The purpose of this study was to examine privilege in families and uncover the complexities of sibling relationships in adulthood. Through interviewing 13 adult siblings and 3 mothers from 4 families my goal was to gain a clearer picture of what privilege in families means. The sample consisted of a family with 3 sisters, a family with 3 brothers and a sister, a family with 4 brothers, and a family with 2 brothers and a sister. The adult siblings ranged in age from 30 to 60, with an average age of 42. The mothers ranged in age from 62 to 70, with an average age of 67. The study was guided by three theoretical frameworks: a life course, a phenomenological, and a feminist perspective. I conducted this study utilizing an integration of qualitative and feminist methodologies. I used a snowball sampling technique to recruit participants. Data were collected through the use of qualitative in-depth interviews. The interview guides were developed based on the research questions, the review of literature, and the theories guiding the study. I draw 5 conclusions from this study. First, there is a sense of devotion to family that is both expected and fulfilled by simply spending time together, being there for each other in times of need, and at times compromising personal needs or wants. Second, there is an overarching sense of justice that is discussed in everyday language, but at the same time referred to as "something we don't ever think about." Third, descriptions of having a continuous bond among siblings is verbalized as "being the same but different" or just feeling "something in the air," while at the same time mourning the absense of something that is "gone forever." Fourth, interviewing multiple family members extends the understanding of the difficulty of taking different stories heard by each family member and fitting them together into a "family photo." Finally, maintaining an awareness of what it is like to try to "speak for your family" has a different meaning when you also hold the knowledge that everyone else is doing the same thing--but different. / Ph. D.

In light of its title, ""The Petting Zoo,""? many of the poems in this collection exist on the page as animals, domestic ones mostly like cats and dogs and birds. Animals that have been tamed and trained to eat out of bowl or Petri dish, shit in certain places, and animals that have grown accustomed to the habitual pet and good good bird affirmation of owner. Katy wanna cracker? To be looked at. To be fed. To be loved. These poems are personal. They are an attempt to articulate the desires of a speaker who is in a constant state of trying to understand the world and the obsessive concerns that decorate her life: think memory, think past, think brother, think sex, think nature, empathy, imagination, abortion, old dog, abortion, love, all of which show up time and time and again throughout the collection. Touch and to be touched, to be whole and yet to break. These poems, perhaps, approach what it means to be alive, and even more specific, what it means to be alive and working through the aftermath of the past and day-to-day that for the speaker often feels broken and incomplete. / Master of Fine Arts

Made available in DSpace on 2014-07-29T15:10:07Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Katianne de Sousa Almeida.pdf: 1399650 bytes, checksum: 395c93604539ab6d4334c83142304239 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011-09-16 / Open your eyes and see. There is nothing more incredible than the act of visualizing the innumerous possibilities that are before our eyes: images, they are more than a combination of colors and forms, they produce meanings and, logically, symbols. From this production of images some questions can be raised, such as, what do they want to represent? This dissertation focuses the images transmitted on the television program Big Brother Brazil (BBB) in its tenth edition, which took place in 2010. When I started the research, the question that I, a television spectator and anthropologist, raised were: how are the discourses of femininity, masculinity and homosexuality reproduced? Above all, how the central model was reproduced hegemonic references? These references seem to subordinate, devalue and limit the plural existences of masculinity, femininity and homosexuality. Finally, I perceived that the fieldwork data did not only show the assumptions of normativity and the subjects were not completely framed, there were dislocations. Knowing that nothing is simple in the field of gender and sexuality, there were several tensions. The diversity proposed by the program had its limits. In proposing to denaturalize the BBB, I aimed to understand how an audiovisual product watched by the most varied social groups can influence, sediment or make one reflect on the formal conventions about gender and sexuality. / Abrir os olhos e ver. Não há nada mais incrível que o ato de enxergar as inúmeras possibilidades que estão diante dos nossos olhos: as imagens. Elas são mais que uma junção de cores e formas; produzem significado e, logicamente, símbolos. E desta produção de imagens pode-se fazer alguns questionamentos, como, o que elas querem representar? O interesse dessa dissertação permeou a análise do discurso das imagens transmitidas pelo programa de televisão Big Brother Brasil (BBB) em sua décima edição, ocorrida no ano de 2010. Ao iniciar a pesquisa, a questão que eu, telespectadora/antropóloga, levava comigo era: como se reproduziam os discursos da feminilidade, da masculinidade e da homossexualidade? Sobretudo, como se reproduzia o modelo central as referências hegemônicas? Essas referências pareciam subjugar, desvalorizar e limitar as existências plurais de masculinidade, feminilidade e homossexualidade. Ao final, percebi que os dados do campo não mostravam apenas os pressupostos da normatividade e os sujeitos não estavam completamente emoldurados; haviam deslocamentos. Sabendo que nada é simples no campo do gênero e da sexualidade, houveram diversas tensões. A diversidade proposta pelo programa teve o seu limite. Ao se propor desnaturalizar o BBB, pretendo compreender como um produto audiovisual assistido pelos mais variados grupos sociais pode influenciar, sedimentar ou colocar em reflexão as convenções formais quanto ao gênero e quanto à sexualidade.

