The aim of this study was to look at the vocation of the Afrikaans-speaking male between 30 and 40 years within the family, church and society. The following procedure was followed: A base theoretical investigation was undertaken to establish Scriptural perspectives on the subject. The model of Zerfass was used. It was found: The male as representative of God on earth must live in an intimate personal relationship with God. He should therefore be peacemaker, acting in love towards all, even his enemies. A man should accompany his wife as his equal with unconditional sacrificial love so that she is able to grow spiritually. His family should be the highest priority in his daily programme. Metatheoretical perspectives were subsequently obtained from the two disciplines, namely Psychology and Sociology. An empirical study was simultaneously undertaken in order to determine the shortcomings in a man's life. The following conclusions were made: The male between 30 and 40 years-old is in a phase where he critically evaluates certain religious systems and values. The male between 30 and 40 years regards his marriage and family as one of his four "enemies" because it feels as if his family expects too much of him. The male between 30 en 40 years also struggles to maintain a balance between time at work and time with his family. Theoretical guidelines from practice were subsequently established by synthesising the above information in an hermeneutical way. The following guidelines were set: Through the love of Christ a man should be "the salt of lie" to counteract perdition and a "light for this world" to indicate direction in life. A husband should make time for his family in order to spend quality time with them. His behaviour and the way that he communicates with them will show them that he loves them, appreciates them and understands them. A man should do his work as if were doing it for Christ, and not for people. This, however, means that he should work in such a way that he does not lose valuable time that he could have spent with his family. A man must be aware of his own sinful nature and continuously profess his sins before God and his neighbour. This study aimed to give men a vision so that they would have a conception of what it means to be a man of God in a troubled world. / Thesis (M.Th. (Pastoral))--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.

The purpose of this research was to determine to what degree the married male educator experiences role conflict. The study was piloted by means of a literature study and thereafter an empirical investigation. The purpose of the literature study was to identify possible causes of role conflict and the empirical study was to determine the degree of role conflict experienced by the respondents. The problem statement and research objectives were formulated in Chapter 1. the objective of the study was formulated and the method of research was discussed. A study population was determined and the chapter is concluded with the chapter division. Chapter 2 concentrated on a few descriptions that are related to the concept "role". The nature of the role of the man was discussed from a judicial perspective. The chapter was concluded with the nature of the man's role in and outside the home. The nature of the role conflict was discussed in Chapter 3. Concepts such as inter role conflict and intra role conflict received attention. Possible factors that contribute to the experience of role conflict in the married male educator were identified from the literature. These factors that lead to experiencing role conflict are divided into three categories, namely in the family, at work, and in the family and at work. The purpose of Chapter 4 was to empirically determine whether the respondents really experience role conflict as a result of the discussed factors and to what degree role conflict is experienced. The research design, questionnaires as research instrument as well as the composition in the questionnaire was discussed in this chapter. The completed questionnaire was empirically analysed and certain interpretations were formulated from it. A summary of all the chapters was done in Chapter 5, findings were formulated and a few recommendations, based on the findings, were made. The findings indicated that role conflict is indeed experienced by the respondents and that the causes that lead to conflict originate in the family, society and the workplace. It was also found that practical meaningful differences exist between certain biographical data of the respondents and single factors that lead to experiencing role conflict. Minimal sing of these factors is a theme that can receive attention in future research. / Thesis (M.Ed.)--North-West University, Potchefstroom Campus, 2005.

