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Health and social situation of unemployed people living in the region Český Krumlov
ŠESTÁKOVÁ, Andrea
The present thesis entitled "Health and social situation of unemployed persons living in Český Krumlov" deals with the issue of unemployment in the context of a human life situation. The five chapters the theoretical section define issues of health and its determinants with emphasis on the social determinants of health, and also deal with the characteristics of unemployment from an economic and social health point of view, the definition of the competencies of the Labour Office and other employment services, as well as with specific information about Český Krumlov including unemployment statistics relating to its territory. The practical part is based on quantitative research study. To collect data for this survey, interviewing method (a questionnaire) was used. A specific questionnaire was created, which contained mostly closed questions in the form of scales with a bilateral scale used for measuring the living situations of people questioned. Research tool focused on the subjective evaluation of the respondents in the areas of financial, social and health situation. The research sample consisted of individuals registered as jobseekers with the Labour Office in Český Krumlov. That means I used a deliberate choice through institutions. The selection was conducted by direct addressing potential respondents upon arriving at the Labour Office workplace in Český Krumlov. The questionnaires were distributed personally, so the return was 96.7%. After elimination of incomplete or logically incorrectly completed questionnaires, a total of 353 questionnaires were collected using the afformentioned procedure. The aim was to describe the health and social situation of unemployed persons living in Český Krumlov region and determine whether there is a relationship between social and health situation of the unemployed, and the relationship between unemployment length records and social situation of the unemployed. In line with the objectives of the work, two basic research questions were established in the following wording: "Does the subjective assessment of selected characteristics of the social situation reflect in the subjective evaluation of selected aspects of health of the unemployed?" And "Does the length of registration reflect in the subjective evaluation of the social situation of the unemployed?" To the research questions, the hypotheses were determined, which assumed that increasing the value of one variable will increase the value of the other variable. As the characteristics of the social situation for the first research question were chosen: duration of the records, perception of unemployment, living with a partner and financial situation. Health was due to the characteristics of the social situation assessed from three aspects - overall, mental and physical. The results of this research thus show that three out of four selected characteristics are reflected in the health of unemployed people in at least two respects. In terms of social situation, the results confirmed that the duration of the unemployment records are deteriorating financial situation and also the tolerance of the people around towards the unemployed from the perspective of the job seekers. These findings not only correspond with the current knowledge in this area, but also point out that the health and social problem of unemployment is still relevant even today, when the existential threat to the unemployed is averted. The diploma thesis could thus serve the Labour Office in Český Krumlov in the basic orientation about the health and social status of their registered candidates. Furthermore, it could be an incentive for local nonprofit organizations to establish cooperation with the unemployed if needed. The thesis could also enrich the existing research dealing with this issue in one of the regions with the highest unemployment rates in the country.
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Lifestyle of people registered on the employment office
ŠESTÁKOVÁ, Andrea
Unemployment is a significant phenomenon occurring in today´s society. Its economic and social impact does not influent only society but has undoubtedly a negative impact on an individual, too. This bachelor thesis tries to capture all phenomena in the context of the unemployment which influence the man´s lifestyle and also points out the individual traits. The thesis has been divided into a theoretical and practical part. In the theoretical part it has been started with the definition of the unemployment in the economic theory, moves over the task of Labour Office of the Czech Republic to the state policy of the unemployment. For the research of the thesis the qualitative research strategy has been chosen. The data have been collected through the interviewing techniques with the method of semi-structured dialogues. The choice of the research sample has been made through the deliberate choice over institutions. The chosen institution for the research realization was Labour Office in Český Krumlov where the direct search of jobseekers with the consent of the director was made. The sample consisted of eight people who were willing to join the research. These people answered five ranges of issues out of the semi-structured dialogue which dealt with the lifestyle, interpersonal relationships, health, structure of the day and way of the job search. The main aim of the bachelor thesis was to describe the lifestyle of people registered at the labour office with a focus of on the living standards, interpersonal relationships and health. The sub-objective was to find out the current structure of the day in the life of an unemployed person and how he or she looks for a new job. The results showed that the influence of the unemployment on the living standards is particularly set by the decline in revenue which largely eliminates the existence of economies. The decline in revenue is mostly solved by the partial restriction of consumption. In two cases it was also solved by the form of a loan and in one case by the sale of assets. The influence of the unemployment on the health is of psychological or physical nature while stress is shown most. In two cases more frequent headache, insomnia and increased morbidity occurred by a long-term unemployed communicative partner, too. There has been registered no influence of the unemployment on the family relationships in half of the cases. In three cases family conflicts occurred and only in one case the unemployment was considered positive because it strengthened family relationship. Then results showed that the evaluation of a common day of the unemployed people is completely individual. Nevertheless the opinion prevails that the time caused by the unemployment brings new possibilities for activities of a usual day but it is also the cause of social isolation and reduced funding. Then it was found out that the people registered at the labour office use the internet and their friends for seeking for the job offers the most frequently. Not so often the advertisements in newspapers are chosen and only in two cases the direct contact to the employer was chosen. The theoretical part of the bachelor thesis could serve to the job-seekers, optionally to the students in the basic orientation in the system of the social security in unemployment. The research results could also bring the current view of the unemployment and its influence on lifestyle to the people who are concerned at the present time.
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