Irina Tomescu-Dubrow is an Associate Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences.Henryk Domanski is Professor of Sociology in the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology in Polish Academy of Sciences and Head of the Department of Social Structure Research and Department of Studies on Methods and Techniques of Sociological Research.Zbigniew Sawinski is a Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences.Joshua K. Dubrow is a Professor at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences.Kazimierz M. Slomczynski is Professor Dr. Hab. at the Institute of Philosophy and Sociology, Polish Academy of Sciences (PAN), and Emeritus Professor, Department of Sociology, The Ohio State University (OSU). He directs the Cross-National Studies: Interdisciplinary Research and Training program (CONSIRT) of OSU and PAN.