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Corporate culture of american company based in Czech republic
Mudráková, Barbora ; Müllerová, Františka (advisor) ; Adlafová, Iva (referee)
My thesis is describing corporate culture of american company based in Czech Republic. In the first chapter I am explaining theoretical terms which I am applying at the specific company in the last chapter. In the whole work I am specifying how it is important to cooperate between national cultures and the corporate culture. In the end I am suggesting few points which could be in the conmpany improved. The whole work is based on my personal experience.
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Selected youth fashion styles related with risk behaviour
RIGANOVÁ, Veronika
The title of my thesis is ?Selected Fashion Styles of Young People Associated with Risk Behaviour?. For young people, their appearance is very important. The appearance is a means of expressing identity; in this way, teenagers tell the people around whom they feel to be. As young people want to differentiate from their peers and adults, they express this not only by a certain style of clothing but also behaviour. Thanks to this, young people often enter different subcultures. A subculture can be described as culture of a sub-group that is more or less distinct from the dominant, mainstream and ?official? culture. A subculture consists of groups of people sharing particular values and norms in which they differ from the dominant or mainstream society. Various kinds of risk behaviour are often associated with subcultures. Risk behaviour is a phenomenon threatening the community across all cultures. It threatens the healthy development of juveniles in terms of biological, psychological and social development. The objective of my thesis is to describe selected fashion styles of young people and their specific characteristics in relation to risk behaviour of individual subcultures. The theoretical part describes selected youth subcultures, their history, lifestyles, values, and typical clothing. It also briefly describes the types of risk behaviour that are met in those subcultures. The practical part defines the objectives of the thesis and it describes the actual research, including the comparisons of the results obtained with the findings of other authors mentioned in the theoretical part. The actual research was conducted in a qualitative form using the method of questioning in the form of semi-structured interviews with respondents from youth subcultures. The results of the thesis make it obvious that risky behaviour does occur in the selected subcultures. In all the subcultures, the following can be seen: substance abuse, it was mainly alcohol and marijuana; however, marijuana was not in the emo subculture. In the skinhead subculture, some respondents reported right-wing extremism and violent behaviour. In contrast, in the punk subculture, a tendency to left-wing extremism and violent behaviour was much smaller. As far as hip hop and graffiti subcultures are concerned, only one respondent from the selected sample does graffiti but has not had trouble with the police. It can therefore be concluded that hip-hop and graffiti have not as much in common as it was in the beginning, when the style began to penetrate the country. In the gothic subculture, it was not confirmed that self-mutilation exists as a norm in the subculture. This subculture showed, more than the other subcultures, body-modifying practices but there was also Satanism; however, the respondents refused any connection with the violent practices that are associated with Satanism (cruelty to animals, etc.). Self-mutilation was confirmed in the emo subculture. Three respondents out of four have had some experience with it. Two of them started self-mutilation because of the ?emo rules? that they tried to follow when they started out with this style. All the respondents from the subculture add that self-mutilation has nothing to do with the style, self-mutilation is not one of subcultural norms, and they express opposition to these so-called ?emo rules?. It should be noted that these ?emo rules? were created by a person who did not belong to the subculture. All the respondents, who participated in the research, mention greater or lesser problems because of their style also in their everyday life (school, work, family). I think it?s mainly due to biased information from media. The results of my thesis can serve as a basis for further research, they can be used in teaching these issues and, of course, they can be used in the context of effective primary prevention.
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Value world of current teenagers
TRHLÍNOVÁ, Zuzana
In the bachelor´s work on the theme World of Values of the Current Teenagers, in the theoretical part, I focused on the general abstract definitions of values, evaluation, value orientation, personal and value developement of the teenagers in the period of pubescence and adolescence, preference of values and attitudes of the current teenagers and how value system influences their appearance, image. The connection of contemporary groups {--} subculture, the influence on the teenagers. In the practical part by the method of questionnaire, I focused on the assessment of the value preference of the current teenagers and how values influence their general appearance and how the general appearance influences the individual subcultures of the teenagers.
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The Graffiti Subculture. Primitive Street Expression.