Efektyvus laiko valdymas šiandieninėje organizacijoje tampa lemiamas veiksnys siekiant sėkmės ir gerų veiklos rezultatų. Laiko valdymo procese didelė reikšmė tenka organizacijos vadovui. Vadovas, spręsdamas įvairias organizacijos struktūros problemas, priimamų sprendimų kokybės bei naujų informacinių technologijų diegimo klausimus, yra priverstas vienu metu vykdyti daugybę funkcijų, todėl jam iškyla problema, kaip efektyviai panaudoti laiką. Tiriamojo darbo metu, analizuojant Ukmergės rajono ugdymo įstaigų vadovų ir pedagogų veiklą laiko vadybos aspektu, rasta nedaug mokslinių laiko vadybos tiriamųjų darbų vadovo veiklai įvertinti. Tyrimo objektas – ugdymo įstaigų vadovų ir pedagogų veikla laiko vadybos aspektu. Darbo tikslas – įvertinti Ukmergės rajono ugdymo įstaigų vadovų veiklą laiko vadybos aspektu. Tikslas detalizuojamas uždaviniais, lėmusiais tokią darbo struktūrą: visų pirma, apibrėžiama laiko vadybos samprata, po to išryškinamos ekonominės ir socialinės neefektyvaus laiko valdymo problemos; išanalizuojami laiko planavimo priemonių privalumai ir taikymo galimybės; pagrindžiamos esminės laiko planavimo nuostatos; indentifikuojami laiko trukmę įtakojantys esami ir potencialūs darbo laiko nuostoliai (laiko vagys); galiausiai atliekamas vadovo veiklos vertinimas laiko vadybos aspektu. Darbo metodika, padėjusi išspręsti minėtus uždavinius, susideda iš mokslinės literatūros analizės ir anketinės apklausos. Mokslinės literatūros analizė leidžia teigti, kad laikas yra... [toliau žr. visą tekstą] / An efficient government of time in nowadays organization becomes the determinant factor trying to get successful fortune and perfect activity results. The head leader of an organization plays an important part in the processes of time governing. He is forced to fulfill lots of functions at the some time- to solve different problems concerning changes in the structure of organizations, the quality of decisions and questions concerning achievements of information technologies. The problem of efficient use of time arises. During research while analyzing the activity of the leader in Lithuanian institutions of education and science by time management aspect only few works on scientific reach of time management were found in which the activity of the leader in educational sphere is estimated. The object of research- the activity of a leader by the aspect of time management. The aim of the work- to estimate the activity of leaders and teachers by the aspect of time management in the kindergartens and schools of Ukmerge region. The aim of the work is detailed by tasks that have settled such work structure: firstly- the conception of time government is defined, then economic and social problems of ineffective time government are exposed, the advantages and possibilities of giving time planning means into practice are analyzed, the essential time planning attitudes are grounded, present and potential work-time losses time thieves that influence the length of time, are identified... [to full text]

Milestones of European symbolism of the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century have been indicated and the meaning of prometheism as fundamental category of symbolism has been determined. It has been explored that the origins of Lithuanian symbolism do not only date back to Russian symbolism but through it they are connected with the broader co-European context. It has been established that one of the fundamental categories of Baltrušaitis’ and Papini’s viewpoint is prometheism, its political aspect characteristic to both authors has been analysed. It has been determined that Baltrušaitis’ promethean viewpoint is based on the philosophy of Solovyov according to which “God-man” is the synthesis of humanity and divinity; whereas Papini’s promethean viewpoint refers to Nietzsche’s idea of “superhuman” as an absolute category, a man who became God. The connection of Papini’s identity metamorphoses and prometheism viewpoint has been investigated; it has been demonstrated that prometheism influenced the twists of Baltrušaitis’ intellectual biography and the changes of his relation with Lithuanity. The connections of Baltrušaitis’ and Papini’s prometheism with the political attitude of authors has been analysed, it has been established that the differences of this attitude were determined by diverse philosophical fundamentals of Russian and Italian prometheism. / Darbe pažymėtos XIX a. pabaigos – XX a. pradžios Europos simbolizmo gairės ir nustatyta prometėjizmo kaip pamatinės simbolizmo kategorijos reikšmė. Ištirta, kad lietuviškojo simbolizmo ištakos siekia ne tik rusiškąjį simbolizmą, bet per jį ir platesnį europietiškąjį kontekstą. Nustatyta, kad pagrindinė Baltrušaičio ir Papini’o kultūrinio dialogo kategorija yra prometėjiškoji pasaulėjauta, išanalizuotas abiem kūrėjams būdingas politinis jos aspektas. Atskleista, kad prometėjizmas, iš pradžių suartinęs du kūrėjus, vėliau, dėl istorinių aplinkybių vystęsis skirtingais keliais, savo ruožtu juos ir išskyrė. Nustatyta, kad Baltrušaičio prometėjiškoji pasaulėjauta remiasi Solovjovo filosofija, teigiančia, kad „dievažmogis“ yra žmogiškumo ir dieviškumo sintezė; tuo tarpu Papini’o – Nietzsche’s „antžmogio“ kaip absoliučios kategorijos, žmogaus, tapusio Dievu, idėja. Ištirta Papini’o tapatybės metamorfozių ir prometėjizmo pasaulėjautos sąsaja, įrodyta, kad prometėjizmas yra viena kertinių Baltrušaičio pasaulėjautos kategorijų, lėmusių poeto intelektualinės biografijos vingius ir santykio su lietuvybe pokyčius. Išnagrinėtos Baltrušaičio ir Papini’o prometėjizmo sąsajos su politine kūrėjų laikysena, nustatyta, kad jos skirtumus lėmė skirtingi rusų ir italų prometėjizmo filosofiniai pagrindai.

