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The Czech digital divide as a form of Inequality: the non-users problem
Macek, Oskar ; Lupač, Petr (advisor) ; Sládek, Jan (referee)
This paper deals theoretically and empirically with the problem of inequality in the information society, known as the theory of digital divide. In its first section, the paper outlines the theoretical concept of the information society, followed by a presentation of the digital divide issue. This theory is then confronted with the idea of certain strategies of the Internet usage substitution, which would help eliminate the non-users' natural disadvantage. A qualitative research among Czech seniors, based on this idea, follows. It is trying to analyse this issue, its final product being a typology of the Internet non-users in relation to substitution strategies.
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The image of Islam in Czech massmedia
Nováková, Eliška ; Lupač, Petr (advisor) ; Vinopal, Jiří (referee)
The objective of this paper is to analyse media representations of Islam in the Czech media using quantitative analysis and qualitative content analysis of media images as well as the correspondence between images and spoken text. The theoretical part of this paper describes the fundamental basis of Islam, its relationship to the Western world and its position in the Czech Republic. Furthermore, the given section debates the founding knowledge posessed by the sociology of media in relation to the issue of media representation. The findings will provide the basis for follow-up research.
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The Lisbon Strategy and Europe 2020:Where is the information society?
Connelly, Philip ; Soukup, Petr (advisor) ; Lupač, Petr (referee)
In the period 2005-2010 the Czech Republic has exhibited a growth in computer and Internet usage across society. As is to be expected from the literature, younger generations, especially what has been termed Generation Z, show significantly higher levels of computer literacy than older generations. Computer literacy is also at the highest level among the most highly educated and among households with children. Government policies to increase computer literacy have had positive effects, however they have only been a partial success. All schoolchildren have access to computers and the Internet, however there have been no effective policies for increasing computer literacy among the adult population. The result of this lack of policy is that the Czech Republic, in a position common to much of Europe, failed to meet the challenges of the Lisbon Strategy and will likely fail to meet the targets of Europe 2020.
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Social interactions in cyberspace
Čech, Jiří ; Duffková, Jana (advisor) ; Lupač, Petr (referee)
This thesis deals with a relatively new, dynamically developing and unique environment that came into existence due to the global interconnection of computers into an international network - the Internet. Its ambition is to acquaint the readers with the circumstances of emergence and development of this phenomenon, which is the product of informational society as well as one of its creators. The thesis focuses primarily on the issue of cyberspace, the point of relative freedom and meeting of people from aH over the world entering with aH sorts of objectives. Its aim is also a general overview of the potential offered by cyberspace to its visitors and the ways it affects them. Special attention is paid to the fields of interpersonal communication and self-presentation within the frame of virtual reality. Last but not least, it offers an insight into the mutual agency or real world and cyberspace, taking place through its creators, users and divers social movements.
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Specifics of the extreme right in the Internet environment
Avukatu, Jiřina ; Lupač, Petr (advisor) ; Podaná, Zuzana (referee)
The bachelor thesis "Specifics of the extreme right in the Internet environment" deals with the role of Internet in the life of the czech extreme and radical right movement. It discourses the groups which use Internet networks and forums, examining their manifestations, strategies and objectives of their activity, and the contribution of such activities in the area of virtual identity. First, the thesis defines the evolution of the Czech extreme right and also the current situation in the country. Furthermore, attention is paid to the topic of the far right on the Internet. The thesis analyses the activities of extreme right in the virtual world and its specifics in creating and maintaining a virtual identity of members of the movement. However, there is considerable space devoted to the processes of self-presentation, as well as to the structure and characteristics of communication, which play a crucial role in the process of identity formation. The second methodological part of the work aims to examine a wide range of czech far-right virtual sites using a combination of quantitative approaches, namely social network analysis and content analysis. The results of these empirical attempts will be combined with the findings of the theoretical part and altogether will be applied to the reality of the Czech...
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The trust in policy in the Czech Republic in the context of social perception of the state social policy
Železná, Lada ; Vinopal, Jiří (advisor) ; Lupač, Petr (referee)
The bachelor thesis discusses the trust in policy in the context of social perception of the state social policy in the Czech Republic. The theoretical part includes definitions, sorts and concepts of trust and focuses on system trust in the context of social policy. The practical part is done using secondary analysis and the European Social Survey data from 2008 for Czech Republic. The goal of this thesis is confirmation of main hypothesis predicting that perception of social policy affects the general degree of trust in politics and political institutions.
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Contemporary reflection on the relationship of social stratification and consumption
Podsedníková, Klára ; Lupač, Petr (advisor) ; Hamplová, Dana (referee)
This bachelor thesis summarizes theories that deal with the relationship between social stratification and cultural consumption. In the first chapter, basic theories of social stratification are briefly summarized. Then the author introduces Pierre Bourdieu's distinction theory and his follower's and critic's contributions. The second part of the work deal with the contemporary theories of social stratification and cultural consumption relationship, focusing especially on the cultural omnivores concept. However, two other basic concepts of the relationship - the homology concept and the concept of individualism - are presented as well in this part.
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Research on the Facebook: future or utopia?
Jelínková, Tereza ; Průšová, Petra (advisor) ; Lupač, Petr (referee)
The master thesis "Facebook research: Future or Utopia?" discusses the research capabilities of social network Facebook. This paper introduces to readers the development of the Internet and its social impact, especially the change of nature of communication which accentuates just spending time on social networks on the Internet that are described below. This situation offers an enormous opportunity for the social sciences to use this space as a platform for data collection and as an object of research itself. To both of these two areas is devoted the practical part of the paper which illustrates how possible is using of social network Facebook for research purposes.
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