Does the murder of a sibling affect the health and well-being of siblings over the longer term? Between 2009 and 2013 there was an annual average of 562 homicides in Canada (Statistics Canada, 2013) and 14,767 in the United States (FBI, 2013). Anecdotal report and a small body of literature suggest siblings’ lives are impacted by the murder of a sister or brother and that there are lasting effects. For the most part, however, siblings of murder victims are largely ignored by research. Studies that do exist rely mainly on qualitative data from small, non-representative, and mixed samples. This study used a quasi-experimental design to compare data previously obtained from 67 Canadian and American homicide-bereaved siblings with data from 80 comparison participants, matched as a group on age and sex. Groups were compared on measures of SES, overall general health, subjective distress, perceived social support, life-satisfaction, recollections of growing up, and self-worth. Homicide-bereaved siblings reported significantly higher levels of current subjective distress, less perceived social support, and less positive recollections of growing up in the years following a sibling’s muder. Despite ongoing subjective distress, homicide-bereaved siblings reported self-worth and life satisfaction equivalent to comparison participants. Preliminary data support the continued theoretical and applied research exploring the overlap of trauma and grief in homicide bereavement and of intervention protocols. Findings from this study will inform criminal justice professionals, victim service workers, counsellors, family members, friends, and community members supporting those who have lost a brother or sister to murder. / Graduate / kwright3@uvic.ca

<p>Uppsatsen behandlar det relativt nya begreppet dokusåpa, med inriktning på kanal 5:s program Big Brother. Bakgrunden till ämnesvalet är att media gärna framställer Big Brother som något dåligt, som ungdomar kan ta efter. Det huvudsakliga syftet med studien är att få en insikt i hur 15-åringar hanterar Big Brother i vardagen. För att angripa ämnet ur ett sociologiskt perspektiv har vi bland annat använt oss av kommunikations-, postmodern och feministisk teori. Uppsatsen bygger på sjutton intervjuer som ger oss en inblick i just de intervjuades relation till Big Brother. Ämnen som berörs är ungdomarnas inlevelse i programmet, könsroller, verklighetsförankring, identifikation och varför och om det är viktigt att titta på Big Brother. Resultat som framkommer rör Big Brother som postmodernt fenomen, könsroller, identifikation och fiktion eller verklighet.</p>

Uppsatsen behandlar det relativt nya begreppet dokusåpa, med inriktning på kanal 5:s program Big Brother. Bakgrunden till ämnesvalet är att media gärna framställer Big Brother som något dåligt, som ungdomar kan ta efter. Det huvudsakliga syftet med studien är att få en insikt i hur 15-åringar hanterar Big Brother i vardagen. För att angripa ämnet ur ett sociologiskt perspektiv har vi bland annat använt oss av kommunikations-, postmodern och feministisk teori. Uppsatsen bygger på sjutton intervjuer som ger oss en inblick i just de intervjuades relation till Big Brother. Ämnen som berörs är ungdomarnas inlevelse i programmet, könsroller, verklighetsförankring, identifikation och varför och om det är viktigt att titta på Big Brother. Resultat som framkommer rör Big Brother som postmodernt fenomen, könsroller, identifikation och fiktion eller verklighet.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of North Texas, August, 2008. / Title from title page display. Includes bibliographical references.

