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A comparison of selected anthropological theories in view of their pragmatic value
Hájek, Daniel ; Vrhel, František (advisor) ; Jakoubek, Marek (referee)
The study deals with the problem of applicability of two anthropological theories, structural functionalism and interpretive anthropology of Clifford Geertz. By applicability is meant what concrete difference using of one or the other theory brings about in ethnography. Each of the theories is at first thoroughly examined with emphasis on its possible aims, assumptions, and consequences for an ethnographer. Then each theory is put to test in examination of one particular ethnography associated with the theory. Evans-Pritchard's The Nuer serves as an instance of structural functionalism. Clifford Geertz's Negara as an example of interpretative analysis. Structural functionalism is shown to provide an ethnographer with a much more definite guidance which contributes to better possibilities of verification and comparability of the results than interpretive anthropology. Apart from the main subject, the study is concerned with more general questions, especially related to non-existence of a paradigm in anthropology and some of its causes.
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A comparison of selected anthropological theories in view of their pragmatic value
Hájek, Daniel ; Vrhel, František (advisor) ; Jakoubek, Marek (referee)
The study deals with the problem of applicability of two anthropological theories, structural functionalism and interpretive anthropology of Clifford Geertz. By applicability is meant what concrete difference using of one or the other theory brings about in ethnography. Each of the theories is at first thoroughly examined with emphasis on its possible aims, assumptions, and consequences for an ethnographer. Then each theory is put to test in examination of one particular ethnography associated with the theory. Evans-Pritchard's The Nuer serves as an instance of structural functionalism. Clifford Geertz's Negara as an example of interpretative analysis. Structural functionalism is shown to provide an ethnographer with a much more definite guidance which contributes to better possibilities of verification and comparability of the results than interpretive anthropology. Apart from the main subject, the study is concerned with more general questions, especially related to non-existence of a paradigm in anthropology and some of its causes.
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The wiew of man´s and woman´s role in present Czech society
HANZALOVÁ, Renáta
In my diploma thesis on subject The wiew of man´s and woman´s role in present Czech society I aimed to gender analyse of the value orientation, among others regarding spending free time ? with the view to find out mechanisms and possible reasons of a gender aspect. The aim of my work is to map out and to analyse the researches that have already been done in this field and to find answers to the following questions: what are the differences between man and woman role in the present Czech society? What is the difference between man´s and woman´s value orientation? What can cause these differences? How do the differences come out? The first chapter is dedicated to the definition of the basic concepts, this part introduces the problems of values, theories of value orientation and leasure time spending, it characterises family from the view of living values including leasure time, it explains the gender aspect. The second chapter maps out the researches done in the field of women´s and men´s roles in the family including the leasure time, it also introduces their results. The third chapter interprets the reasons for gender differencies in the view of structural functionalism and feminist sociology, it brings general overwiev of analysis results.
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