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New perception of childhood as a result of changing gender roles
Get PDFGender roles are a result and reflection of social change. Owing to gender equality, women are rising to prominence in the area of work, which is one of the significant factors influencing the formation of gender roles. We can observe men slowly entering the private sphere where they are involved in activities limited to taking care of their children. Nevertheless, the asymmetry between the genders persists in both public and private life; the situation has not changed dramatically. However, the emancipation has enabled women to achieve an important position in the society and they are obviously reluctant to lose it. Their awareness of the issue is outrunning the current situation in the society. Striving for success in the labour market, women are now less active at home than they were in the past. Reproduction is no longer a priority in women’s life; instead, they plan their family carefully. As a result of active participation of women in the public area of work, indirect change in family life gave rise to new types of parenthood (new motherhood, new parenthood) and a different attitude towards childhood (protective childhood). Moreover, the resulting new requirements of parenthood are increasingly demanding and exert influence on educational institutions, especially kindergartens. Parents tend to demand more from kindergarten teachers, while children are also changing. The consequences are visible in educational styles, the expectations of parents and their powerlessness
Measuring Vulnerability to Poverty Using Long-Term Panel Data
No full textMeasuring Vulnerability to Poverty Using Long-Term Panel Data Author & abstract Download & other version 16 References 4 Citations Related works & more Corrections Author Listed: Katja Landau (Georg-August-University Göttingen) Stephan Klasen (Georg-August-University Göttingen) Walter Zucchini (Georg-August-University Göttingen) Registered: Stephan Klasen Abstract We investigate the accuracy of ex ante assessments of vulnerability to income poverty using cross-sectional data and panel data. We use long-term panel data from Germany and apply di fferent regression models, based on household covariates and previous-year equivalence income, to classify a household as vulnerable or not. Predictive performance is assessed using the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC), which takes account of false positive as well as true positive rates. Estimates based on cross-sectional data are much less accurate than those based on panel data, but for Germany, the accuracy of vulnerability predictions is limited even when panel data are used. In part this low accuracy is due to low poverty incidence and high mobility in and out of poverty
Resilience as a positive lever: An analysis of sensemaking and meaningful work in the context of organizational change
No full textAuthor Katja SchwarzMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 2024Arbeit nach Ablauf der Sperre auf den öffentlichen PCs in den Bibliotheken der JKU+Medizin abrufba
Measuring Vulnerability to Poverty Using Long-Term Panel Data
No full textMeasuring Vulnerability to Poverty Using Long-Term Panel Data Author & abstract Download & other version 16 References 4 Citations Related works & more Corrections Author Listed: Katja Landau (Georg-August-University Göttingen) Stephan Klasen (Georg-August-University Göttingen) Walter Zucchini (Georg-August-University Göttingen) Registered: Stephan Klasen Abstract We investigate the accuracy of ex ante assessments of vulnerability to income poverty using cross-sectional data and panel data. We use long-term panel data from Germany and apply di fferent regression models, based on household covariates and previous-year equivalence income, to classify a household as vulnerable or not. Predictive performance is assessed using the Receiver Operating Characteristics (ROC), which takes account of false positive as well as true positive rates. Estimates based on cross-sectional data are much less accurate than those based on panel data, but for Germany, the accuracy of vulnerability predictions is limited even when panel data are used. In part this low accuracy is due to low poverty incidence and high mobility in and out of poverty
Resilience as a positive lever: An analysis of sensemaking and meaningful work in the context of organizational change
No full textAuthor Katja SchwarzMasterarbeit Johannes Kepler Universität Linz 2024Arbeit nach Ablauf der Sperre auf den öffentlichen PCs in den Bibliotheken der JKU+Medizin abrufba
CAUSES OF MISSING PERSONS\u27 DISAPPEARANCE BETWEEN 2007 AND 2013
Get PDFV Sloveniji je na leto pogrešanih več sto ljudi, tako otrok kot tudi odraslih. Ko se ugotovi, da je oseba pogrešana, se izginotje prijavi policiji, ki po določenem času sproži postopek iskanja pogrešane osebe.
