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Senior Citizens´Knowledge of Social Care Provided in the Countryside and in the City
TRNKOVÁ, Michaela
This bachelor thesis tried to find out how much information the senior population living in rural areas has about social services, then to detect differences in information in the rural and urban areas. The need of the social services is still increasing thanks to the growing number of the senior population. The aim of the theoretical part is to describe specific signs of ageing both in terms of physiological changes and on a level of the psyche and so emphasize the overall involution process ongoing in the old age. Furthermore, a situation of an old person in the society, a field of social services and mainly services for the elderly were sketched. The final part of the theoretical part was focused on the place of the research: the town of Klatovy and one of its microregions, the Plánice region. Various organizations providing social services were mentioned and the total number of the senior population in those two addressed localities. The basic respondent sample, necessary to ensure the validity, was addressed by means of a questionnaire method in the quantitative research. The total return was 51%. From the questionnaires obtained there was confirmed a higher awareness of the seniors as well as social services availability in the urban areas in comparison with the rural areas. Furthermore, the research showed that the most common way how the seniors pass information about the social services among themselves, is an informal way, through their friends. A higher number of respondents expressed that they would like to obtain the information from their nursing doctor. It would be appropriate to provide the results of this thesis to social service providers in the localities where the research was carried out. This information could be beneficial for them due to the possibilities to improve the quality of the social services in the future.
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Old Age as a Phenomenon of Disadvantaged and Suppression of Human Rights and Needs of Women
HOLÁ, Michaela
The method of secondary analysis of data was used in the theoretical part of my diploma thesis. I analysed literary and electronic sources in the way that the result represents the completed view on the old age with its many haracteristic changes, and the view on the life of seniors in their background (in family or an istitution). Consequently, I focused on human rights and needs and their possible suppression in senior population. The main theme of this thesis represents the maltreatment of seniors and ageisms. The practical part is focused on information and their obtaining with the help of a qualitative method. I used the method of interviewing, the technique of half-directed conversation. These were provided by the women at the age of 70-80. The women left the Hospital of České Budějovice maximally 10 days before the interview. The questions looked like the interview with instruction. Five more conrete hypothesis were cretated as a result of the analysis of gained data.
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Ageism
MOTTLOVÁ, Petra
Theoretical part of the bachelor work concentrates on: human age dividing, age ideology, age norms and sources of ageismus and demonstration of ageismus. Summary of theoretical part is dedicated to intergeneration prejudice. In the practical part of the bachelor work I concentrate on the research itself. The aim of this research is discovery of the prejudice existence from younger generation to older generation and its possible manifestation. The method, I chose for data gathering, was questionnaire (semantic differential). Questioning seniors I was trying to find out both ageistic attitudes and stereotypes, concerning seniors and old age and personal experience of the questioned ones with behaviour demonstration towards his/her person, which is conveyed by a senior. Overall 225 questionnaires were compiled. Research sample consisted of the population at the age of 15 {--} 74 years old in the district of Pelhrimov. The choice of respondents was random. The results are shown in the tables through middle figures for each age category. Outputs of the practical part are results confirming the hypothesis of decreasing number of prejudice to seniors with growing age. Existence of age discrimination is not denied by the research. On the other hand significant confirmation of ageismus in intergeneration attitudes was not possible to approve. In the conclusion it is necessary to state, that ageismus is represented in the population mainly by the people at the age by 30 years old, but general attitudes to old age and seniors are more likely positive. In hidden, but a very significant way, ageismus can be shown in the area of work market.
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Medical school students perception of the elderly
FOISTOVÁ, Lenka
This Diploma work consists of two parts, theoretical and practical. The theoretical part deals with characteristic features of ageing and changes connected with it. I also describe the adolescent development and complete this part with information of the study course called Health Care Assistant. The practical part is focused on research. The aim of this work has been to find out ambivalent attitudes of secondary health care school students to seniors. A technique of the semantic diferential was used in the field data collection. The students were asked to define their opinions and attitudes toward seniors in the scale of odd-numbered categories of lexically ambiguous word pairs, e.g. quick {--} slow, old {--} young.They were also free to express their opinions about seniors. Although there were significant differences in responds of 3ZA and 4ZA classes, the total findings have proved both hypotheses stated at the beginning. The students of secondary health care schools perceive seniors positively, on the other hand they consider them as sick people. It is obvious from the survey information that older students perceive seniors more positively than the younger ones who reported more negative attitudes toward seniors. The differences in student perception can be connected with the fact that four-year students have already passed their professional training in health care facilities. The research findings are supposed to be benefitial for professional subject teachers at secondary health care schools and for professional training mentors at health care facilities. The findings should lead to reconsidering methodical approaches to professional subject teaching and the subsequent implementation into the school educational programmes.
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Ageism- discrimination on the basis of age
STAŇKOVÁ, Dana
This work deals with ageism or age discrimination, so the theme that has become very topical because of increasing longevity. Age is an integral part of our life, this life stage is as important, such as childhood or adolescence, and that is why is necessary this term of life feel and don´t ignore the needs. The theoretical part deals with aspects related to age, so demography, old age and ageing process, factors influencing old age, ageism itself, its sources and possible solutions. In conclucion the family, its solidarity and conflict in intergenerational relationships. The practical part i´m trying to find out the opinion of today's seniors to old age and stereotypes associated with it and ageism. The selective method was a form of interviews with 5 seniors living either at home or retirement home, their ages move around from 66 to 84 years. The result is an analysis of their answers to questions about old age and compared with findings in the theoretical part.
