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Intergenerational perception of kosher diet within practicing Jewish families
Ladmanová, Petra ; Ferrarová, Eva (advisor) ; Crofony, Timea (referee)
Food is an important part of our lives, not only is it a basic human need, but it is also an important function of our identity from a cultural, biological, social, gender, age a religious point of view. Food is always present in religion as it serves to preserve tradition, and it is the rituals associated with it that play the most important role as it connects believers to their ancestors and gods through food. Tradition and rituals serve to sustain the community, so this thesis examines whether the perceptions of respondents of different generations in practicing Jewish families change depending on the age of the respondent. My own belief is that the younger generation observes kosher dietary rules less than the older generation. In this thesis, I attempt to find out through qualitative research whether there are differences in the observance of the kosher diet and its rules in different generations in Jewish practicing families. Among other things, I draw on the findings of several authors who have touched on the hypothesis of my undergraduate thesis. The thesis is divided into two parts. The first focuses on theory, discussing what kosher food is, its roots, rituals and traditions. In the second part I rely on qualitative semi-structured interviews with eighteen respondents. These are...
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Importance and forms of bread in World War I in Czech lands
Římalová, Valentina ; Ferrarová, Eva (advisor) ; Jakoubková Budilová, Lenka (referee)
Bachelor's Thesis focuses on the role of bread and its transformation, describes its forms, methods of preparation and consumption against the background of shortages and the escalating food crisis, the First World War (1914-1918). It characterizes the role of bread as an fundamental food, and deals with its cultural significance in the diet of civilians and soldiers in the Czech lands. In the context of cultural anthropology, the aim of the work is to verify the assumption that the meaning of bread as a symbol of culture remains unchanged and retains its symbolic value even in situations of scarcity. Archival research, collection of wartime and period materials, especially recipes, which are part of this work, are used as a collection method. The work answers the questions, in what ways and whether it is even possible to replace bread. It looks at the ways of its transformation during the war years and to answer the question of whether even the drastic change in living conditions brought about by the First World War can lead to its demise. In such a situation, does culture come before biological need, or does not? Keywords: Bread, Culture, Shortage, First world war, Recipes.
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Importance and forms of bread in World War I in Czech lands
Římalová, Valentina ; Ferrarová, Eva (advisor) ; Jakoubková Budilová, Lenka (referee)
The bachelor thesis tries to characterize bread as a fundamental food in the context of human history and focuses on its role during the First World War (1914-1918) in the Czech lands. It describes its forms, methods of preparation and baking against the background of shortages and the escalating food crisis. It also deals with the development of the war economy, especially in terms of supplying the population. From this perspective, it also offers a comparison of life in the city in the countryside and at the front. It will outline the possible reasons that led to food shortages and also the solutions that were accepted during the war. Archival collection of recipes from wartime and contemporary cookbooks is used as a method of data collection. The thesis attempts to describe the role of bread during the war (1914-1918) in Czech everyday life and how bread gradually changed. At the same time, it will also answer the fundamental question of how, and if at all, bread can be replaced. To define its meaning. Whether even the drastic change in living conditions brought about by the First World War can lead to a change in the historically consolidated behaviour of society. Keywords: bread, everyday life, World War I, scarcity, value.
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Phenomenon of the Folklore Show. Commodification of traditional folk culture in perspective of anthropology of tourism
Kolačkovská, Laura ; Půtová, Barbora (advisor) ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee)
The diploma thesis will present the phenomenon of the Folklore show focusing on selected restaurants in Prague. The research sample consisted of three specially adapted restaurants, Restaurant Michal in the Old Town, Folklore Garden in Hlubočepy and finally the U marčanů restaurant in Veleslavín. The aim of the thesis is to formulate a connection between tourism and traditional folk culture, respectively, with its selected elements, which are then applied to evening performances. The intention is to examine the processes of commodification in which the expressions of folk culture become a product for sale. The diploma thesis reveals the view of the owners, which allows you to look at the strategies of these processes, but also the view of the performers, thanks to which it brings motivation and attitude to the given way of presentation. The diploma thesis is structured into three main chapters. The first deals with the chosen research methods and my position in research. The second chapter clarifies the selected terminology and provides a summary of previous professional production related to the researched issues. The third chapter describes and analyzes the researched phenomenon of the Folklore show.
