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Working class people in the region of Prachatice - their view of the phenomenon of death and dying and their coming to terms with the loss
ZÍKA, Josef
The work deals with the phenomenon of death and dying, its tabooing, and the influence of religiosity on the loss of a loved one. It maps various views and findings of blue-collar workers concerning death encounters or losses of their loved ones. The work is divided into theoretical and practical part. The theoretical part discusses the differences in perception of the phenomenon of dying and death in the past and today. Other chapters discuss the subject of the loss, grief, communication with survivors and their support in the context of social work. The impact of religiosity of the individual to compensate the loss is monitored in connection with the mourning. The aim of the practical part is - by research - to find out how the phenomenon of death and dying is perceived by different age groups of blue-collar workers in the region of Prachatice. A form of research is also used to elicit their possible reactions to death and the subsequent coping with the loss of a loved one.
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Economics of happiness and religion: Are trappists in the trap of distress?
Tomanová, Julie ; Chalupníček, Pavel (advisor) ; Zajíček, Miroslav (referee)
This work is questioning whether religiosity could be one of the significant factors that have an impact on subjective well-being within the realm of economics of happiness. The data for the analysis of this correlation comes from the mostactic order of Trappist monks. The reason for choosing this contemplative and reclusive order is the effort to limit subsidiary factors that influence this relationship in the outside world. The outputs of this questionnaire after being compared with the results of similar studies and researches confirmed the positive relationship between the religiosity of Trappist monks and their subjective well-being, purpose in life and selfactualisation.
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Satisfaction of Spiritual Needs of In-Patients
ŠROTOVÁ, Jana
According to holistic philosophy, the current trend in the care for patients is satisfying their needs. The problem is that members of medical staff perceive certain needs easier than others, and automatically focus on professional care mainly for biological needs of in-patients. This thesis attempts to prove that even though the spiritual needs of patients are naturally below other needs, they cannot be ignored because the peace of mind of in-patients plays a significant role in their treatment. The theoretic part outlines spirituality as a constant need of all people, and tries to distinguish it from religion. The questions about the meaning and essence of human existence are rooted in the minds of all people. Some people are more sensitive to them, while others don{\crq}t perceive them. When seeking the truth and answers, people often identify themselves with ideas already expressed and professed. If a person looking for answers joins people with similar views and persuasion, he or she becomes a member of some religion, church, or community. The problem of the medical staff is that they reduce satisfaction of the spiritual needs of these people to mere respect for the required liturgy, which is extremely valuable and necessary, but it should not be confused with the needs of human spirituality, as mentioned above. In-patients need to be treated sensitively by the medical staff and to be accepted without reservations just as they are.
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Mapping of sacral objects in the micro region of Vodňany
BLAHOUT, Václav
The present thesis deals with the sacral objects in the catchment area ORP Vodnany, and is divided into several parts. The preliminary part consists of field research of the area, whereat reached the photograph of studied sacral objects, furthermore monitoring of the geographic position, charting of typology of its kind, the degree and the reasons of the damage. I described these findings in the section concerned the reason of the sacral objects position in the monitored area, together with the typology of the observed sacral landscape. The piece of work includes the methodology of creating geo-databases and the synoptic maps connected with the topic in ArcGIS 9.3. software.
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Spirituality and religiosity of students of helping professions (in cultures with Christian and Buddhist traditions)
ŠVEHLOVÁ, Blanka
The bachelor thesis called {\clq}qSpirituality and religiousness of students in helping professions (in cultures with Christian and Buddhist traditions) deals with an importance of a religion and a spiritual life for a choice as well as performance of helping professions. This thesis would like to draw an attention to the importance of spiritual dimensions both of clients and professionals in helping professions themselves. In the theoretical part I first focused on definitions of important concepts related to the topic. Further, I look at the spirituality as a part of a holistic conception of a man, which should be a basis for a successful care for the clients. There are also for me important questions, dealing with a motivation of students for the helping professions, to which I devote specifically from the perspective of Buddhism and Christianity. The Christian-Buddhist dialogue bears through the whole thesis. It builds, in the context of a globalized world, on the need of a mutual understanding and tolerance. Last, but not least I also included a chapter dealing with parallels between religious and psychotherapeutic effects. The research part of the thesis consists of a questionnaire survey, a secondary data analysis and a group interview with students of the University of South Bohemia, where the Czech part of the research was carried out. I also hold the questionnaire survey during my foreign intership in Chiang Mai University in Thailand. In the discussion, I come to conclusions which confirm that helping professions are still inseparably linked to a religious faith and spiritual values. The comparison of the Czech and Thai environments clearly shows a conservation of the traditional Buddhist society in contrast with the various, in relation to the religion not sharply defined, European country. The aim of the thesis is a description of the spiritual life, religiosity and spiritual needs of university students of helping professions compared to the Czech and Thai environment. To achieve this aim, I tried to link the theoretical foundations with the research part of the thesis. I believe that by processing this topic I can contribute to an emphasis of the human spiritual dimension in the therapeutic process. Though it is named in the holistic concept of a man, but then it does not usually acquire clearer outlines. This thesis would therefore like to point out a constant topicality of this theme.
