Studying Social Aspects of Vegetarianism: A Research Proposal on the Basis of a Survey Among Adult Population of Two Slovenian Biggest Cities

The article discuses the fundamental characteristics of vegetarianism as a heterogeneous and controversial practice, and tries to asses its scope in contemporary Western world. In the central part it presents the main results of the empirical study of vegetarianism and its perceptions on a representative sample of adult residents of the two largest cities in Slovenia, Ljubljana and Maribor. On this basis, the author proposes a more comprehensive design of quantitative and qualitative research on social aspects of vegetarianism and responses to it

Hare Kristos: comparison between religiosity of adherents to Krishna Consiousness Community and Catholics

SAŽETAK U članku su analizirane razlike u intenzitetu vjerske prakse slovenskih sljedbenika pokreta Hare Krišna i katolika, zatim je provjeren utjecaj tih razlika na svakodnevni život sljedbenika Krišne i katolika te njihov odnos prema društvu. U analizi su korišteni podaci prve sustavne sociološke analize nekog novog religijskog pokreta u Sloveniji koji su uspoređeni s podacima ispitivanja javnog mišljenja Aufbruch (1997 (SJM 97/2) i ISSP 1998 (SJM 98/1). Potvrđena je pretpostavka o mnogo intenzivnijoj vjerskoj djelatnosti sljedbenika pokreta Hare Krišna, koji su u svom svakodnevnom životu, gledano sa stajališta primjene vjerskih načela, prilično ortodoksni, što u suprotnosti s općim vjerovanjem ne rezultira izrazitom zatvorenošću Zajednice za svjesnost Krišne i njezinom odvojenošću od okoline i društva općenito, kao ni nekom natprosječnom konzervativnošću njezinih pripadnika.The article analyses the differences in intensity of religious practices of Slovenian adherents to Hare Krishna and Catholics. Furthermore, it measures their influence on everyday life of believers. It uses the data of the first systematic case study research of any new religious movement in Slovenia and compares them with some results of international surveys Aufbruch 1997 and ISSP 1998. The findings prove that Krishna adherents are considerably more active in their religious activities than Catholics and quite orthodox when it comes to applying religious rules in everyday life. But contrary to popular belief, it does not lead to noticeable shutting off or isolation of the Krishna community from the society, nor to higher than average conservatism of its members

Representations of Islam and Muslims in Slovenian Primary School Textbooks

Članek obravnava reprezentacije islama in muslimanov v slovenskih osnovnošolskih učbenikih. Kritično diskurzivno analizo usmerja na štiri tematske poudarke, okoli kate­rih se zgoščajo reprezentacije: varnost in nasilje, geografsko kulturno umestitev, vlogo žensk in odnose med spoloma ter prispevek muslimanov k razvoju zahodne civilizacije. Rezultati kažejo redke primere očitno problematičnih reprezentacij, celostna anali­za pa razkriva, da šele množica manjših pristranskosti in/ali pretiravanj ob odsotnosti nekaterih tematik in/ali vizualnih ilustracij tvori popačeno reprezentacijo, ki reproducira nekatere stereotipe in starodavni strah pred muslimani in islamom.The article discusses the representations of Islam and Muslims in Slovenian primary school textbooks. The critical discursive analysis focuses on four thematic emphases around which such representations are concentrated: security and violence, geo­graphical and cultural placement, the role of women and gender relations, and the contribution of Muslims to the development of Western civilization. A comprehensive analysis reveals that a multitude of minor biases and/or exaggerations in the absence of certain themes and/or visual illustrations together form a distorted representation that reproduces certain stereotypes as well as ancient fears of Muslims and Islam

Sodobne protisatanistične panike

The article presents the development of the anti-satanic panic in the USA during the 1980s and early 1990s, which - as was later proven - had no real basis in any actual satanical incidents. It promotes the social constructionist approach and analyses the construction processes of urban legends about satanic abuses, deconstructs the subversion myth and the demonology which served as their basis, and analyses the broader social context within which they developed. The analysed case can serve as a more general model for understanding different counter-subversion ideologies and moral panics, which can be expected to sooner or later arise again out of the ever more persistent social crises.Članek predstavi nastanek in razvoj protisatanistične panike v ZDA v osemdesetih in začetku devetdesetih let 20. stoletja, za katero se je kasneje izkazalo, da ni imela osnov v realnih dogodkih. Pri tem uporabi socialno kunstruktivističen pristop, s katerim analizira procese konstruiranja urbanih legend o satanističnih zlorabah, razgradi prevratniški mit in demonologije, nakaterih temeljijo, ter predstavi širše družbene razloge za njihov nastanek. Analizirani primer lahko služi kot splošnejši model za razumevanje delovanja različnih protiprevratniških ideologij in na njih temelječih moralnih panik, vznike katerih lahko ob zaostrovanju in poglabljanju družbenih kriz še pričakujemo

Primerjava religijskih praks pripadnikov gibanja Hare Krišna in katolikov

Članek analizira razlike v intenziteti religijskih praks slovenskih pripadnikov gibanja Hare Krišna in katolikov, v naslednjem koraku pa preverja vpliv teh razlik na vsakdanje življenje vernikov ter na njihov odnos do družbe. V analizi uporablja podatke prve sistematične družboslovne raziskave kakega novega religijskega gibanja pri nas, ki jih primerja s podatki mednarodnih javnomnenjskih raziskav Aufbruch 1997 (SJM 97/2) in ISSP 1998 (SJM98/1). Ugotovitve potrjujejo domnevo o izrazito intenzivnejših religijskih dejavnostih pripadnikov gibanja Hare Krišna, ki so v svojem vsakdanjem življenju glede aplikacije religijskih načel tudi precej ortodoksni, kar pa v nasprotju s splošnim prepričanjem ne rezultira tudi v izraziti zaprtosti Skupnosti za zavest Krišne in njeni ločenosti od okolice in družbe na sploh ter nadpovprečni konservativnosti njenih pripadnikov.The article analyses the differences in intensity of religious practices of Slovene adherents of the Hare Krishna movement and Catholics. Furthermore it measures the influence of discovered differences on everyday life of believers. It uses data of the first systematic case study research of any new religious movement in Slovenia and compares them with the results of international surveys Aufbruch 1997 and ISSP 1998. The findings prove that the Krishna adherents are considerably more active in their religious activities than Catholics and quite orthodox when it comes to application of religious rules in everyday life. But counter to the general conviction this does not lead to noticeable closure of the Krishna community and its separateness from the society neither to above average conservativeness of its\u27 members