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Senior Citizens´Knowledge of Social Care Provided in the Countryside and in the City
TRNKOVÁ, Michaela
This bachelor thesis tried to find out how much information the senior population living in rural areas has about social services, then to detect differences in information in the rural and urban areas. The need of the social services is still increasing thanks to the growing number of the senior population. The aim of the theoretical part is to describe specific signs of ageing both in terms of physiological changes and on a level of the psyche and so emphasize the overall involution process ongoing in the old age. Furthermore, a situation of an old person in the society, a field of social services and mainly services for the elderly were sketched. The final part of the theoretical part was focused on the place of the research: the town of Klatovy and one of its microregions, the Plánice region. Various organizations providing social services were mentioned and the total number of the senior population in those two addressed localities. The basic respondent sample, necessary to ensure the validity, was addressed by means of a questionnaire method in the quantitative research. The total return was 51%. From the questionnaires obtained there was confirmed a higher awareness of the seniors as well as social services availability in the urban areas in comparison with the rural areas. Furthermore, the research showed that the most common way how the seniors pass information about the social services among themselves, is an informal way, through their friends. A higher number of respondents expressed that they would like to obtain the information from their nursing doctor. It would be appropriate to provide the results of this thesis to social service providers in the localities where the research was carried out. This information could be beneficial for them due to the possibilities to improve the quality of the social services in the future.
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Old Age as a Phenomenon of Disadvantaged and Suppression of Human Rights and Needs of Women
HOLÁ, Michaela
The method of secondary analysis of data was used in the theoretical part of my diploma thesis. I analysed literary and electronic sources in the way that the result represents the completed view on the old age with its many haracteristic changes, and the view on the life of seniors in their background (in family or an istitution). Consequently, I focused on human rights and needs and their possible suppression in senior population. The main theme of this thesis represents the maltreatment of seniors and ageisms. The practical part is focused on information and their obtaining with the help of a qualitative method. I used the method of interviewing, the technique of half-directed conversation. These were provided by the women at the age of 70-80. The women left the Hospital of České Budějovice maximally 10 days before the interview. The questions looked like the interview with instruction. Five more conrete hypothesis were cretated as a result of the analysis of gained data.
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Ageism
MOTTLOVÁ, Petra
Theoretical part of the bachelor work concentrates on: human age dividing, age ideology, age norms and sources of ageismus and demonstration of ageismus. Summary of theoretical part is dedicated to intergeneration prejudice. In the practical part of the bachelor work I concentrate on the research itself. The aim of this research is discovery of the prejudice existence from younger generation to older generation and its possible manifestation. The method, I chose for data gathering, was questionnaire (semantic differential). Questioning seniors I was trying to find out both ageistic attitudes and stereotypes, concerning seniors and old age and personal experience of the questioned ones with behaviour demonstration towards his/her person, which is conveyed by a senior. Overall 225 questionnaires were compiled. Research sample consisted of the population at the age of 15 {--} 74 years old in the district of Pelhrimov. The choice of respondents was random. The results are shown in the tables through middle figures for each age category. Outputs of the practical part are results confirming the hypothesis of decreasing number of prejudice to seniors with growing age. Existence of age discrimination is not denied by the research. On the other hand significant confirmation of ageismus in intergeneration attitudes was not possible to approve. In the conclusion it is necessary to state, that ageismus is represented in the population mainly by the people at the age by 30 years old, but general attitudes to old age and seniors are more likely positive. In hidden, but a very significant way, ageismus can be shown in the area of work market.
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Ageism- discrimination on the basis of age
STAŇKOVÁ, Dana
This work deals with ageism or age discrimination, so the theme that has become very topical because of increasing longevity. Age is an integral part of our life, this life stage is as important, such as childhood or adolescence, and that is why is necessary this term of life feel and don´t ignore the needs. The theoretical part deals with aspects related to age, so demography, old age and ageing process, factors influencing old age, ageism itself, its sources and possible solutions. In conclucion the family, its solidarity and conflict in intergenerational relationships. The practical part i´m trying to find out the opinion of today's seniors to old age and stereotypes associated with it and ageism. The selective method was a form of interviews with 5 seniors living either at home or retirement home, their ages move around from 66 to 84 years. The result is an analysis of their answers to questions about old age and compared with findings in the theoretical part.
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UNEMPLOYMENT OF PEOPLE OVER 50 YEARS OF AGE {--} OBSTACLES HINDERING THEM FROM FINDING A JOB
FURIŠOVÁ, Hana
Our position in the labour market is conditioned by a number of features (age, state of health, education, sex, ethnic origin) which define groups of people who are more endangered by a loss of job and predestined to be unemployed. Each of these groups has its specific problems or ``obstacles`` which prevent them from getting a job again. One of these groups includes people over fifty years of age. If an individual has problems to find a job at the beginning or in the middle of their carrier life, their chances of getting a job as they grow older are even smaller. Many people have to face the crisis of basic social securities. Situations when a person is, in a very short time, permanently separated from the results of their long-term efforts, from their social status, their colleagues and income are fairly frequent. The objective of the work was to define the obstacles which hinder unemployed people of over fifty years of age from finding a job, and to point out the issue of unemployment in this age group. The research was carried out in the Labour Bureau in České Budějovice and in the Labour Bureau in Strakonice. Methods of qualitative research were used, specifically a Questionnaire and an Analysis of the content of documents. The following hypotheses were determined: 1. The greatest obstacle preventing people older than fifty from finding a job is the lack of qualifications. 2. Along with an improvement of the situation in the labour market the number of unemployed people in this age category registered in the Labour Bureau decreases. The hypotheses were confirmed. The research showed that the greatest obstacle for these unemployed people are their qualifications which are insufficient and do not correspond with the current requirements of the labour market. It was also discovered that the number of people in the 50+ category increases or decreases depending on the general development of the unemployment rate. However, changes in the 50+ category are not very significant, and therefore, the ratio of applicants in the 50+ category keeps increasing as compared to the total number of job applicants. That is why the 50+ category rightly ranks among risky groups of unemployed people. In order to improve the chances of the 50+ workers in the labour market, it is necessary to improve their professional qualifications, eliminate age discrimination and modify working conditions in such a way to enable these people to find a job even in spite of various health restrictions. Elderly workers would have to change their opinion regarding retaining a job, their attitude to acquiring new skills and they would have to become more flexible to match the present labour market. The issue of unemployment of people over fifty years of age is and will be topical since it can be expected that the trend of ageing of the population and the increasingly dynamic features of the economy based on modern technologies, will make it increasingly difficult for such people to find a job.
