Slovak Sociologist Zora Bútorová Reflects on Career Studying Public Opinion and Social Issues

Zora Bútorová, a prominent Slovak sociologist, has dedicated her scientific career to understanding society through public opinion research, gender equality studies, and active aging issues. Despite her mother's influence as a translator, Bútorová chose to study sociology—a field once dismissed as "bourgeois pseudoscience" during the communist era. Throughout her career, she has focused on research that could help humanize Slovak society, contributing to the country's understanding of social dynamics and public attitudes across various demographic groups.