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Regional Identity and Symbolic Borders between "Us and Them": Case Study Hrdlovka's Demolition Effect on Osek
Frantová, Ivana ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (advisor) ; Samec, Tomáš (referee)
Regional Identity and Symbolic Borders between "Us and Them": Case Study Hrdlovka's Demolition Effect on Osek Abstract The bachelors work focuses on the creation of regional identity and symbolic borders between "Us and Them" on the Osek city example, where 2000 people from the Hrdlovka village moved in. Hrdlovka was demolished for brown coal mining purposes. The approach of my work was to find out what factors are influencing the creation of an identity attached to a specific location based on which a symbolic "Us and them" border between the initial Osek and initial Hrdlovka inhabitants was formed. Further on I examined, if there is a relationship between regional identity and symbolic borders. The results of the quantitative research, which is mainly based on in-depth interviews, indicate that regional identity is being formed depending on the time spent in one place, city of origin, age of respondent, life and environmental conditions, collective awareness and relationship which identify ourselves in the given location. Symbolic borders arise only in situations where the location-attached regional identity is threatened. Symbolic borders of the inhabitants of both Hrdlovka and Osek raised from differences in their regional identity which means there is a direct relationship between them. The whole work...
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Gender Inequalities in Family Budget Management
Cuker, Ivan ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Marie (referee)
There is a well-documented income inequality among Czech women and men. It affects family life as well for the parenthood role is still assigned primary to women while men are considered to be rather breadwinners. This thesis concerns the problem of defining roles in formation and management of family budget. The main goal was to discover how spouses define their role in financial providing for the family while maintaining mutual consensus among themselves. The research was based on the theoretical perspective of symbolic interactionism as proposed by Scott R. Harris. Based on this research it is possible to claim that parenthood is an important object for understanding the family position of spouses. Before the respondents became parents their share of providing for family's expenditures was defined by themselves as equal. But parenthood deviated this balance and caused that men were defined as breadwinners while women were defined mainly as mothers. According to questioned parents this division occurred spontaneously or was easily agreed on. But in the process of formation of such division there could be identified an underlying influence of society's gender order. Results of this research may inspire further exploration of the field of gender inequalities in an approach which focuses on their...
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The Confidence Gap and Its Influence on Women in Leadership
Kudrnáčová, Michaela ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (advisor) ; Voleková, Hana (referee)
Confidence gap a její vliv na participaci žen ve vedoucích pozicích Michaela Kudrnáčová Abstract This thesis is aimed on the gap between male and female confidence and its influence on women in leadership. The paper serves as a summary of the most important current information concerning this topic. The aim is to find the extend of the deficit of women's confidence on participation on women in leadership, and to identify this problem in the Czech context. Depending on the literature and other available empirical findings, women are to a great extend lead to the stereotypical behaviour since their young age. This is highly influenced by the corresponding gender roles and it can result in the deficit in their confidence and also negatively influence the participation in the leadership. Findings of this paper open a societal discussion about the way women are perceived and accepted by the society, and the way to change the situation of working women for the better.
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Sport and social capital: formation of social capital among recreational and competitive athletes
Ondráčková, Vanda ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (advisor) ; Špaček, Ondřej (referee)
The bachelor's thesis focuses on the problem of the formation of social capital within a sport club. It examines the differences in the patterns in creation and manifestation of individual social capital among the group of recreational and competitive rowers. The main aim of this work is to observe whether social capital is formed in this environment and what are the possible differences in the approach of the two groups. The qualitative methods used for this reasearch came to a conclusion that the sport club is a place which may support the formationof social capital. There were also some distinctions found between the two groups. The main reason for these differences is possibly the different approach to sport as a collective or recreational activity. Competitive rowers percieve the sport as a collective activity, therefore there may be more permanent and strong connections are created among them. Social capital formed in the sport club may have an importat role in the life of competitive rowers. Social capital created in this way doesn't probably have the same significance for recreational rowers. They approach the sport on an individual level and the connections within the club are not very important for them. The findings of this work enable us to understand the potential of sport evnironment...
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Symbolic Boundaries constructed by a a Group of Stagehands
Kubíček, Matěj ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (advisor) ; Grygar, Jakub (referee)
Matěj Kubíček - Symbolic boundaries constructed by a group of stgehands Abstract The author analyzes the way a group of stagehands (manual workers in the preparation of cultural events) construct symbolic and social boundaries within and especially outside group, ie to other participants in the preparation and conduct of these events. Theoretical background of the thesis is the concept of symbolic and social boundaries by Michele Lamont and Virag Molnar and the theory of moral boundaries by Andrew Sayer. Sayer's theory says that the moral boundaries of groups or societies are formed on the basis of the values shared by these groups and the moral condemnation of other groups or companies due to non-recognition of these values. Author's field work confirms that this strategy of the creation of borders is present and shows the specific values it is based on. He finds that stagehands construct symbolic boundaries that are parallel to the formal boundaries, only with opposite direction of superiority.