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Experience the czech population with age discrimination
VALENTOVÁ, Jindra
Abstract. At present ageism is a commencing problem which is necessary to deal with. Originally an English term has no Czech equivalent and it denotes discrimination or differentiation on the basis of age implying prejudices towards elderly people. It concerns statements and attitudes without true and reasonable basis. Some manifestations of discrimination are evident, some remain not pronounced in vertones. Ageism appears most often in the sphere of employment, where people are rejected for the reason of alleged decreasing performance and frequent sickness, according to prejudices connected with their more advanced age. The practical part of my thesis aims at a comparison of people over 50 and those who are still under this imaginary limit. By collecting primary data the following hypothesis was tested among others: it is more difficult for people over 50 to find work than for younger age categories. Respondents were chosen among job applicants of the Job Centre in Tábor. On the basis of a questionnaire and a secondary analysis of the data it was proved that 50+ applicants at the Job Centre in Tábor had to face age discrimination at an interview more often and also have more frequent experience with being dismissed due to their advanced age, which confirms the determined hypothesis. It is interesting that as people grow old they tend to think that after being 50 their work performance will decrease. Moreover, the research implies in general that people over 50 are a worse employable group than those of lower age categories. A feasible solution of this situation might be adjusting of stricter recourses for this kind of discrimination. In the Czech Republic this problem has been treated directly only under the rule of employment law which bans this kind of discrimination. A possible contribution might be an anti-discrimination law now being prepared. Promoting the effort to change social awareness concerning the qualities and abilities of older generation is also essential. Media should present a more positive image of elderly people; after all decreasing strength is compensated by great life experience, therefore this combination may not influence their general ability and performance.
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Old age and ageism
RAČICKÁ, Aneta
This thesis is theoretical. It deals with old age, reference to seniors in various societies and for today typical ageism. In firs part the old age and growing old is described and clasified. It`s shown what changes go with growing old and factors cases growing old The naxt part is about is about perception of old poeple in history in various cultures. The last part deals with ageism. It introduce several definitons of ageism by various authors. It describes prejudices and myths about old age, which link to ageism. As a result of ageism the discrimination of seniors is netioned. Three fields are choosen as a manifestation display of discrimination of seniors (media, labour market and health service) At the end there is some options how to fight against ageism and what positive steps have been already done.
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Stárnutie pracovnej sily a veková diskriminácia na trhu práce
Porubská, Lenka ; Brožová, Dagmar (advisor) ; Janíčko, Martin (referee)
Discrimination as well as ageing populations are very discussed topics nowadays. It can be viewed from population, demografic or economic point of view. The aim of this paper is to discover, if those two concepts have some common economic relations with regard to labour market. We will see that Czech Republic is not any different from other EU member states in dealing with age discrimination, ageing populations or changing in productive age limits. In this paper I will model the situations in which age discrimination could, but does not have to occur, and I will give legal reasons for it. I will also show how the ageing populations influence labour market and what consequences does it have. I will compare the statistic data with my own research and draw a situation in Czech Republic. I will focus on population of higher age and with anonymous questionnaire I will describe this problem from their point of view.
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Discrimination in the labour market by reason of age
Váňová, Veronika ; Macáková, Libuše (advisor) ; Nečadová, Marta (referee)
How already results from the title, the bachelor thesis deals with discrimination in the labour market by reason of age. The theoretic part is based upon the economics theories of discrimination and the types of discrimination in the labour market. A proof of ageism is much complicated than, for example, sex-based discrimination, though increases the number of people, who encouter it. Therefore the aim of practical part was by the help of indirect evidence findings firms attitudes towards differents groups of population and then by the help of my own realized inquiry evaluation of people experience with discrimination in the Czech labour market. Czech population grows old and a protection olders age groups in labour market is insufficient. Thereat in the future is necessary a change of attitude towards employment older age groups to ensure sufficiency of qualified labour force.
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The analysis of unemployment of inhabitants in older working age in the Czech Republic
Petrusová, Alena ; Vostrovská, Zdenka (advisor) ; Kotýnková, Magdalena (referee)
The thesis deals with unemployment of elderly people in the Czech Republic and tries to find out reasons of their increasing unemployment in comparison with younger inhabitants. Therefore it describes the effectiveness of labour market and the unemployment questions in the theoretical part. The thesis then analyzes the development of employment and unemployment of elderly in the last years and based on this it detects that the employment of elderly is increasing due to restrictions of escape to inactivity though, but their unemployment is increasing too. This work finds out that older people are disadvantaged on the labour market and describes arguments leading to incuriousness for elderly on the part of firms. The prediction of future development of their unemployment says that chances to success on the labour market may rise up for elderly. In conclusion there are presented government measures to support status of elderly on the labour market in the Czech Republic and there are shown eventual solutions of their unemployment.
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