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Culture and gender
Šeredová Purschová, Adéla ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Opletalová, Lenka (referee) ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee)
Dissertation thesis "Culture and Gender" presents a theoretical introduction to study of phenomenon gender - sexual identity generated and shared by members of particular cultural systems, within social science, especially cultural and social anthropology. Term "gender" according to its basic definition relates to social and cultural differences between sexes in contrast to biological differences. This work surveys development of gender research from its beginning in time of Enlightenment, development of science and Women's Rights movement in 19th century to the present. The main focus of this work consists in gender aspects of cultural and social anthropology. Because of interdisciplinary character of gender research this work is also related to psychology and biology and presents the connection between findings of both disciplines. This work is based largely on analyses of foreign literature, theories and findings of Anglo-Saxon and French authors.
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Selected Cultural Aspects of Migration of Registered Nurses into Czech Hospitals
Šubrtová, Eliška ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee)
(in English): The subject of the bachelor thesis i a theoretical-empirical analysis and interpretation of labor migration of foreign nurses to Czech hospitals. Special attention was paid to the issue of adaptation of foreign nurses into new environment and to the obstacles that the must face during the migration process. In this thesis I applied a case study method with an emphasis on qualitative research using a form of a semi-structured interview. I obtained my research sample with the so-called "snowball" method. I conducted interview with selected respondents and then performed an analysis and interpretation of these interviews. My motivation to choose this topic was my own experience of working in the nursing field, which allowed me to get an access to respondents and to perform an informed interpretation of complex phenomena in a particular labor environment. The subject of this thesis was to describe selected aspects of labor migration of foreign nurses to Czech hospitals by answering the formulated research questions. The main research questions were: to find out what are the migration patterns of foreign nurses migrating to Czech hospitals, whether it is possible to describe their migration experience and whether my findings correspond with the conclusions from selected scientific...
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Gender, identity, culture
Poláková, Markéta ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee) ; Opletalová, Lenka (referee)
The dissertation work Gender, identity, culture presents an analysis of a picture of a man and a woman in the contemporary Czech society. The fundamental research theme is a transformation of gender identity under influence of cultural changes which have be in progress since the end of 19th century. In the theoretical part of the work, a research of biological and cultural factors that influence the creation of our gender identity is mapped. More emphasis is put on modern technologies and media, which have bigger and bigger importance in the lives of contemporary people. Gender identity is projected not only into how people perceive themselves but also into creation of intersexual relations. The practical part of the work is devoted to this theme. This part is focused on an analysis of gender identity being projected into dating advertisements on the internet. The tool of the practical research was a content analysis in combination with depth interviews with people who have undergone this way of dating. Key words: gender, sex, identity, gender deconstruction, virtual reality, anthropology
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Culture, gender and power
Ferrarová, Eva ; Soukup, Václav (advisor) ; Matějů, Martin (referee) ; Pavlík, Petr (referee)
The dissertation focuses on a theoretical analysis of feminist theories in the context of social and cultural evolutionary changes. Special attention is paid to the culturological connections between gender, culture, and power. The aim of my reflexion is to describe concrete solutions offered by various feminist theories and schools from the perspective of improvement of the women's position in the society. The key of understanding the women's position in the society are gender behavioural patterns and gender stereotypes accepted and further reproduced by the majority culture. Hence attention is paid to a transformation of these patterns and stereotypes and a study of reasons why women were excluded from public life. Theoretical and empirical analysis of the women's exclusion from public life and searching for an answer to the question why women and the femininity are on the value ladder in the society behind men and the masculinity is a significant part of the dissertation. The results obtained by this research were used to verify how much gender influences basic social institutions (family, education system, labour market, and politics) in the contemporary Czech society.
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Paradigm of Czech modern and postmodern feminism in the context of European culture
Fuxová, Bohuslava ; Ferrarová, Eva (referee) ; Pachmanová, Martina (referee)
This study presents an anthropological and historical analysis of the women's movement in Europe and its interaction with and influence over the development of the women's emancipation movement in Bohemia since the romantic period. Specifically, this study focuses on and understands European feminist literary achievements as crucial to instigating and informing the various developmental stages of the emancipation movement in Bohemia. In mapping the features of the Czech women's emancipation movement not only onto major works of European feminism but minor ones as well, this study examines the full range of influence had by feminist writing in the Czech lands, including that of works that have fallen into obscurity. By reconstructing international feminist writing in its historical context, this study is able to identify "lost" texts and consider closely their movement between feminism and romanticism, liberalism and capitalism. Against this backdrop, this study brings the individual efforts of both known and relatively unknown feminist pioneers in Bohemia to the fore in an attempt to grant them the public recognition they deserve. Thus, this study traces the currents of global feminism in order to achieve a powerful local effect.
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