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Verbal image of gypsies in the Czech printed media
ADAMCOVÁ, Eva
Topic of this thesis is current intercultural issues and its main objective is to show media image of the Gypsy minority in Czech Republic. First part of the project is a chapter about Gypsies, their history, culture, today's lifestyle and everyday problems. Next chapter include theory of journalistic style and persuasion and these are the basis for my further analysis. Final chapters analyzes articles form selected printed newspapers. Specifically looks at topics of the articles and then persuasion elements in the articles and headlines. The aim of this analysis is to give a comprehensive Verbal image of gypsies in the Czech printed media.
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The use of the theory of social work at work with the Roma minority
STAHLOVÁ, Zuzana
The aim of this study is to explore whether social workers use theoretical concepts while working with the Roma minority. The research used a qualitative research method. Data collection was performed using of intentional (purposeful) selection. Qualitative data were obtained by interview with using the instructions. The research group was selected from a group of social workers assigned by the target group with which they work. This group consists of six social workers who work primarily with the Roma minority in southern Bohemia. To achieve this objective we established research question: Do the social worker use theoretical concepts while working with the Roma minority? If so, what and how, if not, what they use instead? Data were analyzed using cluster method. This method is used to group certain statements in groups, according to the resolution of certain issues. The results implies that only half of the communication partners uses a theoretical approaches. From the discussions it is clear that only two of them are using them consciously. They most frequently use tasks oriented approach and client-oriented approach. One communication partner even mentioned anti-discriminating approach. Most social workers agreed that they use their own judgment in their work. Self judgment is meant empathy, intuitiveness and more. Furthermore, communication partners mentioned findings, which can be used. It is very important to have mutual trust when working with the Roma minority. Academic teaching Romani would also be good to facilitate communication between the social worker and the target group. It would also be appropriate to concentrate knowledge about social work with the Roma minority into one comprehensive publication. This thesis can serve as a basis for further elaboration of this theme.
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The Roma minority by view of Vimperk's majority
MISTROVÁ, Jaroslava
Romanies are the most numerous ethnic minority in the Czech Republic. The Romany minority is very often connected with the problem of social exclusion. Excluded Romanies have got a lower level of education, high unemployment, high criminality, a worse state of health, a shorter average length of life, a low level of eating and housing. The majority socially dissociates themselvesfrom them. The bachelor´s thesis titled The Romany Minority in Vimperk from the Point of View of the Majority is divided into a theoretical and a practical part. The theoretical part deals with social exclusion, describes Romanies, sub-ethnic groups of Romanies and their origin. It also describes the current situation of Romanies in the Czech Republic and in the town of Vimperk based on the data obtained from the Czech statistical office. The next chapters address selected social problems of Romanies and the related problem of discrimination. They namely focus on the topic of housing, unemployment, and education. Discrimination can usually be understood as differentiation or as a different approach to groups of people of certain age, gender, racial or ethnic origin; to people adhering to a specific culture and religion, or to groups which have got a specific disadvantage, alternatively a marginal social position; and who differ in this characteristic from other people. The last chapter deals with selected socially pathological phenomena concerning the Romany minority, such as criminality, gambling, drugs, and prostitution. The goal of this thesis is to chart the view of the majority inhabitants on the Romany minority in the town of Vimperk using the concept of social distance. Furthermore, its aim is to find out the cause of the negative view using quantitative research. The quantitative research was conducted through the method of questioning - the technique of standardized questionnaire. Two research questions have been determined for the purpose of thethesis: VO 1: What is the social distance of the majority against the Romany minority in Vimperk? VO 2: What are the sources of the negative view of the majority on the Romany minority in Vimperk? Following hypotheses were set based on the research questions: H1a: The social distance towards the Romany minority is growing with age. H1b: The social distance towards the Romany minority is higher in case of men than women. H1c: The social distance to the Romany minority is decreasing with higher education of the majority. H1d: The people who experienced a direct conflict with the Romanies evince higher rate of social distance compared to the people who have not experiences any direct conflict. The whole aggregate includes 133 majority inhabitants who live in the town of Vimperk from the age of 18 over 65 years of age. The obtained data have been processed through descriptive statistics in the programme Excel and set hypotheses have been evaluated statistically in the programme SPSS. The results have shown that the social distance of the majority inhabitants against the Romany minority in the town of Vimperk is not significantly influenced by gender, age, or education. The majority society dissociate themselves the most from the Romany minority in the relation of near kinship through marriage and a near friend, according to Bogardus´s scale of social distance. The Bogardus´s social distance scale is most often used to measure racism and other ethnic prejudice. It is a scale which consists of statements that are supposed to show what social distances feel the respondents among themselves and other groups. Among the most common problems connected to the Romany minority in the town of Vimperk is the disturbance of the peace at night, criminality, prostitution, drugs, and gambling. Other problems which appear in connection to the Romanies is unemployment, venereal diseases, maladjusted behaviour in the society, and polluting the town.
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Problems of integration of Roma minority
JAROŠOVÁ, Markéta
This Bachelor thesis deals with the negative trends the Roma minority is facing. The theoretical part introduces the problems of the majority of Roma people in the Czech Republic especially in the areas of employment, housing, education, social services and socio-patological phenomena. The main focus is on the integration strategy. The practical side surveys the personal experience of chosen respondents in the above defined areas, which prevent a successful integration. The conclusion confronts the results of my research with the strategies, which could start positive changes leading to a gradual elimination of differences, tensions and misunderstanding between the Roma population and the majority of society.