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Attitude of the Current Czech Society towards the Issue of the Decalogue
BOROVKOVÁ, Blanka
The thesis looks into the relationship of the current Czech society towards the issue of the Decalogue. The first two chapters deal with the theological-anthropological reflection on man in relation to human freedom and corresponding norms. The third part enquires into the problems of the Decalogue as a codex of ethical norms with regard to the biblical rootage, and ethical and catechistic features. Further, the work outlines the level of value orientation and religiousness of the current Czech society with reference to the European context. Following the findings and results of a research carried out at a public secondary school in České Budějovice, the fifth part reflects the position of the Decalogue in the society
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Pre-school Religious Education of a Child
ČÍŽKOVÁ, Helena
The work deals with the contribution of Maria Montessori{\crq}s educational theory to the diadactics of meditation at pre-school age. In the first chapter the author deals with the psychology of pre-school children, takes into account the religiosity of this age group and claims that a child between the third and fifth year of age displays the notions of the ability to meditate. Furthermore, the work is dedicated to the definition of the concepts of meditation and contemplation. The meaning of meditation in the child{\crq}s world is determined and the first steps for sensitizing the child to a spiritual life are offered. This is followed by a description for practising concentration in the way M. Montessori described it in her educational theory. The last part is oriented to setting examples for practising concentration, which should lead the child to the world of meditation. Examples of meditative meetings take into account the playfulness and fantasy of the pre-school child and significantly influence her spiritual development.
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Spiritual Needs of Hospitalized Patients
SENDLEROVÁ, Klára
This Bachelor`s thesis has the title "Spiritual Needs of Hospitalized Patients." The work endeavors to capture the spiritual needs of hospitalized patients and the way they cope with their illness in relation with their religious belief; whether religious belief plays an important role in their lives. The theoretical part deals with human needs in general. It is followed by the characteristics of spiritual need, which is individual for every person. That is why the chapter on assessing spiritual needs is mentioned here. Furthermore, concepts of spirituality, religion, and religiosity are covered. This is followed by description of spiritual phenomena including personal relationships, spiritual knowledge, and love. I have also included spiritual health and spiritual distress here. The chapter Spiritual development in individual phases of life deals with the way we experience spirituality from childhood to adulthood. It is followed by the chapter Illness and hospitalized person, which mentions the effects of hospitalization on an individual, and also the meaning of religious belief during his illness. The last chapter is called Spiritual care, which includes pastoral care. The aim of the work is to find out, based on quantitative research, what kind of spiritual needs hospitalized patients have and how does the experience of illness differ in religious and non-religious patients. Two hypotheses were set {--} the importance of spiritual needs increases with age, and experience of illness differs in religious and non-religious hospitalized patients. Both of the hypotheses were verified. The research sample consisted of hospitalized patients from Moravian-Silesian Region, from the town Odry, hospitalized at the Chronic diseases ward and Internal medicine ward, and patients from Pilsen Region, from the city Pilsen, hospitalized at the Internal medicine ward and Surgical ward. The interviewing method was used in the form of questionaire data collection. In the discussion, the outcomes are compared with professional literature, and working hypotheses are evaluated. Current situation of the attitude towards spiritual needs, evaluation of hypotheses, and my personal opinion of the topic are mentioned in the conclusion.
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SPIRITUALITY AND RELIGIOSITY OF SENIORS
VACHOVÁ, Klára
The presented bachelor thesis is titled ``Spirituality and Religiosity of Seniors{\crqq}. The terms spirituality, religiosity and spiritual needs are not exactly clear at the moment in our society. Despite that, the spiritual dimension of man is a part of the so called holistic view of man as a bio-psycho-socio-spiritual being. This work brings a closer characteristic of spiritual dimension and clarifies what role spiritual needs can play in the life of a senior. The work is divided into two parts. In the theoretical part, the terms spirituality and religiosity are explained and possible spiritual needs of clients, elementary psychology of old age and atheism are characterized. The following have been included among spiritual needs: the need to find a sense of life, the need to find a sense of suffering, the need of transcendence, the need to be loved and to love, the need of belief, the need of hope, the need to have a clear conscience, the need to forgive others, the need of prayer and meditation and the need of symbols and images. The aim of the work is to define spiritual needs of seniors. It also attempts to find out if these needs are fulfilled and to what extent. Qualitative and quantitative research methods were combined. In the quantitative part of the research the method of asking questions was used. Questionnaire was the technique of data collection. Two working hypotheses related to the aims were chosen. In the qualitative part the technique of an interview was chosen on the basis of a narrative method. The research was carried out in a Home for seniors in Veselí nad Lužnicí and in a Care home in Veselí nad Lužnicí. Information obtained from the questionnaires was processed manually using the tick method and descriptive statistics. Bar charts and pie charts were used for graphical representation of the data. Program Microsoft Excel was used to produce the graphs. In the discussion, the results of the research are compared with specialized literature and working hypotheses are evaluated. Own opinions of the given problems and recommendations for practice are stated in the conclusion.
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The effect of social and other factors on public expenditures in the subcentral government level in the Czech republic
Dejnožka, Petr ; Vítek, Leoš (advisor) ; Pavel, Jan (referee)
Public expenditures and municipal budgets are affected by a lot of factors like geographical, social, political, technological and demographic. In this bachelor"s work the effect of evangelical religion on expenditures and budget is examined. Hypothesis, based on researches of Max Weber, is, that municipalities with higher percentage of protestant denomination tend to surplus budget and municipalities with more faithful people tend to more balanced budget than atheistic municipalities. Municipalities in Pardubice region with population between 300 and 1500 were selected for the purposes of the analysis. The hypothesis about the influence of evangelism was not vindicated, but the higher religionism really relates to balanced budget. In other analysis of random dataset of municipalities from all Czech there has been found out relatively high correlation between municipalities with high scholl educated population and current expenses, and then the inverse relation between capital expenses and the ageing index.
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