Pri večini oseb gre za namerno izginotje, kar pomeni, da ljudje prostovoljno odidejo od doma ali storijo samomor. Statistični podatki kažejo na to, da se večina ljudi, ki pobegnejo, po nekaj dnevih sama vrne domov. Obstajajo pa tudi drugi naključni vzroki izginotja pogrešane osebe. To so lahko kaznivo dejanje, naravna nesreča in bolezen oziroma duševne motnje (katere posledica je lahko tudi izgubljenost).
Prvoten namen diplomske naloge je, da na podlagi podatkov o izginotju oseb v obdobju 2007—2013 ugotovimo, kako se je število pogrešanih oseb spreminjalo in kateri so najpogostejši vzroki izginotja. Naš cilj je torej ugotoviti, ali vzroki in pravočasna ugotovitev vzroka izginotja vpliva na uspešnejše iskanje pogrešanih oseb.There are hundreds of people missing in Slovenia every year, both children and adults. Once it is established that a person is missing, the disappearance is reported to the police, who initiate the process of finding the missing person after a certain time.
In most cases,the disappearance is deliberate, which means that people voluntarily leave or commit suicide. The statistics show, that the majority of missing people return home by themselves, after a few days. There are also other accidental causes of the disappearances, such as crime, a natural disaster and a disease (which may cause, that a person gets lost).
The original purpose of this thesis is to establish on the basis of all the information on the disappearances during period 2007—2013, how the number of missing persons has changed and which are the most common causes of the disappearances. Therefore, our aim is to determine whether the causes of the disappearances and their timely identification affect the successful search for missing persons
Health problems of police dogs and their retirement
Get PDFTema te diplomske naloge so zdravstvene težave, ki jih imajo policijski službeni psi, ter njihova upokojitev.
Naš cilj je bil, da raziščemo katere težave se pojavljajo pri policijskih psih pri njihovem delu ter povprašati strokovnjake, kateri zdravstveni problemi so najbolj pogosti, kako do njih sploh pride in kako jih lahko preventivno preprečimo. Poleg zdravja pa nas je zanimalo še, koliko »delovne dobe« morajo imeti, preden gredo lahko na zaslužen počitev oz. upokojitev.
Ugotavljali smo, če se življenje službenih psov razlikuje od navadnih »hišnih psov« in kako to vpliva na njihovo zdravstveno stanje ter počutje.
Uporabili smo deskriptivno in primerjalno metodo, ter vključili intervjuje.
V nalogi smo predstavili pogoste bolezni in težave policijskih psov, vendar vzrok teh težav ni samo njihovo delo, temveč tudi splošna genetika posamezne pasme psa. Službeni psi so preventivno pregledani že pred sprejetjem v Policijo, nato pa imajo redne preglede skozi celotno delovno dobo. Ob delu so psi tudi ustrezno zaščiteni, zato do poškodb ali nezgod večinoma sploh ne pride. Njihov delovni dan jim pomeni zabavo oz. igro, zato niso pod pretiranim stresom ali pa da bi jim bilo delo pretežavno. V pokoj pa lahko odidejo, ko veterinar določi, da pes ni več sto odstotno službeno sposoben opravljati svojega dela, kot ga je poprej. Psa lahko vzame vodnik službenih psov, ali pa gre naprej v posvojitev. Službenega psa se nikoli ne uspava, četudi ga nihče ne more sprejeti k sebi v dom, razen če tako določi veterinar zaradi prehudih zdravstvenih ali psihičnih težav.The topic of this dissertation is the health problems that police service dogs have and their retirement.
Our goal was to investigate what problems police dogs have in their work and to ask experts which health problems are most common, how they occur and how we can prevent them. In addition to health, we were also interested in how long they must work before they can go to a well-deserved retirement.
We were interested whether the life of service dogs differs from ordinary "pet dogs" and how this affects their health and well-being.
We used a descriptive and comparative method, and included interviews.
