FAMILY LIFE IN HIGH-RISK PROFESSIONS - MONIKA ŻAK

Monika Żak's book is a fascinating study of the impact of working in high-risk professions on personal and family life. The author, a sociologist, analyzes the relationships between professional work and personal life, focusing on the specifics of police officers. It is a must-read for anyone interested in the issue of the impact of work on the family, as well as for police officers and their relatives who face the challenges of performing this difficult profession on a daily basis. This book allows you to better understand the consequences of working in high-risk professions and find ways to deal with them.

• In-depth analysis of the impact of profession on family life
• Case study of police officers
• Theoretical sources and empirical research
• Issues of marriages and divorces of police officers
• Free time and forms of spending it
• Educational methods used by police officers
• Specific study of the consequences of high-risk professions

The author, Monika Żak, is a sociologist who has been studying the issue of the impact of work on family life for years. Her research is based on solid theoretical foundations and on rich empirical material collected among police officers, their families and people from their immediate environment. Thanks to this, the book is a valuable source of knowledge for all those interested in this topic.

The book discusses theoretical sources in which the basic issues related to human work, profession and family are outlined. Issues of professional work are also described, with particular emphasis on the work of police officers in Poland: history and socio-economic conditions. The empirical part of the work presents the results of research conducted by the author among police officers, their families and people from their immediate environment.

The main issues on which the author focused are: the place of work and family in the value system of police officers, marriages and divorces of police officers, free time and forms of spending it, or educational methods used by police officers. The book is a specific study of the consequences of performing high-risk professions for the personal and family life of police officers. The Publishing House of the University of Silesia guarantees high editorial and substantive quality.

This book is not only a sociological analysis, but also an attempt to understand the difficulties faced by people working in high-risk professions and their families. It is a read that encourages reflection and allows you to better understand the challenges of the modern world. Ideal for students of sociology, psychology and all those interested in the issue of family and professional life.