Models of the first partnership formation according to the social status in Lithuania are described. The Event History Analysis is applied as a method of the study. The analysis is based on the Lithuanian Fertility and Family Survey... more
Models of the first partnership formation according to the social status in Lithuania are described. The Event History Analysis is applied as a method of the study. The analysis is based on the Lithuanian Fertility and Family Survey (1994/1995) data. The object of the study is first partnership as marriage or cohabitation. Models of the first family formation several decades before 1990 and from 1990 to the middle of the 90s are studied. The theory of capitals by P. Bourdieu has been adopted for the identification of social statuses in this stud
The objective of this article is to review the results of a children's rights study of children without parental care or at risk of loosing parental in Lithuania. In conducting the analysis, the following research methods were... more
The objective of this article is to review the results of a children's rights study of children without parental care or at risk of loosing parental in Lithuania. In conducting the analysis, the following research methods were applied: expert interview and focus group. Analysis of the situation showed that the main problems and obstacles preventing institutions from effectively implementing the rights of children from target groups are as such: lack of qualified specialists, insufficiently developed infrastructure, value judgments in society. To ensure that children without parental care or at risk of loosing parental care grow up in a harmonious environment, provision of information and social welfare to social risk families should be continued. Additionally, the following services should be developed in the future: individual and group consultations for parents held by different specialists, parenting education, building mutual relationships, summer camps and other socio-cultu...
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The chapter present results of research which objective is to identify family practices which mobilise the members of a personal network of Lithuanian residents into a family irrespective of the (non-) existence of blood or marriage... more
The chapter present results of research which objective is to identify family practices which mobilise the members of a personal network of Lithuanian residents into a family irrespective of the (non-) existence of blood or marriage relations and the members’ place of residence (in Lithuania or abroad). Hypotheses formulated in the survey were tested against the data of the quantitative representative sociological survey (the fieldwork was carried out in June-July 2018), and the data of quota survey (the fieldwork was carried out in August-September 2018). Both surveys were conducted in Lithuania while implementing the scientific research project ‘Global Migration and Lithuanian Family: Family Practices, Circulation of Care and Return Strategies’. The research results show that the emigration of a family member makes a personal network more open to individuals not related to them by blood or marriage. At the same time, the members of the family of procreation are less frequent parti...
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The share of family and non-family ties in personal networks varies not only across the life course following major transitions and events but also according to the type of welfare state in which individual lives unfold. Using network and... more
The share of family and non-family ties in personal networks varies not only across the life course following major transitions and events but also according to the type of welfare state in which individual lives unfold. Using network and sequence analyses, this chapter investigates for two birth cohorts (1950–1955 and 1970–1975) how the composition of personal networks is influenced by past co-residence trajectories (from 1990 to 2010) in three European countries (Switzerland, Portugal, and Lithuania). The resulting co-residence trajectories capture a great variety of situations characterized by conjugal status as well as the presence and age of children. Network analyses reveal a focus on the nuclear family of procreation, although highlighting national differences regarding the inclusion of extended kin and non-kin.
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The aim of the disseration is to investigate the subjective conception of family and family practices in nowadays Lithuanian society by combining the theoretical approaches of family practices and life course with the methodological tools... more
The aim of the disseration is to investigate the subjective conception of family and family practices in nowadays Lithuanian society by combining the theoretical approaches of family practices and life course with the methodological tools of open concept of family, social construction and families‘ networks analysis. The main defensive thesis is that family is created not as much via marriage registration or blood kinship, but as via social relationships formed by family practices including communication, common interests, interpersonal support, etc. Defended statements are proved based on two empirical studies: (1) representative quantitative survey (2000 habitants of Lithuania that represent 1950–1955, 1960–1965, 1970–1975, 1980–1985 birth cohorts; empirical data collected at the end of 2011 and beginning of 2012), and (2) qualitative survey – in-depth interviews with 60 participants of previous quantitative survey (data collected in June-August, 2012). The contents consists of fo...
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The aim of the thematic issue Family Supportive Networks and Practices in Vulnerable Contexts is to provide a cross‐national perspective on the current state of caregiving and support practices within family networks in Europe. The... more
The aim of the thematic issue Family Supportive Networks and Practices in Vulnerable Contexts is to provide a cross‐national perspective on the current state of caregiving and support practices within family networks in Europe. The articles featured in this volume were selected from among the presentations made in 2021 at two conferences promoted by the research network Sociology of Families and Intimate Lives of the European Sociological Association (ESA RN13). Authors of the most promising, topical, and up‐to‐date research papers were invited to contribute to this thematic issue.
