Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2024, 60(3)
Articles
A Crusade for Social Anthropology: An Analysis of Politics in Post-Socialist Debates
Nikola Balaš
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2024, 60(3): 239-266 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2023.054 
This article aims to apply critical scrutiny to post-socialist discourse, an ongoing series of debates concerning the relationship between sociocultural anthropology and ethnology in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe (CEE). To achieve my goal, I single out Petr Skalník’s writings and subject them to twofold scrutiny. In the first part of my article, I offer factual criticism and point out the factual shortcomings of his work. The second part of the article puts the writings under sociological scrutiny, based on what I call a ‘political reading’, and proceeding from the sociology of science of Pierre Bourdieu. This perspective...
The Well-Informed Critique of the Economy: A Study of Lay Economic Reasoning in Ukraine
Maksym Kolomoiets, Martin Hájek
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2024, 60(3): 267-294 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2024.020
This article provides insight into the lay economic reasoning process through a qualitative gamification-method study conducted in Ukraine. Rather than economically naive individuals, laypeople in the study present themselves as Schützean well-informed citizens who are aware of expert knowledge and capable of using a metapragmatic register of critique in the discussion of the economic reality at hand. The doxic elements of lay economic knowledge, as an obstacle for metapragmatic reasoning, were also revealed in the study. The Ukrainian context of the research ensured that the respondents’ economic claims were, on the one hand, largely separated...
What Differentiates the Ethnic Tolerance of Czech University Students? The Role of Field of Study, Family Background, Gender and Friendship
Dan Ryšavý, Pavlína Hrabalová, Patrik Polášek
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2024, 60(3): 295-320 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2024.021
Working in the context of a rather ethnically homogeneous country, this study examines what differentiates the social distance of university students towards Arab, Ukrainian, Vietnamese and Roma populations. The hitherto neglected effect of the field of study is also of special concern. The authors analysed the results of a large online survey of 3,912 Palacký University students in the Czech Republic. Inspired by Bogardus’s social distance scale, we ascertained a significantly greater acceptability of Ukrainians and Vietnamese, on the one hand, and a higher distance towards Arabs and the Roma, on the other hand. Neither the liberalising influence...
Evaluating Egg Donor Recruitment Strategies in Czech ART Clinics: A Critical Analysis of Informed Consent and Ethical Considerations
Anna De Bayas Sanchez, Jitka Fialová, Hana Konečná, Francisco Güell
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2024, 60(3): 321-346 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2024.019
There is a high demand for egg donors in the Czech Republic, driven by international couples’ interest in assisted reproductive procedures due to affordable treatment, no waiting list, and an extended age limit for recipients up to 49 years. For a population of 10.5 million, the country has 48 reproductive clinics. This study aims to evaluate Czech egg donor recruitment campaigns through the lens of free, informed, and specific consent requirements. A quantitative-qualitative analysis of recruitment strategies from 29 unique clinic websites in Czechia was conducted, with 12 sites specifically designed for marketing purposes. The analysis was...
Book reviews
Jamie Susskind: Future Politics: Living Together in a World Transformed by Tech
Selina Dzafic
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2024, 60(3): 347-348
Dennis C. Grube: Why Governments Get It Wrong: And How They Can Get It Right
Camilla Lund
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2024, 60(3): 348-350
Sabrina P. Ramet: East Central Europe and Communism: Politics, Culture, and Society, 1943–1991
Vladimir Đorđević
Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2024, 60(3): 350-352