In the thesis we have presented all the common diseases and problems of police dogs, but the cause of these problems is not only their work, but also the general genetics of each dog breed. Service dogs are preventively checked before being admitted to the Police, and then they have regular check-ups throughout their working life. Dogs are also adequately protected at work, so injuries or accidents usually do not occur at all. Their working day for them means fun and play, so they are not under excessive stress or difficult work. However, they can retire when the veterinarian determines that the dog is no longer hundred percent able to do his job as before. The dog can be taken by a service dog guide, or it can be passed on for adoption. A service dog is never put to sleep, even if no one can take it into their home, unless it is determined by a veterinarian due to severe health or mental problems
"Meghillàt Estèr". Toward a Transcultural Concept of Religion in Katja Petrowskaja\u27s Novel Vielleicht Esther
No full textIl presente contributo intende rileggere il romanzo Vielleicht Esther (2014) di Katja Petrowskaja proponendo come chiave di lettura la Meghillàt Estèr della Bibbia ebraica. Si vuole dimostrare come, attraverso questo implicito ma preciso riferimento intertestuale, l’autrice affronti nel romanzo anche una riflessione su una possibile transreligione capace di rispecchiare il contesto transculturale contemporaneo.This contribution analyzes Katja Petrowskaja’s novel Vielleicht Esther (2014) by proposing the Megillàt Estèr from the Hebrew Bible as a key interpretative lens. The aim is to demonstrate how, through this subtle yet deliberate intertextual reference, the author weaves into the novel a reflection on the notion of a transreligion, one that resonates with and articulates the complexities of our contemporary transcultural landscape
Casanovas are liars : behavioral syndromes, sperm competition risk, and the evolution of deceptive male mating behavior in live-bearing fishes [version 2; referees: 2 approved, 1 approved with reservations]
No full textMale reproductive biology can by characterized through competition over mates as well as mate choice. Multiple mating and male mate choice copying, especially in internally fertilizing species, set the stage for increased sperm competition, i.e., sperm of two or more males can compete for fertilization of the female’s ova. In the internally fertilizing fish Poecilia mexicana, males respond to the presence of rivals with reduced expression of mating preferences (audience effect), thereby lowering the risk of by-standing rivals copying their mate choice. Also, males interact initially more with a non-preferred female when observed by a rival, which has been interpreted in previous studies as a strategy to mislead rivals, again reducing sperm competition risk (SCR). Nevertheless, species might differ consistently in their expression of aggressive and reproductive behaviors, possibly due to varying levels of SCR. In the current study, we present a unique data set comprising ten poeciliid species (in two cases including multiple populations) and ask whether species can be characterized through consistent differences in the expression of aggression, sexual activity and changes in mate choice under increased SCR. We found consistent species-specific differences in aggressive behavior, sexual activity as well as in the level of misleading behavior, while decreased preference expression under increased SCR was a general feature of all but one species examined. Furthermore, mean sexual activity correlated positively with the occurrence of potentially misleading behavior. An alternative explanation for audience effects would be that males attempt to avoid aggressive encounters, which would predict stronger audience effects in more aggressive species. We demonstrate a positive correlation between mean aggressiveness and sexual activity (suggesting a hormonal link as a mechanistic explanation), but did not detect a correlation between aggressiveness and audience effects. Suites of correlated behavioral tendencies are termed behavioral syndromes, and our present study provides correlational evidence for the evolutionary significance of SCR in shaping a behavioral syndrome at the species level across poeciliid taxa
Analiza jezika vrednotenja v knjižnih recenzijah: študija primera
Get PDFThis master’s thesis presents an analysis of appraisal in the case of ten book reviews. Their selection is based on several criteria that make them representative of this text type. The selected texts evaluate novels, novellas and short stories that were ranked top 300 according to the Open Syllabus Project 2.0 online data base. This means that they fall into the category of the most often assigned books in educational institutions. The authors of the selected texts are editors, journalists and writers, and there is an even number of male and female reviewers. The purpose of the study is the appraisal analysis of the contemporary English languagetherefore, only the recently published texts were selected.
The main methodology used in this master’s thesis is the appraisal theory developed by James Martin and Peter White (Martin and White). This theory evolved in the systemic functional linguistics, and it relies on the theoretical concepts of Michael Halliday (Halliday). The appraisal analysis was conducted with help of the analytical tool Catma 5.0, which enables annotation of texts, their analysis and the visualization of data.
The results of the research show that the most frequently used attitudinal resources are the expressions of appreciation. Therefore, the evaluation of the story and everything associated with it is in the foreground of the book reviews. The analysis of the selected texts reveals that evaluation is mostly explicit, meaning that the reader is directly invited to engage with the book. The findings indicate that the attitudinal resources are graded more according to intensity and quantity and less according to prototypicality and marginality. This conclusion draws attention to the variety of lexical and grammatical structures in the selected texts that are assumed to be characteristic of this text type in general. The results also show that the reviewers do not include many external sources into the text, which consequently narrows down the dialogistic space and excludes alternative views and attitudes.
