In my diploma thesis called Black Novels on the 20th Century African American Northward Migration I am going to examine the novel in African American literature with a particular focus on the migration from the South to the North inside the United States following the First World War. At first the work will recapitulate the history of this African American migration - its causes and its effects. The motif of the North as the "promised land" and how, in most cases, migrant characters in these works experienced this form of the "American Dream" myth will be analyzed. Finally, the racism by whites of the South will be compared to the racism by whites in the North.

Práce se zabývá postavením žen na trhu práce v ČR v komparaci s EU. První část diplomové práce se věnuje legislativnímu rámci rovných příležitostí mužů a žen v Evropské unii a České republice, jejich institucionálnímu zabezpečení a podává přehled o základních pojmech. Druhá kapitola se zabývá postavením žen na trhu práce v ČR a Evropské unii, kde jsou analyzovány základní ukazatele trhu práce se zaměřením na situaci žen. Další kapitola se zabývá nápravnými opatřeními a možnostmi zlepšení pozic žen na trhu práce se zaměřením na gender mainstreaming, pozitivní opatření a možnosti obrany proti diskriminaci. V poslední kapitole je analyzováno postavení žen na trhu práce ve vybraném regionu ČR.

Tato práce se zabývá problematikou rovných příležitostí mužů a žen v kontextu postavení žen na trhu práce v EU a ČR. Zabývá se rozdílným postavením žen a mužů na trhu práce, segregací žen do určitých povolání a mzdovými rozdíly mezi oběma pohlavími. Tato práce je rozdělena do čtyř základních kapitol. První kapitola popisuje základní ekonomické teorie, které se věnují problematice rozdílného zacházení mužů a žen na trhu práce. Druhá kapitola vymezuje základní legislativní a institucionální prostředí v EU a ČR. Třetí kapitola charakterizuje zákldní ukazatele na trhu práce v EU a ČR. Poslední kapitola analyzuje příčiny mzdových rozdílů mužů a žen v ČR a hledá možné nástroje na odstranění těchto rozdílů.

The work deals with the examination of repression and segregation in asphalt mixtures. The theoretical part is monitoring the current situation about the problem of segregation, which mainly refers to the practical adjustments during laying „risking“ asphalt mixtures on the formation of segregated places in the shelter layers of roads. The practical parts of the thesis are summarised measurements on six samples of the most commonly used asphalt mixtures to determine the segregation depending on the selected parameters. The work is describing and valorising a test for determining segregation according to ČSN EN 12697-15.

My final thesis deals with women's employment in USA and its changes during two historical moments of the World War II and Great Depression. Because of the continuous changes in this area an analysis of historical trends is a valuable source of information for understanding these changes. For a correct understanding of the influence of chosen historical periods the beginning of the thesis deals with an analysis of the situation before these periods. In the main part one chapter deals with the period of Great Depression, when women faced the pressure of the society to leave the labor market and leave the jobs to men, as to a main breadwinners. Next chapter describes trends during the World War II, when women work was promoted and the pressure was in the opposite direction. The last chapter analyzes a situation after the war and an impact of the World War II in both the short and long term. Special attention is given to two groups of women, married and Afro-American. These groups were influenced in given periods in a specific way. The reason why is mostly social norms within married women and disadvantages position of the Afro-American women in a labor market within this group. Aim of the thesis is not only description of the trends but also deeper analysis of governmental approaches, economical factors and social norms and it's interdependence and causality. From the trends we can see that changes in women's employment were strongly influenced by economic situation of the country and that social norms were able to adapt to these economic circumstances in a short term. In long term they were constant.

The thesis describes the gender pay gap and evaluates it from the view of the European Union and the Member States. It focuses on the measures and instruments that have been developed to tackle the causes of the gender pay gap. The definition of the pay gap is given and the gender and gender roles are described. The gender pay gap as a systematic underpayment of women is measured using adjusted and unadjusted data. The thesis concerns with primary causes of the gender pay gap, such as the horizontal and vertical segregation, differences in human capital, or discrimination. It deals with the gender pay gap at the level of the European Union and at the level of the individual Members States. The role of the European Union is described and assessed as well as its legislative and non-legislative instruments. The focus is on the proactive measures that contribute to solving the primary causes of the gender pay gap. The positive action measures and family-friendly measures are presented.

This master thesis aims to describe the strategies, methods and forms of work, which are effective in teaching gifted pupils at primary school. Another aim is to compare the possibility of their applications in integrated and segregated forms of gifted education. The theoretical part summarizes findings about this issue and the aim is to specify the issue of gifted children in relation to the intelligence, creativity and heredity. Based on the analysis of Czech, but mostly foreign literature, this work definine the strategies and methods of teaching gifted students, which are nowadays used in the classroom. The practical part is focus on a qualitative research method aimed at comparing the work of teachers of gifted students in integrated and segregated forms of teaching. Based on the analysis of teaching and subsequent in-depth interviews with teachers, this thesis is trying to figure out how the teacher in a particular form of teaching is working with talented pupil, which teaching strategies he or she is selecting and how these strategies correspond with the literature search in the theoretical part. In terms of research, it is possible to observe the individual approach of teachers who were surveyed on the issue of gifted.

Práce se zabývá současným, okrajově i historickým, pohledem na ženu ve společnosti. Stěžejní je zde pojetí žen z ekonomického hlediska, tedy žen na trhu práce. Otázka rovných příležitostí mužů a žen je zde zaměřena na ekonomické ukazatele jako zaměstnanost žen, mzdová nerovnost a nezaměstnanost žen. Dále se práce zabývá působením žen v oblasti managementu, potažmo hotelového managementu. Zmiňována je zde i problematika harmonizace pracovního a rodinného života žen manažerek. Součástí práce je výzkum zaměřený na rovné příležitosti mužů a žen v oblasti hotelového managementu.

The diploma thesis explores the relation between the processes of segregation and integration through the study of everyday cohabitation and social interaction that takes place in areas of concentrated Russian immigrants in Prague. Given that some locations of Prague have a long experience with the immigration of Russians, this thesis is reflective of the historical development of the Russian immigration to the First Republic, which in some way to helps to understand and explain the processes taking place presently on the unequal social and legal status of Russians, as immigrants from third countries, perceived through migration and integration policies of the Czech Republic. Analysis of the media's discourse shows the negative impact on Russian immigrants in social interactions with the majority, subsequently reducing integration and deepening social inequality. At the beginning, locations with a significant concentration of Russian immigrants are identified and defined by the quantitative research. Next, the daily interaction among Russian immigrants and the Czech majority is examined in selected locations by the qualitative research. The conclusions discuss how research of everyday cohabitation and social interaction contributed to the understanding of the processes of segregation and the...

This thesis examines people's preferences for housing, specifically for housing in suburbs. Suburbs have negative economic, environmental and social consequences and most cities in developed countries is facing the growth of suburbs. The aim of the thesis was to examine the reasons why people move to satellite villages and how they change their preferences. People's preferences were tested by questionnaire survey conducted in Jesenice u Prahy. Residents are moving to this locality because they want to live in a house with a garden, in a quiet and clean environment. The opinion that people are moving to suburbs due to social status and prestige was not confirmed.