Thesis advisor: Margaret Lombe / Thesis advisor: Oscar Alfonso Martínez Martínez / The influence of cultural participation (in this study, attendance, engagement, and consumption in cultural and artistic activities) on the subjective well-being of victims of crime has not been thoroughly studied. Considering the increasing incidence of crime in Mexico, for policymakers and practitioners, it is necessary to understand the strategies and adaptations that persons utilize in response to crime victimization and the effects of this on their subjective well-being. With data from the 2012 Self-reported Well-Being Survey (BIARE, n=10,654) and through a generalized structural equation modeling analysis, the main purpose of the dissertation is to understand whether cultural participation can moderate or mediate the effects of victimization on individuals’ subjective well-being. Results from the study show an overall positive influence of the cultural participation activities on the subjective well-being of victims of community and structural violence (but not of domestic violence), because, for those who reported higher levels of cultural participation, the probability of better subjective well-being was higher. This has implications for scholars, policymakers, and practitioners in the improvement of the general quality of life of crime victims / Thesis (PhD) — Boston College, 2021. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Social Work. / Discipline: Social Work.

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Diploma thesis " Influence of Space on Cultural Participation of Prague Citizens " deals with relationship of cultural participation and sociospatial context of a city and its changes over the time using example of capital city of Prague in the 1980s and in the early 20th century. The thesis presents several basic means how space can influence cultural participation. It is cultural infrastructure, politics and strategies of public governance, existence of creative creators of culture and existence of audience interested in culture. After that the thesis describes conditions for cultural participation v Prague in 1980s and after year 1989. Existence of relationship between cultural participation and space is examined at the level of ten Prague's districts using secondary analysis of two quantitative sociological research projects "Class and Social Structure of CSSR population" from 1984 and "Media Projekt" from 2007 using ordinal logistic regression model.

This thesis argues that the research problem, which describes a lack of a common understanding of the digital age, and what its major transformations mean for different stakeholders, can be fruitfully interrogated by attending to emergent forms of making sense in the digital theater. The aim of the study was met by raising and responding to the following research questions: How does the digital theater understand and experience digital existence in participatory potentials, and how do creatives in the digital theater bridge participatory intensities, the tensions and sometimes gaps between experienced reality and digital capabilities to expand on their own and their theaters’ participatory potential? The study combined a phenomenological approach, with an ethnographic method and narrative analysis, supported by a theoretical framework of existential media studies with a particular focus on digital existence, in combination with prospects for participation, using cultural participation theories. The original contribution of the study was to apply theoretically sampled dimensions that reflected and expanded on cultural participation theories and existential media studies in a theorizing synthesis, and that revealed three intermingling themes: subverting, intentionality expanded, and presence, i.e., how the respondents navigated, bridged and communicated participatory potentials to subvert participatory contexts to expand and extend on participation, intentionally, and with close attention to contentious considerations in the present moment.

Bakgrunden till den här studien är att tidigare studier har visat att det sociala och kulturella deltagandet är lägre hos kvinnor med utländsk bakgrund än för kvinnor födda i Sverige. Studier har visat att kvinnor med utländsk bakgrund har också oftast sämre hälsa än till exempel personer födda i Sverige. Syftet är att undersöka vilka sociala och kulturella aktiviteter kvinnor med utländsk bakgrund utför, vilken betydelse för det egna välbefinnandet det har och hur kvinnorna själva beskriver erfarenheter som har betydelse för deras upplevelse av deras deltagande. En kvalitativ metod användes där datainsamlingen skedde genom 8 halvstrukturerade intervjuer med kvinnor som var över 18 år och födda utanför Europa. Materialet analyserades sedan med hjälp av en innehållsanalys. Resultatet visade att samtliga deltagare deltog i sociala och kulturella aktiviteter som bland annat fysisk träning, religiösa aktiviteter och sociala medier. Deltagarna ansåg att aktiviteterna främjade deras hälsa. Deltagarna uppgav också att faktorer som språk och kultur hade betydelse för deras deltagande. De slutsatser som har dragits är att deltagandet i sociala och kulturella aktiviteter ökar deltagarnas välbefinnande och att det finns faktorer, som framför allt språk, som påverkar deltagandet hos kvinnorna. Ur ett folkhälsopedagogiskt perspektiv är det viktigt att det fokuseras på hälsofrämjande arbete som på olika sätt främjar integrationen och inte assimilering. / The background of this study is that previous studies have shown that the social and cultural participation of women born outside of Sweden is lower than for those born in Sweden. These studies have also shown that the health of these women is generally lower than for women born in Sweden. The purpose of this study is to evaluate which social and cultural activities women born outside Sweden involve themselves in, what meaning these activities hold for their personal well-being and how they themselves describe the experiences that have meaning in as far as their perception of participation is concerned. A qualitative method was used where data was collected through 8 semi-structured interviews conducted on women born outside Europe who were above the age of 18. A content analysis was used to analyze the material and the results showed that all participants were involved in social and cultural activities such as physical exercise, religious activities and social media. The participants believed that the activities promoted their health, physical and otherwise. The participants also indicated that factors such as language and culture influenced their participation. It was concluded that participation in social and cultural activities increases the participants’ well-being and that there exists factors especially language that affects women’s participation. From a Public Health perspective, it is important to focus on work that improves health which in turn promotes integration and not assimilation.

