This study investigates the extent to which the fluent life partners (LPs) of persons who stutter (PWS) understand the effect stuttering has on their partner who stutters' communication attitude. This was accomplished by administering the Communication Attitude Test for Adults Who Stutter (BigCAT; Vanryckeghem & Brutten, 2018), a subtest of the Behavior Assessment Battery (BAB; Vanryckeghem & Brutten, 2018). The BigCAT was administered to 33 PWS and a modified version was administered to their LPs via Qualtrics, an online survey software system. Between-group total score comparison revealed no significant difference in total scores, and a low-medium score correlation was evidenced. Within both groups, participants age and gender did not have a significant effect on total scores. The perception of stuttering severity was found to significantly influence BigCAT scores within each group. No differential effect of duration of relationship on score agreement was found to exist. A high Cronbach Alpha coefficient was obtained for both test forms. Between-group item score comparison revealed that only answers on two out of the 34 items differed significantly. They were related to frequency of speech disruption and avoidance of persons, places or situations. Item 24 had a perfect correlation between the two groups and relates to common behaviors PWS exhibit in trying to attain more fluency. Overall, the findings of this study show that LPs of PWS have a general understanding of the impact stuttering has on their partner who stutters' communication attitude.

Cette thèse porte sur une étude des aspects jusqu’à présent négligés concernant les ressources immédiatement accessibles aux entrepreneurs des jeunes et petites entreprises. En s’appuyant sur l’argument que les ressources immédiatement accessibles aux entrepreneurs sont leur capital humain et social, l’étude est d’abord centrée sur une lecture individuelle, qui met en exergue l’entrepreneur et son capital humain. Ensuite, elle tient compte explicitement de l'enracinement social des entrepreneurs et plus précisément de leur enracinement familial « family embeddedness ». Ainsi, l’étude s’ouvre à l'entrepreneur et son conjoint, donc au couple d’entrepreneurs. Cette thèse s'inscrit dans les domaines de recherche de l'entrepreneuriat et de l'entreprise familiale, et emprunte des concepts et des théories à l'économie et à la sociologie. Chacun des quatre articles qui constituent la thèse est une étude autonome destinée à la publication. Néanmoins, toutes les études se rapportent à une problématique centrale qui traite des aspects encore négligés concernant les liens entre les résultats des petites entreprises, l'entrepreneur et le couple d’entrepreneurs. / This thesis focuses on a study of the hitherto neglected aspects of the resources immediately accessible to entrepreneurs of young and small businesses. Based on the argument that the resources immediately available to entrepreneurs are their human and social capital, the study is primarily centered on individual reading, which highlights the entrepreneur and his human capital. Then, it explicitly takes into account the social roots of entrepreneurs and more specifically their family-embeddedness. Thus, the study opens to the entrepreneur and his spouse, thus to the couple of entrepreneurs. This thesis is part of the research fields of entrepreneurship and the family business, and borrows concepts and theories from economics and sociology. Each of the four articles that make up the thesis is an independent study for publication. Nevertheless, all the studies relate to a central issue that deals with the still neglected aspects of the links between the results of small firms, the entrepreneur and the couple of entrepreneurs.

Submitted by Filipe dos Santos (fsantos@pucsp.br) on 2017-02-22T11:42:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Lígia Carolina Costa Moreira.pdf: 730293 bytes, checksum: 9ac00262620a19f361261b9f18039e1d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2017-02-22T11:42:06Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Lígia Carolina Costa Moreira.pdf: 730293 bytes, checksum: 9ac00262620a19f361261b9f18039e1d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-02-14 / With the advent of the Civil Code of 2002, the inheritance law underwent enormous modifications, especially with regard to the position of the surviving spouse among the successors of the de cujus. The purpose of this dissertation is to analyze the succession rights of the surviving spouse, the new order of hereditary vocation, their competition with the descendants and ascendants, as well as the hereditary quota that will be received in each of the situations. Faced with the lack of legislative technique and legal uncertainty introduced as provided for in Article 1.829 of the Civil Code, law students have no other choice than the difficult task of interpreting the rule, in the most correct way, thus preventing Endless controversies. In a second moment, it is verified that the Federal Constitution of 1988, in view of the social yearning, acclaimed the existence of the stable union, as a family entity protected by the State. It also analyzes the inheritance rights of the partner in competition with the descendants and ascendants of the deceased, as well as their possible competition with the surviving spouse / Com o advento do Código Civil de 2002, o direito sucessório sofreu enormes modificações, especialmente no que diz respeito à posição do cônjuge sobrevivente dentre os sucessores do de cujus. A presente dissertação tem por finalidade analisar os direitos sucessórios do cônjuge sobrevivente, a nova ordem de vocação hereditária, a sua concorrência com os descendentes e ascendentes, bem como a quota hereditária que receberá em cada uma das situações. Diante da falta de técnica legislativa e da insegurança jurídica instaurado a partir do previsto no artigo 1.829 do Código Civil, não restou aos estudiosos do direito outra saída, a não ser a árdua tarefa de interpretar a norma, da maneira mais correta, impedindo assim as infindáveis controvérsias. Em um segundo momento, verifica-se que a Constituição Federal de 1.988, atendendo ao anseio social, aclamou a existência da união estável, como entidade familiar protegida pelo Estado. Analisa-se também o direito sucessório do companheiro em concorrência com os descendentes e ascendentes do falecido, bem como a sua possível concorrência com o cônjuge supérstite