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The paper presents a study whose aim was to see possibilities of integration into Lithuanian labour market of people without basic education. According to the data of official statistics and empirical study was concluded that most... more
The paper presents a study whose aim was to see possibilities of integration into Lithuanian labour market of people without basic education. According to the data of official statistics and empirical study was concluded that most unemployed without basic education are lacking motivation of integration, their general competencies don't conform requirements of the contemporary labour market and they don't comprehend importance of the education. Experience of the EU member states show measures for the integration: lifelong learning, development and modernization of supply of the learning programs, financial means for the employees and/or unqualified labour force, specialized services, etc. About particular measures usually negotiate social partners in the labour marke
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This collective monograph aims to reveal the peculiarities of ongoing changes in the Lithuanian family in the broader European context. The patterns in partnership and family formation, including trends in marriage rates, divorce rates,... more
This collective monograph aims to reveal the peculiarities of ongoing changes in the Lithuanian family in the broader European context. The patterns in partnership and family formation, including trends in marriage rates, divorce rates, the spread of cohabitation as well as fertility rates during the last fifty years in different European regions / countries are described and compared, the changes in family structures (household composition) are discussed and the impact of demographic ageing on family as social institution is explored (Part I). Analysis is based on Eurostat and national demographic statistics as well as secondary analysis of different pan-European survey data. Part II focuses on similarities and differences across European countries in family values and attitudes towards partnership / marriage, children and parenthood, gender roles and intergenerational obligations, and Part III attempts to give an overview of interrelations between individual and family well-being ...
The purpose of this investigation is to explore the effect of objective and subjective personal income on perceived national security in the Baltic states, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. A representative quantitative survey was... more
The purpose of this investigation is to explore the effect of objective and subjective personal income on perceived national security in the Baltic states, including Lithuania, Latvia, and Estonia. A representative quantitative survey was conducted in three Baltic countries in August 2021. The fieldwork was carried out by the public opinion and market research company Baltic Surveys. The sampling method in the three countries was the same: the probability multi-stage structural method, based on criteria of geographical region, size of settlement, gender, and age. The survey involved more than 1000 respondents per country. Multivariate statistical analysis, including correlation analysis and linear regression analysis was performed. The percentage distribution of the variable on the perception of safety reveals that more than half of the respondents in all Baltic countries agreed that they feel safe living in their own country. Moreover, it is notable that the feeling of safety in Es...
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Straipsnyje pateikiamos sociologinės ir demografinės teorijos, kuriose šeimos kūrimas siejamas su šeimos interesais, siekiančiais išsaugoti socialinį statusą ir perduoti jį ateinančioms kartoms. Straipsnyje aptariami šios elgsenos... more
Straipsnyje pateikiamos sociologinės ir demografinės teorijos, kuriose šeimos kūrimas siejamas su šeimos interesais, siekiančiais išsaugoti socialinį statusą ir perduoti jį ateinančioms kartoms. Straipsnyje aptariami šios elgsenos kontrolės būdai ikimoderniose visuomenėse. Taip pat svarstomos šeimos kūrimo strategijos moderniose visuomenėse, kur svarbiausią reikšmę įgyja individualumo principas, o šeimos kūrimas tampa individualios saviraiškos segmentu. Apibendrinant teigiama, kad socialinių sluoksnių matrimonialinės ir prokreacinės elgsenos strategijos nuolatos kinta; drauge pertvarkomi šeimos ir bendruomenės dominavimo individui modeliai žymiai didesnį dėmesį skiriant individų pasirinkimui ir šio pasirinkimo toleravimui.
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Contemporary life, marked by constant change, globalization and migration, dispels family members more and more often. During the last few decades, they have not necessarily been living under one roof anymore; living in different... more
Contemporary life, marked by constant change, globalization and migration, dispels family members more and more often. During the last few decades, they have not necessarily been living under one roof anymore; living in different countries has not been an infrequent phenomenon either. The functions of childrearing and upbringing, material provision, protection from external forces and other functions, which for many centuries had been an almost exclusive competence of the family, are being increasingly taken over by educational establishments (kindergartens, schools, extracurricular activities), social protection and care institutions, banks, nongovernmental institutions, etc. Part of those functions are increasingly carried out by the members of personal networks who are not related by blood or marriage. Thus, family and extended family links have lost their functional relevance in comparison with those that existed a century or more ago. On the other hand, social research has show...
