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Collectivization of the countryside in memories of witnesses from the localities Lhenice and Mičovice
Kolářová, Lucie ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Tereza, Tereza (referee)
The submitted thesis focuses on the period of forced collectivisation in rural Czechoslovakia and is a case study of the villages Lhenice and Mičovice. The focus of the work is to determine what images of collectivisation are still in the minds of the local residents and how this process affected the daily lives of their past.
The theoretical section explains the concepts of everyday life, socialistic everyday life, memory and collective memory. It was conducted in the form of oral history method and archive research. Thanks to this approach the work illustrates view of witnesses who lived during the process of collectivization. It deepens our understanding of Czechoslovak modern history through the perspective of local residents.
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The forced displacement in memories of Czech Germans
Hlaváčková, Kateřina ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Martin, Martin (referee)
The topic of this thesis is the forced displacement of the oldest generation of Czech Germans; i.e. current Czech citizens with German or Czech-German origin. These people stayed for various reasons in Czechoslovakia despite the forced resettlement of more than three millions German-speaking people. By the means of analysis of biographical narrations this thesis shows whether and in which way the resettlement is present in memories of this generation. Besides, it scrutinizes the significance of this event for the generation in question and its memories. By the means of analysis and interpretation of the gathered narratives, the common features as well as differences are revealed.
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The Image of Islam in the Czech Republic
Šnaiberg, Michal ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Martin, Martin (referee)
The focus of this masters thesis is on the phenomenon of stereotypical images of muslims and islam produced in the czech society. The effort is given to finding out these simplified images a indetifying factors leading to their creation. The solution of this problém is based on quantitaive research, which is used to identify possible dependencies in muslim and islam perception on different factors. All dependencies are statistically tested. The image of islam, as percieved by the majority in the Czech Republic, is then constructed based on questionnaire survey, statistical resuslts and media analysis.
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Everydayness of socialism in border regions demonstrated on the village Bedrichov in Jizera mountains.
Cejpová, Irena ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Martin, Martin (referee)
The thesis deals with everydayness of socialism demonstrated on the selected village Bedrichov which is situated in the borderland between Liberec and Jablonec nad Nisou, two important towns of the Liberec region. In the thesis, there is compared the crucial period of socialism (from 1948 to 1989) with the era before the World War II and with the time period after 1989. Oral history which is a specific form of qualitative research method is used for gathering information about world, people and their lives. The first section of the paper describes the theoretical concepts used for studying of everydayness, memories and border regions. In this part is also presented and analyzed the result of the existing research of everydayness in socialism. The main section of the thesis consists of my own research and is divided into individual topics which reflect everyday life as percepted by people living in Bedrichov.
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Delinquents or activists, stepping into the world of squatting
Beňová, Barbora ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Štolfová, Andrea (referee)
The work is focused on the phenomenon of squatting, specifically on the process of socialization into this subculture. That is demonstrated on the examples of participants of this specific group of society. The aim is to take hold of human transformation, how a man becomes a squatter. This bachelor thesis is divided into several units; the first, theoretical part is focused on terminology, definition of subculture, squatting, its division and history. Also the Turner´s concept of communitas is introduced. In the following, practical part, the attention is aiming at the history, values and activities of Anticommercial cultural and social centre Klinika. The main characters from ASC Klinika are coming to the foreground and their testimonies, observations, opinions and life stories are becoming the object of our interest. That allows us to look deeper into the world of squatting, into its sunny gardens just as darker recesses, and draws us nearer to the genesis of new members of squatting community.
