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Low-threshold facilities as a tool for integration of youths at risk
Mikšovská, Kateřina ; Veselý, Arnošt (advisor) ; Kalvas, František (referee)
Bachelor's thesis concentrates on low threshold facilties as a means of integration of youth at risk to society. The author defines the terms youth and youth at risk, concentrates on integration of youth to society and defines roma youth as a specific group inside our society with specific needs.She describes the history of these facilities in Czech republic, similiar institutions from abroad and their experience, the definition and principles of institutions that are low threshold and the legislative basis in the system of social services. In the practical part of this thesis, the author describes similarities and differences between opinions on the functionality of low threshold facilites among their workers and clients. She concentrates on two concrete clubs where she realizes a case study. The main differences are shown by ethnic divergences of the target group of clubs. In one of the clubs there are only Roma. One of the differences were favorite activities of clients in the club. For Roma's youth, it was mainly dancing, playing instruments, as well as tutoring. For the majority youth then spending time on computer. Likewise, the main reason why Roma youth visited club, was for tutoring.For the representative of the majority population, it was boring. Workers differed in opinion on the main objectives...
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Postoje veřejnosti k politikám mitigace změny klimatu
Kyselá, Eva ; Ščasný, Milan (advisor) ; Vávra, Jan (referee) ; Kalvas, František (referee)
Research on public responses to climate change mitigation policies is proliferating. Therefore, a need to critically review the existing research practice arises. Studies published over the last 15 years (n=164) and focusing on public attitudes and responses to climate policies are reviewed in this thesis with respect to a) measures and operational definitions of policy support, acceptability, acceptance, and other types of responses and b) factors related to such responses. A great diversity of measures and measured constructs, frequent lack of theoretical embedding, and conceptual vagueness are currently pervasive in the field. Such state leads to uncertainty of what is being measured, ambiguity, and greater diversity and lower comparability of results. In response to this state, the thesis proposes a construct of policy attitudes and responses as an overarching concept comprising the diversity of measures and constructs already in use, and a theoretical framework, based on the Value- Belief-Norm theory, as a heuristic tool for measurement, analysis, and interpretation of survey results. Additionally, the thesis discusses the interlinkage of public opinion on climate policies and policy-making process to argue the relevance and the role of the reviewed research. Three original studies are part of...
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Postoje veřejnosti k politikám mitigace změny klimatu
Kyselá, Eva ; Ščasný, Milan (advisor) ; Vávra, Jan (referee) ; Kalvas, František (referee)
Research on public responses to climate change mitigation policies is proliferating. Therefore, a need to critically review the existing research practice arises. Studies published over the last 15 years (n=164) and focusing on public attitudes and responses to climate policies are reviewed in this thesis with respect to a) measures and operational definitions of policy support, acceptability, acceptance, and other types of responses and b) factors related to such responses. A great diversity of measures and measured constructs, frequent lack of theoretical embedding, and conceptual vagueness are currently pervasive in the field. Such state leads to uncertainty of what is being measured, ambiguity, and greater diversity and lower comparability of results. In response to this state, the thesis proposes a construct of policy attitudes and responses as an overarching concept comprising the diversity of measures and constructs already in use, and a theoretical framework, based on the Value- Belief-Norm theory, as a heuristic tool for measurement, analysis, and interpretation of survey results. Additionally, the thesis discusses the interlinkage of public opinion on climate policies and policy-making process to argue the relevance and the role of the reviewed research. Three original studies are part of...
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Public policy of sects and new religious movements in the Czech Republic - Stakeholders analysis.
Hradilová, Berenika ; Cejp, Martin (advisor) ; Kalvas, František (referee)
This work addresses the issue of sects and new religious movements from the perspective of public policy of Czech Republic, namely its relevant people involved in the field of policy making. In the first part we learn more about the definitions of the term sect, new religious movements and public policy from the terminological development to the definition within the scope of work. It also includes legal definitions, how does the Czech Republic operate with them. The second part is focused on the characteristics of pulic policy - places, people involved, tools and process - as and indispensable part of creation. Emphasis is placed on the analysis of people involved who are involved in this work and arrange for its subsequent implementation. Each person involved is described in terms of the characteristics of the issue, of its function in public policy, of the evaluation of the existing work and of the interest, influence and position they have in this issue.
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Low-threshold facilities as a tool for integration of youths at risk
Mikšovská, Kateřina ; Veselý, Arnošt (advisor) ; Kalvas, František (referee)
Bachelor's thesis concentrates on low threshold facilties as a means of integration of youth at risk to society. The author defines the terms youth and youth at risk, concentrates on integration of youth to society and defines roma youth as a specific group inside our society with specific needs.She describes the history of these facilities in Czech republic, similiar institutions from abroad and their experience, the definition and principles of institutions that are low threshold and the legislative basis in the system of social services. In the practical part of this thesis, the author describes similarities and differences between opinions on the functionality of low threshold facilites among their workers and clients. She concentrates on two concrete clubs where she realizes a case study. The main differences are shown by ethnic divergences of the target group of clubs. In one of the clubs there are only Roma. One of the differences were favorite activities of clients in the club. For Roma's youth, it was mainly dancing, playing instruments, as well as tutoring. For the majority youth then spending time on computer. Likewise, the main reason why Roma youth visited club, was for tutoring.For the representative of the majority population, it was boring. Workers differed in opinion on the main objectives...
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Agenda Setting in a Sociological Perspective
Kalvas, František
In this paper the author attempts to put forth a new theoretical explanation of how the phenomenon known as “agenda setting” functions. The paper begins with a summary of current knowledge about this phenomenon, including the two theoretical explanations given to date: the psychological explanation and the explanation based on trust in the information media.
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