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Experience the czech population with age discrimination
VALENTOVÁ, Jindra
Abstract. At present ageism is a commencing problem which is necessary to deal with. Originally an English term has no Czech equivalent and it denotes discrimination or differentiation on the basis of age implying prejudices towards elderly people. It concerns statements and attitudes without true and reasonable basis. Some manifestations of discrimination are evident, some remain not pronounced in vertones. Ageism appears most often in the sphere of employment, where people are rejected for the reason of alleged decreasing performance and frequent sickness, according to prejudices connected with their more advanced age. The practical part of my thesis aims at a comparison of people over 50 and those who are still under this imaginary limit. By collecting primary data the following hypothesis was tested among others: it is more difficult for people over 50 to find work than for younger age categories. Respondents were chosen among job applicants of the Job Centre in Tábor. On the basis of a questionnaire and a secondary analysis of the data it was proved that 50+ applicants at the Job Centre in Tábor had to face age discrimination at an interview more often and also have more frequent experience with being dismissed due to their advanced age, which confirms the determined hypothesis. It is interesting that as people grow old they tend to think that after being 50 their work performance will decrease. Moreover, the research implies in general that people over 50 are a worse employable group than those of lower age categories. A feasible solution of this situation might be adjusting of stricter recourses for this kind of discrimination. In the Czech Republic this problem has been treated directly only under the rule of employment law which bans this kind of discrimination. A possible contribution might be an anti-discrimination law now being prepared. Promoting the effort to change social awareness concerning the qualities and abilities of older generation is also essential. Media should present a more positive image of elderly people; after all decreasing strength is compensated by great life experience, therefore this combination may not influence their general ability and performance.
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Old age and ageism
RAČICKÁ, Aneta
This thesis is theoretical. It deals with old age, reference to seniors in various societies and for today typical ageism. In firs part the old age and growing old is described and clasified. It`s shown what changes go with growing old and factors cases growing old The naxt part is about is about perception of old poeple in history in various cultures. The last part deals with ageism. It introduce several definitons of ageism by various authors. It describes prejudices and myths about old age, which link to ageism. As a result of ageism the discrimination of seniors is netioned. Three fields are choosen as a manifestation display of discrimination of seniors (media, labour market and health service) At the end there is some options how to fight against ageism and what positive steps have been already done.
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EAN Syndrom - Elder Abuse and Neglect
HANZELOVÁ, Jiřina
Thesis named ,,EAN Syndrom {--} Elder Abuse and Neglect`` is divided into two parts, they are theoretical and research ones. The theoretical part defines the torture and abuse, the syndrome of the maltreatment with seniors (EAN), the domestic violence, the institutional care, ageing, etc..These definitions are followed by the legislation containing legal amendments concerning the torture and abuse. The thesis also includes the statistical data showing the situation of the senescent population, risk factors and causis of ageing together with its kinds. In this theme, I discuss types of senior abuse, signs and symptoms, causes, instructions for reporting elder abuse, getting help for the abused or the abuser, and prevention of elderly abuse. The research part be composed of quantitative method by means: two questionnaires and secondary analysis. The first questionnaire was created for professional caregivers and the second was created for seniors in institutions. The methodology states how to recognise the neglect of seniors and vhich situation is actual in geriatric institutions in Carlsbad country. The methodology of questionnaire show how work professional caregivers with seniors and show situation about home violence. Secondary analysis was compared with publicly available data from USA. By means of the questionnaires I found out the information on the kinds of the maltreatment with seniors: physical abuse of the elderly, emotional abuse of the elderly (psychological or verbal), neglect or abandonment of elders by caregivers, financial exploitation of seniors (elder financial abuse), healthcare fraud or healthcare abuse of the elderly. Specific questions concerning problems in the field of the help {--} the prevention of the maltreatment with seniors and of ageing and the professional help. Research confirm hypothesis that abuse of the elderly can occur in the elder's home and elderly people may be more vulnerable to abuse than others because of social isolation and mental impairment. EAN leave the consequences on mental health and emotions.
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Seniors in Society
SUCHOMELOVÁ, Věra
The thesis is aimed on the role of seniors in the society of the west type with the stress on the society in the Czech Republic. In the theoretical part there is discussed the problematic of active life-conception in old years as the important condition of social health of both senior-ladies and senior-men. In next section there are presented myths having the base in the oldness and there are outlined the possibilities that seniors have in this area in the Czech Republic. Further, in the work there are discussed main problems that seniors have in recent society preferring youthfulness and sexual activity.In the practical part of the thesis there are presented some significant results of the research ``Senior-women in Roman Catholic Church{\crqq} that surveys the active life-conception, life style and life-contentment of its members older than sixty five years. There is discussed the influence of dissimilarities having the base in the difference in education or social status of senior-women or whether they live in the city or in a small village.
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Stárnutie pracovnej sily a veková diskriminácia na trhu práce
Porubská, Lenka ; Brožová, Dagmar (advisor) ; Janíčko, Martin (referee)
Discrimination as well as ageing populations are very discussed topics nowadays. It can be viewed from population, demografic or economic point of view. The aim of this paper is to discover, if those two concepts have some common economic relations with regard to labour market. We will see that Czech Republic is not any different from other EU member states in dealing with age discrimination, ageing populations or changing in productive age limits. In this paper I will model the situations in which age discrimination could, but does not have to occur, and I will give legal reasons for it. I will also show how the ageing populations influence labour market and what consequences does it have. I will compare the statistic data with my own research and draw a situation in Czech Republic. I will focus on population of higher age and with anonymous questionnaire I will describe this problem from their point of view.
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