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The incidence of ageism from the perspective of helping workers in nursing homes
Brucknerová, Veronika ; Urban, David (advisor) ; Dočkal, Jan (referee)
The bachelor thesis titled The occurrence of ageism from the perspective of helping workers in homes for the elderly is focused on age discrimination against the elderly. The aim of the thesis is to describe how the occurrence of ageism is manifested from the perspective of helping workers in a selected home for the elderly. The theoretical part is mainly focused on ageing and old age, ageism and care for the elderly. Subchapters elaborate on the age limits of old age, changes in old age, stereotypes and prejudices about old age and the social context of old age. They also capture the meaning of age, sources of ageism, current issues and ageism in the helping professions. Finally, they describe forms of care for the elderly, the providing of social services to the elderly, homes for the elderly, and helping workers in these facilities. The theoretical findings are followed by the empirical part of the thesis. It is carried out using a qualitative research strategy, semi-standardized interviews with helping workers from a selected home for the elderly. The aim of the research is to find out how the occurrence of ageism manifests itself from the perspective of helping workers in the selected home for the elderly.
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