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Role-playing in massive multiplayer online games
Mikoláš, Michal ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Buchtík, Martin (referee)
The author deals with MMORPGs, a special computer game genre. MMORPGs are designed to host simultaneous playing of a large number of people. The key topic is role- playing, which occurs when the players accept a fictional role connected with their avatar. The text also includes description of the terms avatar, guilds, synthetic worlds, games and online games. The basic premise of this theoretically oriented work is that role-playing is not a homogenous issue and takes different forms as a result of the server/guild game style choice. The author collected data in World of Warcraft game environment. He created an avatar which helped him to observe actions of others while taking "field notes" and recording the chat communication of the players. The author compared data recorded while playing in two differently oriented guilds, which helped to create and describe basic definitions and forms of role-playing in online games.
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Buddhism as Value Source in the Course of New Identities and Lifestyles Formation in the Czech Republic
Cirklová, Jitka ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Lužný, Dušan (referee) ; Bělka, Luboš (referee)
The text, which is divided into ten chapters, deals with the form and orientation of the Czech Buddhist community. At the beginning, the thesis presents a short overview of Buddhism interpretations by Western science, culture and society. We present the ways of and reasons for popularization of Buddhism in Western cultural environment and provide the issues which attract attention of professional public and which have been explored within various scientific fields. The paper introduces research into the current Western Buddhism, which is understood as an independent form of Buddhism rather than a direct continuation of Asian Buddhist lines and schools. The dissertation thesis therefore uses the discussions and foreign studies focusing on the mapping of ways of interpretation and application of Buddhist ideas in the Western cultural environment.. Our study endeavours to understand better the dynamics of the domains of current religion and describe them. The field survey concentrated on Buddhist groups as well as individuals. Subsequently, the text evaluates their interaction and the process of forming of a group and an individual. The first stage of research provided us with more complex data on the institutional background formed by Czech Buddhist groups on which the respondents draw. The following second...
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Soviet civilization. The Phenomenon of the USSR in reflection of the contemporary Russian Sociology
Bělonožník, Zdeněk ; Petrusek, Miloslav (advisor) ; Kubát, Martin (referee) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to introduce a specific discussion of contemporary Russian historical and social science on the phenomenon of the USSR and its role within Russian history. In particular, concepts of three contemporary Russian authors are analysed that deal with topics such as specific periods of Soviet history, context of USSR establishment and its breakdown, internal dynamics and transformation, leading principles of the society life or the Union's relations towards both West and the Third World. The questions of continuity of Russian history and relation between Russian tradition and modernity constitute horizontal issues that diffuse discussion on most of the particular topics. The presented concepts illustrate considerable complexity of the postsoviet Russian disccussion; at the same time they reffer to certain leading lines which allow to overarch the variety of ideas by general concept of "Russian point of view". One of the lines consists in confronting the USSR/Russia with the West, quality that traditionally marks any Russian discussion on the country's identity. The author of the current document intends to demonstrate that the idealized reflection of the Russia/USSR that we can witness in works of most Russian historicians might particularly arise from their incorrect 5 perception of the...
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Emotional Solidarity in Elderly Care
Pacáková, Hana ; Jeřábek, Hynek (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
This thesis deals with the emotional dimension of intergenerational solidarity in elderly care. Caring for an aging family member is a difficult life situations for a caring person but also for the elderly. How they cope with the situation, largely depends on the quality of their relationship. The paper presents the theories related to emotional solidarity in elderly care, mainly the theory of V.L. Bengtson, on which is based the research and presents also contemporary Czech and foreign studies on this topic. Quantitative methods used in the paper are based on data from research of prof. Hynek Jerabek et al. "Family Cohesion 2010" and analyzes the mutual relationship between the one who cares and elderly family member who need help. To find the factors that affect relationships, is used linear regression analysis factors are currently being compared to the situation of home care and for care with help of the institutions. The conclusions of the analysis confirm the assumption that emotional solidarity is most often provided kind of help. Emotional relationships between caring persons and the elderly are characterized by relatively high degree of reciprocity, which increases when they are caring of their own mother, and if they had harmonic emotional relationships with senior in the past. The...
