Security orientation of citizens of the Slovak Republic

The author of the article suggests social and practical means for examining security orientations in the conditions of a ,,risk society". Using sociological theory, he analyses the contents and structure of basic terms. Therefore, his analysis of the structure of security orientation is focused on observing its cognitive, emotional and evaluative components. In particular, a significant part of his attention is focused on affective demonstrations and consequences of human behaviour as a result of their disorientation within the security environment. The illustrate the disorientation of citizens, he uses outputs from multiple sociological surveys, with particular focus on internal security issues, relationships of citizens to the police, and evaluation of confidence in this institution. The concluding section highlights broader edifying and educational aspects of the development of security orientation, and emphasises the need to enhance value-based and rational, as well as civic-participatory security behaviour.