Krystyna Janicka is a professor of sociology at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences, and the University of Zielona Gora (2005-2015). Her research focuses on social mobility and social structure – its transformations and psychological correlates, as well as the role of gender in the process of social stratification and sociological aspects of the work situation. Prof. Janicka co-authored a series of survey studies on these issues, including on the social differentiation of Lodz (1965-1998), panel studies on the changes in the structure of Polish society between 1988-2018, and the psychological functioning of individuals under conditions of social change. She authored and co-authored several book publications – including Intergenerational mobility and its correlates, Work situation and social structure, Mental Adjustment to the Post-Communist System in Poland, Lubuszanie in the first half of the 21st century – chapters in edited works and articles in domestic and foreign sociological journals. Prof. Janicka was the Secretary of the General Board of the PTS between 2002 and 2009.
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