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Straipsnio tikslas – pristatyti Lietuvos gyventojų subjektyvią seimos sampratą. Tyrimo objektas – Lietuvos gyventojų nuomonė apie tai, kas sudaro jų seimą. Tyrime siekiama atsakyti į klausimą: kokia seimos samprata yra susiformavusi... more
Straipsnio tikslas – pristatyti Lietuvos gyventojų subjektyvią seimos sampratą. Tyrimo objektas – Lietuvos gyventojų nuomonė apie tai, kas sudaro jų seimą. Tyrime siekiama atsakyti į klausimą: kokia seimos samprata yra susiformavusi salies gyventojų sąmonėje? Tyrime keliama hipotezė, kad Lietuvos gyventojams seima asocijuojasi ne tik su modernia branduoline seima (t. y. jos nariais – sutuoktiniu(-e) ir vaikais), bet ir su isplėstinės seimos nariais bei asmenimis už branduolinės ir isplėstinės seimos. Pasitvirtinus hipotezei reikstų, kad Lietuvos gyventojų sąmonėje formuojasi postmoderniai visuomenei būdinga seimos samprata. Hipotezei testuoti panaudoti reprezentatyvaus kiekybinio sociologinio tyrimo, kuris yra sudėtinė ESF finansuojamo projekto „Seimos modelių trajektorijos ir socialiniai tinklai: tarpgeneracinė perspektyva“ dalis, duomenys. Taikyta anketinė apklausa. 2011 m. lapkricio – 2012 m. gegužės mėn. apklausta 2000 gyventojų, reprezentuojancių 1950–1985 m. gimusius Lietuvos ...
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Tyrimo tikslas - apibudinti matrimonialinės elgsenos strategijas ir kaltos kryptis siandieninėje Lietuvoje. Pagrindinis tyrimo objektas buvo santuokinė elgsena. Hipotezės suformuluotos remiantis F. Bourdieu habito ir kapitalų teorijomis.... more
Tyrimo tikslas - apibudinti matrimonialinės elgsenos strategijas ir kaltos kryptis siandieninėje Lietuvoje. Pagrindinis tyrimo objektas buvo santuokinė elgsena. Hipotezės suformuluotos remiantis F. Bourdieu habito ir kapitalų teorijomis. Atlikus dviejų žurnalų ir vieno dienrascio straipsnių kokybine analize paaiskėjo, kad siandieninėje Lietuvoje seimos kūrimo pagrindą tebesudaro registruota santuoka. Alternatyvios seimos kūrimo strategijos dažniausiai praktikuojamos tam tikru gyvenimo kelio laikotarpiu, ir Lietuvos visuomenėje nėra internalizuotos kaip habitas. Labiausiai konservatyvūs tradicines seimos kūrimo salininkai yra: (1) mažos kaimo ir miestelių bendruomenės, kur „natūralios tvarkos" socialinė kontrolė silpnesnė tik vyresniojo amžiaus bei kurianciųjų seimą po skyrybų asmenims; (2) vyrai is viduriniojo bei aukstutiniojo socialinių sluoksnių, kuriems registruota santuoka ir vaikų auginimas pilnoje seimoje dažniausiai yra nediskutuotini dalykai. Alternatyvių seimos kūrimo...
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The goal of this article is to explore patterns of behaviour of social strata’s in respect to first partnership formation as marriage or cohabitation in Lithuania. Research hypotheses of this paper were formulated based on ideas of his... more
The goal of this article is to explore patterns of behaviour of social strata’s in respect to first partnership formation as marriage or cohabitation in Lithuania. Research hypotheses of this paper were formulated based on ideas of his theories of capitals and habitus by P. Bourdieu. Hypotheses tested on Lithuanian “Family and Fertility Survey” (1994–1995) data. Event History Analysis as research method was used. Analysis showed that social stratas have not significantly different behaviour patterns in first partnership formation. Common trend is that entry to first partnership as cohabitation usually is later than entry to first partnership as marriage for all social stratas in all periods. Individuals with medium social status experience highest risk to entry to cohabitation.
