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Selected social determinants of health in immigrants in some regions of the Czech Republic
BRABCOVÁ, Iva
The main aim of the research was to map the influence of selected social determinants on health of target immigrant groups. The method was based on the concept of ten social determinants of health as introduced by Wilkinson and Marmot (2003). The quantitative method used were interviews. The survey was carried out in the period from January 2010 to December 2012. Data collection was carried out in two stages. In the first stage, the influence of two social determinants of health (nutrition and addiction) on the respondents' state of health was investigated. The second stage of the survey focused on working conditions and on how respondents can use health care. 246 immigrants were interviewed in the first stage of the survey. They were from the following regions: South Bohemian Region, the capital Prague and Vysočina Region. 236 immigrants from two regions (South Bohemian Region and the capital Prague) were addressed in the second stage of the survey. They were legally settled immigrants in the age group 18 65, of Vietnamese, Mongolian and Ukrainian nationality. The results of the survey clearly show that the target immigrant groups are more exposed to unfavorable working conditions than majority population. Compared to the Czech population the target immigrant groups show statistically significant differences especially in the area of excessive workload and discrimination in the workplace. Increasing incidence of unfavorable working conditions resulted in significant increase in occupational diseases. The factors influencing use of healthcare by immigrants are the type of health insurance, length of residence, sex and knowledge of Czech language. Immigrants who had entered the system of public health insurance used healthcare much more frequently than immigrants with commercial health insurance. Male immigrants smoke and drink alcohol much more heavily than female immigrants. The young generation of immigrants (aged 18 to 29) smoke statistically more significantly than the middle-aged and older generation of immigrants. Middle-aged immigrants (aged 30 to 50) consume more wine and spirits. Their health was perceived subjectively as "worse" by those respondents who at the same time mentioned chronic pain and psychic stress in the workplace. The following measures could lead to elimination of social inequality and to improvement of immigrants' situation in the Czech Republic: equal working conditions for immigrants and Czech employees, improvement of immigrants' knowledge of Czech, shortening of the overall time for obtaining permanent residence, simplification of the terms for gaining citizenship, guarantee of access to public healthcare to all legally settled immigrants.
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United Kingdom as a multicultural country? British immigration policy United Kingdom during the '60s
Hložánková, Lucie ; Soběhart, Radek (advisor) ; Kozmanová, Irena (referee)
This diploma thesis is analysing society in the United Kingdom during the '60s. The United Kingdom today is seen as multicultural society with open and positive approach to immigrants from all different parts of the World. The first wave of immigrants arrived right after the WWII. These first immigrants were coming to the United Kingdom from all parts of the British Empire. Mainly from India, Pakistan and Caribbean. The situation changed during the '60s. Despite the fact that number of the immigrants was not too high, the new laws were introduced to stop immigration from non-European countries. My initial hypothesis: In the post war period the UK impeded the free immigration to the country. How the United Kingdom treated the immigrants during the '60s? What was the proportion of immigrants of the total population? I would like to lay emphasis on the analysis of the government steps, the responsible ministries and mood changes in the society. One chapter is devoted to the analysis of the situation in London. Which is an exceptional area with a high number of immigrants. The situation in the UK will be a part of comparison with selected countries of Western Europe. This is to show the difference between the British approach during the period. The aim of this thesis is to look for the reasons why the United Kingdom applied a different approach to immigrants compare to Western Europe during the '60s and to highlight the main aspects of the changes in attitudes towards immigrants.
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Socioeconomic aspects of the integration of immigrants in Germany
Němejc, Pavel ; Filipová, Alena (advisor) ; Zeman, Jiří (referee)
In the last decade, integration of immigrants into the German society has become a major topic in both political and public discussion in Germany. The goal of this paper is to analyze the current state of the main socioeconomic fields of integration in Germany and evaluate the successfulness of government's integration policy. The first chapter of the paper explains the significance of integration and its general principles on the background of selected cultural and economic theories and studies. The second chapter focuses on the historic foundations of integration specific for Germany with an emphasis on the post-war development. The third chapter is dedicated to the analysis of the situation in the main fields of integration and integration policy, i.e. the related legislation, education and working life of immigrants. The analysis makes use of case studies and information acquired during personal interviews with experts on integration.
