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Active ageing in the times of covid. Experiences of the organizers of free time activities
Mejtská, Petra ; Hasmanová Marhánková, Jaroslava (advisor) ; Hrešanová, Ema (referee)
The topic of this thesis is the experiences of employees and volunteers working in centres and clubs for the elderly people that organize leisure activities for their clients. These organisations fulfil the idea of active ageing, which they define as healthy and correct way of ageing. Activity, participation and social contact are important aspects of this concept, which should lead to an improved quality of life in old age, physical and mental health and other benefits. However, during the spring of 2020, all activities of the centres (and other institutions) were interrupted by the Covid-19 pandemic. Elderly people were advised to stay home and isolate themselves. This, however, brought additional risks for them. Loneliness in old age is a debated topic that was accentuated during the pandemic. This thesis uses qualitative methods, and my communication partners are volunteers, lecturers and managers of the senior centres and clubs who worked there throughout the pandemic and beyond. Using in-depth qualitative, semi-open-ended interviews, this thesis is interested in how they coped with the sudden closure during the pandemic and what strategies they adopted to protect their clients. The text seeks to approach their decision-making on the edge of two risks - loneliness and the possibility of...
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The role of fathers in vaccine hesitancy
Mejtská, Petra ; Sedláčková, Tereza (advisor) ; Hanzal, Petr (referee)
The main topic of the thesis is the role of fathers in the vaccine hesitancy problematics. Thesis focus on families that hesitate, delay, or refuse one or more compulsory vaccines. Research use qualitative methods specifically in-depth interviews and participatory observation in online groups that deal with the topic of vaccination. Five parent couples were interviewed in-depth (mother and father were interviewed both together). This thesis pursues to approach specific steps that came with vaccine hesitancy, dealing or refusing vaccination. And which role has the father in these steps. The final analysis demonstrates in which steps is a man as father important, what role he plays. Furthermore, in which steps is he less engaged.
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