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This study explores the narratives of day-to-day practices of the Venezuelan System of Children and Youth Orchestras, one of the oldest social development strategies in Venezuela, and one of the most successful social inclusion and cultural participation programs in the world. Its main objective is to identify some of the policy-based and organizational factors contributing to the success, autonomy, and longevity of this initiative since its creation in 1975. In order to assess the relative importance of these factors, the study reviews the sociopolitical circumstances surrounding the evolution of the program and examines the perceptions of its main actors and clients about key internal processes and organizational dynamics. More generally, this case is offered as a way of better understanding the insularity of bureaucratic efficiency in Latin America. / text

En la actualidad, está la problemática del desarraigo en la tercera y cuarta generación de peruanos descendientes de inmigrantes japoneses, los Nikkei. Este desarraigo de la cultura inmigrante es resultado de los factores históricos y socioculturales del siglo XIX y XX que atravesaron los primeros inmigrantes japoneses que llegaron a Perú; así como la influencia de la cultura receptora (cultura peruana) que se dio con el paso de los años. La presente investigación tiene como objetivo identificar cuáles son las estrategias de comunicación que han influenciado en el desarrollo de las comunidades peruano japonesas en Lima en cuanto a transmitir y difundir su cultura e información a las próximas generaciones Nikkei. Además de analizar cuáles son las estrategias de comunicación que son utilizadas para captar la atención de la tercera y cuarta generación de descendientes. Para ello, se propone una metodología interpretativa con una estrategia metodológica mixta compuesta por encuestas y entrevistas semi-estructuradas para los distintos perfiles de descendientes: Representantes adultos de la colectividad Nikkei, jóvenes Nikkei participantes y jóvenes descendientes en desarraigo. La importancia de este estudio se encuentra en el análisis del uso de las herramientas comunicacionales para la perduración de la cultura inmigrante y la transmisión de nuevos valores e identidad a las próximas generaciones Nikkei que puede servir para el desarrollo de planes comunicacionales contra el desarraigo. Además, los resultados pueden servir como referencias para otras comunidades en situación similar. / Currently, there is the problem of uprooting in the third and fourth generation of Peruvians descendents from Japanese immigrants, the Nikkei. This uprooting present in this migrant culture is the result of the historical and sociocultural factors that the first Japanese immigrants who arrived to Peru went through between the 19th and 20th centuries. As well as the influence of the receiving culture (Peruvian culture) over the years. This research aims to identify which communication strategies have influenced in the development of the Peruvian-Japanese communities in Lima, in terms of transmitting and spreading information and their culture through the next Nikkei generations. In addition, it analyzes which communication strategies are used to capture the attention of the third and fourth generation of Nikkei. For this purpose, an interpretative methodology with a mixed methodological strategy is proposed which consist of surveys and semi-structured interviews for the different profiles of descendants: adult representatives of the Nikkei community, participating young Nikkei and uprooted young descendants. The importance of this study is found in the analysis of the use of communication tools for the continuance of the immigrant culture and the transcendence of new values and a new identity to the next Nikkei generations which can serve to develop new communication plans against uprooting. Furthermore, the results can serve as references for other communities in a similar situation. / Trabajo de investigación

