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• Alone together? Shared space, time, and solidarity in commuter relationships

  72-87

  Orsolya Kolozsvári

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  50

  Long-distance relationships have always existed, however, as a result of globalization, modern
  communication technology, as well as widespread travel opportunities, their number has
  increased. This study focuses on commuter relationships, that is, those couples that only see
  each other during the weekend or in every few weeks due to working far from their home. 24
  interviews were conducted with commuter couples in small towns and villages. A key research
  question involved satisfaction levels among interviewees. Dissatisfaction with their relationship
  was relatively rare, except some women complained about increased household tasks. Daily
  communication and modern communication technology had an immense role in boosting
  satisfaction levels. Technology has also contributed to the creation of shared space and time
  among commuter couples. Regular communication, special dates, and shared plans for the
  future also raised relationship solidarity. To survive time apart and make time spent together
  more special timework was used, which was done together for the purpose of influencing the
  subconscious and subjective sense of time.

• „We were born here, we grew up here, our relatives and our children are here… everything are in our village”. Weekly commuting in a village of Tiszahát

  38-53

  Éva Molnár

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  41

  The study present the weekly commuting in a small village of 1600 resident in Tiszahát. The
  economic situation of the settlement, employment and income opportunities are lower than
  national average, which also has an extremely strong impact on the livability of the village.
  The local primary labor market can employ few workers, other employees can work in public
  employment or they can work as a seasonal worker in agriculture buti it does not provide an
  income that can be calculated all year. There are few opportunities in the region, so they can
  not work in the nearby settlements. Many locals have to go to remote settlement for work. We
  prepared interviews to examine: how weekly commuting became popular in the village and how
  it affected local families and the local community.

• Changes in family decision-making and division of labor among weekly families

  148-165

  Zsuzsa Kukucka

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  109

  The study deals with the transformation of decisions and division of labor within the family by
  processing the results of a qualitative, interviewed study of the target group of weekly workers.
  The study shows how decisions are restructured according to roles within the family and how
  the roles of women and men change as a result of the regular absence of one family member.
  From the point of view of the approach to domestic work, the differences between weekdays and
  weekends, which can be considered as a consequence of weekend, come to the fore. In the course
  of the analysis, we examined whether there was a change in the decision-making processes
  within the family as a result of the weekly (and if so, what areas were affected by the change)
  and whether there was a radical change in the division of family responsibilities as a result of the
  weekend. I present the results on the basis of two dimensions, on the one hand, of the phenomena
  of disposition and decision-making over income, and, on the other hand, of the division of family
  responsibilities and problem-solving.