The study on kinship terminology is concerned with the treatment of terms in dictionaries. Studies of this nature have been undertaken about several African languages, but such studies on Setswana were limited and were done a long time ago. The motive behind looking at kinship terms is that the researcher, being a native speaker of Setswana, has realised that entries of kinship terms in dictionaries are not satisfactory or, in some cases, do not exist at all. The study is aimed at investigating entries of Setswana kinship terms and evaluating their appropriateness. There are cases where no entries exist, hence the researcher intends to come up with definitions for such terms. In cases of ambiguity, that is, where a term can be used to refer to more than one relation, the researcher will identify the other instances where such a term can be used. In addition, the researcher aims at comparing Setswana with other Sotho languages. There are cases where these languages use borrowed words because of their integration with other languages in their localities, especially with Afrikaans. The study is divided into six chapters. The first deals with the introduction to the study of Setswana kinship terminology, the statement of the problem, aim of the study, research methodology and the scope of the study. The second chapter deals with the theoretical background of kinship. Chapter 3 covers kinship terminology with reference to the man’s family. The treatment of kinship terms in dictionaries is also discussed. Chapter 4 is almost similar to the preceding chapter, but deals with kinship terminology pertaining to the man’s wife’s relatives. The fifth chapter provides a mono-lingual glossary of kinship terminology in Setswana. The sixth and last chapter contains the conclusion as well as recommendations by the researcher. / Dissertation (MA (Setswana))--University of Pretoria, 2006. / African Languages / unrestricted

La présente étude a pour but d’exposer les spécificités du monachisme cistercien du Bas-Maine entre le XIIe et le XVe siècle au travers des exemples d’abbayes claravalliennes installées ou possessionnées dans cet espace de frange Il s’agit des abbayes de Clermont, Fontaine-Daniel, Rouez et Savigny. Les trois premières sont localisées dans le Maine et sont fondées par des barons entre la mi-XIIe et le début du XIIIe siècle. Un sort particulier est réservé à la dernière, Savigny, de par sa fondation précoce et son intégration à l’ordre cistercien en 1147, face aux autres abbayes créées par efflorescence. Le caractère conflictuel de la région (terrain d’oppositions régulières entre Angevins, Normands et Bretons), l’importance de l’érémitisme, y expliquent le retard de l’installation des moines cisterciens. Les critères de fondation d’une abbaye cistercienne sont passés en revue, tout comme l’ambiguïté de l’acte fondateur. La question des dépendances cisterciennes, au premier chef desquelles on relève le système des granges est évoqué tout comme les rapports de ces abbayes avec leur environnement humain (moines, convers, population, etc...) Enfin, l’auteur revient également sur l’empreinte laissée par les Cisterciens dans des domaines comme la mise en valeur de l’espace, le commerce ou l’usure. Chacun de ces éléments étant envisagé dans le cadre des principes des premiers Cisterciens et du rapport fonctionnel à la règle. / The present study’s aim is to present the specificities of Cistercian monasteries in the Lower Maine area between the 12th and 15ththe area i.e. the Abbey of Clermont, Fontaine-Daniel, Rouez et Savigny. The first three are located within the Maine province and were founded by barons between the mid-12ththat it was established earlier and became part of the Cistercian order in 1147, as opposed to the other abbeys which were formed through efflorescence. The relatively late establishment of Cistercian Monks in the lower Maine is due to the fact that the area was the setting of frequent confrontations between Angevins, Normand and Bretons as well as to large number of hermits during this time period. In this paper I will examine the criteria necessary for the establishment of Cistercian Abbeys as well as the ambiguity of the founding act. I will also deal with Cistercian properties, above all the farm system, as well as the relationship between the abbeys and their human environment (monks, lay brothers, the population etc). Lastly, the author will explore the traces left by the Cistercians in areas such as the usage and development of the land, commerce and usary. Each of these elements is examined within the framework of the principals of the first Cistercians and the functional relationship to the rule. century through examples of Claravallian abbeys located or owning property in

Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:19:58Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 GustavoHBP_DIISERT.pdf: 1171032 bytes, checksum: 5d5fd4843c7c37f0586a33f89158729b (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-09-27 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Cient?fico e Tecnol?gico / Dans le pr?sent travail, nous faisons une incursion sur l'exposition de la r?alit?, dans une ?tude sp?cifique du programme Big Brother Brasil 9, approcher le sujet de la visibilit? et de l'exposition ? travers les concepts de la culture, corps, ? et communication. Nous avons li? l'him/it ? la th?orie de pouvoir propos?e par Michel Foucault. Le corps, dans notre analyse, est prisonnier ? ordinateur individuel propulse, en camionnant des transformations dans le filet de rapports ?tablis pour les participants de BBB. Nous avons cherch?, ? travers un plurimetodol?gica de l'approche, expliquer comme ils sentent les rapports de pouvoir dans ce televisivo du programme/jeu et la transformation des gens anonymes dans c?l?brit?s, raconter, avec tout ce avec la logique d'une consommation d'images. Dans l??poque contemporain, les images sont mediateurs puissants de la communication et ils servent de support au midiatique des produits, dans la fiction et banalit? ou actions diff?rentes et exp?riences du quotidien. Comme r?f?rence de recherche empirique, le travail est bas? au Big Brother-9, a expos? par le Globe Net de T?l?vision, canal ouvert, dans la p?riode du 13 janvier ? avril 07, 2009. Avant que les r?sultats aient obtenu par l'analyse, nous avons v?rifi? ce BBB-9 ? travers les plusieurs ?preuves, les preuves et situations ont cr?? au-dedans parmi les participants du jeu il met ? jour des rapports de pouvoir et d'exclusion, dans le diff?rend pour le succ?s individuel, le tout co?t. Le publique/telespectateur quand participe ? travers le vote du programme travaille comme un r?gulateur p?dagogique qu'il qualifie, Il classifique et il punit les conduites priv?es des joueurs, en ?tant responsable pour l'acceptation possible, ou pas, des gens, pendant s'?couler du jeu / No presente trabalho, fazemos uma incurs?o sobre o reality show, num estudo espec?fico do programa Big Brother Brasil-9, abordando a quest?o da visibilidade e do espet?culo por meio dos conceitos de cultura, corpo, poder e comunica??o. O vinculamos ? teoria de poder proposta por Michel Foucault. O corpo, em nossa an?lise, encontra-se preso a micro poderes, acarretando transforma??es na rede de rela??es estabelecidas pelos participantes do BBB. Buscamos, atrav?s de uma abordagem plurimetodol?gica, explicar como se d?o as rela??es de poder neste programa/jogo televisivo e a transforma??o de pessoas an?nimas em celebridades, relacionando com a l?gica de um consumo de imagens. Na contemporaneidade, as imagens s?o poderosas mediadoras da comunica??o e servem de suporte aos produtos midi?tico, na fic??o e banalidade ou diferentes a??es e experi?ncias cotidianas. Como refer?ncia emp?rica, o trabalho fundamenta-se no Big Brother Brasil, exibido pela Rede Globo de Televis?o, canal aberto, no per?odo de 13 de janeiro a 07 de abril de 2009. Diante dos resultados obtidos pela an?lise, verificamos que o BBB-9 atrav?s dos diversos testes, provas e situa??es criadas entre os participantes dentro do jogo atualizam rela??es de poder e de exclus?o, na disputa pelo sucesso individual, a qualquer custo. O p?blico/telespectador, ao participar da vota??o do programa, funciona como um regulador pedag?gico que qualifica, classifica e pune as condutas privadas dos jogadores, sendo respons?vel pela poss?vel aceita??o, ou n?o, das pessoas, durante o transcorrer do jogo