The appraisal analysis points toward the text-structural and semantic characteristics of book reviews in general. The structure of the selected texts consists of the following elements: information about the author and the book, the plot summary and evaluation of these elements, which are often intertwined. Some reviews also include personal accounts, book details and/or numeric ratings. The most significant semantic characteristic of evaluation expressed in the selected book reviews is the critique of the Western oppressor. The reviewers judge crimes against humanity and question Western perspectives. They also imply the complicity of the readers because they are viewed as members of the Western identity. Additionally, the results of the analysis show that the book reviews are contextual and intertextual text types, which include various means for the realization of appraisal. A vast spectrum of lexical and grammatical structures makes book reviews an interesting research topic with many possibilities for further research.Pričujoča magistrska naloga se ukvarja z analizo jezika vrednotenja na primeru desetih knjižnih recenzij. Njihov izbor temelji na več kriterijih, ki prispevajo k reprezentativnosti te besedilne vrste. Izbrana besedila vrednotijo romane, novele in kratke zgodbe, ki so uvrščene med najboljših 300 v spletni podatkovni bazi Open Syllabus Project 2.0. To pomeni, da spadajo v kategorijo najpogosteje dodeljenih knjig v izobraževalnih ustanovah. Avtorji izbranega korpusa so uredniki, novinarji in pisatelji, med katerimi sta oba spola zastopana v enakem številu. Izbrana so bila le besedila, objavljena pred kratkim, saj je predmet magistrskega dela analiza vrednotenja sodobnega angleškega jezika.
Glavna metodologija, ki je uporabljena v magistrski nalogi, je teorija vrednotenja, ki sta jo razvila James Martin in Peter White (Martin in White). Teorija je bila osnovana znotraj sistemskega funkcionalnega jezikoslovja in se nanaša na teoretične koncepte Michaela Hallidayja (Halliday). Analiza jezika vrednotenja se je izvedla s pomočjo analitičnega orodja Catma 5.0, ki omogoča komentiranje besedil, njihovo analizo in vizualizacijo podatkov.
Rezultati analize kažejo, da so najbolj številčni primeri sredstev vrednotenja primeri presoje oz. odnosa do stanj, procesov in entitet (ang. appreciation). Iz tega izhaja, da je vrednotenje zgodbe in vsega, kar je z njo povezanega, v ospredju knjižnih recenzij. Nadalje analiza razkriva, da je vrednotenje v večji meri neposredno in je bralec direktno povabljen k branju knjige. Jezikovna sredstva odnosa (ang. attitude) se v izbranih besedilih stopnjujejo bolj glede na stopnjo in količino in manj glede na prototipičnost in marginalnost. Rezultati kažejo tudi, da recenzenti ne vključujejo veliko zunanjih virov v besedila in posledično zaprejo dialoški prostor za drugačne vidike in stališča.
Analiza jezika vrednotenja opozarja tudi na nekatere besedilno strukturne in semantične značilnosti knjižnih recenzij kot besedilne vrste. Izbrana besedila vsebujejo informacije o avtorju in knjigi, obnovo zgodbe ter ovrednotenje omenjenih elementov, ki se velikokrat prepletajo. Nekatere recenzije vsebujejo še osebne pripovedi, podrobnosti o knjigi in/ali numerično oceno. Najpomembnejša tematska značilnost vrednotenja v izbranih knjižnih recenzijah je kritika zahodnega zatiralca. Recenzenti obsojajo zločine proti človeštvu in dvomijo v zahodnjaške poglede, ki jih očitajo tudi bralcu, v katerem vidijo pripadnika omenjene identitete. Poleg tega rezultati analize kažejo, da so knjižne recenzije sobesedilna in medbesedilna vrsta, v kateri je vrednotenje realizirano na mnogo načinov. Obravnavana besedila in knjižne recenzije na splošno vsebujejo širok spekter leksikalnih in slovničnih struktur, zaradi česar predstavljajo zanimivo raziskovalno temo
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