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Social Services for Homeless People from Employees' Perspective
PĚKNICOVÁ, Barbora
This thesis deals with social services for homeless people from the perspective of their employees. The aim of this paper is to chart the barriers which influence providing social services to homeless people. The main question is asked about what barriers are perceived by social workers whilst working with the homeless. This is followed by four subquestions concerning the ways in which the employees perceive the barriers from their personal, the users' and the society's perspective as well as regarding the employees' work environment. In the theoretical part, the following terms are defined: homelessness, social work with homeless people, social services for the homeless. Furthermore, selected organizations helping the homeless are mentioned. The research is described in the empirical part of the thesis, including the hypotheses, research questions, methodology and results. The research utilizes qualitative methods, survey methodology and the semi-structured interview method. The basic data sample has been comprised of social workers employed in registered social services for the homeless in the town of České Budějovice. The final results show that there is a large number of barriers in all the aforementioned areas. Some of them are e.g. the clients' psychical difficulties, their addiction to alcohol and drugs. According to the social workers, a significant barrier are some prejudices of the society. The homeless are often perceived as the main instigators of their current situation, who do not want to find a solution to the problem, and they are judged by their appearance. Furthermore, the research has shown that, from the social worker's experience, the society's perception of the social services for the homeless and the profession of social workers is rather negative. Other barriers are observed by the social workers in their working environment, primarily in equipment and working space. The workers do not feel as unsafe while working as it may seem, however they sometimes feel helpless and disappointed when their clients do not do what they should. Other barriers found include system barriers connected to deficiencies in providing medical care and deficiencies in social services for homeless people. The results of this thesis can serve as a complementary study material, as feedback for social workers, or as a basis of improving a specific service to a provider of social services.
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Social Networking Sites as a Part of the Young Generation's Life.
PĚKNICOVÁ, Barbora
The presented thesis deals with social networking sites and the way teenagers use them in everyday life. The main goal of the thesis is to identify the strong and the weak points of communication via social networking sites from the perspective of their users. The first aim is to chart the factors influencing the usage of social networking sites. The second aim is to ascertain how users of social networking sites perceive the need for protecting their privacy. The theoretical part of the thesis defines the term social networking site, describes functions and types of social networking sites. Furthermore, communication via social networking sites is described together with its positives and negatives. The subsequent part deals with the dangers connected with using these sites as well as preventive programmes existing in our country. The possibilities of data and privacy protection are also described. Since the thesis is focused on teenagers, the developmental stage of adolescence is described as well. The practical part describes the research itself goals and hypotheses, methodology and results. Quantitative research and questionnaire survey were used for gathering the data. The control sample was composed of secondary school students, specifically from the Secondary Medical School and the Technical Secondary School of Engineering in Tábor. The results of the research have shown that 98.5 % of respondents use social networking sites. The average age of the respondents was 18 years. Most frequently, they use these sites to stay in contact with their friends and to acquire information. The strong points of the communication for them are being able to communicate quickly, almost free of charge and the opportunity to communicate with remotely placed friends. Contrarily, they regard bullying, cyber-bullying and easy abuse as its weak points. The majority consider anonymity on social networking sites positive, which has confirmed the hypothesis. In most cases, the users endeavour to protect their privacy. The results may serve as a study material or as a basis for prevention of dangers connected with using social networking sites.
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