Mgr. et Mgr. Marcela Petrová Kafková, Ph.D.
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Department:Social Policy and Social Work
Biography
Marcela Petrová Kafková studied sociology at the Faculty of Social Studies, Masaryk University. Her long-term research interests lie in social gerontology and the sociology of ageing. Specifically, she focuses on issues of autonomy, relationships and power in care, as well as on discourses of active and healthy ageing.
Selected publications
- PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela, Lucie VIDOVIĆOVÁ & Olga NEŠPOROVÁ, 2025. Týrání, zneužívání, špatné zacházení a podrývání důstojnosti lidí vyššího věku (EAN) v pobytových sociálních službách. Fórum sociální politiky, 19(2), 8–29.
- PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela & Lucie VIDOVIĆOVÁ, 2025. Ageing in rural areas as a mode of active ageing. Journal of Rural Studies, 117, 1–8.
- PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela, Petr FUČÍK, Marja AARTSEN, Thomas HANSEN, George PAVLIDIS, Ruth KATZ, Sigal NAIM, Rodrigo SERRAT, Feliciano VILLAR a & Lucie VIDOVIĆOVÁ, 2023. Is There an Association Between Childhood Conditions and Exclusion from Social Relations in Later Life? Polish Sociological Review, 223(3), 369–393.
- PETROVÁ KAFKOVÁ, Marcela, 2023. Sources of Loneliness for Older Adults in the Czech Republic and Strategies for Coping With Loneliness. Social Inclusion, 11(1), 225–233.