Dans une société qui avait déjà fait une large place, non au monothéisme en tant que tel, mais à un certain hénothéisme, le christianisme a pu apparaître comme un phénomène inédit, en comparaison du polythéisme traditionnel. Plusieurs originalités le caractérisent, même si séparément, elles peuvent se retrouver dans d'autres mouvements religieux. Dans l'histoire de l'Afrique romaine cependant, l'élément déterminant qui peut expliquer la généralisation des conversions au christianisme se situe peut-être moins dans une croyance en un au-delà meilleur ou dans un rapport d'intimité inédit avec le sacré, que dans les aspects matériels mis en place par l'Église - assistance charitable, réseau d'évêchés, encadrement ecclésiastique - et dans le choix du Prince de faire de son empire un monde chrétien. Cette décision politique, initiée par Constantin et majoritairement suivie par ses successeurs, a sans doute représenté l'un des outils les plus efficaces de la christianisation dans la longue durée, mais elle pose la question des limites du processus, dans la mesure où les individus christianisés n'en sont pas pour autant nécessairement chrétiens, selon la définition que l'on retient pour ce terme. La dimension religieuse et individuelle est essentielle à la compréhension d'un processus qui, malgré la popularité de certaines pratiques, comme le culte des martyrs, a rencontré de nombreux obstacles : depuis le judaïsme et le paganisme, jusqu'au schisme donatiste et aux violences qui lui sont corrélées. Dans sa volonté de les annihiler, le pouvoir a donné à la christianisation de l'empire une dimension politique qui a renforcé l'institution ecclésiastique et sa légitimité. / .

Cette recherche s'inscrit en didactique des sciences, à l'intérieur d'un cadre théorique qui s'appuie sur la théorie du développement humain de Vygotski et qui met en avant le rôle du langage dans les apprentissages. L'enseignement apprentissage des sciences à l'école primaire est appréhendé comme l'entrée des élèves dans une première culture scientifique visant la construction de savoirs scientifiques et de pratiques de ces savoirs. La recherche porte sur le concept de vivant dans une analyse épistémologique est réalisée avant l'élaboration d'un dispositif didactique et sa mise en œuvre dans des classes de CP et CE1. L'analyse des données recueillies (productions individuelles des élèves et échanges oraux collectifs) s'organise autour de deux axes. Le premier vise à caractériser des processus d'acculturation scientifique scolaire relatifs au concept de vivant à travers des indicateurs, signalant l'entrée des élèves dans la culture scientifique visée, et des conditions, rendant possible ces processus. Les évolutions conjointes du positionnement énonciatif et des conceptions des élèves permettent de définir l'acculturation scientifique comme un changement de point de vue sur le vivant qui devient un objet de savoir dans un cadre scientifique, ce qui joue sur le processus de conceptualisation. Le deuxième axe s’intéresse à la dimension développementale des apprentissages réalisés autour du concept de vivant. Cette étude met au ,jour des traces de développement chez plusieurs élèves, ce qui permet d'avancer l'idée qu'un enseignement engageant les élèves dans des processus d'acculturation scientifique peut contribuer à leur développement. / This research in didactis of science adopts a theoretical framework based on Vygotski's theory of human development and focuses on th role of language in learning. Teaching and learning science at primary school is regarded as pupils' initial entrance into scientific culture to build scientific knowledge and to apply it. The research concerns the concept of living, involving an epistemological analysis, before preparing class situations and implementing them in the first-grade and second-grade classes. The analysis of the data collected (pupil's works and oral interactions) is organised into two research topics. The first aims to distinguish scientific acculturation processes related to the concept of living. Indicator of pupils' acquisition of scientific culture and the necessary conditions are identified, enabling scientific acculturation to be defined as a change in how the living is perceived. Pupils' ideas shift from the everyday world into the scientific world, since pupils popsition themselves in the field of science and they regard living as a scientific concept. The second topic deals with the developmental aspects of learning about the concept of living. The study reveals signs of developmental in several pupils, suggesting that teachers involving pupils in scientific acculturation processes can encourage their development.