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Integration of foreign nationals in the territory of the Czech Republic
Koudelová, Lucie ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Tereza, Tereza (referee)
The master thesis deals with the integration of foreign nationals in the territory of the Czech Republic, specificaly the immigrants from the third countries. The main objective is to identify factors affecting the integration of these persons. The thesis uses the method of qualitative research, where there are explained the causes of migration, the situation of immigrants after arrival to the destination country, the strategy of immigrants and their establishment of primary and secondary social networks, including maintaining their transnational relations. The thesis then focuses on the social content between the major society and the other etnic groups. The research part is also supplemented by statistics, which provides current data on the life of foreigners in the monitored area. The conclusions are compared with the opinions of experts, who work on integration of organizations and besides expert advice for foreigners they also focus on the education of members from the ranks of the majority.
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The phenomenon of old age and aging in the eyes of younger generations
Kubátová, Iva ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Martin, Martin (referee)
The question of age and aging is currently gaining in importance. The main reasons for the aging of population are the extension of age of individuals and low birthrate. This master thesis tries to answer the question, how the younger generations see seniors and identify the main stereotypes and myths about age and aging, which are produced in contemporary society. By using a combination of quantitative and qualitative research is presented an image of senior in the eyes of youngest, middle and oldest generations. The empirical part firstly deals with the perception of seniors, depending on age and sex of respondents and secondly the perception of myths about seniors depending on the age of respondents. Statistical data from the questionnaire are supplemented with information based on interviews. The results of the thesis point out that the Czech population perceives seniors rather neutral, between generations are only small differences in the perception of seniors.
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Czech-arabic relationships in Teplice. Case study.
Smékalová, Tereza ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Pavel, Pavel (referee)
The issues of Islam, integration of Muslims and multiculturalism are currently major topics in the European space. Within the framework of this debate, among the search for self-identity, occur various stereotypical and prejudiced behaviours against this different religious and ethnic group. The everyday contact between Czech and Muslim communities within the Czech Republic happens primarily in the north-bohemian town of Teplice. This spa town provides excellent spa treatment, which attracts guests from Arabian countries. This thesis inquiries about the nature of relations between the local citizens and the Muslim population, which either permanently lives here or is on a temporary visit. It attempts to provide possible solutions for disputes of such coexistence.
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Neighborhood phenomenon in a housing estate - case study Cerny Most
Žiaková, Kateřina ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Tereza, Tereza (referee)
The focus of this master thesis is on the phenomenon of neighborhood and social
relations between residents of the housing estate Cerny Most. The main objective of this
thesis is to determinate, what social relations and interactions are between residents
of Cerny Most and how different are these relations and interactions between
established residents and newcomers.
The research is a combination of quantitative and qualitative approaches.
The quantitative part is based on a survey, which is focused on determinates
of neighborhood, for example the residential stability, the resident´s connection to Cerny Most
and spending of free time in the locality depending on location of residence and length
of staying in the location. Research is also focused on neighborly relations and social
interactions between residents of Cerny Most, but also between established residents
and newcomers. Research deals with the satisfaction in the place of residence, quality
of neighborly relations, purposeful meeting of neighbors and involvement in the
community life. The qualitative part is consist of field research, own photographs of the
area and semistructured interviews which help to better understanding to detected
areas. From the survey results, statistic calculations and semistructured interviews is
compile the plastic image of neighborly relations and interactions between the residents
of Cerny Most.
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Crime and perceptions of safety in housing estate - Case study Černý Most
Štěpánková, Veronika ; Kreisslová, Sandra (advisor) ; Tereza, Tereza (referee)
This Master Thesis deals with the issue of crime and the perception of safety on the example of a housing estate area. In this case, it is a case study of the housing estate Černý Most. The basic principle is to provide a subjective perspective on the perceptions of safety of the inhabitants in the investigated area and to monitor the issue of what personal experience these residents realistically have with crime. The Thesis also seeks to identify the places that residents consider to be dangerous for them, which evoke the feeling of fear in them and to find out how their behavior changes in these places. Where applicable, to identify the similarities of these places, to trace if there are similar characteristics or whether it is the social and physical environment of the settlement itself that adds to the increased sense of fear. Moreover, work of the police and prevention against crime in the given location will be mentioned.
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