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Activism of Social Workers
RUNDOVÁ, Jana
This thesis is concerned with the activity of social workerstaking into account the needs of today's society. Its focus is on the activity of social work profession. It is dedicated to the definition of basic terms including social work, it is mission, socials problems, small paradigms of social work, current society, the concept of social work according to Musil and Banks. He also deals with ethical issues related to social work and activism. Part of this work is dedicated to the social worker, the requirements placed on him, his personality, education and lifelong learning. This work is supplemented by a research and investigation. The aim of the thesis is to find out which type of social workers as per Musil' saccreditation file, it is the most suitable for bachelor's study in field of Social and Charitable Work at the Faculty of Theology of the University of the South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Furthermore, then goal of the thesis is to find out what role of concept of social work plays in education in this field. The qualitative research, content analysis of the accreditation file this field of study is used. The conclusion of the work includes an evaluation of the results found in needs of society as well as the mission of the field of social work.
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A Loving Home for Every Animal: Civic Engagement of Founders of Dog and Cat Shelters
Urbanová, Adéla ; Pospíšilová, Tereza (advisor) ; Šťovíčková Jantulová, Magdaléna (referee)
This diploma thesis presents the conclusions of a qualitative research that dealt with the civic engagement of female founders of private shelters for dogs and cats. The topic is grasped on the basis of the theory of social movements and with the help of models bridging the opposition of volunteerism and activism. At the same time, the interpretation of the results of the thematic analysis relies on the concept of zoopolis, which presents citizenship as a category applicable to human-animal relations. The founders of private shelters approach the animals in their care as unmistakable individuals, beings with personhood and actors who can be and are invited to participate in decisions affecting their lives.
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Proces zrovnoprávňování neheterosexuálních osob v České republice
JINDRA, Martin
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to map the ongoing process of obtaining equal rights for non-heterosexual individuals in Czechia. Most of the text is devoted to three main periods of time - the First Czechoslovak Republic, period of the nineties in twentieth century and the last five years as milestones of the researched topic. The main contribution of this writing is a summarizing description of key actors, organizational structures, government interventions and social phenomena that played an important role in the legislative changes in human right settlement of these minorities to the heteronormative majority. The Thesis offers a chronological analysis of changes in the perception of non-heterosexual individuals in this territory from 1918 to the present days with the historical context preceding it. To demonstrate the standpoints of the society the writing also presents sociological surveys related to the topic.
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Initiative Food Not Bombs in Relation to Homeless People
ČESKÁ, Jana
This bachelor's thesis is focused on the initiative Food Not Bombs and its relation to homeless people. The aim of the work was to describe the inner workings of the Food Not Bombs initiative in the Czech Republic and to reflect on the activists in contact with homeless people. Food Not Bombs is a global initiative highlighting inequalities in society through free food distribution. The theoretical part defines the basic concepts related to homelessness, including social services, approaches to social work with this demographic and the current state of affairs. Furthermore, the history of the initiative Food Not Bombs, its operational principles and follow-up activities are presented. The empirical part of the work contains research using the qualitative research strategy and questioning method. Data collection was performed using a semi-structured interviews. The research group consists of eleven informants from the eight cities in the Czech Republic in which the groups operate. The obtained data was converted into text form and subsequently analyzed using open coding and categorization. Based on this analysis, research questions were answered. They aimed to identify differences in the activities of individual teams and how activists perceive homeless people. Several differences were identified between groups from different cities. However, these were not fundamental differences and it can be concluded that the groups agree more than not. Activists perceive the homeless as excluded from society and suffering from material deprivation, often due to the unfair distribution of resources. They endeavor to perceive homelessness as a problem without blaming individual people for it. The groups are characterized by giving equal access to the hungry and striving to help and support everyone without distinction. The work may serve to raise awareness of the initiative's activities and contribute to changing the passive or negative public attitude towards the homeless.
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Is Czech Society Divided? Sociological Analysis of Social and Political Polarization in Czech Society
Háčková, Kristýna ; Balon, Jan (advisor) ; Dvořák, Tomáš (referee)
Master's thesis entitled: Is Czech Society Divided? The Sociological Analysis of Social and Political Polarization in Czech Society is concerned with the study of polarization on a mass level. Its main goal is to indicate social and political polarization by means of a questionnaire survey and subsequent quantitative analysis to identify any fault lines and determine the essential factors that contribute to polarization. The author first focuses on research into party and political polarization, from which she moves to the social dimension of polarization, i.e. the key topics and groups that form fault lines. In the text, the author further focuses on opinion extremity, affective polarization and perceived polarization, where the influence of (a)political anger or political engagement is examined. Last but not least, the influence of social media use and exposure to extreme views and political content on levels of polarization is examined. The results show that Czech society does not appear to be strongly divided, rather it feels that way. However, the research revealed several lines of conflict in society concerning the political situation, human rights, topical issues, social questions and wealth inequalities. The results demonstrated the influence of factors such as (a)political anger, political...
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Production of knowledge on climate crisis
Nunez, Eva ; Zandlová, Markéta (advisor) ; Novák, Arnošt (referee)
In my thesis I am using ethnographic research methodology to study ways of communication and production of knowledge about the climate crisis in the Czech climate movement. The thesis focuses on four activist groups known for their use of direct action - Extinction Rebellion, Greenpeace, Limity jsme my (We are the Limits) and "Stop Dirty Money", an activist coalition group. I examine the process of making of their communication and who their communication is aimed at. Emphasis is placed on their use of direct action and emotional framing of climate crisis. The thesis analyzes how each group's views on social change are reflected in their communication and production of knowledge.
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Hacktivism: Politics, Crime, or Fun?
Raška, Jindřich ; Froehling, Kenneth (referee) ; Kotásek, Miroslav (advisor)
Cílem této bakalářské práce je zanalyzovat fenomén zvaný hacktivismus, jeho význam, dopady na společnost a motivaci jeho aktérů. Termín hacktivismus se skládá ze dvou následujících termínů; aktivismus, který bývá ve většině případů politicky motivovaný a hacking, jenž se jedná o kriminální činnost za účelem zneužití chyby nebo nedokonalosti výpočetního systému. Za účelem efektivního dosažení svého cíle, se aktéři hacktivismu, stejně jako jiní aktivisté, většinou organizují do skupin. Práce je též zaměřena na motivaci a následky konání těchto organizovaných skupin, zejména na skupinu s názvem Anonymous, s exemplárními příklady jejich akcí z minulosti.
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Civic Engagement of Women Who Shop Ethically
Vojteková, Zuzana ; Moree, Dana (advisor) ; Muhič Dizdarevič, Selma (referee)
The diploma thesis focuses on ethical consumerism and its impact on the civic engagement of young women. Ethical consumerism, which includes, for example, boycott and buycott of products and services, is gaining momentum in the downfall of formal civic engagement. Citizens move to the market where they apply their ethical principles of noneconomic character. Their consumer choices are motivated by publicly beneficial motives. The theoretical part of the diploma thesis defines both civic society and its civic participation, and ethical consumerism. The theory of ethical consumerism addresses the definitions of basic concepts, the change in the political climate, which has allowed the expansion of ethical consumerism and the gender aspect of this phenomenon. The research focuses specifically on young women who live in Prague and regularly shop ethically, and their participation in civic engagement before and after becoming ethical consumers. From the data gathered, it was found out upon which products the informants exercised their ethical consumption, the representation of socio-economical, environmental and political motives and how they formally and informally engage in civil society. Choosing products is just like casting a vote. The consumer choice gives citizens a sense of who they are, it is...
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