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Man´s Position In Family Planning
CÁPOVÁ, Adéla
The participation of men in family planning appears to be a suitable tool for the improvement of relationships between couples and their children. This thesis studies the attitudes of men towards family planning questions. The theoretical part of the thesis is divided into three main chapters: Family planning, The Male Indentity and the Social Roles of Men. The research methods which were chosen were based upon the collection of data. Twenty semi-structured interviews with early adult men were processed by means of grounded theory. Interview questions involved the definition of family planning and seven categories were created upon that basis: the association of the concept of family planning, images of family, attitudes towards the meaning of children in life, male attitudes regarding men{\crq}s role in child care, paternity leave, contraception as well as solutions regarding fertility disorders. The chosen methodology should assess the important social influences that play a role in the attitudes of men towards family planning and the roles of men in family planning. The setting of the conditions for the beginning of reproduction should be the result of negotiation within the couple. In spite of the willingness to change parenting roles, negotiation still leads to a traditional division of these parenting roles, where the woman is a care-giver and the man is the breadwinner. Gender sensitive upbringing is a good way to give support towards the responsibility within the family planning of men and women; it leads them in equal negotiation regarding questions of parenting. The results of this thesis is the creation of a new theory about the role of men in family planning and interested researchers are to be encouraged to verify its validity by continuing in this area of research.
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Joint Physical Custody after Divorce - Advantages and Disadvantages
ZELENÁ, Šárka
In 1998 an amendment of the Family Act of 1963 made it possible, following the example of western countries, to entrust children to joint physical custody of parents, after their divorce. This gives them the possibility to equally share the upbringing and making decisions in important matters concerning their child after their divorce. This form of post-divorce organisation of child care is relatively new in this country, and that is why we have little experience with it so far. Specialists who are in contact with the questions of the joint physical custody present a number of both advantages and disadvantages. The objective of my diploma thesis was to map the particular questions, find out how the professional and non-professional public view the joint physical custody, and subsequently, compare these results. My further objective was to describe the advantages and disadvantages resulting from the shared parenting. My research was based on the hypothesis that the professional public regarded this post-divorce organisation of child care as suitable, further on the hypothesis that non-professional public was not sufficiently informed about this possibility of post-divorce organisation of child care, and, last but not least, the statement that there were differences between the attitude held by the professional and that held by the non-professional public to the questions mentioned. Two of the three hypotheses were confirmed in the course of the research. The conducted research is of explorative character, it combines elements of quantitative and qualitative research. To conduct it I used the method of questioning by means of an anonymous questionnaire, the data obtained were processed in the computer SPSS programme. In questions containing qualitative data, I conducted a qualitative content analysis. Another technique that I applied was the secondary data analysis. The research sample was made up of randomly chosen representatives of both professional and non-professional public from the Regions of South Bohemia and Hradec Králové. My thesis will serve as a feedback for specialists dealing with this field, it will be used for the needs of the Children and Family Crisis Centre in České Budějovice. Its results will serve for the improvement of information of professional and non-professional public.
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Influence of combined disability of children looked after the ARPIDA center on lifestyles of their families.
ČÍŽKOVÁ, Zdeňka
This diploma thesis deals with the care of a child with combined handicaps in the family. I investigated how the lifestyle of a family caring for a child with combined handicaps is affected. A sub-task was to explore this issue in a family caring for a child with combined handicaps who is a client of a nongovernmental non-profit facility, the centre ARPIDA, o.s., in České Budějovice. I used qualitative research methods in my diploma thesis. The chosen technique was a semi standardized interview with the parents and siblings of children with combined handicaps in care at the centre ARPIDA, o.s. A content analysis of data from individual client documentation from the centre ARPIDA, o.s., was used as a complementary technique. Based on these materials, I created five case studies of clients with combined handicaps. The theoretical part describes the important concepts and situations that are related to this issue. Particular attention then focuses on individual means of a comprehensive rehabilitation system which offer a comprehensive interdisciplinary care to families caring for a child with disabilities. In the practical part, I analyse the interviews carried out with the parents of children with combined handicaps. In particular, I examined their views of the changes that they arose in connection with the birth and care of a child with disabilities. I also had interviews with the healthy siblings of the children with disabilities. Thanks to these interviews, I gained interesting insights on this issue from the perspective of other family members. In conclusion, I state that the lifestyle of the parents and siblings of a child with combined handicaps is significantly affected by the birth of a disabled child. The parents often lose the opportunity to follow their professional careers and there is sometimes a negative impact on their health. They feel insufficiently appreciated by the state for their burdensome care for a child with combined handicaps. Due to this fact, healthy siblings become more mature and more sensitive individuals who are aware of critical life values. Based on the research part of my thesis, I defined three hypotheses in the end. Hypothesis 1: The parents are adversely affected in their health due to long care for a child with combined handicaps. Hypothesis 2: The most important quality in the care of a child with disabilities is patience. Hypothesis 3: Nongovernmental non-profit organizations are an important source of assistance to families with a child with disabilities in its natural environment. The diploma thesis should highlight the importance and unsubstitutability of families caring for a child with combined handicaps. This thesis may serve to professionals and students focusing on this issue, but also the parents of children with combined handicaps as their feedback.
