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US War reporting: American media evolution through a comparative analysis of the depiction of Middle Eastern women
Mlatečková, Marie ; Hornát, Jan (advisor) ; Fiřtová, Magdalena (referee)
This study delves into the portrayal of Arab women in American mass media (the New York Times, the Washington Post and the Wall Street Journal) and uncovers the continued presence of Orientalism in such reporting. The study examines the War in Iraq and Syria as case studies and finds that more has stayed the same between the two. The study employs three frameworks to support its findings: Orientalism, post-colonial feminism, and peace journalism. The thesis extensively reviews existing literature on the topic and includes a chapter on the definition of mass media, with specific examples of its power in the United States. Another chapter focuses on the Middle Eastern context of gender and the context of the two wars. Finally, the study provides an in-depth analysis of representative samples from three journals and their articles during the first year of both conflicts, which are then presented and discussed.
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Patterns of heated tobacco products usage among women: qualitative research
Prokešová, Miroslava ; Kulhánek, Adam (advisor) ; Kočvarová, Linda (referee)
Introduction: A relatively new trend that has been gaining popularity in recent years is heated tobacco, which has been on the Czech market since 2017. Although the number of users of heated tobacco products in the Czech Republic is increasing, the phenomenon is still relatively under-mapped. There is also very little information on the gender specificities of the use of heated tobacco. Therefore, this study focuses on mapping and describing the patterns of use of heated tobacco products among women who have switched from using conventional cigarettes to heated tobacco products. Aims: The main aim of the research is to map the patterns of use of heated tobacco products among chosen women in the adult population of tobacco users in the Czech Republic. The sub-objectives are to describe the nature of heated tobacco product, find out what motivated female users to switch to heated tobacco products. And what are the typical situations when women use the device. Sample: the research sample was selected by simple intentional (purposive) sampling method, combined with snowball sampling method. The final sample consisted of 7 female respondents. The mean age was 25,7 years (youngest 21 years and oldest 34 years). Methods: The research was conducted using a qualitative method. Data was collected by...
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The effect of the self-defense course on the women psyche
Studený, Pavel ; Stich, Jaroslav (advisor) ; Holá, Veronika (referee)
Title: The effect of the self-defense course on the women psyche Objectives: The main aim of this thesis is to find out whether taking a self-defence course has an impact on women's psyche. Especially on the part of psychology called self-efficacy. Methods: The quantitative data collection was in form of an online questionnaire in the survio application, which was based on the previously published "GSE" questionnaire, in which responses were rated on a four-point scale. Data analysis (evaluation of the responses) was performed on the basis of a graphical display. Results: The results of the questionnaire show that taking a self-defence course has a positive impact on women's psyche. According to the scores on the "GSE" scale, it is also evident that about half of the women experienced an increase in general self-efficacy. On average, the self-efficacy of these women increased by 7.125 points. Keywords: attacker, victim, women, perception of danger, estimate accuracy
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Assessment of the postural stability level by female soccer players using Y- balance test
Dvorská, Veronika ; Kaplan, Aleš (advisor) ; Hráský, Pavel (referee)
Title: Assessment of the postural stability level by female soccer players using Y- balance test Objectives: The aims of this thesis are to acquaint readers with the Y-balance test method and to map the level of dynamic postural stability by women soccer players with the help of the method called Y-balance test and to compare the gained data with a group of non- athletic female probands. Amongst other aims is to identify the risks of injuring lower body limbs of the studied individuals based on the results obtained from the Y-balance test Methods: There were 20 probands in total attending the test. Half of them were female soccer players aged 18-30 years (21,8 on average) who practice 3 times a week plus play a competitive game once a week. The second half consisted of non-athletic female probands, also in age group of 18-30 (24,4 on average), who do not actively engage in any sports. Y-balance test was used to evaluate the postural stability of the subjects. Before the testing, the length of lower limbs was measured by the probands using a measuring tape, followed by trial attempts, after which the probands realized 3 measured attempts in each direction. The results were recorded on a special sheet. All the gained data were processed by Microsoft Office 2019, analysis was conducted using...
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