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The aim of the paper is to present a family concept that is characteristic for the population of Lithuania. The research object is the opinion of Lithuanians as to what constitutes their family. The study hypothesis is as such: for the... more
The aim of the paper is to present a family concept that is characteristic for the population of Lithuania. The research object is the opinion of Lithuanians as to what constitutes their family. The study hypothesis is as such: for the population of Lithuania a family is associated not only with the modern nuclear family, but also with extended family members and people beyond the nuclear and extended families; that means, that the family concept characteristic to the postmodern society is emerging in the minds of people in Lithuania. For the testing of the hypothesis the database of representative quantitative sociological study was used. This study is part of the ESF-funded project “Trajectories of family models and social networks: Intergenerational perspective” ( http://famo-socnet.mruni.eu/ en/). For the collection of the empirical data, a questionnaire survey was applied. 2000 residents of Lithuania, representing people born in 1950-1955, 1960-1965, 1970-1975 and 1980-1985 wer...
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For centuries, family formation has been associated with the reproduction of family members and the preservation of the socioeconomic status quo inherited by the family (Becker 1993 [1981]). Eventually, strategies, including social norms... more
For centuries, family formation has been associated with the reproduction of family members and the preservation of the socioeconomic status quo inherited by the family (Becker 1993 [1981]). Eventually, strategies, including social norms and control mechanisms of family formation, were developed and integrated into historic European societies (Bourdieu 1976; Lesthaeghe 1980). According to Malthus (1798), matrimonial behaviour depended on the interrelation of two control systems: positive control meaning socioeconomic restrictions to individual choices (i.e., competition in the labour market, unemployment, poverty, others) and preventive control meaning the establishment of social norms and social control (i.e., early marriage or its postponement, conscious celibacy, large families, childlessness, others).
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The aim of the article is to describe the strategies of the matrimonial behaviour and it‘s trends in contemporary Lithuania. The central research object is the partnership behaviour. The hypotheses were formulated following P. Bourdieu‘s... more
The aim of the article is to describe the strategies of the matrimonial behaviour and it‘s trends in contemporary Lithuania. The central research object is the partnership behaviour. The hypotheses were formulated following P. Bourdieu‘s theories on habitus and capitals. Qualitative analysis of 44 articles from two Lithuanian journals and one daily showed that registered marriage still is the basic family formation strategy in the country. Alternative models of family formation usually are practised in particular situations during the life course and are not internalized as habitus. The most conservative advocates of traditional family model are: (1) communities of villages and small towns, where social control of natural order is applied to a lesser degree only for older people and for people who choose an alternative family model after divorce; (2) the men from the middle and the higher social strata, who most often hold an attitude that registered marriage is indispensable and ch...
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2007 m. balandžio–birželio mėnesiais atlikta 106 aklųjų ir silpanaregių bei penkių ekspertų apklausa Baltijos salyse – projekto SOCRATES/Grundtvig 1 „SEE-VIP-Selected eLearning Education for Visually Impaired People“ dalyvėse. Tyrimo... more
2007 m. balandžio–birželio mėnesiais atlikta 106 aklųjų ir silpanaregių bei penkių ekspertų apklausa Baltijos salyse – projekto SOCRATES/Grundtvig 1 „SEE-VIP-Selected eLearning Education for Visually Impaired People“ dalyvėse. Tyrimo tikslas buvo issiaiskinti Baltijos salių žmonių su regėjimo negalia poreikį ir galimybes mokytis nuotoliniu būdu. Issiaiskinta, kad aklųjų ir silpnaregių įsitraukimą į nuotolines studijas stabdo motyvacijos integruotis stoka, nepakankama nuotolinių programų pasiūla, nepritaikyta skaitmeninė erdvė, IKT prieinamumas, informacijos stoka. Taciau potencialių studentų skaicius tarp Baltijos salių aklųjų ir silpnaregių sparciai auga. Pagrindinės prielaidos yra didėjanti tiriamos grupės integracija į atvirą visuomene ir atvirą darbo rinką bei nuolat tobulėjanti nuotolinių studijų sistema.
