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Thesis (M.S.)--Mississippi State University. Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work. / Title from title screen. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio University, August, 2008. / Title from PDF t.p. Includes bibliographical references.

Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)--University of Hong Kong, 1996. / Includes bibliographical references (leaf 68-72) Also available in print.

Thesis (B.A. (Hons.)) - University of Queensland, 2005. / Includes bibliography.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2007. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes bibliographical references (p. 258-268).

International Social Survey Programme 2003 found that about 90% of the people in Japan favour the idea of maintaining the ethnic minorities' culture, rather than their adaptation to the dominant majority's culture. It is outstandingly high percentage, compared internationally. The result is consistent with the fact that multicultural coexistence ("Tabunka kyosei") policy is welcomed in many local governments to support the immigrants. However, it contradicts to some academics' argument that Japan puts assimilative pressure to ethnic minorities. Therefore, this thesis analyses why the idea of maintaining the ethnic minorities' culture enjoys such outstanding support in Japan. The mixed method approach of quantitative and qualitative study was used to solve this puzzle. International comparison based on the statistical analysis of national identity and attitude toward the ethnic minorities' culture revealed that (i) about 80% of the Japanese people have ethnic conceptualization of national identity, which is exceptionally high percentage than other countries, and (ii) the vast majority of both the people with ethnic and civic national identity favour the idea of maintaining the ethnic minorities' culture. Therefore, the qualitative analysis of interview data with schoolteachers of the immigrants' children were conducted to examine why, of which aspect and to what extent teachers expect the immigrants' children to maintain their ethnic identity and distinct culture, and expect them to adapt themselves to the dominant Japanese culture. It was found out that it is expected for the immigrants' children to maintain their ethnic minority identity and traditional culture in private, and to adapt themselves to group oriented and rule-based Japanese culture in public. However, such group orientated and rule-based culture is not regarded as "culture", but simply as "rules" to give an order to ethnic and cultural diversity. The findings of this thesis imply that multicultural coexistence is a new form of cultural nationalism in Japan ("tertiary nationalism"), meaning a nationalism which (i) has been brought about by confronting the growing ethnic and cultural diversity within a nation, particularly after '90s in Japan, and (ii) tries to preserve its rule-based culture and to spread it to the ethnic minorities by taking off its label of "culture", (iii) though not incorporating them to a member of a nation, but (iv) expecting them to maintain their ethnic identity and traditional culture in private.

O presente estudo insere-se no contexto das discussões acerca das transformações em curso no chamado capitalismo em rede e, para tanto, toma como objeto de análise as vivências de trabalho dos executivos do setor de Tecnologias de Informação e Comunicação (TICs). A escolha destes profissionais baseia-se na compreensão de que eles encarnam de forma paradigmática o quadro normativo que vem sendo produzido e difundido na esfera do trabalho e que passa a caracterizar a atual fase de desenvolvimento do capitalismo. Assim, propomo-nos a refletir a respeito da possibilidade deste trabalho - fundado sobre o princípio normativo do individualismo, instrumentalizado sob a forma de realização si - manter-se como principal matriz de integração social nas sociedades contemporâneas. Questionamo-nos sobre como este trabalho pode representar, também, uma forma de contribuição social de natureza moral, em termos de produção e difusão de princípios, valores, normas e práticas que vinculem os indivíduos entre si e ao conjunto da sociedade. Para tanto, foram realizadas entrevistas semi-estruturadas com executivos do referido setor. Os achados obtidos apontam para a constituição de uma “nova” moral baseada nas noções de realização de si e de eficiência, cujas conseqüências em termos de integração social serão aqui problematizadas. / This work gets in the context of discussions about the transformations occurring in the so-called network capitalism and, therefore, takes as its analysis object the experiences of executives working in Information and Communication Technologies (ICTs). The choice of these professionals is based on the understanding that they embody the paradigmatic form the framework that has been produced and circulated within the sphere of work and that came to characterize the current phase of capitalist development. Thus, we propose a reflection on the possibility of this work - based on the principle of normative individualism, manifested in the form of self realization in order – to maintain itself as the main matrix of social integration in contemporary societies. We question how this kind of labor may represent also a form of social contribution of a moral nature, in terms of production and dissemination of principles, values, norms and practices that bind together individuals and society as a whole. For this meaning, we conducted semi-structured interviews with executives of that sector. The findings obtained lead us the formation of a "new" moral based on notions of moral self-realization and efficiency, wich the consequences in terms of social integration will be problematized here.