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Excluded localities in the media discourse
BŘEČKOVÁ, Gabriela
This diploma thesis is focused on identifying the image of excluded localities in media discourse. During the recent few years, the media have been forming the views of the majority population of the Roma minority, while the concept of social exclusion in the Czech Republic has been used most often in relation to the localities inhabited mostly by the members of the Roma minority. Excluded localities have become a very hot topic in the media and the media have been presenting excluded localities as problematic in terms of unemployment, poverty, maximum use of social welfare by their inhabitants, housing problems, crime, organized crime, disorder and problems with school attendance of the children.
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The image of ethnic and national minorities in Czech mass media
MINAŘÍK, Michal
The work deals with an image of ethnic and national minorities in Czech mass media. The theoretical part defines the basic theoretical terms and briefly characterizes selected minorities in our country. It also attends to the issues of coexistence, problems of stereotypes, attitudes and prejudices. The end of this part is addressing the issues of media, media product and medial representation of minorities in the selected theme context. The practical part is based on the assumption of current media presenting the minorities mostly in a connection with negative content, for example criminality, unemployment etc. The research part is aimed at the content analysis of daily newspaper articles, that relate to chosen minorities.
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Support for Romany Secondary School Students
BŘEČKOVÁ, Gabriela
The theoretical part of this thesis is dealing with the differences in education in Romany families as compared to majority families, the education of the Romany minority, educational opportunities of Romany students and inequalities in the transition to high schools as compared with the majority population. Additionally, it describes the reasons for early drop out of Romany students from secondary schools and the concept of the Support is defined, as well as its changes that had taken place over the years till June 2011. The objective of this thesis is to identify the effectiveness of the Support of socially disadvantaged Romany secondary school students and college students. To obtain the necessary data, the method of qualitative research was chosen, the technique of semi-structured interview supplemented by secondary data analysis. The research group consisted of eight representatives of secondary schools in the South Bohemian Region County who asked for the Support in the past. The research results show that all Romany students apply for the Support at the outset of their studies, most of them repeatedly and separately for each period. If a Romany student meets the conditions for granting the Support, he/she must meet the conditions for the payment of the Support. The subsidy granted is paid retroactively in December, for the period from September to December, and in June, for the period from January to June. The unused finance is returned to the Ministry of Education. At the same time, the research suggests that completing the application form for the Support is not easy. The number of Romany students who applied for the Support from January 2005 to June 2011 shows a downward trend. The reasons for not using the Support included, in more than half of Romany children, an incorrect estimate of education costs and also a failure to submit the relevant documents for the retroactive payments; in 21 % of the cases the Support was not used due to drop out of the student, and the rest was due to unexcused absence. It is expected that this thesis could serve as an information source for the general public because the Support, also called positive discrimination, is a powerful motivational tool for socially disadvantaged Romany students for whom it is not easy to continue with their secondary education. At the same time, this thesis could become a source of research for other regions too.
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The inclusion of minorities in the Czech labour market
Pišťák, Zbyněk ; Kotýnková, Magdalena (advisor) ; Říhová, Vladimíra (referee)
The topic of the master thesis is "The inclusion of minorities in the Czech labour market." The main focus is given mainly on Roma and Vietnamese minorities. The inclusion of these minorities into the Czech labour market covers several societal aspects like prevention of criminality, social exclusion and poverty. The master thesis deals in particular with the theoretical analysis of the position of these minorities its social consequences and the possible solutions of connected problems. The master thesis in its practical part applies the theoretical outcomes and critically evaluates analysed solutions. Further, it proposes its own practical solution connected with support of the social entrepreneurship. The given minorities are also subject to the comparison.
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Education of Romanies Pupils in Alternative Shapes of Education Focused on Waldorfs Schoul
SAMCOVÁ, Štěpánka
The subject of the diploma thesis belongs due to its character to the domain of educational psychology and sociology of education. The thesis deals with the advantages of education of Romani children in Waldorf schools. The key terms are: education, Roma minority, cognitive determinants, Waldorf pedagogy. The aim of the thesis is to introduce the questions of education of Romani children as well as the general information about the Roma minority in the Czech Republic, the methods of education of Romani children in dependence on their school achievements, the description of cognitive determinants of Romani pupils in relation to their school efficiency and the demonstration of advantages of Waldorf pedagogy for Romani children comparing with the traditional educational system.
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Racial Discrimination in the Labour Market in the Czech Republic
Vojtěšková, Markéta ; Rybáček, Václav (advisor) ; Krebs, Vojtěch (referee)
Práce se zabývá rasovou diskriminací na trhu práce v České republice. Nejdříve je vysvětlen pojem diskriminace. Přestože je to termín v poslední době velmi často používaný, řada lidí neví, co přesně znamená. V další části popisuji situaci na trhu práce v České republice, zejména pak špatné postavení romské menšiny. Na to upozorňuje také řada mezinárodních organizací a Česká republika je za svůj přístup k Romům kritizována. Situace Romů na trhu práce je charakterizována vysokou a dlouhodobou nezaměstnaností, která ovšem není důsledkem jenom rasové diskriminace, ale také jejich nízkým vzděláním a kvalifikací. Vztah majoritního obyvatelstva České republiky a romské menšiny je plný konfliktů a neporozumění, často vznikajících z nepochopení odlišnosti našich kultur. Nutné je proto nejen potírání rasové diskriminace a zlepšení zaměstnanosti Romů, ale také jejich začlenění do společnosti.
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