SLAMKOVÁ, Petra
The work deals with the graffiti subculture in Czech Republic, concretely in České Budějovice. In the first part it introduces the term and history of graffiti. The main part is devoted to detailed description of the subculture: who is writer and crew which he paints with and how a young man start with graffiti and why. Next it describes relationship between subculture and society and how they interact with each other and how to defined themselves. Based on the Arnold van Genneps teory of rite of passage, the fourth chapter deals the issue of graffiti as a ritual. The following sub-theme is gender in graffiti subculture, because graffiti is not purely a matter of male. The subject of the last part is street art nad grafitti and art. Both isues are on the border of subculture and mainstream and partialy intervene in commerce.
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Youth Subculture in the Online Environment
SUCHANOVÁ, Jana
Over the last ten years Internet become substantial information and communication tool for all age and social groups of Society, but it has a specific status among the younger generations. This thesis understands the Internet as a virtual environment which supports the formation of new Youth subcultures and also the communication of currently existing subcultures. Theoretical part defines the basic terms and concepts (Youth, socialization, identity, culture, subculture, and counterculture) which correspond with the orientation in researched environment. The thesis characterizes also virtual environment, computer games and psychosocial aspects of these worlds. The practical part is based on qualitative research study (depth interviews) of the subculture of the on-line computer games players. The data gathered by depth interviews were processed on the basis of the methods of grounded theory.
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The possibility to apply the Leininger's model within the nursing care for homeless people
VLKOVÁ, Ludmila
The possibility to apply the Leininger's model within the nursing care for homeless people The thesis deals with the lifestyle of homeless people and subsequently also with the issue of nursing care for these people; such a care is a specific one due to their lifestyle. Next, the thesis works with the model by Madeleine Leininger, as well as with the model of Joyce Newman Giger and Ruth Davidhizar, which belongs to transcultural nursing sphere and is understood as the way how to overcome differences between the nursing subculture and homeless people subculture within the nursing process. Within the scope of the thesis, we have decided to research the possibility to apply the Leininger's model within the nursing care for homeless people, from the nurses' point of view, using the quantitative method, and the questionnaire technique. For the research purposes were set 5 goals: 1st Goal ? to find out what is the attitude of nurses to homeless people. 2nd Goal ? to inquire information from nurses related to the facts how is going the nursing care for homeless people. 3rd Goal ? to research, whether nurses from the selected hospitals may use the Leininger's model when nursing the homeless people. 4th Goal ? to make sure ourselves whether nurses are aware of the differences resulting from the lifestyle of homeless people. 5th Goal ? to search where, according to the opinion of nurses, are the homeless people going when leaving hospital to be ?home-nursed?. The goals were met. Hypothesis 1 ? that nurses appraise negatively the lifestyle of homeless people ? was proved. Hypothesis 2 ? that nursing care for homeless people is performed in the same way as in case of other clients ? was not proved. Hypothesis 3 ? that nurses of higher than secondary education do know the Leininger's model ? was proved. Hypothesis 4 ? that nurses consider the application of Leininger's model within the nursing care for homeless people useful ? was proved. Hypothesis 5 ? that nurses take into consideration differences in lifestyle of homeless people ? was proved. Hypothesis 6 ? that nurses do not know where the homeless people go when leaving hospitals to be ?home-nursed? ? was not proved. Analysing the gathered information there also resulted another Hypothesis 7 ? that nurses prefer application of the model by Joyce Newman Giger and Ruth Davidhizar prior to using the model by Madeleine Leininger within the nursing care for the homeless people; such a hypothesis was proved. However, I recommend a check of the hypothesis in the course of more goal-directed research. The output of the thesis related to the practice is the possibility to apply the found out findings in the nursing care for homeless people to minimize possible conflicts, as well as their application for the purposes of more respectable and purposeful work with the homeless people, which could be without any frustration feelings related to the given nursing care.