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Straipsnio tikslas – apibūdinti socialinių sluoksnių pirmosios partnerystės sudarymo modelius ir transformacijas Lietuvoje. Nagrinėjami du laikotarpiai: nuo antrosios XX a. pusės iki 1990 metų ir nuo 1990 metų iki Seimos ir gimstamumo... more
Straipsnio tikslas – apibūdinti socialinių sluoksnių pirmosios partnerystės sudarymo modelius ir transformacijas Lietuvoje. Nagrinėjami du laikotarpiai: nuo antrosios XX a. pusės iki 1990 metų ir nuo 1990 metų iki Seimos ir gimstamumo tyrimo Lietuvoje, kuris buvo atliktas 1994–1995 metais. Hipotezės suformuluotos remiantis P. Bourdieu habitus ir kapitalo teorijomis. Naudoti Seimos ir gimstamumo tyrimo Lietuvoje (1994–1995) duomenys. Tyrimo metodas – įvykio istorinė analizė. Tyrimas parodė, kad Lietuvoje socialiniai sluoksniai nesilaiko is esmės skirtingų pirmosios partnerytės sudarymo strategijų. Pirmoji partnerystė kohabitacijos forma dažniausiai pasirenkama vėliau negu pirmoji partnerystė vedybų forma ir nepriklauso nuo socialinio statuso arba partnerystės sudarymo laikotarpio. Didžiausia rizika pasirinkti kohabitaciją ir taip pažeisti visuomenėje nusistovėjusias normas pasižymi vidurinieji sluoksniai.
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In order to see dominated imaginations about sociologist profession among Lithuanian employers interviews with 500 participants of the labour market were performed in April–June, 2007. In this paper author of the survey presents part of... more
In order to see dominated imaginations about sociologist profession among Lithuanian employers interviews with 500 participants of the labour market were performed in April–June, 2007. In this paper author of the survey presents part of results related to te imagines about supply and demand of professional sociologists in Lithuania. Part of the society represented in the survey is well-disposed in regarding to the activity of sociologists. It was discovered favourable assessment of the production and services giving to the society and separate enterprises by the sociologists. However society is lacking information about profession of sociologist, nature of professional activity of sociologist, possibilities to study this profession in Lithuania, supply of professionals in the labour market of the country. Respondents expressed definite wish to know more about sociologist profession and to see it more prestigious and valued in the labour market and society in the future.
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In April–June 2007, interviews with 106 blind and visually impaired people (VIP) and five experts from the Baltic States were accomplished. The purpose was to identify the needs and opportunities for eLearning for VIP in the Baltic... more
In April–June 2007, interviews with 106 blind and visually impaired people (VIP) and five experts from the Baltic States were accomplished. The purpose was to identify the needs and opportunities for eLearning for VIP in the Baltic States. It was found that Baltic States provide a favourable environment for eLearning development in the community of VIP. Involvement of VIP into eLearning process is impeded by insufficient program diversity, unrecognized need for modern training forms, low motivation for integration especially peculiar to elder generation and uneducated people, non-adapted digital environment, insufficient ICT availability and computer literacy and information deficiency. Consequently, an existing eLearning market for VIP at the moment is slender in Baltic States. Despite the present situation and existing obstacles, the Baltic eLearning market for VIP is rapidly growing. The growth is preconditioned by intensifying integration of VIP into an open society and open mar...
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Over the life course, individuals develop personal networks that provide essential resources, sporadically or on a daily basis, such as instrumental, emotional, and informational support. Those personal networks are composed of family... more
Over the life course, individuals develop personal networks that provide essential resources, sporadically or on a daily basis, such as instrumental, emotional, and informational support. Those personal networks are composed of family (i.e., primary and extended kin) and nonfamily ties (i.e., friends, colleagues, acquaintances) (Pahl and Spencer 2004). The prominence of specific ties varies across the life course depending on life stages, transitions, and events. Following the linked-lives principles (Elder et al. 2003), these transitions trigger changes in household composition, promoting different types of relational interdependencies. The level of interdependence with some household members may have a cumulative effect by strengthening the bonds, whereas with others the effect may be more ephemeral and lead to the exclusion of such ties in current personal networks. Thus, coresidence trajectories, such as the experience of growing up in a two or one-parent family, leaving the parental home early or late, moving in with a partner or living alone, becoming a parent, divorcing, and other events, will differentially influence the composition of personal networks.
