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The Relation Between the Socioeconomic Status and Adolescent Alcohol Consumption
Ondřejková, Barbora ; Nekola, Martin (advisor) ; Brázová, Věra - Karin (referee)
The aim of the bachelor thesis is to explore the relationship between adolescent alcohol use and their socioeconomic status (SES). The study also investigates frequency of the adolescent alcohol use and the number of alcohol sessions along with the association of the SES. It also considers differences between girls and boys in relation to alcohol consumption. The European School Survey Project on Alcohol and Other Drugs (ESPAD) held in 2007 in the Czech Republic is used as the main data source. The thesis is based on the following theoretical frames. Social determinants of health describe influence of different social events on individual health and the affiliation to the particular SES. Lifecourse perspective and social gradient highlight the importance of view on the relation between SES and its impact on individual's behaviour health. The thesis also describes main approaches in measuring SES and it also contains a chapter concerning alcohol use and its risks. The author suggesting a few improvements in the current ESPAD in the end of the thesis. When it is implemented there will be a great chance to measure SES with better accuracy.

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