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Unmarried mothers in Písek at the end of the 19th century
Zvonková, Štěpánka ; Velková, Alice (advisor) ; Slováková, Věra (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with unmarried mothers in Písek at the end of the 19th century that can be characterized as a period of significant social and demographic changes. The theoretical part summarizes the current knowledge about the economic and population development of the Czech lands, as well as the historical-demographic and social background of the district captainship Písek (Bezirkshauptmannschaft) and the royal town of Písek at the end of the 19th century. The analytical part focuses on meeting the main goal of this thesis, which was the analysis of non- marital fertility in Písek and the structure of households of unmarried mothers at the end of the 19th century. First, the proportion of live births outside marriage in Písek was determined by excerpting from Roman Catholic registries from the period 1881-1900 and then analyzed according to differential factors such as month or place of birth. Subsequently, thanks to numerous data from the registries it was possible to define the geographical and social environment of the parents of the observed unmarried mothers. Furthermore, the structure of households where selected unmarried mothers lived was compiled from the census sheets of Písek from 1880, 1890 and 1900. Finally, the thesis deals with the legitimation of illegitimate children....
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Differential infant mortality analysis in Czech lands during the interwar period
Zvonková, Štěpánka ; Rychtaříková, Jitka (advisor) ; Kalibová, Květa (referee)
Differential infant mortality rates in Czech lands during the interwar period Abstract The bachelor thesis addresses infant mortality conditions in the Czech lands in the interwar period characterized by a gradual decrease of all relevant indicators. The introductory theoretical part summarizes the current knowledge about economic and population development during the interwar period. The analytical section focuses on investigating the differential factors of infant mortality rates during the years 1920-1937 in the historical regions of Bohemia, Moravia, and Czech Silesia. First, mortality under one year of age is analyzed according to narrow age groups (neonatal and postneonatal mortality), sex, legitimacy, place of residence and then by other factors, such as nationality, religion and by causes of death. Finally, an analysis was made on the basic of infant life tables which are calculated by sex and legitimacy. The conclusion summarizes the results and answers to the research questions. Key words: infant mortality rate, Czech lands, interwar period
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