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Specificity of interrogation of children
Vodehnalová, Jana ; Musil, Jan (advisor) ; Štourač, Petr (referee)
RESUMÉ: The target of the thesis is to point out the specialities that differ the questioning of children and children's testimonies from those of adults in criminal procedure. These specialities are based on the unique reception, memory, imagination, portion of sugestibility and also the ability to express of chidren, which are of deeply different quality to adults. Variations are to be found as well between children depending on their age. It is necessary to provide special approach to questioning of children and evaluation of their testimonies. Person who questions needs to operate with high quality of profesional abilities and knowledge and needs to undergo proper preparations before each action. Mentioned above is focused, whether the child under the questioning is the victim of crime. Inappropriate questioning increases chance of secondary victimization. Criminal Procedure Code deals with questiong of children in its provisions. The age of questioned child does not automatically decrease valuation of the testimony. During questioning of children the profesional teacher should be present while presence of the parents of questioned child is welcomed just under the condition that it is assumed to make the questioning easier or possible. Persons mentioned above may suggest interruption or ending of the...
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Changes in family behaviour in Czech Republic
Cséfalvaiová, Kornélia ; Langhamrová, Jitka (advisor) ; Poláková, Olga (referee)
The work has theoretical character. It consists of five chapters. Included is the list of bibliographical references too. The first chapter defines the concept of family and its role in modern society, presents the view of several authors on the family and the family atmosphere, forms and functions of the family. In the second chapter the author points out the objectives and tasks of marriage to unmarried cohabitation. It addresses the impact of unemployment on family relations. The third chapter is devoted to parenting, the role of mother and father. The author emphasizes the importance of family for the child, dealing with the basic needs of children. Ample space is devoted to parenting. The fourth chapter deals with changes in family behavior in the Czech Republic from a demographic perspective, occurring after 1989. Notes on the causes behind a deep decline in marriage, fertility, birth, and also points to the cause of rising divorce rate. The author of the work shows the importance of family and parenthood for young people, the important position of children in terms of everyone and also tries to positively influence the desire for a child, which could then be positively reflected on the evolution of fertility and birth rate. The fifth chapter focuses on the demographic evolution of nuptiality, divorce rate. This chapter includes fertility, birth rate and abortion analyses.
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Bathing of children in indoor swimming pools.
OHEROVÁ, Martina
This diploma thesis deals with bathing children, especially infants and toddlers, in indoor swimming pools. It focuses primarily on the potential health and hygiene risks of this activity. It is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part provides a deeper insight into the field of artificial swimming pools, is dedicated to current as well as first ever legislation, in more detail is dedicated to the hygienic requirements for swimming pools according to Decree no. 238/2011, as amended; describes the process of pool water treatment, provides an overview of possible types of disinfecting pool water treatment and comparison within the advantages and disadvantages, describes indicators of water quality and their importance, and mostly focuses on hygienic and health risks in connection with the visit of indoor pools. Gives examples from practice (epidemic), mentions the most common sources of pollution including the most common violations of visitors. The theme of hygienic and health risks is then divided according to the origin of risk to the microbiological part (dedicated to infectious agents), to chemical part (disinfection by products) and to the part of accident risks and risks associated with the water temperature. The thesis is also keenly interested in the views of experts for bathing children, especially infants and toddlers, in indoor artificial pools. Research in the practical part was made by a qualitative method using secondary data analysis (operational and guest regulations, operational logbooks for 2015, the results of laboratory analysis of pool water for the 2015, laws and decrees), participant observation and interviews. The research was conducted in indoor swimming pools in towns Jihlava and Prachatice, which run swimming courses for infants and toddlers as well as for older children. For research, I set the following goals: C1: To monitor the microbiological and the physical-chemical indicators of the pool water quality in relation to Decree no. 238/2011 Coll., as amended, in pre-selected artificial indoor pools during annual operation. C2: To focus on the health status of children (infants and toddlers) in swimming classes. C3: To find out the knowledge and attitudes of visitors (parents) and trainers in the field of hygiene principles for swimming in artificial pools and risks arising from them. Based on the targets I have set the following research questions: V1: Are the monitored microbiological and physico-chemical water quality limits exceeded, and if so, which and under what circumstances? V2: What health problems, if they occured, did infants and toddlers after regular visits of indoor pools have ? V3: Are these children suffering from allergic diseases, and if so, from what type? V4: What knowledge and attitudes do visitors (parents) and lecturers in the field of hygienic principles for swimming in artificial pools and potential risks have? This thesis may serve the general public to extend the knowledge in the field of bathing (not only the children) in artificial pools and to give a view on this subject from different perspectives, as well as operators of swimming pools as an information material.
