Das Thema dieser Dissertation ist die Anwendung des „Matching Law” als Verhaltensannahme bei der Erklärung sozialer Phänomene. Das „Matching Law” ist ein Modell der behavioristischen Lerntheorie und sagt aus, dass die relative Häufigkeit der Wahl einer Handlung mit der relativen Häufigkeit der Belohnung dieser Handlung übereinstimmt. In der Dissertation werden verschiedene Probleme in Bezug auf die soziologische Anwendung des „Matching Law” erörtert. Aufbauend auf diesen Erkenntnissen wird das Entsprechungsgesetz in die ökonomische Entscheidungstheorie integriert und mit bestehenden Verhaltensprognosen theoretisch verglichen. Anschließend wird das Entsprechungsgesetz auf mehrere soziale Situationen angewandt. Dabei kommt ein Lernmodell zum Einsatz, welches als „Melioration Learning” bezeichnet wird und unter bestimmten Bedingungen zum Entsprechungsgesetz führt. Mit Hilfe dieses Lernmodells und agentenbasierter Simulationen werden Hypothesen zu sozialem Verhalten hergeleitet. Zunächst werden einfache Situationen mit nur zwei interagierenden Akteuren betrachtet. Dabei lassen sich durch das Entsprechungsgesetz einige Lösungskonzepte der Spieltheorie replizieren, obwohl weniger Annahmen bezüglich der kognitiven Fähigkeiten der Akteure und der verfügbaren Informationen gesetzt werden. Außerdem werden Interaktionen zwischen beliebig vielen Akteuren untersucht. Erstens lässt sich die Entstehung sozialer Konventionen über das Entsprechungsgesetz erklären. Zweitens wird dargestellt, dass die Akteure lernen, in einem Freiwilligendilemma oder einem Mehrpersonen-Gefangenendilemma zu kooperieren.

People agree that forgiveness is a virtue in essentially all countries. However, different cultures have different ideas about how willing one should forgive and under what circumstances. Although the study occurred in the USA, I recruited both foreign-extraction and Virginia born-and-raised female college students (N=102) to participate a six-hour REACH forgiveness intervention, promoting their forgiveness through psychoeducational groups. In my thesis, I investigated whether students of foreign extraction and Virginia-born students would respond similarly to the intervention. I operationalized culture in two ways—by country and by individual self-reported self-construal. I measured forgiveness using two measures—decisional forgiveness and emotional forgiveness. I found that the six-hour REACH forgiveness intervention enhanced participants’ forgiveness regardless of their culture background. But foreign students who were functioning in a US university did not respond differently than Virginia-born students. The similar findings also applied to participants who perceived themselves differently in Collectivism and Individualism.

This thesis studies how young adults in today's Swedish Pentecostal congregations describe their beliefs and their congregational life. The thesis applies a theoretic frame of Rational Choice Theory and compares the results with previous research/adjacent studies close to the field. The relevance of this thesis lies in that research on young adults in the Swedish Pentecostal movement is a comparatively unexplored area. The reason to write about young adults in the Swedish Pentecostal movement is rooted in the prospect that this thesis could be a starting point for further studies on young adults in the Swedish Pentecostal movement. The thesis was a qualitative and quantitative multi-method study. The thesis is based on interviews and a questionnaire survey in order to present how young adults in today's Swedish Pentecostal churches describe their beliefs and their congregational life. The thesis identifies some issues that can be raised and investigated in further research on thistopic. Summary of the results The young adults describe that their faith becomes stronger by being part of a Pentecostal congregation. The community of the congregation, both in the smaller and the broader context, confirms the faith which makes their belief stronger. They perceive God as a protector and caretaker, and that God listens to their prayers and cares about them. The subjective part of the faith (the personal relationship with God) they experience as necessary, but they feel that the subjective relationship with God both can be experienced in the church community and solitude. Most of the young adults say they would consider switching the congregation (leave the congregation) if they would not thrive in the congregation or if it would not meet their expectations and needs. The interviews show that the respondents indicate certain preferences that they want to get satisfied and they want to belong to a congregation that can fulfil this. Getting their preferences and needs met is the key to the congregations if they want young adults to stay. The young adults are investing and giving time and commitment to their congregations and want this to generate something back. Most of them thrive in their congregations, but there is room for improvement. Their faith is strong. They are willing to invest in God and then consequently also in their congregations. / <p>Godkännandedatum 2019-06-05</p>

Denna uppsats undersöker spänningen mellan frihet och trygghet respektive ensamhet och gemenskap som typiskt moderna erfarenheter i Therese Bohmans samtidsroman Aftonland (2016). Studien syftar till att relatera dessa teman till viss kritik av det moderna samhället genom sociologiska teorier om modernitet och individualism. Tillvägagångssättet för studien är en litteraturvetenskaplig analys med en hermeneutisk forskningsansats. De slutsatser som kan dras utifrån studiens resultat är att spänningen mellan frihet och trygghet kan kopplas till ensamhet, såväl självvald som ofrivillig. Det moderna samhällets frihetsbetoning och individers identitetsskapande som skildras i Aftonland kan resultera i en upplevelse av otrygghet och oro som kan härledas tillbaka till sökandet efter balans mellan frihet och trygghet. I detta resultat kan också en kritisk diskussion om individualism och frihet som moderna erfarenheter anas.