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Changes in models of integration of immigrants in France
Vaníčková, Anna ; Dvořáková, Vladimíra (advisor) ; Školkayová, Marta (referee)
The bachelor thesis is focused on integration of immigrants in France. France belongs to countries where the issue of immigration and integration is one of the crucial topics of public discussion for long time. At first thesis describes historical context of migration in Western Europe and the influence of national identities on the approach to immigrants. Then the thesis follows up particular models of integration and their application in Western Europe. Afterwards thesis deals with development of immigration in France and its impact on immigration and integration policy. In the end the thesis points to the restriction on the wearing of head scarves and the ban on full face veil.
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Immigrant's position on the Czech labour market and their influence on the structural unemployment
Bártová, Hana ; Vostrovská, Zdenka (advisor) ; Poláková, Olga (referee)
The subject of this thesis is assertion process of foreigners on the Czech labour market. Foreigners from the East are attracted to come to the Czech Republic because of its mature market and specially targeted labour programmes enabling easier entrance to the Czech labour market. The reason is a benefit in form of young, economically active people improving the demographic shape of the Czech society. The thesis is analysing specific factors and barriers that immigrants have to deal with on the labour market and the direct effects of immigration for the host country. The thesis firstly focuses on the analysis of legislative and institutional environment. Then it concentrates on factors determining the decision to migrate. Finally it analyses the impacts of labour migration on the economics and demographics situation in the country of destination. Furthermore there was made a characterization of all regional, professional, age and educational structure of the foreign labour to evaluate the influence of immigrants on the destination labour market. One of the main questions of the quantitative research is whether the foreign workers can have a positive influence on the structural unemployment in the Czech Republic.
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Italian immigration policy since 2001
Gáborová, Miroslava ; Druláková, Radka (advisor) ; Zemanová, Štěpánka (referee)
The first chapter illustrates the short Italian immigration policy's history until 2001. Second chapter is dedicated to political trends in the 1990's and helps to understand the generation of new political subjects and a new form of political communication. Main targets and instruments of tightened immigration policy by centre-right governments are presented in the third chapter. The fourth chapter clarifies immigration policy's application in practice and the impact of the most important subjects and society's elements involved upon immigrants' position in Italian society and their insertion into the labour-market. The fifth chapter pays a special attention to immigration in Campania and to its regional policies and is focused on specific aspects of this region and a function of the third sector.
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Comparison of the immigrant's position on the labor market in the Czech Republic and in Germany
Kotrbová, Jiřina ; Krebs, Vojtěch (advisor) ; Vybíralová, Ivana (referee)
The main goal of this final thesis is the analysis of the immigrant's position on the labor market in the Czech Republic and in Germany. For this purpose the thesis makes a research of particular factors and barriers which immigrants have to deal with on the labor market and define their direct effects. Furthermore, the thesis focuses on the integration policy of both countries. Based on performed analysis in the field of immigration and integration the author of the thesis makes a comparison of the attitudes of both countries towards the immigrants with the aim to set up fitting measures for improvement of the immigrant's situation on the Czech labor market. The thesis is divided into theoretical and analytical part. The theoretical part is focused on theoretical solutions in the field of migration, migration policy, integration and discrimination. In analytical part, there is carry out a proper analysis according to the set goals.
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Nationality Groups in the Territory of the Czech Republic
Záhorská, Veronika ; Kadeřábková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Trhlínová Khendriche, Zuzana (referee)
Diplomová práce se zaměřuje na zhodnocení integračních procesů vybraných národnostních skupin žijících na území České republiky Cílem této práce je zjistit, jak se imigranti v ČR integrují do české majoritní společnosti a jestli jsou v ČR vytvořeny vhodné podmínky pro integraci. Část práce se věnuje imigrační a integrační politice ČR, která je základem pro realizaci integračního procesu imigrantů v ČR. Na tyto kapitoly navazuje nejrozsáhlejší část této diplomové práce popisující vybrané národnostní skupiny, které jsou charakterizovány z pohledu jejich vývoje, historie, kulturních hodnot, tradic, způsobu života v České republice. Tato analýza je využita ke zhodnocení postoje české veřejnosti k národnostním skupinám a jejich vzájemných vztahů.
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