This mixed methods study, a concurrent triangulation design, explored Tinto's integration theory as it relates to nontraditional students. The study explored the relationship of academic and social integration, defined by classroom active learning strategies and sense of belonging, with persistence. The study also expanded upon the idea of socio-academic integrative moments which might occur when social and academic integration converge or overlap. Consistent with Tinto's model, factors including initial institutional commitment, initial goal commitment, and subsequent institutional commitment were also analyzed. Multiple regression analysis of data obtained from a 38-question survey (n=299) revealed one common predictor of persistence among the three research questions: initial commitment to the educational goal. Qualitative data, interpreted from a diverse group of 10 nontraditional students, confirmed the quantitative findings and revealed that, in relation to persistence, initial commitment to the educational goal seemed to transcend all other theoretical factors including institutional commitment, social integration, academic integration, and student entry characteristics such as race, gender, parents' educational attainment, first-generation status, and high school GPA. In addition, focus group findings indicated the presence of socio-academic integrative described as academically-focused social integration. Recommendations for further exploration into the integrational convergence or non-linearity of Tinto's model are included. Recommendations for practice and future research prompt additional exploration into nontraditional student persistence including suggestions to identify factors related to meaningful integration for nontraditional students and how those factors might influence persistence.

RIBEIRO, Mary Anne Libório de Patrício. Avaliação do Programa Conviver na Perspectiva do Idoso Participante. 2011. 105f. – Dissertação (Mestrado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Avaliação de Políticas Públicas, Fortaleza (CE), 2011. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-10-01T12:23:14Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-DIS-MALPRIBEIRO.pdf: 734579 bytes, checksum: 1ee274a04da3228695d1a4fd7bce56a9 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2013-10-01T13:54:24Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-DIS-MALPRIBEIRO.pdf: 734579 bytes, checksum: 1ee274a04da3228695d1a4fd7bce56a9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-10-01T13:54:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2011-DIS-MALPRIBEIRO.pdf: 734579 bytes, checksum: 1ee274a04da3228695d1a4fd7bce56a9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / This research aimed at evaluating the actions of the Program “Living Together” the elderly as a strategy to put into practice the National Policy of Social Welfare, in Fortaleza. Its purpose was also aim to calculate the number of elderly patients from 2003 to 2009 and to analyze the level of satisfaction in their living; it also aimed at estimating if there had been any changes in the lives of the participants since they had joined the Program. Another objective of this research is to suggest improvements and eventual enhancements in the methods currently used, based upon the results which had been collected during the above mentioned period. The study was conducted in eight community centers of the Department of Labor and Social Development of the State of Ceará, located in Fortaleza, which run this program through Support Groups. The research consisted of a quantitative study associated with the use of documentary and secondary data. Data collection took place from 01/06/2010 to 31/07/2010. The sample comprised 262 seniors out of 820 elderly who had participated in the groups for no less than six months. We used a questionnaire which was applied to the groups of elderly with the purpose of investigating their socioeconomic profiles and their level of satisfaction regarding the activities which had been put into practice in the groups from 2003 to 2009. The demographic and socioeconomic data were grouped according to absolute and relative frequency and arranged in frames and tables. Data analysis was carried out based upon the key assumptions Program “Living Together” and the National Policy for Social Assistance according to the most up-to-date literature related to this subject. The results of our research were, in general, the following: Most of the subjects in our study are female, widowed, single or divorced. They all had low educational level, and from the hinterland of the state of Ceará; most of them reside with their sons, daughters