I analyze in this thesis changes in epistemology in ethnographic research. Postmodern and deconstructivist aproaches raise questions of scientific objectivity of cognition and complicate ethics of ethnogpraphic research. The subject of analysis in this thesis are text from W.F. Whyte and W.A...

This master thesis aims to present the basic assumptions of two different theoretical traditions of rational choice theory and critical theory and show how these different bases could be applied to the phenomenon of religion. Methodologically the work is based on document analysis ...

Thesis topic is "colonizer and colonized in works of art" thesis focuses on the relationship between colonizer and colonized in the first half of the 20th century in fiction.'s Used method of comparison, it is a comparative analysis of selected texts by authors. Curri...

The aim of the study was to describe the interconnection of vegetarianism and sexuality. I focused on specific experiences in relationships vegetarians and vegans. What are their lives, how their choice of food is reflected in relationships.

Research focuses on experience of suburbanites with the live in suburbia. The aim of this research is to compare experiences of suburbanites from the standpoint of gender, space-time relations and interpersonal relations. The research was conducted with a group of women living in s...

This thesis is focused on a new dancing or sport sector called pole dance. The aim of my research is to describe how women, who dedicate to dancing by the pole at least nine months, approach pole dance. Next I concentrate on an initial motivation, their expectations,...

The topic of this thesis is a sphere of prison service from a warden's perspective. The point of view of this social group was in sociological researches greatly oweshadowed by a problems of prisoners. The aim of this text is an analysis of the impact of prison&#...

The diploma thesis was focused on the issue of educational inequalities of Czech Republic. The aim of the thesis was find out, how the institutional background of schools influences the motivation of teachers of Czech basic and special schools. The qualitative methodology was used....

This work focuses on partnerships themselves vegetarians and vegans. Trying to map the perception of relationships among vegetarians and vegans, feelings that they govern the relationship to the person who eats meat. I focused on specific experiences in relationships vegetarians and vegans.&...

The main goal of my diploma thesis was to find out which circumstances caused that Vaclav Havel became the president of the independent Czechoslovakia in December 1989. The main research question is: How and why became for a long time publicly unknown disident Vaclav Hav...

In this thesis I am concerned with the topic of Digital Divide that is related to the transformation of the post-industrial society into information society. Information society is among other characteristics defined by a great number of information. The distribution of information dram...

The aim of this master thesis was presenting with help of some premises of critical discourse analysis if and how is national identity changing among Czech emigrants living in Australia. I also tried to map those factors that lead to transformation of identity and assimi...

The main topic of this study was the special education in the Czech Republic. The aim was to describe the changes seen in these schools practice after legislative changes. I was interested in whether the changes of normative texts have an impact on changes in social ...

The study examines the impact of unemployment on the individual´s physical and mental well-being. In the theoretical part there are briefly introduced several themes and spheres, on which sociological and medical researches focus.In this part there is also outlined a historical evolution...

I have focused on an analysis of readers of Twilight saga in my diploma work. According to its characteristics this saga is numbered among pop culture. It is looked upon inferior one in comparison with high culture. Literary genres are gendered in consideration of the&#x...

The paper is recherche of literature about relationship between believers, nonbelievers and death. This work is theoretical. The goal is to capture differences and similarity between believers and nonbelievers in the relationship to death. The paper deals with Czech and also abroad lite...

This paper concerns of topic of the attitude to mortality of believers and non-believers in the Czech Republic. It will be make a qualitative researche by form of semi-structured interview. The goal is to outline diverse views of death by individuals who differ by subjective&#...

I have focused on an analysis of readers of Twilight saga in my diploma work. According to its characteristics this saga is numbered among pop culture. Empiric part of this work is founded on methods of content analysis and semi-structured interviews. Content analysis was...

This thesis is concerned with the topic of organic lifestyle. Its aim is, through the statements of seven organic consumers (and one businesswoman with organic products firm), to show which meanings are connected with organic products and organic lifestyle. My other aim was also&#x...

This thesis is concerned with the topic of organic lifestyle. Its aim is, through the statements of seven organic consumers (and one businesswoman with organic products firm), to show which meanings are connected with organic products and organic lifestyle. My other aim was also&#x...