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Firm culture and its influence on motivation of firm's workers.
Zika, Jiří ; Kuchař, Pavel (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
Bc. Jiří Zika Abstract The Diploma Thesis deals with the subject of firm culture and its influence on the motivation. It is focused especially on the analysis of firm culture and on the influence of firm culture on motivation. In this time is firm culture relatively well established field, and so this work is trying to point out the major approaches of firm culture. It analyses the known theories of motivation and then it deals with the links of firm culture and motivation. The influence of firm culture on motivation of workers working on business license is examined in the company, which deals with selling of real estates. This influence is being described especially by the influence of the elements of firm culture on the complete motivation and on different aspects of motivation as well. This work in its final form brings the reader an integrated view on firm culture, motivation and their interrelationship. It is focused especially on the influence of firm culture on motivation. The results of this work bring the information, that even under the conditions which are not favourable for firm culture it is possible to work relatively well on firm culture and its enforcement across the firm. These results go out from the combination of quantitative and qualitative methods. The research was based on the...
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Boarding of students living in the dormitory Hvězda
Přibyl, Marek ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Balážová, Eva (referee)
Dining together, feasting and other rituals associated with food form are significant part of the history of human society. However, nowadays we can see the decline of their importance. The aim of my thesis is to show how students perceive their dining at the dormitory and how much the dining is important for them. This thesis could be divided into three parts. The first one presents the social and cultural meaning of the joint dining in the human society and there are also presented research questions. The second part is explaining the research and the methods of data collection and analysis used in this work. The results of the research are then summarized in the last part. After moving to the dormitory the boarding of the students is very individual and they perceive it as something ordinary and therefore not so important. The change occurs in two possible ways. First, the individual change of personal values associated with meal (e.g. by confrontation with long-term impact of dining). Second, a meal shared with partner when food is again seen as important. During a visit home these changes in boarding habits can cause conflicts with parents. My thesis is also focused on borrowing and sharing equipment resulting in closer relationship between students.
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The Influence of Parents on the integration of Vietnamese children into Czech society
Horáčková, Tereza ; Řezáčová, Vendula (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
The thesis deals with the problem of the influence that parents have on the integration of Vietnamese children into the Czech society. Immigration strategy for majority of Vietnamese residing in Czech Republic is not any more based on sacrificing their lives for material profit and the vision of the return to homeland. The author observes the tendency of Vietnamese immigrants to build appropriate conditions for permanent residence in Czech Republic and to raise their children there. Being the offspring of Vietnamese immigrants, that is actively integrating into Czech society and creating the bridge between relatively separated minority and majority. The whole work is based on case study of a group of Vietnamese immigrants, more precisely of the immigrants of second generation, who find themselves between two separate cultural units - the Czech majority, and Vietnamese community, represented by their parents. The main topic examined in the thesis is the influence that education has on children's integration into Czech society and on the process of forming their cultural and social identity. Identity of young Vietnamese is being formed by ascription and eventually by playing social roles. The author bases the work on the theoretical concepts, as acculturation strategies, identity, identification and...
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Seniors and active aging in the seniors'house in Ostrava
Lipowská, Jana ; Tuček, Milan (advisor) ; Trusinová, Romana (referee)
Demographic aging of population brings a number of needs, demands and changes in many areas of social life. In this case, Czech Republic has accepted several documents which also contain National Programme of Preparation for Aging for 2003 - 2007, and then for 2008 - 2012. This document regards to the concept of active aging and old age, which was accepted by the World Health Organization in the 90's, defined as a process of health quality development, seniors' social participation and the entire rising of a quality of life in an old age. The activity becomes desirable and proper way of the seniors' life. The diploma project is focused on the seniors' activities, specifically on the offer of activation activities and their usage in Ostrava seniors' house. The theoretical part is pursued on the definition of aging and old age, physical, mental and social changes and the science disciplines, which are focused on those. Besides, it deals with social services, closer with the seniors' houses, activity and activation in the houses and about the concept of active aging, National Programme of Preparation for Aging and European Year of Active Aging. The empirical part is focused on the case study of seniors' house in Ostrava, based on semi-structured and Focus group with seniors and activation workers. It...
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