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Social networks and youth mental health care
Dobrocká, Romana ; Vrzáček, Petr (advisor) ; Bosá, Monika (referee)
Perceiving the world from the perspective of the present and adapting to it represents the continuum of life. The aim of the graduate thesis is to analyse the mainly communicated topics on mental health on selected social networks and to examine social networks from the point of view of e-social work. The theoretical part characterizes social networks in general, discusses the relationship of social networks with mental health problems of young people and individually discusses the pitfalls that the use of social networks brings with it. Furthermore, the research offers insight into the characteristics of young people's mental health problems, deals with them from a contemporary perspective, and connects them with the specific social networks. The subchapter of social work determines need of e-social work and its possibilities. The end of the theoretical part looks at social identity and the need for community in the life of adolescence. The aim of the research is defined by four research questions and follows four social networks: Twitch, Instagram, Facebook and TikTok. The qualitative research combines netnography with an additional interview. The results of the research include identification of the mainly communicated topics on social networks, possible ways of mental health support provision,...
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Addictive substances and tv shows
Kašík, Jan ; Hrešanová, Ema (advisor) ; Matoušek, Petr (referee)
This work is focused on examining the effect of depictions of addictive substances in the series "BojackHorseman" and "How I Met Your Mother" on their viewers. This is a netnographic research and as such takes place purely in the Internet environment, specifically in Facebook groups focused on fans of these series. This thesis builds on my previous work "Alcoholism and other addictive substances in series", which brought several findings (higher desire to consume while watching fiction series, the assumption to consume supports consumption while watching, etc.), on which the text is based and builds on their knowledge. I expanded the work to include participatory observation and semi-structured interviews not only in the original group, but also new ones, focused on the series "How I Met Your Mother." This series was deliberately chosen because the original data indicated that substance abuse was more likely if the individual was watching a feature series where the substances were positively portrayed. My goals focus on finding out how the series affects mental health, attitudes and substance use, and inserting the series into the lives of fans. I explain these goals using concepts and theories from sociological and socio-psychological backgrounds, such as observational learning, habitus, social...
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