Cette étude propose de questionner les correspondances entre l’architecture apparente ou non des premiers romans de Marcel Aymé (1902-1967) et la présence des nombreux « faits d’oralité » à l’œuvre ou mis en œuvre. L’approche ethnocritique de ces récits permet de croiser une poétique du romanesque et une anthropologie du symbolique. Nous nous appuyons tout d’abord sur la théorie du « roman parlant » liée à l’entre-deux guerres, période même de l’arrivée de Marcel Aymé dans le champ littéraire. Nous cartographions ensuite la présence et la conscience de la raison graphique en observant les jeux et enjeux d’une écriture composite. En effet, nous percevons à la fois les échos intertextuels avec la littérature classique mais aussi un intérêt pour d’autres formes de langages littéraires et cinématographiques. L’attention particulière à la voix narrative, le recours au burlesque et à l’ironie participent à la compréhension des choix esthétiques du jeune romancier et au style culturel de ces romans. Au centre de cette analyse, les personnages sont interrogés dans leur quête d’identité et dans leurs façons d’être en prise avec des systèmes étatiques et sociaux qui se concrétisent en particulier dans l’état-civil. Le rapport à l’image et la puissance de la numératie complètent la dynamique complexe de cette recherche identitaire. Voix publiques ou privées, singulières ou collectives, sonnantes ou dissonantes se font entendre dans la narration et sont examinées alors comme témoins des tensions culturelles internes aux communautés représentées. Une dernière partie lit les belligérances et/ ou les coalescences de l’habitus littératien et des oralités vivaces telles qu’elles apparaissent dans les romans de notre corpus (Brûlebois, Aller retour, La Table-aux-Crevés). Cette étude se veut aussi ouverte sur le monde ayméen dans son ensemble, attentive aux passerelles entre toutes les publications de l’auteur des articles de presse aux pièces de théâtre. / This study proposes to examine the relationship between the visible or non-visible structure of the first novels by Marcel Aymé (1902-1967) and the presence of numerous aspects of orality in the novels. An ethnocritical approach to these narratives makes it possible to combine a poetics of the novel with an anthropology of symbols. We base our study first of all on a theory of the “talking novel” (“roman parlant”) related to the period between the two world wars, which corresponds to the period when Marcel Aymé began publishing his work. Then we trace the presence and awareness of writing (as opposed to orality) through an examination of the stylistic effects of what could be called a composite form of writing and the role of these effects in the overall strategy of the author. In effect, we perceive intertextual echoes of the classics but also an interest in new forms of literary and cinematographic expression. The particular attention to narrative voice, but also the presence of the burlesque and of irony, are elements that help one to understand the aesthetic choices of the young author and the cultural style of his novels. In the central part of this analysis the characters are studied in the perspective of their search for identity and of their way of coming to terms with the public and social systems with which they are confronted through events involving their civil status (marriage, death, etc.). Their relationship with the image and power of numeracy is another important dimension of the complex dynamics of this search for identity. The voices that one hears in the narration, public or private, individual or collective, consensual or dissenting, are examined for the clues they yield concerning the cultural tensions present within the communities represented in the novels. The last part of the thesis examines the conflict and convergence between literacy as a “habitus” and the living traces of orality as they appear in the novels of the corpus (Brûlebois, Aller retour, La Table-aux-Crevés). This study also aims at being open to the world of Marcel Aymé as a whole and at being attentive to the interrelations between all the publications of the author, including his newspaper articles and his plays.

This study analyzed the effects of acculturation, locus of control, and incidence of inhalant use on Mexican Americans. Information was collected from 275 subjects at three middle schools and one treatment center. The instrument consisted of Levenson's Locus of Control Scale, the Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans, and an incidence of use and family relationship questionnaire developed for this study. Statistical analysis indicated a relationship between acculturation and inhalant use. Further examination revealed relationships between a family members' use and subjects' inhalant use; subjects' alcohol use and inhalant use; and subjects' marijuana use and inhalant use. Information implied that prevention and intervention programs should focus on children of substance users and further research is needed surrounding the role of acculturation.

Adaptation of immigrants is one of the most relevant international and national issues in the modern world. In this thesis, the psychological aspects of immigrants' acculturation changes occurring in the Czech Republic will be discussed. Acculturation appears to be a complex, dynamic process that involves a large number of elements, the interaction between which is the subject of our research. An important aspect in the process of acculturation is the phenomenon of acculturative stress. Successful overcoming of acculturative stress depends on a number of predictors and its research might be beneficial not only for immigrants, but for the host society as well. The desirable aim of any acculturation process is the effective adaptation of immigrants, which is associated with creating a series of prospective psychological competencies. In the empirical part we wanted to investigate the interrelationship between selected factors influencing the preference of acculturation strategy: moderating factors prior to (sociodemographic characteristics, tolerance, anxiety) - and during acculturation (personal characteristics such as anxiety and coping strategies). The performed analysis utilizes quantitative data processing based on methods of statistical analysis. The data was obtained using questionnaires from...

