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Ethical aspects of dignified early life
MACHÁČEK, Stanislav
The thesis focuses on ethical aspects influencing dignified beginning of life. Main subject is the issue of infertility and possible ways of its resolution. Introduction part defines concept of infertility, analyzes causes of infertility and presents the most common methods of assisted reproduction. Fundamental ethical problems associated with individual methods of assisted reproduction are analyzed in next section. Attention is also paid to legislation of assisted reproduction in the Czech Republic, not only to legal framework of individual methods but also to determination of motherhood and paternity. Separate chapter is devoted to issue of surrogate motherhood which is a current and highly controversial topic. Conclusion of the thesis is dedicated to psychological impacts on couples living together and opportunities for social work.
The rule of funereal rituals in secular society
MACHÁČEK, Stanislav
The role of funeral rituals in secular society. The thesis discusses the importance of funeral rituals in a secularized society, enlightens the importance of funeral rituals in archaic and traditional cultures and in present time. In the first chapter the basic concepts are defined - ritual and funerary ritual, on which the work is based. Further attention is paid to the history of burying within our territory and the form of funerary rituals in Czech folk tradition, including peculiarities in the way of burying in the past. The history of burial and funeral rituals is followed by a description of funerary rite types and burial methods in the present. Then the thesis details the changes of approach in the secular funeral rites in the 20th century and the funeral rites of selected ethnic minorities in the Czech Republic. The penultimate chapter deals with the rituals and monuments of the deceased. The thesis is concluded with a chapter on the importance of funeral rites in a secularized society.

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