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Lejupielādēt Rakstu Kopsavilkumu PDF Formātā LIEPĀJAS UNIVERSITĀTE LIEPAJA UNIVERSITY IZGLĪTĪBAS ZINĀTŅU INSTITŪTS SOCIOLOĢISKO PĒTĪJUMU CENTRS VADĪBAS UN SOCIĀLO ZINĀTŅU FAKULTĀTE ŠAUĻU UNIVERSITĀTE INSTITUTE OF EDUCATIONAL SCIENCES SOCIOLOGICAL RESEARCH CENTRE FACULTY OF MANAGEMENT AND SOCIAL SCIENCES ŠAULIAI UNIVERSITY SABIEDRĪBA UN KULTŪRA RAKSTU KRĀJUMS XXII Society and Culture Liepāja 2020 Sabiedrība un kultūra. Rakstu krājums, XXII / Sastādītājs, atbildīgais redaktors Arturs Medveckis. Liepāja: LiePA, 2020. 302 lpp. Society and Culture. Collection of articles, XXII / Complier, editor-in-chief Arturs Medveckis. Liepaja: LiePa, 2020. 302 pages. Zinātniskās komitejas priekšsēdētājs / Chairperson of the Scientific Committee Arturs Medveckis, Dr. paed., asoc.prof., vadošais pētnieks (Latvija, Liepāja) Redakcijas kolēģija / Editoral Board: Andriana Andreeva, PhD, asoc.prof. (Bulgārija, Varna) Kārlis Dobelis, doc. Dr.math. (Latvija, Liepāja) Aija Eglīte, asoc. prof. Dr.oec., (Latvija, Jelgava) Zaigonis Graumanis, doc. Dr.phil. (Latvija, Liepāja) Sandra Grigaravičiūtė, prof. Dr.hist. (Lietuva; Šauļi) Anita Jansone, prof. Dr.sc.com. (Latvija, Liepāja) Inna Järva, Dr.phil. (Igaunija, Tallina) Tālavs Jundzis, Dr.iur., Dr.h.polit. (Latvija, Rīga) Roberts Jūrmalietis, Dr.biol., doc. (Latvija – Liepāja) Sandra Kaija, prof. Dr.iur. (Latvija, Rīga) Inta Klāsone, prof. Dr.paed. (Latvija, Liepāja) Jurijs Kočetkovs, prof. Dr.sc.ing. (Latvija, Rīga) Ārija Kolosova, doc. Dr.hist. (Latvija, Liepāja) Līga Krūmiņa, Dr. philol. (Latvija, Liepāja) Inta Kulberga, doc. Dr.sc.admin. (Latvija, Liepāja) Ulrike Kurta, Dr.phil. (Vācija, Paderborna) Inga Sprice, doc. Dr.sc.soc. (Latvija, Liepāja) Michael Radin, PhD. (ASV, Ročestera) Alīda Samuseviča, prof. Dr.paed. (Latvija, Liepāja) Barbala Simsone, Dr.philol. (Latvija, Rīga) Henrihs Soms, asoc.prof. Dr.hist. (Latvija, Daugavpils) Irina Strazdiņa, doc. Dr.psych. (Latvija, Liepāja) Jānis Valdmanis, prof. Dr.h.philol. (Latvija, Rīga) Sandra Veinberga, prof. Dr.philol.(Latvija, Liepāja) Vladislavs Volkovs, prof. Dr.soc. (Latvija, Rīga) Māra Zeltiņa, doc. Dr.biol. (Latvija, Liepāja) Redakcijas kolēģijas adrese / Editoral Board address: Liepājas Universitāte, Socioloģisko pētījumu centrs Lielā iela 14, 135. kab., Liepāja, LV – 3401 E-pasts: [email protected] Literārās redaktores / Editors: Dr. philol. Līga Krūmiņa (latviešu valoda), PhD Lāsma Latsone (angļu valoda / English) Korektūra / Proff-reading: Līga Krūmiņa Datormakets / Formatting: Ivita Pelnēna ISSN 1407-6918 (iespiests) ISSN 2592-8805 (digitāls) © Liepājas Universitāte, 2020 https://doi.org/10.37384/SK.2020.22.001 SATURS Priekšvārds / Foreword............................................................................................................. 6 Sandra Mihailova Rīgas maZākumtautību vidusskolēnu viedoklis par savu paaudzi: eseju analīZe Opinion of Riga ethnic minority secondary school students about their generation: analysis of essays .............................................................................................................. 10 VĒSTURE / HISTORY Tatjana Bartele UZņemšanas noteikumi augstākās mācību iestādēs: starptautiskā pieredze (19. gs. otrā puse – 20. gs. sākums) Enrolement requirements for higher education institutions: international experience (second half of the XIX century – beginning of the XX century) ...................................... 26 Kristīne Beķere ASV latviešu sabiedriskais darbinieks Ernests Minka: piemērs diasporas attieksmei pret Latvijas valsti (1918–1920) US Latvian public activist Ernest Minka: an example of diasporas attitude towards Latvian State (1918–1920)................................................................................................. 31 Edvīns Evarts Latvju jaunatnes organiZācija Otrā pasaules kara gados Organization of Latvian Youth during the Second World war.......................................... 39 Dzintars Ērglis Latvijas pareiZticīgās baZnīcas darbība 20. gadsimta 20.–30. gados Ziemeļkurzemes nostūrī: Kolkasraga un Dundagas draudžu piemērs. Activities of the Latvian Ortodox Church in 1920–1930's in the corner of Northern Kurzeme: an example of Kolkasrags and Dundaga Parishes........................................... 47 Sandra Grigaravičiūté Diplomacy of the Concil of Lithuania in Entente powers Lietuvas Padomes diplomātija Antantes valstīs................................................................. 55 Arvydas Malonaitis Axes in the weaponary of Roman period military nobility in the territory of Lithuania Cirvji romiešu perioda militāro augstmaņu ieroču klāstā Lietuvas teritorijā ................... 65 Henrihs Soms Daugavpils – „Sarkanā Verdena”: 1919–1920 Daugavpils – “Red Verdun”: 1919–1920 ......................................................................... 