Esta dissertação apresenta uma reflexão de teoria política normativa a respeito da tolerância no plano mundial adotando uma perspectiva tributária do individualismo ético e dos contratualismos rawlsiano e kantiano. Sua argumentação defende uma interpretação individualista e universalista da tolerância enquanto virtude política institucional. Justificar-se-á a idéia de que a tolerância requer uma lista ampla de direitos humanos e que é um critério normativo de legitimidade política frente às comunidades internas e global / This dissertation presents a reflection of Political Theory about toleration in world plan adopting a perspective of ethical individualism and Rawlsian and Kantian contractualism. Its argumentation defends an individualist and universalist interpretation of toleration while institutional and political virtue. The idea will be justified as toleration requires an extensive list of human rights and that it is a moral criterion of politics legitimacy in front of internal and global communities

A teoria sociológica elaborada por Émile Durkheim parte do embate com o pensamento utilitarista e com a psicologia, e se desenvolve no sentido de superar a relação sempre tensa entre indivíduo e sociedade. Durkheim, acusado de um antiindividualismo atroz, na contramão do legado iluminista, é visto, por parte de seus intérpretes, como um sociologista e um conservador, principalmente no que concerne a seu pensamento atinente à moral. A obra Educação Moral é entendida por muitos como a notação desse conservadorismo. Contudo, em oposição a estas leituras defende-se, a partir de ampla bibliografia mas, sobretudo, a partir dos próprios trabalhos de Durkheim, a tese segundo a qual é possível identificar em sua teoria pedagógica uma tentativa de sintetizar sociologismo e individualismo. Tal tentativa pode ser avistada no modo como o autor concebe a moral e seus elementos constitutivos, bem como em sua definição acerca do tipo de moralidade adequada à sociedade moderna, caracterizada, em que pese sua ênfase nos aspectos coletivos, pelo primado da razão e da autonomia. Com efeito, pretende-se demonstrar que as concepções morais de Durkheim estão em consonância tanto com a sua visão acerca da modernidade quanto com a sua definição de democracia, e que disso se depreende a necessidade de uma educação moral com vistas a formar o cidadão republicano, o ator social, consciente de seus direitos e de seus deveres, mas, sobretudo, de sua individualidade, definida no interior da vida coletiva. A exegese dos textos durkheimianos e a análise das interpretações consagradas pela literatura especializada constituem o ponto de partida metodológico deste trabalho, de modo que a seleção tanto das fontes primárias quanto das fontes secundárias se baseia na relevância, historicamente construída, dos textos escolhidos. / The sociological theory elaborated by Émile Durkheim emerges from the clash with the utilitarian thinking and the psychology and was developed to overcome the always tense relationship between individual and society. Durheim, accused of a strong antiindividualism, against the Enlightenment legacy, is seen by his interpreters as a sociologist and conservative, especially with regard to his thinking on morality. The work Moral Education is understood by many as a notation of this conservatism. However, in contrast to these readings, this research stands, from the point of view of a broad bibliography and mainly from Durkheim own works, the argument that it is possible to identify in his pedagogical theory an attempt to synthesize sociologism and individualism. Such an attempt can be identified in the mode the author conceives of morality and its constitutive elements, and his definition of the type of morality proper to modern society, which is characterized, despite his emphasis on collective aspect, by the primacy of reason and autonomy. Indeed, we intend to demonstrate that Durkheim moral views are both in line with his vision of modernity as with his definition of democracy, and that from these elements the need for moral education comes, in order to form the republican citizen, the social agent, this one conscious of his rights and his duties but, above all, his individuality, defined within the collective life. The exegesis of Durkheimian texts and the analisys advocated by the literature are the methodological point of departure of this research, so that both the selection of primary sources as well as the secondary ones is based on the relevancy, historically constructed, of the chosen texts.