or other relatives; they are retired people or receive the Benefit of “Continuous Support”. A certain lack of planning among community centers and the Groups was found. It was observed that the Groups develop without a major connection with the other programs and projects that could benefit the elderly. However, in spite of a few weak points detected, the subjects evaluated positively the “Living Together” Program, indicating substantial changes in their life routine, a sound interaction with other groups and with their family members as well as increased provision and improved self-esteem. It is legitimate to conclude that the program must go through a process of redirection of its goals and that the Program should never fall into the hands of the municipalities, something which would make future assessments more difficult. Likewise, it is felt that the Program should undergo a process of diversification of activities by focusing on the professional training of participants and the prevention of dementia, greater coordination among the Coexistence groups and other programs, projects and services of the Community Centers, professional qualification of personnel, ensuring a regular state budget enough to cover the existing expenses that the activities involve and to extending them, expanding coverage, planning of joint actions with other public policies involving Aged care; elderly participation in the planning of interventions, based on their needs, wants and desires, recognizing their autonomy and ability to propose improvements in their lives. / A pesquisa objetivou avaliar as ações do Programa Conviver, junto à pessoa idosa, como estratégia de operacionalização da Política Nacional de Assistência Social, em Fortaleza. Objetivou também: dimensionar o quantitativo de idosos atendidos de 2003 a 2009; analisar o nível de satisfação dos idosos; verificar se ocorreram mudanças na vida dos participantes a partir do ingresso no Programa; sugerir aprimoramentos e reformulações, com base nos resultados encontrados. O estudo se desenvolveu nos oito Centros Comunitários da Secretaria do Trabalho e Desenvolvimento Social do Estado, localizados em Fortaleza-CE, que executam o Programa, por meio de Grupos de Convivência. A pesquisa foi quantitativa, associada a estudo documental e ao uso de dados secundários. A coleta de dados ocorreu de 01/06/2010 a 31/07/2010. A amostra foi composta de 262 idosos que participavam dos Grupos, há pelo menos seis meses, dentro de um universo de 820 idosos. Utilizamos um formulário para o levantamento quantitativo dos grupos e sobre as atividades promovidas entre 2003 e 2009. Um questionário foi aplicado aos idosos, buscando o perfil socioeconômico e seu nível de satisfação com os Grupos de Convivência. Os dados demográficos e socioeconômicos foram agrupados por frequência absoluta e relativa e dispostos em quadros e tabelas. A análise dos dados foi feita tomando por base os pressupostos essenciais do Programa Conviver e da Política Nacional de Assistência Social, bem como literatura recente relacionada com a temática estudada. Os resultados da nossa pesquisa foram, em linhas gerais, os seguintes: os sujeitos da amostra são viúvos, solteiros ou separados, sendo a maioria do sexo feminino, todos com baixa escolaridade, provenientes do interior do Ceará; residem com filhos ou outros familiares; são aposentados ou recebem o Benefício de Prestação Continuada. Constatamos falta de planejamento articulado entre os Centros Comunitários e o desenvolvimento dos Grupos sem maiores articulações com outros programas e projetos que poderiam beneficiar os idosos. A despeito de algumas fragilidades constatadas, os sujeitos avaliaram positivamente o Programa Conviver, aludindo a mudança substancial na rotina de vida, maior interação com outros grupos e com familiares, além de maior disposição e melhora da autoestima. Concluímos que o Programa deve passar por um redirecionamento e sugerimos não municipalizá-lo, o que nos permitirá realizar futuras avaliações; diversificação das atividades focando-as na qualificação profissional dos participantes e na prevenção de demências; maior articulação entre os Grupos de Convivência e os demais programas, projetos e serviços dos Centros Comunitários; requalificação dos profissionais; garantia de orçamento estadual regular e suficiente para custear as atividades já existentes e para ampliá-las; ampliação da cobertura; planejamento de ações articuladas com as demais políticas públicas de atendimento ao Idoso; participação dos idosos no planejamento das intervenções, a partir de suas necessidades, anseios e desejos, reconhecendo sua autonomia e capacidade de propor melhorias para sua própria vida.