Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2026, 62(2)

Parents under Pressure? Involvement in Childcare and the Perception of Time Pressure among Czech Mothers and Fathers

Jana Klímová Chaloupková

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2026, 62(2): 89-116 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2025.008  

This study examines the link between involvement in childcare and perceived time pressures among parents with at least one child up to 12 years of age in the Czech Republic. Using data from the Czech Household Panel Survey (2015), this study combines multiple indicators of subjective time pressure with time-use diary data on time spent on different types of childcare activities. Multilevel mixed-effect logistic regression models reveal the gendered link between childcare participation and the perception of time stress and time deficits in terms of family time, personal time and sleep. Long working hours contribute to time stress and a lack of personal...

What Do They Really Want? Limitations of Research Investigating Parents’ Demands for Quality Compulsory Education

Radka Smith Slámová, Jana Straková

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2026, 62(2): 117-141 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2025.001  

The study analyses the challenges in identifying parents’ preferences regarding quality compulsory education for their children. The first part presents findings from two quantitative surveys conducted on representative samples (N = 961, 1,739) of parents of preschool and school-aged children. Based on an analysis of data obtained from 26 in-depth interviews with middle-class parents, the study then illustrates four key factors that need to be considered when determining parents’ educational preferences and formulating systemic measures. The results show that: (1) Parents interpret broadly defined criteria in different ways; (2) Parents’...

Changing Participation in Adult Education and Training in the Czech Republic: Who Participates and Who Is Likely to Participate in AET?

Jan Kalenda, Ilona Kočvarová, Jitka Vaculíková, Tomáš Karger

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2026, 62(2): 143-167 | DOI: 10.13060/csr.2024.039  

Participation in adult education and training (AET) is one of the primary strategies of the European Commission for developing human capital and retaining a competitive labour force. AET is also regarded as a means to tackle educational inequality as it can provide a second chance at gaining qualifications or job-related skills. This study uses data from three rounds of the Adult Education Survey (AES) involving a total of 25,405 respondents to investigate empirically the changes in the participation of adults (ages 25 to 64) in AET in the Czech Republic (CZE). Building on the study by Simonová and Hamplová (2016), this article aims to show how participation...

Petr Mareš: My Adventurous Journey through Sociology: 100 Years of Sociology in Brno from My Perspective
Hynek Jeřábek: My Sociological Adventures: People, Places, Scientific Encounters

Tomáš Katrňák

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2026, 62(2): 169-171  

Thomas Hylland Eriksen: What Is Anthropology?

Ondřej Hejnal

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2026, 62(2): 172-175  

Françoise Vergès: Decolonial Feminism

Vladimír Vokál

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2026, 62(2): 176-180  

Data from the Second Wave of the Contemporary Czech Family Project Are Now Available for Research and Educational Use

Darina Kmentová, Martin Kreidl

Sociologický časopis / Czech Sociological Review 2026, 62(2): 181-184