Browsing by Subject "social exclusion"

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Analysis of media representations of non-neurotypical students in the context of support for people with autism spectrum disorders offered by Polish state-owned universities. Sociological study
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2018) Drzazga-Lech, Maja; Świątkiewicz-Mośny, Maria
More and more high functioning pupils with autism spectrum disorder (ASD) are finishing school, graduating and entering higher education, but in Poland the exact number of these students is still unknown. For academics, especially outside the field of pedagogy and psychology, it is a major challenge to work with students with such dysfunctions. This can activate the social labelling process and negative stigmatisation on the part of people who do not have the knowledge and ability to interact with people with autistic traits. This, in turn, can contribute to perpetuating the stigmatic identity of non‑neurotypical students. This article is exploratory. Its purpose is to present the complexity of the situation of students withASD within the exceptional environment of a university. The inspiration was a controversial article published in a newspaper which evoked a media debate on this issue and activated the process of objectification of social representations of non‑neurotypical adults, especially those with autistic traits. This article focuses on media discourse caused by the controversial article: articles, letters, and responses published in newspapers and newspaper forums, it also comments on legal regulations and assistance programmes.
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Badania nad bezdomnością w Polsce - wytyczne do ogólnopolskich badań osób bezdomnych
(Wydawnictwa AGH, 2012) Gruszka, Jerzy
The article presents basic methodological problems involved in the study of homelessness. The distinctive nature of the subject is reflected in problems with the conceptualization and operationalization of the notions »homelessness« and »homeless person«, with sampling or with data collection. At the same time though research suggests new ways to tackle difficulties. Controversial methodological problems are addressed, allowing for the existing research findings and referring to the definitional and typological issues, to the methods of collecting data and counting of the homeless. The purpose is to prepare a project of a pilot survey on the exclusion of homeless people in Cracow and to define major directives for a nationwide survey.