Alternatívne prístupy k štúdiu územných identít obyvateľstva. Miera lokálneho povedomia na základe analýzy užívateľských profilov na sociálnej sieti ****************************************************************************************** * Nikischer Richard ****************************************************************************************** Alternative Approaches to the Study of Territorial Identities of Inhabitants. The Degree o Consciousness Based upon the Analysis of the Profiles of Social Network Users Abstrakt Local consciousness represents the attachment of inhabitants to the smallest regional unit city district, neighbourhood, etc.); the concept of local consciousness thus falls under t concept of regional consciousness. From the viewpoint of social constructivism, regional c simultaneously both a source for regions and an output of regions; therefore, its scrutiny component of the research on regional identities. Social network websites are an important communication used by many individuals for the presentation of their personal identities, their local identities. In this paper, the author analyses the degree of the local conscio inhabitants of municipalities in Northern Slovakia, and does so on the basis of a conceptu the profiles of social network websites users. Based on the results of the analysis, the a the spatial disparities in the local consciousness of the inhabitants of Northern Slovakia defined as the territory of the Zilina and Presov Regions. The article is therefore a demo utilisation of an alternative method of territorial consciousness research. Klíčová slova local consciousness, identification, regional identity, social networking website, Norther Článek v PDF ke stažení [ URL "LM-798-version1-nikischer.pdf"] Richard Nikischer [ URL "LM-271.html "]