The present research included gender in Person-by-Situation interaction models in the study of interpersonal behavior and affect. An event-contingent recording methodology was used to measure behavior and affect across situations and over time in natural settings for a 20-day period with adult community samples. Three dyadic situations of personal relationships that varied in gender composition and emotional closeness were examined: same-sex friendships, opposite-sex friendships, and romantic relationships. / Traditional investigations of gender, disregarding situational factors, have determined that women are generally less agentic, more communal, and more emotional than men. The present research demonstrated that the interpersonal behavior of agency and communion were influenced by both situation and gender. In same-sex friendships, women and men behaved consistently with their gender-stereotypes: pairs of women were more communal than pairs of men and pairs of men were more agentic than pairs of women. In mixed-sex dyads, individuals did not behave consistently with gender-stereotypes. Women and men behaved similarly on agency and communion with opposite-sex friends. In interactions with a romantic partner, women behaved less communally than men. Personal relationship situations were found to moderate agentic and communal behaviors, demonstrating the plasticity and variability of gender role behaviors. / Pleasant and unpleasant affect intensity was influenced by situation but not gender. The present research demonstrated that women and men reported experiencing similar levels of affect across the relationship situations. As predicted, individuals experienced both greater pleasant and unpleasant affect in romantic relationships than friendships. / The current research confirmed that there is a need to move beyond the conception that the stereotypic characteristics of men and women reside within individuals. Gender should be included in Person-by-Situation interaction models, taking into consideration psychological and social factors that shape the expression of sex-differentiated behaviors and the experience of emotions.

This thesis investigated the influence of mindset on the accuracy and bias of relationship evaluations. Because deliberation about important decisions is a time when people are more realistic and impartial in processing information about themselves and the world, a deliberative mindset was expected to increase the predictive accuracy of relationship appraisals compared to an implemental mindset. Four studies using different methodologies tested this hypothesis. In Study 1, relationship mindset assessed via content coding interacted with commitment in predicting the survival of the relationship 4 months later. In Study 2, mindset assessed via closed questions about academic goals interacted with explicit forecasts in predicting the survival of the relationship 9 months later. In studies 3 and 4, an experimental manipulation of mindset interacted with explicit forecasts or relationship assessments of relationship constructs in predicting relationship survival 6 months later. Overall, a deliberative mindset increased the accuracy of relationship predictions and the validity of relationship constructs in predicting the dissolution of a relationship compared to an implemental mindset. Importantly, deliberatives were not more pessimistic than were implementals; they were more realistic. Nonetheless, a deliberative mindset about an important goal in the relationship can be threatening. Previous work found that boosting perceptions of partner superiority is one way to cope with such threat (Gagne & Lydon, 2001, Study 1). Study 5 further showed that participants in a deliberative mindset boosted their perceptions of partner superiority only if they were sufficiently committed to their relationships. Those in an implemental mindset boosted their perceptions of partner superiority irrespective of their commitment level. In sum, a deliberative mindset about the relationship increases the accuracy of evaluations serving epistemic needs (i.e., relationship predictions) while n