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Family policy instruments oriented towards single parent families in the Czech Republic and in selected European countries
Kohlová, Hana ; Poláková, Olga (advisor) ; Štípek, Vladimír (referee)
This bachelor thesis deals with family policy oriented towards single parent families. This thesis tries to define reasons why single parent families are arising. It addresses the divorce rate, birth rate, and extramarital fertility. Differences between families with both parents and single parent families are defined and the subjective views of single parents in the Czech Republic are described in this thesis. Provisions from family policy, which take into account single parent families in the Czech Republic, France, Sweden and Great Britain, are also written in this thesis. Arrangements in surveyed countries are compared with arrangements in the Czech Republic. This thesis concludes that single parent families in the Czech Republic recieve the least favoured treatment from all surveyed countries.
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Family policy and its impact on demographic development before 1989 and after
Kosmatová, Kateřina ; Prachař, Ondřej (advisor) ; Bartůsková, Lucia (referee)
This essay is focused on the instruments of family policy and their impact on demographic development. I apply to twenty years before 1989 and twenty years after in the area of Czech republic. In the theoretical part, there is introduction to family, family policy and there is assembled source of knowledge. Practical part include the analysis of instrumenst of family policy in particular periods and their influence on development of population. In the study there are empirical researches which test the results of analysis in practice. The survey contains three categories of respondents: parents before year 1989, parents after this date and people without children in present, so future parents. On the base of results of this paper are suggested measures which can be transfer from the past to the present and this action would be reasonable.
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Nomadic Pilgrimage before Sleep (Stories for Children as Nomadic Maps Presented by Lesbian and Gay Parents)
Janátová, Blanka ; Kolářová, Kateřina (advisor) ; Knotková - Čapková, Blanka (referee)
Nomadic Pilgrimage before Sleep (Stories for Children as Nomadic Maps Presented by Lesbian and Gay Parents) Abstract: The diploma thesis is based on study dealing with attitudes of lesbian and gay parents toward literature they presented to their children. Through the contextualization of child literature and lesbian and gay topic in Czech Republic and foreign countries, there is developed concept of fairy tale and stories for children as a multilayered text where is the crucial role in meaning ascribing played by the active reader/listener of the text. Further is discussed the concept of nomadism and nomadic subject from perspective of Rosi Braidotti. It is interconnected with fairytales and stories for children, which become a kind of invisible nomadic maps. Followed by interpretation of lesbian and gay parent's responses from semi-structured interviews. Keywords: fairytales, stories for children, nomadism, nomadic subject, lesbian and gay representation.
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Comparison of care for persons with physical and multiple disabilities in special equipment and home
SOSNOVCOVÁ, Eva
Over a billion people, more than 15% of the world's population, have some form of disability. For the present time is in the care of persons with disabilities typically comprehensive and coordinated approach. However, there are other views and approaches that emphasize e.g. to specific access a particular facility. Extremely important is the involvement of parents not only to take care about their own children with disabilities, but also in decision- making process when they are needed to create sufficient space for their own view on the issue. The first chapter deals with disability. The individual sub-sections analyze the distribution of disability. The second chapter is devoted to the concept of family, its functionality and the types of. The third and final chapter of the theoretical part is devoted to social services. The research I used a qualitative method, the results came through I half structure interview. I examined two research files. The first was facilities that provide homes for people with disabilities. The first one was from Kutná Hora and the second one from Odlochovice. The second research sample consists of mothers of children with physical and multiple disabilities from around Kutná Hora. The aim of my thesis is to compare the complexity of care in specialized centers and home care. The research results showed that parents spend time with theit children full, but do not feel state support. I concentrated on total client base, which I examined through interviews with employees in facilities. The interviews revealed that the facilities are better adapted to the interests of clients, they providing them more comprehensive care here. Although the parents adapt their life and home to their children, but it is not easy for them to find suitable and meaningful use of leisure time for their children. Parents met with state and society indifference. In Kutná Hora and its surroundings is not enough leisure acitivitie for adults and children with physical or multiple disabilities. My thesis could be used as a small probe into the problems of parents of children and adults with disabilities. This thesis I would like to provide social office that this issue deals in the Kutná Hora and its surroindings, due to improvement of this situation.
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