University of Rijeka. Faculty of Humanities and Social Sciences.
Abstract
Ovaj završni rad bavi se temom iskustva korištenja prostora javnih toaleta. Konkretnije, bavi se komparacijom društvenih praksi unutar muških te s druge strane ženskih javnih toaleta. Teorijski pregled razvoja pojmova privatnog i javnog pruža uvid u način na koji se njihovo shvaćanje mijenjalo u različitim kontekstima te način na koji je pojam privatnosti oblikovao shvaćanje ljudskog tijela i onoga što iz njega izlazi. Uz povijest gledanja na tijelo, ponuđen je i povijesni pregled razvoja javnih toaleta te je njegov prostor kao posljedica spolne segregacije prezentiran kao prostor izvođenja roda. Konačno, provedeno fenomenološko istraživanje ispitalo je sljedeće dvije pretpostavke: (1) žene često idu zajedno na javni toalet, dok muškarci idu sami te (2) muškarci javne toalete koriste isključivo za vršenje tjelesne nužde, dok ih žene koriste ujedno kao privatni prostor za razgovor i druženje. Cilj rada bio je ispitati sličnosti i razlike u ponašanjima, pravilima i navikama unutar ova dva prostora te istražiti koji su čimbenici pridonijeli njihovu nastanku. Na posljetku, rad će ponuditi uvid u skrivene strukture značenja i vjerovanja iz kojih spomenute prakse proizlaze.This thesis addresses the topic of the experience of using public restrooms. More specifically, it deals with a comparison of social practices within men's and on the other hand, women's public toilets. The theoretical overview of the development of the terms private and public provides insight into how their understanding has changed in different contexts and how the concept of privacy has shaped the understanding of the human body and what comes out of it. In addition to the history of looking at the body, a historical overview of the development of public toilets was offered and its space, as a consequence of gender segregation, was presented as a space of gender performance. Finally, the conducted phenomenological research has examined the following two assumptions: (1) women often go to the public toilet together, while men go alone, and (2) men use public toilets solely to relieve themselves, while women use them as a private space for conversation and socializing. The aim of the study was to examine the similarities and differences in behaviors, rules, and habits within these two spaces and to explore what factors contributed to their emergence. Finally, the paper will offer insight into the hidden structures of meanings and beliefs from which said practices emerge
