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Social acceptability of smoking and unintended consequences of tobacco control in the Czech Republic
Pešková, Olga ; Nekola, Martin (advisor) ; Tušková, Eva (referee)
The diploma thesis "Social acceptability of smoking and unintended consequences of tobacco control in the Czech Republic" offers an understanding of the question whether the smokers in the Czech Republic are stigmatized in connection with denormalization strategies, whether and how public policies contribute to them and what their unintended negative consequences on the health of citizens in various forms. Research from a semi-structured in- depth interview with smokers revealed that they perceive that smoking is neither normal nor modern. While there was no stigmatization among respondents, as demonstrated abroad, some elements suggesting stigmatization were present. Some smokers feel that they are negatively perceived by the neighborhood, as manifested by their relatives, as well as negative verbal and nonverbal expressions from the wider environment. The negative consequences of stigmatization in respondents to this research, unlike foreign experiences, did not show up in the social and health spheres and did not imply a significant change in cigarette consumption of a given smoker. The influence of public policies on stigmatization of smokers has also not significantly materialized in this research.
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Tobacco control in the CR and Canada aimed especially at socioeconomic, political and environmental aspects
Fraser, Keely ; Králíková, Eva (advisor) ; Janout, Vladimír (referee) ; Lustigová, Michala (referee)
(English) Smoking is the leading cause of premature mortality and morbidity globally (WHO, 2018). Within the Czech Republic (CR) tobacco consumption ranks among the highest in the world, and tobacco control measures rank among the poorest globally (Joossens and Raw, 2014; American Cancer Society, 2018). Smoking related chronic diseases and the loss of active part of life are an enormous and growing burden on the Czech system. There is urgency to invest in efforts that will control and decrease the demand for tobacco products (OECD, 2017). Experiences and lessons learned in tobacco control (TC) by other countries, such as Canada, may provide valuable insight to help guide Czech decision makers in identifying policy best buys moving forward. The basic research carried out as part of this PhD project focuses specifically on a comparison of TC in Canada and the CR. It also includes: 1) a national cross-sectional survey of all organizations involved in TC to describe capacity and involvement in TC measures outlined by the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control (FCTC) (Fraser et al. 2019); 2) a prospective cohort study which describes the results of intensive smoking cessation treatment offered by Centers for Tobacco Dependent (CTD) (Králiková et al. 2014); 3) a cross sectional survey of patients...
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Social acceptability of smoking and unintended consequences of tobacco control in the Czech Republic
Pešková, Olga ; Nekola, Martin (advisor) ; Tušková, Eva (referee)
The diploma thesis "Social acceptability of smoking and unintended consequences of tobacco control in the Czech Republic" offers an understanding of the question whether the smokers in the Czech Republic are stigmatized in connection with denormalization strategies, whether and how public policies contribute to them and what their unintended negative consequences on the health of citizens in various forms. Research from a semi-structured in- depth interview with smokers revealed that they perceive that smoking is neither normal nor modern. While there was no stigmatization among respondents, as demonstrated abroad, some elements suggesting stigmatization were present. Some smokers feel that they are negatively perceived by the neighborhood, as manifested by their relatives, as well as negative verbal and nonverbal expressions from the wider environment. The negative consequences of stigmatization in respondents to this research, unlike foreign experiences, did not show up in the social and health spheres and did not imply a significant change in cigarette consumption of a given smoker. The influence of public policies on stigmatization of smokers has also not significantly materialized in this research.
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Evolution of attitudes of tobacco and its usage in Czech population
Bureš, Roman ; Nekola, Martin (advisor) ; Tuček, Milan (referee)
There are many points of view at tobacco. Smoking has obvious social, political, medical and economical consequences. Tobacco is known by mankind for several centuries and for the same period mankind has had attitudes towards smoking and tobacco. In this bachelor thesis author tries to outline evolution of discussion about tobacco and its noxiousness and especially evolution of attitudes connected with it. Main aim of thesis is to describe evolution of attitudes towards tobacco and its usage of czech population in analyzed period. Author assumes that smoking attitudes are more negative than in the past. In this thesis author stands on theory of denormalization. Moreover author describes denormalization of tobacco and recent discussions. Research is made of using analysis of secondary data of Sociologický ústav Akademie Věd České republiky. Besides evolution of tobacco attitudes and its usage author also examines attitudes of several factors to smoking attitudes and tobacco usage. Between these factors belongs age and gender of respondents and also if respondent is a smoker or not. Moreover author examines if there are any apparent attitudes of tobacco denormalization.
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Ratification Process of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control
Herberová, Kamila ; Nekola, Martin (advisor) ; Novotný, Vilém (referee)
The diploma thesis deals with the ratification process of the WHO Framework Convention on Tobacco Control in the Czech Republic. The proposal of ratification was denied by the Senate of the Parliament of the Czech Republic in 2005 and it was postponed. The debate was renewed in 2011 when the proposal was approved by both chamber of the Parliament of the Czech Republic and subsequently in May 2012 it was signed by the President of the Czech Republic. The thesis investigated different views of Members of Parliament on the ratification of the framework convention. To fulfil the aims of the thesis the Framework analysis method is used. The method reveals the competing frames in 2005 and 2011. Both periods are then compared. The author also tried to understand why the proposal in 2005 was denied and she offered one of the possible interpretations. The thesis is supplemented by chapters which describe the Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and the development of the ratification process. These parts use the interviews made with experts in the research area.
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Regulation of the Tobacco Market
Prosečová, Kristina ; Zeman, Jiří (advisor) ; Filipová, Alena (referee)
The Diploma Thesis deals with the regulation of the tobacco market. The first part is dedicated to the theoretical view on regulation. It describes the historical development of the different points of view on regulation within economic schools, then it characterizes different types of market failure and within those it shows possible solutions in form of regulatory measures. The second part of the diploma thesis deals with tobacco and tobacco products market. In this chapter the current situation on the market is analyzed and some trends are derived, the chapter also deals with the largest producers of tobacco products nowadays. The last chapter deals with current tobacco control legislation. The Framework Convention on Tobacco Control and current European tobacco control legislation are looked at in detail and there is a comparison conducted of the level of tobacco market regulation in different parts of the world. The last part of the thesis delivers the evaluation of the level to which the current tobacco regulation is in line with the economic theory of regulation.
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Analysis and advice of marketing communication strategy for Philip Morris company on the Czech market
Charopkin, Aliaksandr ; Král, Petr (advisor) ; Jurek, Martin (referee)
Thesis is dedicated to characteristics of marketing and communication mix, to analysis and evaluation of marketing and communication tools and processes of Czech branch of Philip Morris company and to possible advices. Thesis is divided into three parts. The first part is a theoretical one, dedicated to general marketing definitions. The second one deals with the specific of tobacco market and with extend and impacts of existing regulation. The last one describe the company this thesis is dedicated to, its tools and processes and also include the evaluation and some advices to improvement.
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