77 Vitālijs Šalda Latviešu strēlnieki vēsturiskās nozīmes jautājums starpkaru publicistikā The issue of historical significance of Latvian riflemenen in interwar publicistics of Latvia ............................................................................................................................ 86 73 3 FILOZOFIJA, SOCIOLOĢIJA / PHILOSOPHY, SOCIOLOGY Gunārs Brāzma Kopernika Revolūcija – Zinātnes laikmeta simbols un klišeja The Copernican revolution – the symbol and the cliché of the age of science ................. 98 Vilis Daberts Tradicionālā loģika – arhaisms vai fenomens ar attīstības iespējām Traditional logic – an Archaism or a Phenomenon with a potential development ........... 106 Zaigonis Graumanis Andra Rubeņa un dažu citu filozofu kritiskās pieZīmes par Imanuela Kanta praktisko filozofiju Critical remarks by Andris Rubenis and some other philosophers on Immanuel Kant's practical philosophy ......................................................................................................... 116 Ināra Leikuma Laiks. Mīlestība. Smiekli Time. Love. Laughter ........................................................................................................ 124 Dite Liepa, Kristīne Mežapuķe Svešvārdi, eifēmismi un neskaidra iZteiksme - laikmeta zīmes žurnālistu valodā Foreign words, euphemisms and muddled rhetoric: the signs of the times in the language of journalists ........................................................................................... 133 Gunta Plūksna Pāvela Florenska simbolisma laikmetīgums The contemporaneity of Pavel Florensky's symbolism ………………………….............. 146 Juris Vuguls SimboliZācijas spējas nozīme reliģiskajā hermeneitikā The Role of symbolization capacity in religious hermeneutics ......................................... 158 PEDAGOĢIJA, MĀKSLAS PEDAGOĢIJA / PEDAGOGY, ARTS PEDAGOGY Rasa Eniņa-Briede Mākslas ietekme uz bērna uzvedības kultūru The impact of art on the child's behavioural culture ........................................................ 170 Sarma Freiberga Cilvēku ar īpašām vajadzībām kultūra kā integrācijas veicinātājfaktors Latvijā Culture of people with disabilities as a promoter of integration in Latvia ....................... 177 Inta Klāsone, Solvita Spirģe-Sēne Dialogs ar viZuālo mākslu: mākslinieks un mākslas darbs A dialogue with visual art: an artist and artwork ............................................................. 183 Gunta Krastiņa Apdāvinātības, spēju un talanta potenciāla iZaugsme neformālā mākslas studijā Potential development of giftedness, skills and talent in an informal art studio .............. 192 4 EKONOMIKA, VADĪBZINĀTNE, VIDES ZINĀTNE / ECONOMY, MANAGEMENT, ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE Aija Eglīte, Marija Dūduma, Sandra Lejniece Lauksaimniecības produktu pašnodrošinājums Latvijā Self-sufficiency of agricultural products in Latvia ............................................................ 206 Raimonds Ernšteins, Līga Bieziņa, Sintija Kuršina Municipālās vides komunikācijas attīstības pamatietvars: vides informācija un iZglītība, līdzdalība un videi draudzīga rīcība The framework of municipal environmental communication development: environmen- tal information and education, participation and proenvironmental behavior ………….. 215 Anna Medne 2018. gada nodokļu reforma uzņēmēju vērtējumā Entrepreneurs'assessment of 2018 tax reform ……………………………….................. 227 Aivars Mednis Valsts civilās aiZsardzības jomu reglamentējošo normatīvo aktu iZmaiņas laika posmā no 2014.–2018. gadam Changes in the regulatory enactments regulating the civil protection sphere over the period 2014–2018 ............................................................................................... 234 Maija Štokmane, Raimonds Ernšteins Piekrastes komunikācijas pārvaldības pārskats pašvaldībās: komplementāro komunikācijas instrumentu novērtējums Overview of costal communication governance in municipaties: assessment of complementary communication instruments ................................................................ 240 TIESĪBU ZINĀTNE / LAWS SCIENCE Aldona Kipāne Bulinga iZpausmes skolā: kriminoloģiskās problēmas Bullying in school: criminological problems .................................................................... 258 Jurijs Mašošins Netiešā diskriminācija darba attiecībās Indirect discrimination in employment relationships ........................................................ 269 Lidija Rozentāle Partnerattiecību tiesiskā regulējuma ieviešanas iespējas Possibilities for ontroducing the legal framework for civil partnerships ......................... 277 Jana Zīle Huligānisms vēsturiskā skatījumā Hooliganism from the historical point of view .................................................................. 289 Ziņas par autoriem
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