Studies have identified perceived racism as one type of social stress that is believed to contribute to hypertension, though no studies to date have examined the relationship between perceived racism and blood pressure among foreign-born Mexicans living in the United States (U.S.). In addition, studies have shown that acculturation may increase levels of perceived discrimination among foreign-born Mexicans living in the U.S. The primary purpose of this study was to examine the relationship between perceived racism and ambulatory blood pressure among a convenience sample of 332 foreign-born Mexicans living in Utah County, Utah controlling for age, gender, body mass index (BMI), and acculturation. This was done through the use of several multiple regression analyses using archival data collected at Brigham Young University. The Perceived Ethnic Discrimination Questionnaire—Community Version (Brief PEDQ—CV) was used to measure perceived racism. The Acculturation Rating Scale for Mexican Americans (ARSMA-II) was used to measure both language and general acculturation. Four blood pressure variables, including waking systolic blood pressure (WSBP), waking diastolic blood pressure (WDBP), sleeping systolic blood pressure (SSBP), and sleeping diastolic blood pressure (SDBP) were used as outcome variables in the regression analyses. A relationship between perceived racism and any of the ambulatory blood pressure variables used in this study was not found. In addition, English-language acculturation was not found to moderate the relationship between perceived racism and blood pressure in the sample of first generation Mexicans participating in this study. A moderating effect of general acculturation on the relationship between perceived racism and blood pressure was found when controlling for age, BMI, and gender, though this moderating effect disappeared when WDBP was included in the regression model. Implications of findings, limitations, and directions for future research are discussed.

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Mergers and acquisitions (M&As) are not only becoming more common globally, but they are also increasing in size and value in Sweden. The pace of this trend has not even slowed down due to the eruption of the global pandemic, there is rather a tendency showing the opposite. In solitude may this have its reasonable causes but when delving deeper into the matter may the effects of a M&A be alarming, especially for the individual. Scholars are often stressing their concerns that M&As often ends in failure or being devastating in terms of their performance. While some have argued that cultural aspects play a crucial part for the realization of a deal- transaction, have the findings either been inconclusive or inconsistent.  This thesis is therefore exploring the notion of culture and the role it plays in the M&A-process, particularly the pre-deal phase in order to shed light on the matter. By doing so have a theoretical framework been developed that connects the phases of the M&A-process with social identity theory and the modes of acculturation which the seller and buyer may desire prior to entering a deal. Thus, by investigating the actions taken by both an acquirer, “Alfa”, and a targeted firm, “Bravo”, from an acquisition in 2021, have a case study been developed for a later thematic analysis. While the former is a publicly listed company in the central regions of Sweden, is the latter a privately held company in the northern parts. Both companies operate within the construction industry which may limit the transferability to other settings. However, the methodological and qualitative design choices of this study make it possible to favor interpretations and inductive reasoning of the semi-structured interviews through which the data has been collected.  It has been found that there is no one best way for companies who are entering a M&A-deal to make sure that they will be culturally congruent with one another and that various acculturation modes might be simultaneously occurring. From the case has the modes of integration and separation been found to be present which have caused acculturation stress to transpire during the post-deal phase. Having a decentralized structure in tandem with clear communication and sharing information to those individuals being affected by the M&A has been found to be vital factors for mitigating acculturation stress, making parties more congruent, and creating favorable conditions in which implementation can be successful.

There are a considerable number of Saudi Arabian students who attend U.S. schools. To date, no published studies exist that relate to the Saudi Arabian students, their families, and how they acculturate to the American society. Acculturation affects parents and children in different ways, and it can affect the way parents raise their children. Using semi–structured interviews, this study examined Saudi mothers' perspectives on acculturation to American society and how those perspectives affect their childrearing beliefs and their children's behaviors. The descriptive qualitative study acknowledges mothers' perceptions about adaptation of Saudi children to American society and if those parents observe behavioral changes in their children. The results showed there are some changes that occurred regarding parental beliefs of parents due to acculturation, but there were not any behavioral problems caused by acculturation to the American culture in the Saudi children.