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The <I>Essays on the Active Powers of Man </I>are Thomas Reid's last major work, where the Scottish philosopher presents an original theory of human agency. This thesis is a critical reconstruction of Reid's theory, showing how it completes his earlier <I>Essays on the Intellectual Powers. </I>It is argued that Reid's theory of agency must be understood as uncovering the essential aspects of the actions of human persons, and therefore that it provides an understanding of the nature of personality and of the agency proper to persons. If Reid's arguments often appear as negative responses to philosophers that have preceded him, Locke and Hume in particular, what underlies these criticisms is in fact a positive and coherent conception of man. The metaphysics of personal identity and agency thus constitutes the framework in which Reid develops a moral psychology in a naturalistic spirit, as well as an analysis and defence of the possibility of free agency, what he calls man's "moral liberty". By virtue of their natural constitution, human beings are able to exert their voluntary abilities according to particular reasons. They are thereby free from necessity and capable of self-government, as moral and responsible agents. Reid's theory of action and morality reveals important aspects of human nature, and especially the irreducibility of human agency and personality. The <I>Essays on the Active Powers </I>then constitute an essential part of his philosophy, whether it be understood as a "science of man" or as a "philosophy of common sense".

Malik Bendjelloul vann en Oscar 2013 med dokumentärfilmen Searching for Sugar Man. Det varSveriges första Oscar för en dokumentärfilm sedan Arne Sucksdorff belönades för Människor i stad1949. Searching for Sugar Man handlar om den amerikanske musikern Sixto Rodriguez somspåddes en lysande karriär i början av 1970-talet. I Sverige har filmen hyllats i medierna. Vissakritiker har dock ställt frågan om det går att välja bort vad som inte passar in i en dokumentär.Malik Bendjelloul har i filmen gjort valet att inte nämna Sixto Rodriguez karriär i Australien ibörjan av 1980-talet.I uppsatsen studeras hur filmen förhåller sig formmässigt och ämnesmässigt tilldokumentärfilmshistorien samt om dess uppbyggnad är påverkad av den klassiska Hollywoodfilmen.En studie görs också över hur synen på autenticitet inom dokumentärfilmen kommer tilluttryck hos recensenter och filmforskare. Frågan ställs om en bra berättad historia ur ett konstnärligtperspektiv medger ett lägre krav på autenticitet? Uppsatsens slutsats är att vidare forskning behövs,ett förslag är publikundersökningar, för att undersöka om påverkan från reality-TV lett till enförskjutning i synen på autenticitet inom dokumentärfilmen.

The purpose of this study was to examine the effects of verbally aggressive messages on women's self-concepts within romantic relationships. Through a qualitative methodological approach, this study examined the effects of such messages in the role of control negotiation, effects on women's self-concepts, and effects on future communication patterns. Through one-on-one interviews, women who have previously been in verbally abusive relationships were given the opportunity to share their individual stories through a narrative analysis. In addition, the theories of Communication Theory of Identity and Relationship Scripts were applied to understand the relationship between the effects of the messages on attitudes, behaviors, sense of identity, and communication patterns of the participants.The results indicated negative effects on victims who have experienced verbally abusive relationships. The need for control exemplified by the male aggressors resulted in compliance by the participants. The participants also experienced lower self-esteem and change or loss of personal identity, which affected communication in subsequent romantic relationships. / Department of Speech Communication