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"New fathers" and shared parenting
Dlasková, Julie ; Vodochodský, Ivan (advisor) ; Hájek, Martin (referee)
This thesis examines the responsibilities and roles of fathers who practise a shared care arrangement in order to get a better understanding of how traditionally perceived women's and men's tasks are divided between the father and the mother after separation. Special emphasis is given to gender equality in responsibilities and roles traditionally ascribed to women and men, to decide in which aspects, fathers who practice shared care can be seen as 'new fathers'. Previous research projects on fatherhood have indicated that in two-parent families it is typically the mother who takes the major responsibility for private sphere duties such as nurturing or domestic labour, while the father's role lies in providing and financial support (Cohen 1993) (Ranson 2001) (Segal 1990). For this reason the actual existence of the 'new father' in society has been doubted. In-depth interviews conducted in New Zealand with fathers who were in a shared care situation showed that their responsibilities and roles changed after separation and became equalized between both parents. New circumstances, a gender equal attitude and a wish to be a part of the children's lives made the fathers become responsible for nurturing aspects of parenting and day-to-day care. This thesis suggests that study of 'non-traditional' family...
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Gender roles and school
Marešová, Hana ; Vodochodský, Ivan (advisor) ; Smetáčková, Irena (referee)
The aim of the thesis is to examine and compare the notions of gender roles in the view of students, teachers and textbooks. The issue of gender roles involved in school environment concerns theoretical concepts of social construction of gender and theories of gender socialization. In the view of social constructionism gender as a social phenomenon is created, institutionalized and made into traditions by humans. Social constructionism is opposed to essentialism. A gender role is a set of behavioral norms associated with males and females in a given social group or institution. Schools, among other social institutions, are organized upon a dichotomous gender/sex system. According to cultural rules, norms and values, certain characteristics, attributes and roles are assigned to males and females based on their biological sex. The process through which the individual learns and accepts roles is called socialization. Socialization works by encouraging wanted and discouraging unwanted behavior. School as one of the agencies of socialization performs role behavior models and expectations. Through mechanisms of social control sanctions are used to make it clear what behavioral norms the child is expected to follow. Empirical survey explored the notions of gender roles perceived in school environment. It consisted...
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Current feminist discussions: transgender phenomenon in the context of the writing of Judith Butler
Šaldová, Kateřina ; Vodochodský, Ivan (advisor) ; Hájek, Martin (referee)
The title of this paper is: Current feminist discussions: transgender phenomenon in the context of the writing of Judith Butler. The author of the paper concentrates on a discussion of selected terms from Butlerian terminology - such as subversion and agency in the context of the lived experience and agency of transgenders. In a broader context, feminist theories are taken into account in respect to these terms as well. Can transgender perspectives be used as a useful and inspirational contribution? Can agency of transgenders challenge feminist thought in any sense? What is the role of Butler's thought in relation to effective feminist action? Having introduced the theoretical framings and critical discussion of important terms of Butler's theory in the first chapter, the author continues in discussing the strategy of subversion in the context of transgenderism in the second chapter. Both discussions are brought together in the third part of the paper, focusing on a qualitative research completed in Prague in 2003. The author concludes that certain challenges and inspirations arise when studying the transgender phenomenon and that the theory of Judith Butler can be used as an effective (feminist) tool. However, there should be a closer cooperation between feminist and transgender community in order to...
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Autism behind our eyes
Čaníková, Petra ; Vodochodský, Ivan (advisor) ; Hájek, Martin (referee)
Thesis "Autism through our eyes" is final report from qualitative sociological research. This report would like to answer the questions as: How do autistic people perceive their position in a society and world? How do they describe experience with autism? What is the autisms from thier point of view? This report tries to compare several viewpoints - autism from point of view of "specialist" in the field of medicine, education, parents's point of view and point of view of autistic people. Main part of the analysis is focused on whole life-story of an autistic girl, Donna Williams; autobiography Nobody Nowhere [1992], The analysis would like to describe finding and imprinting self-identity. The central cathegory "self-identity" links other five cathegories. These five categories form coherent whole and reader of this report is able to perceive the autistic world. Author of this dissertation tries to find her own point of view on autism. She makes clear about her standpoint about autism and about several information sources. Last but not least aim of this thesis is to inform, that it is necessary to keep in our mind what circumstances ifluence our personal point of view and what consequences it implies.
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Strategies of action in response to perceived injustice in housework division
Luksová, Firdes ; Vodochodský, Ivan (advisor) ; Kuchař, Pavel (referee)
This thesis is based on qualitative research of 6 partner couples in different stage of their family cycle. They are childless couples as well as couples with small or adult children. The research is based on the grounded theory (introduced by Strauss). Based on this theory I analyze interviews focused on housework division. The division of housework is according to current researches mostly unequal, which can cause a perception of injustice. I try to find out how the partners evaluate the fairness of the housework division, which circumstances increase or decrease the feeling of unfairness and how the partners handle these feelings and react to them. I identified and described two types of partner's strategies and actions. The first one is active strategy, which tries to improve the current situation in housework division by agreement or forcing. The second one is rationalization aimed at subjective decrease of the perception of injustice by justification and by taking another circumstances into account. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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Lost property - the work and motherhood
Linková, Naděžda ; Vodochodský, Ivan (advisor) ; Hájek, Martin (referee)
Diploma thesis "Lost property - the work and motherhood" is trying to capture the experience of motherhood and life strategy of mothers - university graduates who - even partially - started working earlier than is usual in Czech Republic. Before their kids were 2 years old. There are six stories of motherhood that are both similar and different from each other. All focused on work and career lives of those mothers. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)
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