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Love on screen: a semiotic analysis of reality TV shows
MRÁZOVÁ, Sabina
This bachelor thesis concerns itself with the semiotic analysis of matchmaking reality television shows. It aims to discern how such programming affects the viewer's expectations of love and how gender roles are presented. The thesis shows that reality shows can reinforce stereotypes and places emphasis on a critical approach towards the media's content. The conclusions reached contribute to the understanding of how media representation influences social norms in romantic relationships.
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Gender roles of people with mental disabilities growing up in a family environment or institutional care
HARISOVÁ, Kristýna
The thesis deals with the perception of gender roles of people with mental disabilities with regard to whether they grew up in a family environment or institutional care. The theoretical part of this thesis explains concepts such as gender roles, gender identity, mental disability, family, upbringing and institutional care. The practical part of the thesis processes interviews with the respondents of the research, who are people with mental disabilities. Partial targets of the research work are to compare the properties, perception of male and female role models, classification of typically female and typically male work, preferences and interests of people with mental disabilities according to the environment where they grew up.
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The Attitude of Harry Styles's fans towards gender roles in society
Michalčíková, Kristýna ; Reifová, Irena (advisor) ; Hroch, Miloš (referee)
The theoretical part of the thesis delves into the subject of gender in all the necessary dimensions for the elaboration of this work. The term is initially characterized in a broader context and further developed through gender roles and their shaping in society, including more specific terms such as masculinity and femininity, and gender stereotypes. The focus extends to relationships in connection with gender, where the influence of family relationships on development, the impact of peers, and parasocial relationships, relationships between fans and celebrities, are thoroughly examined. Additionally, there is a chapter on what is typical in fashion for men and women. The work places a central emphasis on exploring fandom, with definitions in this area. This includes an exploration of fandom itself, the perception of the term 'fan,' boy bands, and fandoms. The chapter on Harry Styles dissects his stance on gender through various statements, fashion, and the lyrics of his songs. The practical part of the thesis involves semi-structured interviews with fans, representing both women and men. Based on the results and materials, subsequent analyses are conducted. The work aims to explore how fans perceive Harry Styles' views on gender roles in society and whether they are influenced by his opinions on...
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The history and current status of advice columns adn "agony aunts" in both English and Czech and Slovak journalism with a focus on the question of gender
Grestyová, Natália Jane ; Vochocová, Lenka (advisor) ; Rosenfeldová, Jana (referee)
The presented thesis, "The history and current state of advice columns and 'agony aunts' in both English and Czech and Slovak journalism with a focus on the question of gender" explores and analyzes advice columns as a journalistic genre, examining them from a feminist point of view and focusing on the question of the presented gender norms. The thesis begins with a brief historic overview of advice columns from its origins in the United Kingdom, the United States as well as Czech Republic and Slovakia. The methodological part of the study briefly outlines the theoretical background of the research, gender ideology, as well as previous studies in the field. Analytical part of the thesis looks into nine different advice columns; four British examples, two American ones and three from the Czech Republic, covering different types of media (daily newspapers, tabloids, women's magazines, radio). In selected examples from each of the columns, it strives to answer two key questions; how a given column portrays gender roles and what ideological inclinations can be found in the columns, particularly on the conservatism-liberalism and feminism-patriarchy axes. The thesis concludes with the results of the analysis, where it also highlights differences in these values between columns from British/American and...
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Analysis of chosen civics textbooks from the perspective of gender
Šilpochová, Daniela ; Hyánková, Tereza (advisor) ; Ondráček, Vojtěch (referee)
This thesis is focused on the analysis of three chosen civics textbooks for the 6th grade of primary school from the perspective of gender. The aim was to find out, using qualitative and quantitative content analysis, whether or not women and men are depicted in gender stereotyped roles and in what numbers they are represented. The thesis is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part is dedicated to explaining the concepts of sex and gender, gender socialisation, gender in the school environment and gender in language. The practical part is dedicated to the analysis of the textbooks. As a result of the analysis, it is found that in all textbooks women are significantly outnumbered by men. However, the gender correctness of the textbooks increases over time. KEYWORDS gender, gender roles, gender stereotypes, textbook, civics, school
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Application of Gender Management in Selected Company
Brabcová, Zdeňka ; Procházková, Petra (referee) ; Rašticová, Martina (advisor)
This diploma thesis is focused on the application of gender management in Bosch Diesel company, situated in Jihlava. In the theoretical part the essential terms and general findings about gender management and work-life balance are explained. The practical part of the thesis deals with the chosen company, analysis of its internal environment and incentives to integrate gender management and deal with the work-life balance. Alongside with the survey in Bosch Diesel, questionnaire research in Honeywell (Brno) was accomplished, which provided an interesting comparison with the questionnaire investigation carried out in Bosch Diesel. The aim of the thesis is to prepare suitable suggestions based on the previous analysis. These suggestions are of informational character and then they could bring positive changes in some companies (and the whole society as well).
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Analysis of attitudes towards gender roles and their harmonization in Czech society
Gresko, Olesya ; Balon, Jan (advisor) ; Hasmanová Marhánková, Jaroslava (referee)
This thesis examines gender roles and their development in Czech society. The theoretical part defines the concepts of gender and sex, examines gender roles and the combination of work and family roles, with an emphasis on the changes in attitudes towards gender roles over time. The thesis draws on previous research and analyses of attitudes towards gender roles. It combines secondary analysis of data from the ISSP international research project with analysis of qualitative interviews. The research objectives include describing the attitudes of Czech society towards gender roles, verifying the existing findings in a new context and examining the influence of the current gender structure on attitudes towards gender roles and the harmonisation of work and family responsibilities. Several key findings regarding gender roles in Czech society emerged from the analysis. Data from the ISSP secondary analysis shows that attitudes towards gender roles are not static and undergo changes over time. Some trends in the view of gender roles in the family and at work have been identified that indicate a shift away from traditional models. Qualitative analysis of the interviews provides deeper insights into the individual attitudes and experiences of respondents. It shows that despite societal progress, there are...
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The Gender Pay Gap within the European Union
Ederová, Michaela ; Plechanovová, Běla (advisor) ; Knutelská, Viera (referee)
The thesis describes the gender pay gap and evaluates it from the view of the European Union and the Member States. It focuses on the measures and instruments that have been developed to tackle the causes of the gender pay gap. The definition of the pay gap is given and the gender and gender roles are described. The gender pay gap as a systematic underpayment of women is measured using adjusted and unadjusted data. The thesis concerns with primary causes of the gender pay gap, such as the horizontal and vertical segregation, differences in human capital, or discrimination. It deals with the gender pay gap at the level of the European Union and at the level of the individual Members States. The role of the European Union is described and assessed as well as its legislative and non-legislative instruments. The focus is on the proactive measures that contribute to solving the primary causes of the gender pay gap. The positive action measures and family-friendly measures are presented.
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