Esta pesquisa propõe-se investigar o romance Os anos de aprendizado de Wilhelm Meister, de Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), publicado em 1796. Nosso objetivo é realizar, com a análise do romance, uma reconstrução sociológica da noção de formação do indivíduo expressa na obra, articulando-a com o processo de emeregência da noção moderna de liberdade individual. Para tanto, recorre-se a três conceitos-chave do pensamento de Georg Simmel: o conceito de cultura, individualismo quantitativo e individualismo qualitativo. Ao relacionar o enredo do romance com as transformações na estrutura social ocorridas nos séculos XVIII e XIX, as quais são analisadas a partir dos conceitos de Simmel, nosso objetivo é esclarecer a visão de modernidade que se apresenta na obra de Goethe, bem o seu potencial crítico relativo à questão da liberdade individual. / This research aims to investigate the novel Wilhelm Meisters Apprenticeship by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749-1832), published in 1796. Our goal is to build, with the analysis of the novel, a sociological reconstruction from the idea of individual self-cultivation which the novel express and articulate this idea with the process of construction of the modern individual freedom ideal. To perform that, this research uses three key-concepts from Georg Simmel: the concept of culture, quantitative individualism and qualitative individualism. By relating the novels story with the changes of the social structure in the XVIII and XIX centuries, our objective is to clarify the vision of modernity from Goethes novel, as well explore its critical potential on the subject of individual freedom.

The purpose of this thesis is to describe the determinants of corporate social responsibility (CSR) that are: community support, diversity, employee support, environment, overseas operations, and product, on consumers’attitude towards purchasing of Organic food brands with Individualism as a moderator. It obtains a quantitative method by the deductive approach. Also, the probability and non-probability sampling select random Chinese and Swedish people above the age of 18. Data collection is by a survey using online questionnaires. Independent sample T-Test compare the means of two samples, factor analysis determines CSR activities and dimensions, and multiple regression employs a description of determinants of CSR dimensions on consumers attitude and purchase. Not to mention the factor analysis and regression analysis are on both samples separately to demonstrate a cross- cultural comparison.The results support previous studies that CSR activities play a crucial role in consumers’ attitude. However, not purchase. Individualism has no impact that moderates this role. Also, demographics do not impact consumers’ purchase,but income impact consumers’ attitude. Cross-cultural comparison for this role shows that it is convergent in Overseas operations and income groups among Chinese consumers. However, it is not convergent among Swedish consumers. Also, the higher the income group of Chinese consumers, the better is their attitude.The thesis gains knowledge that Organic food brands can use CSR activities to influences consumers’ attitude but not purchasing behavior, and organic food brands can tailor their CSR activities according to the target market income group.There is no prior research covering Individualism as a moderator to this influence coupled with Chinese and Swedish as a cross-cultural comparison. Therefore, this thesis is a unique, original, and valuable opportunity to cover this limitation.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2018-07-25T11:46:36Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Antonio Ruzza.pdf: 2370761 bytes, checksum: 7d0329944e3730780c62a203227272d9 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-07-25T11:46:36Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Antonio Ruzza.pdf: 2370761 bytes, checksum: 7d0329944e3730780c62a203227272d9 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-05-15 / Centro Universitário Assunção - UNIFAI / The present thesis aims to discuss A. MacIntyre’s thinking, particularly his moral philosophy and his theory of justice, which rescues the ethics of the virtues of Aristotelian-Thomist inspiration in order to overcome the moral chaos which, according to him, dominates the modern society. He imputes this chaos to Enlightenment´s thinking, which has destroyed a consolidated moral tradition, declaring the independence and autonomy of the individual freed from any authority. The Enlightenment and its heirs (Kant, Hume, and British encyclopedists as their main targets), eliminates the idea of a telos in a human action, as well as relationship between fact and value, and introduces an ethics based on first abstract principles, which are unaware from historical traditions and narratives that is recognized by human groups. The individual has become the great artifact of modernity and individualism it´s dominant ideology. Liberalism is the political-social organization that allows the existence of many modern ethics and these ones are product of French and Industrial Revolutions, which has achieved success thanks to its efficiency and practical results. However, the Liberalism has created an apparently neutral system of laws and rules that regulates conflicts between individuals and classes: any ethical referential has been lost and many moral theories has been emerged in opposition to each other, happened because each one of them reflected different interests and conceptions (among which highlighted the emotivism). MacIntyre presents himself as a great critic of Modernity and its products: Liberalism and Individualism. Concentrating our interest on the problem of inequalities, we show that the Macintyrian proposal for a return to the ethics of virtues (especially those of "recognized dependence" and "fair generosity") and the criterion of merit, applies only to small communities, which by nature are more coercive and controlling, but it doesn’t solve the problem of inequalities in complex societies. We concentrate our efforts in following the evolution of justice concepts since the Middle Age until Rawls and Nozick, which reflects the new vision of the human being as an autonomous individual and as a subject of rights. We conclude that MacIntyre's critique reveals itself as a theoretical analysis of moral disorder in modernity, but not as a political project of transformation, especially since he admits that the attempt to re-establish a community-based society would be "ineffective or disastrous” / A presente tese tem o objetivo de discutir o pensamento de A. MacIntytre, particularmente a sua filosofia moral e a sua teoria da justiça, que resgata a ética das virtudes de inspiração aristotélico-tomista para superar o caos moral que, segundo ele, domina a sociedade moderna. Ele atribui origem desse caos ao pensamento iluminista, que destruiu uma tradição moral consolidada, afirmando a independência e a autonomia do indivíduo liberto de qualquer autoridade. Os iluministas e seus herdeiros (sendo Kant, Hume e os enciclopedistas britânicos os seus alvos principais), eliminaram a ideia de um telos da ação humana, assim como a relação fato / valor, e introduziram uma ética fundada em primeiros princípios abstratos, que desconhece as tradições históricas e as narrativas nas quais os grupos humanos de reconhecem. O indivíduo se tornou o grande artefato da modernidade e o Individualismo a sua ideologia dominante. A organização político-social que permite a existência das muitas éticas modernas é o Liberalismo, produto das Revoluções Francesa e Industrial, que alcançou sucesso graças à sua eficiência e aos resultados práticos. Porém, ele criou um sistema aparentemente neutro de leis e regras, que regulam os conflitos entre indivíduos e classes: perdeu-se qualquer referencial ético e surgiram muitas teorias morais em oposição entre si, porque refletem diferentes interesses e concepções (entre as quais se destaca o emotivismo). MacIntyre se apresenta como um grande crítico da Modernidade e dos seus produtos: o Liberalismo e o Individualismo. Concentrando nosso interesse sobre o problema das desigualdades, mostramos que a proposta macintyriana de um retorno à ética das virtudes (em especial, as da “dependência reconhecida” e da “justa generosidade”) e ao critério do mérito só se aplica a pequenas comunidades, que por natureza são mais coercitivas e controladoras, mas não resolve o problema das desigualdades em sociedades complexas. Nossa estratégia foi seguir a evolução do conceito de justiça da Idade Média até Rawls e Nozick, que refletem a nova visão do ser humano como indivíduo autônomo e como sujeito de direitos. Concluímos que a crítica de MacIntyre se revela como uma análise teórica da desordem moral na modernidade, mas não como um projeto político de transformação, sobretudo porque ele admite que a tentativa de restabelecer uma sociedade nos moldes comunitários seria “ineficaz ou desastrosa”