Denna kvalitativa studie syftade till att undersöka vilka uppfattningar och erfarenheter yrkesverksamma inom estetiska ämnen hade om hur kulturellt deltagande påverkar ungdomars psykiska hälsa. Intervjuer genomfördes med sex personer som arbetade inom kultursektorns olika områden riktade mot barn och unga, med särskilt fokus på ungdomar. Dataanalysen utfördes med tematisk analys. Resultatet visade att ungdomar som deltar i kulturella aktiviteter kan uppleva flera fördelar som främjar deras psykiska hälsa men kan också fungera som ett förebyggande verktyg mot psykisk ohälsa. Studien tyder också på att viktiga faktorer som påverkar tillgången till aktiviteterna inkluderar stöd från familjen och socioekonomisk status, vilket kan skapa ojämlikhet. Dessutom kan högpresterande miljöer, bristande kunskap inom samhället och ekonomiska begränsningar utgöra ett hinder för att skapa gynnsamma förutsättningar för ungdomars psykiska hälsa, och därmed försvåra arbetet med hållbar utveckling. Slutsatsen från denna studie är att kulturens betydelse för ungdomars psykiska hälsa borde ges hög prioritet och inte begränsas. Med tanke på de omfattande hälsofördelarna de erbjuder är det av yttersta vikt att främja och stödja kulturella aktiviteter för ungdomar. Vidare understryker studien behovet av att skapa tillgängliga och inkluderande möjligheter för ungdomar att delta i sådana aktiviteter, vilket kan fungera som ett kraftfullt komplement till skolan och befintliga insatser för att stödja deras välbefinnande och utveckling. / This qualitative study aimed to examine the perceptions and experiences of professionals in aesthetic fields regarding how cultural participation affects the mental health of young people. Interviews were conducted with six individuals working in various cultural sectors focused on children and youth, with a particular emphasis on adolescents. Data analysis was performed using thematic analysis. The results indicated that youth participating in cultural activities may experience several benefits that promote their mental health and serve as a preventive tool against mental illness. The study also suggests that significant factors influencing access to these activities include family support and socioeconomic status, which may create inequalities. Furthermore, high-performance environments, societal knowledge gaps, and economic constraints can present impediments to the establishment of conducive conditions for the mental well-being of youth, thus hindering endeavors toward sustainable development. The conclusion drawn from this study is that the significance of culture for the mental health of young people should be prioritized and not restricted. Given the extensive health benefits they offer, it is crucial to promote and support cultural activities for youth. Furthermore, the study underscores the need to create accessible and inclusive opportunities for young people to engage in such activities, which can serve as a powerful complement to school and existing interventions in supporting their well-being and development.

Text in Afrikaans / Dr. J D Vorster het gedurende sy bedieningstyd in die N.G.Kerk [1935-1978] ontwikkel en gegroei tot 'n invloedryke kerkleier. Die faktore en omstanighede wat tot sy vorming bygedra het is die onderwerp van hierdie studie. Die f eit dat hy in die Stormberge gebore en getoe is asook .karaktereienskappe wat hy van sy voorsate geerf het, was belangrike komponente in sy vorming. Boustene soos godsdiens en volksliefde het in sy ouerhuis die grondslag gele vir sy teologiese beskouings wat op universiteit ontwikkel het. Sedert 1935 is hy in die bediening verder gevorm deur pastorale werk, kerklike vergaderings en briefwisselings. Kulturele en politieke betrokkenheid asook gevangenisstraf het horn bekend gemaak en gebrei. 'n Doktorsgraad in die Kerkreg was verder die regte skoling vir die amp va.n Aktuarius - 'n pos wat met soveel deeglikheid uitgevoer is dat hy later as kerkleier erken is met sy verkiesing as Moderator. / During his ministry in the D.R.Church, dr.J D Vorster developed and grew to become an influential church leader. The subject of this study is the factors and circumstances which contributed to his forming. The fact that he was born and bred in the Stormberge as well as the characteristics he inherited from his ancestors were important components in his forming. Building stones such as religion and nationalism in his parents home laid the .foundation of his theological views which developed at university. He was further formed in his ministry through pastoral work, church meetings and correspondence. Cultural and political participation as well as imprisonment made him well-known and tough. His doctorate in church law put him on the right track for the post of Actuary - an off ice which he filled with so much efficiency that his leadership in the church was recognised with his election as Moderator. / Christian Spirituality, Church History and Missiology / Th. M. (Church History)