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Public Opinion on Domestic Violence
VORNAYOVÁ, Irena
This bachelor thesis describes the issue of domestic violence. Domestic violence is considered as one of the biggest and most hidden forms of violence in our society. Perhaps it can be found all around us and it is not related to women only but also men and also cases of domestic violence against children and seniors are increasing. The aim of the study was to determine the views and attitudes of the public about domestic violence, because the opinion about this increasingly important issue and the informed society has an impact on early detection and follow-up of the cases of domestic violence. The theoretical part of this bachelor thesis summarizes the basic information as what the domestic violence is, what are its signs, forms, dynamics, prejudices and myths. Vulnerable people, violent people and causes and prevention of domestic violence are briefly outlined here. At the end of the theoretical part assistance for victims of domestic violence is listed by the helping institutions and organizations and a review of current legislation of the Czech Republic, which is related to the topic. In the research part of the bachelor thesis there are two hypotheses set on the target. Hypothesis no. 1 "The public perceive domestic violence as a private matter in which you can not interfere," and hypothesis no. 2 "The public is not informed about the ways how to help victims of domestic violence". The survey for the purpose of this thesis was made out of using a quantitative research and was made in January 2014. For the data collection public survey was used in the selected location, which is Vltavotýnsko. The survey was conducted by questionnairy. The sample was 400 respondents who were approached randomly. The only criterion for completing the questionnaire was adulthood reaching. 337 of 400 distributed questionnaires were returned, which is more than 80 percent return. The questionnaire in the thesis was compiled on the basis of the scientific literature and it contains the basic information that the public should know about domestic violence. Questionnaire was divided into two parts. The first part examined the respondents' awareness about domestic violence and the second part the awareness of the respondents about the help to the victims of domestic violence. Answers to questions were summarized in tables and graphs with a spreadsheet program Microsoft Excel first. Subsequently, due to the fact that the vast majority of data acquired through questionnaires were categorical, adequate statistical evaluation methods were chosen. Statistical analysis of the results of the survey was conducted in SPSS. The research showed that the public in Vltavotýnsko is relatively well informed about what is domestic violence, and only a small percentage of respondents perceive domestic violence as a private matter. Thus, the hypothesis no. 1 "The public perceive domestic violence as a private matter in which you can not interfere," has not been confirmed. Conversely, the public is not sufficiently informed about the ways how to help victims of domestic violence, who to turn to for help when they become victims of domestic violence by themselves or when they are asked for help, and it means that the hypothesis of no. 2 "The public is not informed about the ways how to help victims of domestic violence" has been confirmed. Furthermore, the survey results showed that the education of the respondents, their age, the place where they live and whether they are men or women has some impact on awareness, attitudes and opinions of the respondents. This thesis can be used as an informational or educational material for the general public and thus to contribute to its greater awareness about domestic violence and the resulting research data can be served to raise the awareness of the institutions that provide assistance to victims of domestic violence.
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Domestic Violence Against Women and Men from the Perspective Undergraduate Students.
MORONGOVÁ, Tereza
Bachelor thesis Domestic violence against women and men from the perspective of undergraduate students is focused on the views and opinions of students of the University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice on domestic violence. In the theory there is made a comprehensive view of the problem of domestic violence. It describes the basic concepts that the problem of domestic violence is related to. This part is focused on different definitions of domestic violence, forms of behavior, the personality of offenders and on the victims of domestic violence. The conclusion includes the possibility of helping victims of domestic violence and a safety plan. Domestic violence is a problem that is currently receiving a lot of attention in the society. Some countries spend considerable resources on services for victims and on training for professionals who help the victims. Many nonprofit organizations also create advertising campaigns that affect not only the aggressors and victims, but also general public. Their aim is to make everyone aware that domestic violence is not acceptable and people should not be afraid of talking. It is certainly good that much attention is paid to domestic violence. The aim of the research was to map experiences, opinions and attitudes of undergraduate students to the issue of domestic violence. The research was also carried out in order to let the students think about this topic and get them to realize that it can happen to any of them. So it is important not to be afraid to speak openly about this topic. As already mentioned in the theoretical part, violence can really relate to everyone, from children to seniors. They do not have to be aggressors or victims of domestic violence directly. They can become witnesses or they can meet it in their future professions. A quantitative research strategy was used for the research. The data collection was conducted through a questionnaire survey. The research group was formed by students of University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice. Respondents were selected by stratified random selection, where the stratification criterion for the selection was sex. Given the number of students of the University of South Bohemia is the sample size of 200. Answers to the questions were then processed into tables and graphs using Microsoft Excel spreadsheet. To the answers of the questions related to the hypothesis different values were assigned. To compare the level of awareness were calculated two average values, one for male and the other for female students, from the previously assigned values. If the difference between the male and female students is statistically significant, was verified using an independent samples t-test. In the context of the work a hypothesis was formulated: Female students of University of South Bohemia in České Budějovice are better informed than male students in the issue of domestic violence. Between the responses of students was statistically significant difference only for one question (question 14), for other questions the difference was not statistically significant. The hypothesis was therefore refuted. The results of research yielded interesting findings about the knowledge of students in the field of domestic violence. Remarkably, the male and female students are dealing with the knowledge of the problem almost the same. However, the results also revealed many wrong answers and uncertainties. We can say that male and female students have still significant gaps in many ways. Although, the research results provide an insight into the views of students and we can learn about their attitudes and experiences. The work can be used as a source of information for general public, as a base for preventive measures in specific areas, as a base for the study of a similar theme, or it could be also provided to an intervention center and used as an information material for the victims of domestic violence.
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