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Ecology in Diapers Return to cloth diapers as a step forward?
Stehlíková, Tereza ; Jakoubková Budilová, Lenka (advisor) ; Kolářová, Marta (referee)
In my thesis, I have covered interviews with ten women - mothers who have decided to use for their babies a changing system of modern cloth diapers. For the topic I have used a qualitative sociological research strategy. The purpose of the received data from the interviews was to answer questions about motivations and reasons for the usage of this type of nappies and decide what benefits they see in them. As our society is used to disposable baby diapers and looks at them as a norm, I was interested in people's reactions, which these mothers have faced and how they have coped with. Finally, I have tried to find out the role of the internet and the social media in this matter. The theoretical part is devoted to the history of cloth and disposable diapers. There I have put into the context the issue of cloth diapers with the principles of sustainable development and responsible consumption. In the practical part I have carried out an analysis of ten semi-structured interviews with mothers who have been using cloth diapers for babies, along with examples of expressions of activities associated with cloth diapers in social media on the internet.
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Women in the Association of anti-fascist groups or "It's not just that girls could beat the Nazis" (Analysis of the status of women-antifascist in the selected anti-fascist group)
Cachová, Tereza ; Ezzeddine, Petra (advisor) ; Kolářová, Marta (referee)
The aim of my thesis is to discover what is the status of women in czech Association of anti- fascist groups (AAFG). I am interested in how gender affects and limits the participation of women within the movement. This thesis also aims to describe the inner workings of selected anti-fascist organisation. The theoretical part is devoted to show the concept of subcultural and social movement, which is the Association of anti-fascist groups (AAFG) part. I will also offer a gender perspective of the researches of subcultures and women's participation in them to the readers. The main part of the thesis describes selected methods of the research - especially semi-structured interview and semiotic content analysis - and their use in practice. This part of the thesis is at the same time devoted to the theme of ethical discussion of the research and research's self-reference of the researcher. Then this part analyzes the data and presents the findings resulted from the research. In this thesis I focus on the "revival" of the Association of anti-fascist groups (AAFG) and its possible impact of larger involvement of women.
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Meaning of Tattoo in hardcore subculture
Řápek, Marek ; Heřmanský, Martin (advisor) ; Kolářová, Marta (referee)
This work deals with the phenomenon of tattoo in hardcore subculture. In the theoretical part it reflects the transformation of the concept of subcultures in his historical progress, with an emphasis on the concept of style in the connection of the Center of contemporary culture Studies and post subcultural theory, especially the writing of David Muggleton. The diachronic perspective, this work also deals with the phenomenon of tattoo and its functions and meanings to it in today's society ascribed. An integral part of the theoretical part is to describe hardcore only in terms of its progress in the USA and in Czechoslovakia or Czech Republic, but also in terms of the side of music and shared ideology, which is the main key featuring to this subculture. Concepts described in the theoretical part are then used in actual research, which is conducted by using qualitative methodology. Exploration aims to describe the meanings and functions of the hardcore subculture and determine whether they are content and motivation ascribed to tattoo influenced subcultural ideologies, or whether it is primarily an expression of the contemporary individualistic discourse. In this work tattooing is examined in terms of its individual nature with regard to the subcultural, or wider, societal context, which together...
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New Media in Music Education
Kolárová, Marta ; Šisler, Vít (advisor) ; Slussareff, Michaela (referee)
The theme of this master thesis is new media in music education. The theoretical part focuses on the description of the current situation - how and in what quantities are modern technology used in music education and what is their potential. In the introduction are defined the basic terms relating to those themes (new media, music 3.0, e-learning etc.) and a review of the literature regarding changes in music education in recent years. This introductory part is based on researches and papers on the subject of changes in today's music world and new possibilities that pupils and students have in the time of ubiquitous internet and freely available new media (application, online courses, educational games, specialized social networks). The theoretical part includes a brief overview of complimentary and free available technologies, which could be implemented into czech music education, including the proposal of integration to the classrooms. The main part of this master thesis consists of qualitative research with music teachers working in czech music schools (at all levels - from elementary art schools to music universities). The aim of the research is mapping current usage and potential interest in technologies in music school education and simultaneously the capabilities and willingness of educators...