Text in Afrikaans. / Die definisie van 'n huwelik tref 'n onderskeid tussen heteroseksuele en homoseksuele lewensmetgeselle ten opsigte van die bevoegdheid om te trou. Hierdie onderskeid op grond van seksuele georiënteerdheid mag moontlik ongrondwetlik wees. Voorts is daar 'n menigte regte en verpligtinge wat outomaties uit huweliksluiting spruit, maar nie outomaties op lewensverhoudings van toepassing is nie. Hierdie onderskeid op grond van huwelikstaat mag eweneens moontlik teen die bepalings van die Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1996 indruis. Hierdie studie is gevolglik daarop toegespits om ondersoek in te stel na die grondwetlikheid van hierdie twee onderskeide. Die ondersoek word geloods met verwysing na relevante wetgewing en regspraak. 'n Bondige oorsig van fundamentele regte word as agtergrond verskaf. Na afhandeling van die ondersoek word daar aandag geskenk aan die huidige en voorgestelde toekomstige erkenning en regulering van lewensverhoudings in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, waarna die bevindings saamgevat en krities beoordeel word. SUMMARY The definition of marriage differentiates between heterosexual and homosexual life partners with regard to the capacity to marry. This differentiation on account of sexual orientation may possibly be unconstitutional. Furthermore there are a multitude of rights and obligations that automatically flow from marriage, which are not automatically applicable to life partnerships. This differentiation on account of marital status may also violate the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. Accordingly this study is aimed at investigating the constitutionality of these two differentiations. The investigation is conducted with reference to relevant legislation and case law. A concise overview of fundamental rights is provided as background. In conclusion of the investigation, attention is paid to the present recognition and regulation of domestic partnerships in South African law, after which the findings are summarised and evaluated critically. / Jurisprudence / LL.M.

Text in Afrikaans. / Die definisie van 'n huwelik tref 'n onderskeid tussen heteroseksuele en homoseksuele lewensmetgeselle ten opsigte van die bevoegdheid om te trou. Hierdie onderskeid op grond van seksuele georiënteerdheid mag moontlik ongrondwetlik wees. Voorts is daar 'n menigte regte en verpligtinge wat outomaties uit huweliksluiting spruit, maar nie outomaties op lewensverhoudings van toepassing is nie. Hierdie onderskeid op grond van huwelikstaat mag eweneens moontlik teen die bepalings van die Grondwet van die Republiek van Suid-Afrika, 1996 indruis. Hierdie studie is gevolglik daarop toegespits om ondersoek in te stel na die grondwetlikheid van hierdie twee onderskeide. Die ondersoek word geloods met verwysing na relevante wetgewing en regspraak. 'n Bondige oorsig van fundamentele regte word as agtergrond verskaf. Na afhandeling van die ondersoek word daar aandag geskenk aan die huidige en voorgestelde toekomstige erkenning en regulering van lewensverhoudings in die Suid-Afrikaanse reg, waarna die bevindings saamgevat en krities beoordeel word. SUMMARY The definition of marriage differentiates between heterosexual and homosexual life partners with regard to the capacity to marry. This differentiation on account of sexual orientation may possibly be unconstitutional. Furthermore there are a multitude of rights and obligations that automatically flow from marriage, which are not automatically applicable to life partnerships. This differentiation on account of marital status may also violate the provisions of the Constitution of the Republic of South Africa, 1996. Accordingly this study is aimed at investigating the constitutionality of these two differentiations. The investigation is conducted with reference to relevant legislation and case law. A concise overview of fundamental rights is provided as background. In conclusion of the investigation, attention is paid to the present recognition and regulation of domestic partnerships in South African law, after which the findings are summarised and evaluated critically. / Jurisprudence / LL.M.