Orientador: José Sterza Justo / Banca: Mary Yoko Okamoto / Banca: Paulo Roberto de Carvalho / Resumo: Este estudo aborda o fenômeno da moradia unipessoal enquanto reflexo dos pressupostos do projeto da modernidade, a saber, a individualização e o processo de urbanização. Adotando o recorte teórico da primeira geração da Escola de Chicago, procuramos localizar a continuidade presente entre esses dois conceitos, ou seja, o modo como as condições urbanas perpetuam um sentido maior de individualidade para os sujeitos. Com a finalidade de oferecer uma referência desse processo, investigamos a popularização da escolha por morar só entre jovens universitários numa cidade de médio porte do interior paulista, Assis/SP. Além do levantamento bibliográfico sobre o tema, uma pesquisa de campo foi desenvolvida em duas etapas, a saber: levantamento quantitativo a respeito da prevalência dos tipos de moradia entre os estudantes; e, por fim, a etapa qualitativa, que compreendeu entrevistas com estudantes que moram sozinhos(as), a fim de levantar as experiências e sentidos relacionados à escolha desse estilo de vida. Como resultado, encontramos que especificidades locais reeditam pressupostos da modernidade. Aproximando-se das experiências dos sujeitos da pesquisa, notamos que os valores familiares ainda representam um importante alicerce na sociabilidade brasileira, ao passo que a organização do espaço urbano transparece com maior nitidez um direcionamento espacial individualizante / Abstract: This study deals with the phenomenon of living alone as a reflection of the presuppositions of the modernity project, namely individualization and the urbanization process. Adopting the first theoretical generation of the Chicago School, we aim to identify the continuity between these two concepts, that is, the way urban conditions perpetuate a greater sense of individuality for the subjects. In order to provide a reference of this process, we investigated the popularization of the choice for living alone among university students in a medium-sized city of São Paulo State, Assis/SP. In addition to the bibliographic survey on the subject, a field research was developed in two stages, namely: quantitative survey regarding the prevalence of housing types among students; and, finally, the qualitative stage, which included interviews with students who live alone, in order to bring up the experiences and senses related to the choice of this lifestyle. As a result, we find that local specificities reprint the assumptions of modernity. Approaching the experiences of the research subjects, we note that family values still represent an important foundation in Brazilian sociability, while the organization of urban space shows more clearly an individualising spatial orientation / Mestre