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This paper explores the relationship between defence expenditure and government debt in small European Union countries that are members of NATO, such as Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, DRenmark, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The... more
This paper explores the relationship between defence expenditure and government debt in small European Union countries that are members of NATO, such as Luxembourg, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, DRenmark, Slovakia, and Slovenia. The investigation used Eurostat data in relation to gross government debt, as well as NATO information regarding defence expenditure as a share of GDP and its distribution by main category for the period between 2005 and 2019. The authors applied descriptive statistics and methods of multivariate statistics: Spearman’s correlation, the ANOVA test, and Life tables. Taking into consideration the tendencies of variables in all examined countries, the results show that the share of defence expenditure in GDP correlates statistically significantly and negatively with government gross debt. Latvia, Slovakia, and Slovenia revealed statistically significant relationships between variables, while Luxembourg, Denmark and Lithuania insignificant. In Estonia, the relation...
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The objective of this article is to review the results of a children’s rights study of children without parental care or at risk of loosing parental in Lithuania. In conducting the analysis, the following research methods were applied:... more
The objective of this article is to review the results of a children’s rights study of children without parental care or at risk of loosing parental in Lithuania. In conducting the analysis, the following research methods were applied: expert interview and focus group. Analysis of the situation showed that the main problems and obstacles preventing institutions from effectively implementing the rights of children from target groups are as such: lack of qualified specialists, insufficiently developed infrastructure, value judgements in society. To ensure that children without parental care or at risk of loosing parental care grow up in a harmonious environment, provision of information and social welfare to social risk families should be continued. Additionally, the following services should be developed in the future: individual and group consultations for parents held by different specialists, parenting education, building mutual relationships, summer camps and other socio-cultural...
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The aim of the research is to analyse the role of family practices in the Lithuanian family formation under normal circumstances and in the case of migration of family members. The research object is family practices, which include... more
The aim of the research is to analyse the role of family practices in the Lithuanian family formation under normal circumstances and in the case of migration of family members. The research object is family practices, which include routine practices, traditions and festivities. Hypothesis H is tested in the research: family practices are important for the Lithuanian family formation because they define the boundary between family members and non-family members, depending on their place of residence – within the country or abroad. The hypothesis is tested based on the empirical data collected in Lithuania: 2018 data collected in a quota survey of the country’s population. The survey was carried out in the framework of the researchers’ group project ‘Global Migration and the Lithuanian Family: Family Practices, Care Circulation and Return Strategies’ whose funding was provided by the Lithuanian Research Council (LMTLT) (Contract No. S-MIP-17-117). The analysis of 13 family practices g...
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The chapter is the final one in the volume of collected papers aiming to discuss the sharing economy in Europe. The idea of the book emerged within the research network created by the COST Action CA16121 ‘From Sharing to Caring: Examining... more
The chapter is the final one in the volume of collected papers aiming to discuss the sharing economy in Europe. The idea of the book emerged within the research network created by the COST Action CA16121 ‘From Sharing to Caring: Examining Socio-Technical Aspects of the Collaborative Economy.’ The authors of the chapter sum up theoretical and empirical materials as well as country-specific cases provided in the book. The article critically assesses the current status of the sharing economy in European countries by highlighting major controversial issues related to deregulation, market disruption, or social inequality. The authors conclude that, considering the comprehensive and up-to-date materials collected and analysed in the book, it may become an outstanding source of knowledge and a practical tool in the process of expansion of the sharing economy in Europe and beyond.
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The family, and changes in the family, have been a subject of political and public debate and an topic of scientific research since the very inception of the social sciences. Changes in the family have been interpreted very differently... more
The family, and changes in the family, have been a subject of political and public debate and an topic of scientific research since the very inception of the social sciences. Changes in the family have been interpreted very differently according to time and place (Harris 2008). In all cases, several of the main paradigmatic approaches to sociology have taken up an immanent normative standpoint with regard to the features of the family and the direction and meaning of family changes. For instance, the nuclear family—and its establishment as the standard private living arrangement—played a major role as a characteristic of modern society in Talcott Parson’s structural–functional theory (Parsons and Bales 1955). Correspondingly, the decline of the nuclear family and the pluralization of forms of private living became an indication of individualization or of other late-modern social diagnoses by some influential scholars in the late twentieth century to which partially negative and part...
