday
life in the Middle Ages. They were used for food,
clothing, labour, and entertainment, while also
having profound economic, cultural, and symbolic
significance
Kant 300
No full textTematska zbirka radova nastalih na osnovu saopštenja sa konferencije "Kant 300" održanoj u Beogradu, 5. i 6. decembra 2024. godine
The Sociological Significance of Bauman’s Definition of Utopia
No full textU ovom radu biće razmatran i dodatno problematizovan jedan
aspekt Baumanovog teorijskog korpusa, odnosno njegovo određenje pojma i
fenomena utopije. Osnovni cilj rada je da, na osnovu te analize, dodatno osvetli
sociološki značaj utopije, kao i bavljenja ovim fenomenom. Nakon uvodnih
razmatranja, biće ponuđeno jedno neomarksističko tumačenje pojma utopije, sa
posebnim akcentom na rad Ernsta Bloha, a koje će predstavljati interpretativnu
matricu za razmatranje samog Baumanovog teorijskog koncepta. Takođe,
specifična hipoteza ovog rada glasi da je Baumanovo određenje utopije u svojoj
suštini marksističko, te veoma blisko onom tumačenju koje je ponudio i sâm Bloh.
Analizira se Baumanova elaboracija ove problematike, kako u kontekstu njegovog
određenja „čvrste“, tako i u kontekstu „fluidne“ modernosti. Konačno, na kraju
rada biće ponuđena svojevrsna veza ovakvog Baumanovog određenje pojma
utopije i aktuelnog studentskog pokreta u SrbijiIn this paper, Bauman’s definition of the concept and phenomenon of
utopia will be discussed and further problematized, as an aspect of his theoretical
edifice. The main aim is on this basis to highlight the sociological significance of
utopia and why we should deal with it. After the introduction, a neo-Marxist
interpretation of utopia will be offered, with particular emphasis on Ernst Bloch’s work which will provide interpretative matrix for considering Bauman’s concept.
The paper will specifically content that Bauman’s understanding of utopia is
essentially Marxist, and very close to Bloch’s. Bauman’s elaboration of the concept
will be examined, both in the context of “solid” and of “liquid” modernity. Finally,
an analytical connection will be tentatively made between Bauman’s understanding
of utopia and the current student movement in Serbia
Continuous mitochondrial diversity of Danube sturgeon species over millennia: insights from ancient DNA
No full textSturgeons, an iconic group of large fish inhabiting marine and freshwater ecosystems, have historically had significant economic and cultural value, particularly prized for their meat and roe (caviar). Furthermore, sturgeons play a vital ecological role as mesopredators of prey fish and invertebrates. In the Danube basin, the European (Acipenser sturio) and fringebarbel or ship sturgeon (Acipenser nudiventris) are locally extinct, while beluga (Huso huso), Russian (Acipenser gueldenstaedtii), stellate (Acipenser stellatus) and sterlet (Acipenser ruthenus) sturgeon have significantly declined since the nineteenth century owing to overfishing, habitat loss and pollution. Archaeological evidence suggests that sturgeon exploitation along the Danube began as early as 11.6 thousand years before the present. This study explores the genetic landscape of Danube sturgeons over the past approximately 10 000 years using ancient DNA (aDNA) from archaeological specimens. Despite challenges posed by limited sample size, phylogenetic analyses of mitochondrial genomes and the D-loop reveal high genetic diversity within beluga, Russian and ship sturgeon populations. In addition, shared haplotypes between modern and historical specimens of both beluga and Russian sturgeons suggest genetic continuity within each species over time. This study provides, to our knowledge, the first high-coverage sequencing of ancient sturgeon mitogenomes establishing the foundation for future aDNA research