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Knjiga se bavi rodnim stereotipima i politikom Kraljevine Jugoslavije. Pri tome se polazi od pretpostavke da (rodni) stereotipi nisu puki kulturni balast društva, već da imaju značajnu ulogu u uspostavi uspješne komunikacije, izgradnji identiteta, ali i sustava vrijednosti društva. Nadalje, stereotipi nose prizvuk tradicionalnosti, bezvremenosti i prirodne uvjetovanosti te stoga imaju stabilizacijsku ulogu u vrijeme društvenih lomova (promjena političkih sustava, velikih ekonomskih kriza itd.). S druge strane, upravo se u vrijeme društvenih promjena propituje stari sustav vrijednosti i evocira revitaliziranje, redefiniranje ili odbacivanje određenih stereotipnih obrazaca. Konflikti koji nastaju na imaginarnoj razini u konačnici se prelijevaju na realne događaje i upravo je ta veza između kulturnih (rodnih) koncepata i političke realizacije glavna okosnica istraživanja na kojem se bazira ova knjiga. Razdoblje koje se obrađuje bogato je "lomovima":

The author analyzes the controversial concept of globalization from its technological, political, cultural, economic, & social aspects. He refers to S. Huntington, & also to J. Gray, & uses P. Chatterjee's arguments on nationalist strategy & politics. Jameson concludes that combination, social collective, & global regulation are at the core of all strategically successful responses to the globalization trends. Adapted from the source document.

Religion & religious communities as active components of each social & cultural set & as major factors in its functioning may contribute to social processes & relations or affect them both integrationally & disintegrationally. The paper lays out the theoretical & methodological grounds (functionalism) for the analysis of these processes & relations. As the examples of the integrational influence on the social & political processes in Croatia following all the social & political changes, we can mention the activities of the Catholic church (particularly in the Diaspora) &, to a degree, those of the Pentecostal church, while the disintegrational influence was exemplified by the activities of the Serbian Orthodox church. The text also includes a comparative analysis of the empirical data obtained from two studies carried out in Croatia (based on several partial indicators), which indicate a marked turn towards religiosity. Highlighted are possible individual & social aspects of these changes as well as the need for a complex & systematic monitoring of the religious developments in Croatia, the results of which might point to the possible integrational or disintegrational potentials of this "new religiosity" within a broader social framework. 4 Tables, 9 References. Adapted from the source document.

The paper looks into the justifiability of cirticisms levelled at the role of the World Bank. The meaning & guidelines of two major legal & economic reforms in Croatia are outlined: the changes in labour laws & the implementation of pension reform. The first part of the text deals with the role of deregulation policy, which has probably improved labour market flexibility, but also significantly increased job insecurity. The second part is devoted to the pension reform as an example of privatizing public service sector. The paper investigates the goals of the World Bank as well as the local reform participants. The final part of the paper offers brief conclusions. The main argument is that the described structural accommodations have been designed primarily with the criterion of economic efficiency in mind while the social aspects have been systematically overlooked. 2 Tables, 4 Figures, 47 References. Adapted from the source document.