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Conflict of Cultures Due to Household Maintenance and Child Care in Czech-Guinean Families Living in Czech Republic
Rossová, Iveta ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (advisor) ; Pospíšilová, Marie (referee)
The bachelor thesis deals with the cultural conflict in terms of household maintenance and child care in the Czech-Guinean families living in Czech republic. The goal of the thesis is to investigate both explicit and implicit aspects of conflicts caused by different cultural family backgrounds of those examined Czech-Guinean families. In the first part is introduced the basic terminology (as family, marriage, kinship), latest trends of family behavior both worldwide and in Czech republic and the theory of interethnic partnerships. There is also a brief overview of historical and cultural influences within Guinean territory, presentation of main Guinean values in terms of family behavior and household maintenance and current trends in Guinean family behavior. Second part of the thesis describes the conceptual framework of the research, which is based on a case study - particularly on Stake's instrictive approach - and uses combination of two methods of qualitative research, namely semi- structured interview and participated observation. The research itself showed the possibility of observation of similar structures and everyday practice - both of those performing correlation with actual family's cycles; further it identified common trends in behavior of partners and joint strategies in conflict solving.
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The Concept of Individualization in Social Theory
Märzová, Hana ; Balon, Jan (advisor) ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (referee)
In this thesis theoretical meaning of the concept of individualization is examined. Compilation and comparison of the concepts of individualization as they are understood by Ulrich Beck, Zygmunt Bauman and Anthony Giddens are put forward. Critiques of the concept of individualization are analyzed with focus on controversial issues of the concept of individualization. The analysis shows four types of objections: 1. Concepts of theorists of individualization are not based on empirical research, therefore they do not match the reality correctly. 2. In the conceptions of theorists of individualization, the individuals seem to be independent on the culture and on other people. 3. Social classes and gender status to some extent still affect the life of the individuals. 4. Individualization does not have the same effect on everybody. The analysis also shows that the controversial issues are the result of different meaning which give to the individualization creators of the concept and its critics. Theorists of individualization understand the individualization as macro-social phenomenon, whereas critics of individualization understand the individualization as the change of life and behaviour of the individuals due to the effect of various ambivalent processes. The question, how to connect those meanings...
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"Who doesn't jump is not from Brdy": Sociological Study about Phenomenon of Sport Fandom in Příbram Region
Černohous, Tomáš ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (advisor) ; Vrbíková, Lucie (referee)
This study focuses on the importance of fandom for sport supporters. The aim of this thesis is to study those groups of fans that were neglected by academic studies. It consists analyses of semi-structured interviews that were conducted with fans (precisely members of supporters' clubs) of volleyball and football clubs from city of Příbram. Outcomes identified positive social dimension of fandom. Consequently, theoretical model of ideal types of football spectators created by Richard Giulianotti is applied to volleyball supporters. Although this model is particularly successful at identifying some types of spectators, some respondents shows characteristics of both traditional and consumer fans.
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Road to Respect: Reason for Migration to Germany from the Perspective of Future Graduates of Prague Medical Faculties of Charles University
Sedláková, Klára ; Čada, Karel (advisor) ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (referee)
This master thesis deals with the topic of migration of the fresh graduates from Czech Republic to Germany. By means of a qualitative research the decision and reasons to migrate are presented in this thesis like a natural strategy of reaction on decline of an actual situation of young doctors in the Czech health system. The research shows an important role of the non-financial motivating factors. The central topic of research became the social status, especially the prestige and related respect. The reasons for migration are introduced with the theoretical help of the Push and pull factors theory. The understanding of the strategy of decision to migrate as a natural process is related to the theory of Exit, voice and loyalty of Albert Hirschman. The research is based on a series of semi-structured interviews with participants who intend to migrate after the graduation. Since this thesis is focused on the perspective of the main actors of the phenomenon, the migrants, it introduces the diversity of their attitudes to the reasons for migration. The main finding is the importance of the role of respect in the particular everyday situations, which is reflected in the several of ascertained types of motivating factors to migrate. The research also discovered the particular meanings of the motivational...
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Subjective social status and class. Their determinants.What influences the perception of people's own position in society?
Daneš, David ; Šanderová, Jadwiga (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
The present thesis deals with the subjective dimension of social stratification, more specifically subjective class and subjective status. The author begins by pointing to the subjective aspects of traditional theoretical backgrounds of class and hierarchical conception of social stratification. Then he analyzes subjective class and status as their analogous concepts and describes their application in empirical research, both foreign and Czech sociology. The analytical part presents its own secondary analysis of data from a representative survey ISSP 1992, 1999, 2009 and Social distance 2007 for the Czech Republic. Through this analysis author describes the differences between the two approaches and changes of their distribution and relation in time. Whereas subjective status is relatively stable in selected period, subjective class goes through a lot of changes. These changes are caused primarily by subjectively identified working class, whose representation weakens in time and approaches the class to subjective status. The author also deals with the differences of the declared reasons for identifying with class. For the lower classes it is especially their income which has the highest importance, middle and upper class also mentions the education and type of employment. But for higher classes it...
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