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• Entangled in the web of solidarity paradoxes – from the moral contradictions of helping to the dysfunctions the welfare system

  51-85

  Domonkos Sik

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  152

  The article aims at analysing the idealtypical paradoxes of solidarity in a Hungarian rural
  community. The case study focuses on helping processes embedded in various integration
  mechanisms (including conservatory, reflexive and cybernetical ones – Sik 2015), while
  reconstructing the perspectives of the helping and the supported actors. During the field work
  interviews (n=22), small surveys (n=95) and observations (1 week) were collected, which were
  interpreted in several turns. The results of the research reveal the idealtypical paradoxes of
  solidarity in various social spaces, and also the consequences of their accumulation. According to
  our conclusion, it is particularly important to reflect upon these latter, mostly latent paradoxes,
  as their treatment is indispensable for any spontaneous or expert social interventions.

• Social Value Changes and Social Work Education: Examining the Student Base and Career Orientation of Social Work and Related Undergraduate Programs in Light of Social Value Changes

  98-112

  Zsolt Mikula

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  120

  The rapid pace of technological modernization, coupled with the economic and political impacts of the past 30 years, has significantly reshaped the value system of the domestic population. As a result, human-centred community values that have held significant dominance for centuries (e.g., solidarity, supportive relationships, community) are increasingly being overshadowed by the growing dominance of individualistic and materialistic values. The societal acceptance and expansion of an ideology that prioritizes material growth and personal interests influence the development of personality and the moral framework of value systems through social interactions. This shift thus affects the motivational orientation of career choices among the younger generation. This study examines the extent of change through comparative quantitative data analysis and proposes measures to address the declining interest in social work careers.

• Solidarity in question – the ambivalences of helping interactions in late modern Hungary: Editorial foreword

  5-9

  Domonkos Sik

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  107

  Editorial foreword