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Voluntary simplicity and second generation
Kolářová, Marta ; Jančaříková, Kateřina (advisor) ; Andreska, Jan (referee)
Starting point. Voluntary simplicity is a form of lifestyle. Its typical feature is selection intensity in all areas of human life. Severity of voluntary simplicity lies in self-control of consumer behavior in the daily confrontation with the media pressure, which is oriented at a high rate of consumption. The task of this thesis was to find out if people raised in voluntarily simple families keep living this way, or if they turned away from this lifestyle and joined the high consumption society. Methods and results. Research included 40 respondents who met the requirement that voluntary simplicity was part of their upbringing. Addressed were people from alternatively living groups (preppers, ecovillages, macrobiotics, minimalists, forums dedicated to maternal education and child care, and other groups possessing forums on an alternative way of life of voluntary simplicity). The investigation was conducted by a questionnaire which was distributed electronically among respondents. We found that 13 out of 40 respondents (32,5 %) fully met our stated profile of voluntary simplicity. Relative frequency of responses from all respondents that meet the requirements of modest behavior amounted to 74,3 %. Hypothesis H1 predicted that the influence of upbringing in a voluntary simplicity will make respondents prefer...
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Czech Hip Hop Subculture: Construction of Authenticity in Czech Rap Music
Oravcová, Anna ; Kolářová, Marta (advisor) ; Heřmanský, Martin (referee) ; Vašát, Petr (referee)
Bibliografický záznam ORAVCOVÁ, Anna. Česká hiphopová subkultura: konstrukce autenticity v českém rapu. Praha, 2019. 171 s. Dizertační práce (Ph.D.) Univerzita Karlova, Fakulta sociálních věd, Institut sociologických studií. Katedra sociologie. Školitelka: PhDr. Marta Kolářová, Ph.D. Abstract The dissertation focuses on the construction of authenticity in Czech rap music. It seeks to explore attributes based on which one can define a certain rap expression as the "real" one. The theoretical part includes the definition of the term subculture, main attributes of hip hop (sub)culture, and the definition of authenticity, the key concept of the dissertation. In dialogue with the findings of the hip hop studies of Western countries, this dissertation looks at the authenticity claims expressed in Czech rap music and the context and situations in which the question of authenticity of Czech rappers becomes important. The empirical part of the dissertation is based on the perspective of the insider research using a combination of qualitative methods: (1) semi structured interviews with twenty rappers (one of them female); (2) qualitative content analysis of selected rap lyrics; and (3) participant observation at different hip hop events. The research took place between 2010 and 2016. The research shows that Czech...
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The possibilities and limits of interactive applications for learning a musical instrument
Eliaš, Tomáš ; Kolárová, Marta (advisor) ; Slussareff, Michaela (referee)
The theme of this bachelor thesis are interactive applications for learning musical instruments. The theoretical part focuses on the use of the Internet (web 2.0, web 3.0, music 3.0), information technologies and interactive applications in the areas of modern music education and also describes the current state of use of these applications, which is based mainly on foreign academic journals, articles or studies related to this topic. The main part of the thesis consists of qualitative research with conservatorists studying at selected Prague conservatories. The research was conducted to determine the conservatorist's user experience with these applications and simultaneously verify the potential and real benefits of such conceived applications.
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Myth called American high school
Zelená, Lucie ; Šmídová, Olga (advisor) ; Kolářová, Marta (referee)
Bachelors thesis "Myth called American high school" deals with an issue of high school studies in the United States of America from the perspective of Czechs who have experienced it in real terms. The main focus is on the hidden curriculum including knowledge, skills and attitudes which pupils learn even though this matter is not explicitly defined. In general terms it is possible to talk about a cultural transmission as it also includes values transferred from the teacher to the pupils. Hidden curriculum arises from the actual teaching style, the teachers' approach and the things being valued and encouraged the most. Less emphasis is then put on the officially declared curriculum with respect to the content of knowledge. The subject of study primarily includes social relations and interactions among people involved in the schooling environment, in which the informal rules of cooperation and coexistence are shaped. Strategies and types of authority which teachers assert when dealing with deviant behavior are being described, as well as the definition of deviant behavior from teacher perspective. Secondly, the study covers the structure of the class work with emphasis being put on the space devoted to different persons involved. At last, various types of lesson activities on which pupils participate...
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Social rehabilitation of sentenced and released persons
Babková, Johana ; Šmídová, Olga (advisor) ; Kolářová, Marta (referee)
This paper is a research report about qualitative research which deals with the life of sentenced and released persons. It describes programmes and specific aid which participate in social rehabilitation of these persons. I suggest possible improvements of social inclusion by studying cases concerning imprisoned and released persons and institutions that work with them. Organizations and institutions that work with these people aim at their inclusion in society, at detecting and removing difficulties in unsuccessful integration. The bases of this analysis are interviews, statistics, annual reports, biographies, simple questions in the form of an informal questionnaire, mediated biographies. The aim of this paper is to reveal discrepancies in regarding unsuccessful social integration from the view of institutions and of persons endangered by social exclusion.
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