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Freetekno and the commercial technoscene from the point of view of differences among preferred drugs
KLEČACKÁ, Aneta
Freetekno or commercial techno parties are very often linked to opinions that this is the type of party where the connection young people - drug occurs. The theoretical part of the thesis is aimed at explanation of considerable difference between freetekno and commercial techno scene as postmodern subcultures, which are often perceived as a whole, where even the visitors themselves often do not know the difference between both the subcultures or the origin of their symbols. In the second, research part of the thesis I identify which drugs are preferred at freetekno parties and which at the commercial techno scene and what the reasons for using different types of drugs at the described scenes are, from what age, how often and with whom the participants visit the parties, motivation to visiting such events, whether they take psychotropic substances at the party and distribution of drugs at the parties. My work was aimed at collecting information from participants in both the party types, its thorough processing and interpretation that might serve to the public as a key to understanding their specific lifestyle. I would like to inform the public that not all the participants go to the party for a drug, but for music and friends, as it is usual in other music events. With regard to an atypical a nonconformist target group I used the qualitative research method. The research techniques applied are involved observation and semi standardized interview with open questions. The basic research population consists of participants of freetekno parties and commercial techno parties organized in various regions of the Czech Republic. Research questions were set in the thesis target showing that different drugs are taken at both the party types, where hallucinogens and cannabinoids prevail at freetekno while stimulants and ecstasy control commercial parties. Motivation to visiting the parties is also different in both the subcultures: while freedom, liberty and solidarity are characteristics for freetekno, visitors of commercial parties are motivated by music. Motivation to use of drugs is also completely different. Most of the respondents state in their replies that a good party is possible without drugs, but they promptly add that drugs are the things giving a party.
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Social work with non-conformal subculture members {--} sprayers in České Budějovice
JERSÁKOVÁ, Klára
Graffiti is often discussed and medialised phenomenon at present days. A sprayer is usually presented as a young member of graffiti subculture who realises his need of adrenalin in this way and quite often connected to other pathological phenomena such as deliquency or drug use. In the work I focus on explaining the meaning of ``subculture``and its origin and function. I also try to understand and deepen knowledge of graffiti from art and pathological aspects. Motivation of graffiti production forms the basis of the work. The aim of the work is to describe and map out the sprayer subculture in České Budějovice in the framework of preventive and repressive measures. A qualitative methods of structured interview and observation are used in the research. It is completed with a secondary data analysis based on literature. The aimed group consists of sprayers in České Budějovice and they are chosen through the snowball technique. The complementary group consists of professionals who are in contact with sprayers. The hypotheses, due to the qualitative research, were stated on the results. The conclusion is that the basic motivation of graffiti production is the need of self-expression and self-determination. The fact that the group provides these people with confidence and friendly relations plays an enormous role. Social pathology is not necessarily connected with graffiti. To understand motivation and experience of the sprayers is a cornerstone of the work. It could help better understanding between sprayers and repressive bodies. A man should know at least a bit about the facts before he presents his mostly negative verdicts.
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Attitude of students of faculty of Healt and Social Studies to choosen subcultures
ŠÍROVÁ, Zuzana
The bachelor thesis Attitude of students from the Faculty of Health and Social Studies towards selected subcultures is focused on determining attitudes of students from the University of South Bohemia, the Faculty of Health and Social Studies and students which does not study humanities - students of the Czech Technical University in Prague and the Faculty of Architecture, the Brno University of Technology. The theoretical part is focused on definition of basic notions and on description of selected subcultures. The aim of the bachelor thesis was to chart attitudes of students of the Faculty of Health and Social Studies of the University of South Bohemia towards selected most important subcultures in the Czech Republic. The thesis has been focused on subcultures Anarchists, Emo, Freetekno, Hip Hop, Hippies Punk and Skinheads. Results are confronted with additional sample of students which does not study humanities. For the bachelor thesis I used the research method of an enquiry, a technique of the questionnaire. The questionnaire was distributed at the Faculty of Health and Social Studies. It was composed of questions with photographs of members of particular subculture. Respondents should recognize them and express their attitude towards them. The number of respondents of humanities was 150 and the respondents which does not study humanities, 50. In terms of research two hypotheses were made. The first hypothesis {\clq}qAttitudes towards subcultures differ statistically according to the type of the subculture - negative attitudes towards extremist subcultures occur at more than 70 % responses of the basic target population`` was confirmed. The second hypothesis {\clq}qAttitudes towards subcultures with extremist orientation - anarchists and skinheads are more affirmative at students which does not study humanities than at students of the Faculty of Health and Social Studies of the University of South Bohemia`` was confirmed. The third hypothesis {\clq}qStudents of the Faculty of Health and Social Studies of the University of South Bohemia identify correctly the subcultures in 80% of cases`` was also confirmed. The results imply that students of the Faculty of Health and Social Studies of the University of South Bohemia are more critical in their attitudes towards selected subcultures. They perceive extremist subcultures more negatively than students not studying humanities, who are more welcoming to them.
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