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The main aim of this chapter is to compare the social capital structures produced by personal networks in Portugal, Switzerland, and Lithuania. On the one hand, we hypothesise that the type of social capital is primarily associated with... more
The main aim of this chapter is to compare the social capital structures produced by personal networks in Portugal, Switzerland, and Lithuania. On the one hand, we hypothesise that the type of social capital is primarily associated with the composition of personal configurations. On the other hand, we also expect that social capital structures are shaped by the constraints and opportunities associated with different welfare regimes, social policies, and level of social development in each country. Findings show that both Portuguese and Lithuanian networks are characterised by a bonding type of social capital, although in Portugal the interdependencies rely on the exchange of emotional support, whereas in Lithuania the interdependencies stem from face-to-face interactions. Switzerland, in contrast, is characterised by a bridging type of social capital.
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In order to understand how changing trends of individualization and pluralization have been affecting personal networks in the three countries, this chapter provides an overview of the core characteristics of personal networks in... more
In order to understand how changing trends of individualization and pluralization have been affecting personal networks in the three countries, this chapter provides an overview of the core characteristics of personal networks in Portugal, Switzerland, and Lithuania. First, we compare the size and composition of personal networks across the three countries, by highlighting the commonalities and differences. Secondly, we examine how the characteristics of personal networks are shaped by individuals’ birth-cohort, structural conditions, and normative contexts. Findings show that the underlying mechanisms of proximity linked to kinship, friendship, co-residency, long-lasting acquaintanceship, and gender homophily are differently valued in the three countries. These differences are discussed in the light of individuals’ social context, but also according to national historical pathways, welfare regimes, and social-economic conditions.
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The aim of this chapter is to map the variety of personal configurations by focusing on personal ties regarded as important. The configurational perspective emphasizes the inclusion of different kinds of close ties that go beyond kin,... more
The aim of this chapter is to map the variety of personal configurations by focusing on personal ties regarded as important. The configurational perspective emphasizes the inclusion of different kinds of close ties that go beyond kin, co-residence, and genealogical proximity in personal relationships. In order to identify the diversity of arrangements, we present a typology of personal configurations and compare their importance across three different countries, controlling for individuals’ position in social and family structures. Results show that while the family of procreation and parents are important overall, there are different patterns of sociability across countries: more inclusive of extended kin in Portugal, more inclusive of non-kin (friends) in Switzerland, and more focused on the nuclear family in Lithuania.
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This chapter starts with a depiction of the macro-level features of Portugal, Switzerland, and Lithuania. Assuming the core tenets of the life course, it draws attention to relevant historical markers in each country’s chronology since... more
This chapter starts with a depiction of the macro-level features of Portugal, Switzerland, and Lithuania. Assuming the core tenets of the life course, it draws attention to relevant historical markers in each country’s chronology since the 1950s, and to crucial political and social transformations. At a second stage, it provides a multidimensional depiction of the birth cohorts, which highlights communalities and dissimilarities namely in terms of biographical pathways, familial and occupational trajectories, normative frameworks, and structural conditions. By doing so, we offer a profile of each cohort across countries, which is a key element in understanding how individuals build their family and personal relationships. Underlying our approach is the theoretical stance that personal networks are best understood within the broader contexts in which they exist and evolve.
Research Interests: History, Politics, Family, Portugal, Personal networks, and 4 moreNormative, Switzerland, Lithuania, and Depiction
Siekiant issiaiskinti vyraujancius sociologo įvaizdžius tarp Lietuvos darbdavių 2007 m. balandžio – birželio mėnesiais apklausta 500 darbo rinkos dalyvių. Straipsnyje pristatomi apklausos rezultatai, susije su profesionalių sociologų... more
Siekiant issiaiskinti vyraujancius sociologo įvaizdžius tarp Lietuvos darbdavių 2007 m. balandžio – birželio mėnesiais apklausta 500 darbo rinkos dalyvių. Straipsnyje pristatomi apklausos rezultatai, susije su profesionalių sociologų pasiūla bei poreikiu Lietuvoje. Atskleidžiama, kad tyrime reprezentuota visuomenės dalis vienareiksmiskai palankiai vertina sociologų teikiamą produkciją, indėlį į visuomenės gyvenimą bei konkrecios įmonės/įstaigos veiklą. Taciau visuomenė nėra pakankamai informuota apie pacią sociologo profesiją bei darbo pobūdį, studijų galimybes, profesionalių sociologų pasiūlą salies darbo rinkoje. Kartu aiskiai isreiksti norai labiau susipažinti su sia profesija ir kad ateityje ji turėtų didesnį pripažinimą darbo rinkoje bei visuomenėje.