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Perceptions of the elderly by society
ŠANDOVÁ, Libuše
I chose the topic of my thesis The perception of Elderly by the society because I believe that it belongs to major actual topics. The whole world faces the demographic issue of aging population and our country is not an exception. The aging of population is accompanied by a number of problems, which may induce negative perception of aging among inhabitants of the particular countries and tension among generations. However, everybody must realize that they are heading towards old age because the aging process relates to everyone since birth. Old age is only a result of the lifelong process of aging.The aim of my thesis is to map the differences in the opinions of people aged 18 to 29, 30 to 39, 40 to 49, and 50 to 65 regarding the age when a person is considered to have become a senior. I also wanted to find out how the respondents feel about the situation and status of seniors in the society and to discover whether the attitude of the respondents towards elderly people is positive or negative. How the subjective perception changes with the respondents´ increasing age? Are there any differences in the opinions of men and women? In which age categories can we already perceive some elements of aging? To meet the objective of my thesis I determined the following hypotheses. H1: Persons up to 30 years of age perceive seniors and old age as a negative issue and later their perception changes to tolerance. H2: There are differences between the perception of old age and seniors by women and men not only within the particular age categories but also in general. H3: The current society behaves adversely towards seniors. In the theoretic part I am firstly addressing the individual phases of a human life. I am also paying attention to the period of old age and to changes accompanying the final part of human life. Subsequently, I am clarifying the terms age, geriatrics, and gerontology, which are connected with the topic of my thesis. Following is a chapter called Old Age and Society where I am addressing the issue of perception of old age in the past and at present. Another topic is aging. I am dealing with the term´s definition and the causes of its origination. Then I am tackling the topic of population aging. In the final part of my thesis I am focusing on financial securing in old age, retirement pensions conditions of the claim and its individual types. For my survey I used an anonymus questionnaire. I asked respondents aged 18 to 65, which I divided in the aforementioned four age categories and compared the results. The thesis may be used by society organizations as a basis for education of young people and it can also be published in the journal Kontakt.
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Preparation for Retirement Age from the Perspective of a Social Worker
TROUSILOVÁ, Iva
Growing old is a natural and irreversible process which is part of everybody?s life. Human being is practically getting old from the birth and this process continuous the entire life. The stage of life where growing old is heading to, is called The Old Age. All stages of life are very important but the stage of the old age is the completion of life and also the last stage of life. Man changes through out their life from both biological and psychological aspects. Their social status and needs changes too. They start to appreciate different value system. It is important to notice all the changes through life and prepare appropriately for the old age. Not to underestimate it, if we want to live high-quality life. Man should be preparing for the old age alone all their life. In some aspects a social worker can even help thanks to their work experience in practical parts. The topic of the thesis is the preparation for the old age from a social worker?s the point of view. The aim of the thesis is to map social workers opinions about preparation for the old age. The strategy of a quantitative research which was used a questionnaire method by a technique of a half standard interview. The main question for this research focused on which factors are emphasized by social workers in preparation for the old age. The questionnaire of the research was made into three main parts and focused on a question when social workers think is the perfect timing for preparation for the old age. Also to find out what social workers think preparation for the old age in biological, psychological level means and which of these two they prefer. All information obtained in this research about preparation for the old age will be published in a magazine Náš Domov in a Senior Home in Máj. It is available for staff, clients but also for public.
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The issue of pedagogical and psychological aspects of education for people aged 50 +
HALABICOVÁ, Helena
This bachelor thesis deals with the problems of pedagogical and psychological aspects in education of people aged over 50. The objective of the thesis is (on the basis of my personal experience and practice) to evaluate adequacy of didactic processes in chosen educational program for people over 50. The theoretical part of the thesis is focused on pedagogical and psychological characteristics of the people aged over 50 in the relationship with the chosen eductaional program. The practical part deals with analysis of the opinions of the subjects that participated in the chosen educational program. In the frame of evaluation there are mentioned the ratio between expectations and needs of the target group and also the own evaluation of the education by the subjects. The result is appraising the chosen educational program from the point of view of pedagogy and also formulation of proposals for adaptation of objectives, content and methods as well as forms and resources needed and important in education of these persons.
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Healthy lifestyle of senior citizens and the possibility of influencing it
Nitschová, Dorota ; Karlíček, Miroslav (advisor) ; Říha, David (referee)
This thesis deals with the lifestyle of Czech senior citizens. Its goal is to identify barriers to a healthy lifestyle for seniors. It examines whether seniors live in a healthy manner and how they can best be motivated to do so. The theoretical part of the thesis deals with the definition of the term "healthy lifestyle". Inasmuch as the thesis deals with seniors, it was also necessary to define the terms "senior" and "active aging". The thesis refers to current demographic developments, where the terms health support and social marketing are described. The practical portion deals with research performed on a sample of 105 Czech seniors aged 60 and over. In its conclusion, based on the barriers found, the thesis proposes a social marketing programme to improve the lifestyle of Czech senior citizens, thereby also improving their quality of life.
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The daily mode of the applicant for placing in the rest home and the daily mode of the user of the social service in the rest home
DVOŘÁKOVÁ, Jitka
This Bachelor´s work presentation (the Thesis) explores the topic of lifestyle of applicants prior to their admittance to the homes for senior citizens. As well, it maps the lifestyle of senior users of social services in the home for elderly Citizens in the Municipality of Budislav and, the homes for seniors from the surroundings of the City of Tabor. This work compares the respective lifestyles of the elderly, their leisure activities and, the degrees of their social connectivity. Furthermore, it deals with the values and quality of lives of these senior citizens. The theoretical part of this presentation utilizes concepts embedded in psychology, pedagogy, sociology or andragogy. Herein, the general issues of old age, lifestyle and social works are being explored. The applied portion of the presentation contains empirical evidence, gathered through a questionnaire (a research instrument), and subjected to a rigorous quantitative analysis. The results of this research point out to the comparative diversity of the respective lives of the senior citizens; specifically, between the Villages of Dirna, Choustnik, Tucapy and Sobeslav, as compared to the lives of the seniors having been placed in the home for elderly in the Village of Budislav.
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