Previous constructivist research was integrated with a field study to investigate the hypothesis that the subjective perceptions of the current social, security and economic situation of the high and low-income groups in South Africa differ to the extent that they could be said to be living in totally different worlds of phenomenological experience. The data demonstrated clear differences when coded in terms of worldviews along an Optimism-Pessimism Continuum. A number of additional processing phenomena and social dynamics able to influence these perceptions were also identified from an interpretative analysis of the data. The results were explained in terms of the cueing and activation of specific schemata constructed from income-related prior experiences associated with each group and led to the conclusion that income and living conditions could well be factors contributing to the ongoing confrontations between government and impoverished communities. A number of recommendations to improve inter-group relations were included. / Psychology / M.A. (Psychology)

Orientador: Roberto Luiz do Carmo / Dissertação (mestrado) - Universidade Estadual de Campinas, Instituto de Filosofia e Ciências Humanas / Made available in DSpace on 2018-08-19T03:29:42Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Correa_ViniciusMorenodeSousa_M.pdf: 6381481 bytes, checksum: a40be21e01edc970c789fdc4086a4871 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2011 / Resumo: A exploração mineral na Amazônia deve ser entendida como um dos agentes de ocupação de uma das últimas fronteiras do país. O trabalho analisa a importância do setor mineral nos municípios da Mesorregião Sudeste Paraense, discutindo as implicações demográficas e ambientais decorrentes dos processos associados à atividade econômica. Embora os efeitos agudos dessa atividade sejam cíclicos - com a descoberta, exploração e exaustão das jazidas se sucedendo com velocidade variável - existem medidas de impacto que podem ser apreendidas ao longo do tempo. A descoberta e a exploração de uma jazida são capazes de desencadear processos demográficos, realizando transformações na estrutura populacional, que permanecem presentes mesmo após a diminuição ou o término da exploração. Vestígios desse processo específico de uso e ocupação do solo foram investigados através da composição de duas fontes secundárias em bases de dados georreferenciados. Por um lado, o Ministério de Minas e Energia, através do Departamento Nacional de Produção Mineral (DNPM), através do Sistema de Informações Geográficas de Mineração (SIGMINE), com as informações exigidas para o licenciamento mineral no Brasil. Por outro lado, o Instituto Brasileiro de Geografia e Estatística (IBGE) com as variáveis do Censo Demográfico 2000 e da Sinopse do Censo Demográfico 2010, além dos shapefiles com a delimitação espacial dos dados em diferentes níveis de desagregação. Entre os Censos 1991 e 2000, a mecanização da extração mineral reduziu significativamente o volume de trabalhadores ocupados no setor. Mas a dinâmica de "bolha demográfica", rápido ciclo de ocupação e esvaziamento populacional das áreas associadas ao garimpo, é apenas um dos processos possíveis. Na área de estudo, os municípios mais populosos e urbanizados concentram grande parte das áreas outorgadas pelo DNPM. Nesse caso, o volume de minério encontrado e a vida útil das jazidas exploradas foram capazes de atrair grandes investimentos para a região, porém, estes priorizaram a geração de riquezas, ao invés de expandir o acesso aos serviços de saneamento básico. O retrato das condições de vida da população revelou, com base nas características de infraestrutura domiciliar, uma situação de extrema carência na Mesorregião Sudeste Paraense / Abstract: Mineral exploration in the Amazon must be understood as an agent of occupation of Brazilian last frontier. This research analyzes the significance of mining sector in the municipalities of Pará State southeastern region, discussing the demographic and environmental implications arising from the process of occupation by this economic activity. Although the acute effects of this activity are cyclical - with the discovery, exploitation and exhaustion of deposits are succeeding with variable speed - there are impact measures that can be learned over time. The discovery and exploitation of a mineral deposit affects demographic processes, making changes in population structure, which remain even after the reduction or finish of exploration. Remains of that particular process of land use and land cover change were investigated by overlapping two secondary sources of georeferenced databases: the Ministry of Mines and Energy, through the National Department of Mineral Production (DNPM), through a Geographic Information System Mining (SIGMINE) with the information required in the processes required for mining exploration in Brazil. The Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics (IBGE) provides the variables and the Census 2000 and the Census Summary 2010, in addition with shapefiles with the spatial delimitation of population data at different levels of disaggregation. Between 1991 and 2000 Censuses, the mechanization of mining significantly reduced the number of workers employed in the sector. But the dynamics of "demographic bubble", rapid cycle of occupation and emptying of the areas associated with mining, is just one of possible relationships. In thy study area, the most populated and urbanized municipalities had a higher concentration of areas required for mining industry. In this case, the volume of ore and other minerals found and explored deposits were able to attract large investments to the region, however, they prioritized the creation of wealth rather than expanding access to basic sanitation services. The living conditions defined by the characteristics of household infrastructure revealed an extreme shortage of the population south of Pará / Mestrado / Demografia / Mestre em Demografia

The Diploma thesis deals with the topic of measuring the standard of living and quality of life in selected countries in Europe and further highlights the differences in the Visegrad countries. The aim of the work is to describe components of comprehensive concept of quality of life based on studies of specified literature. Moreover it describes the most frequently used methods for measuring quality of life. The methodological part describes the used methods. Secondary analysis and a design of own methodology to compare the standard of living is the object of practical part of Diploma thesis.

En 1865, V. Duruy, ministre de l’Instruction publique nommé par Napoléon III, organise un cursus intermédiaire entre l’enseignement primaire et l’enseignement secondaire. Cet « enseignement secondaire spécial » doit pouvoir fournir à la Nation des cadres intermédiaires pour l’industrie, le commerce et l’agriculture. Conséquemment, cette filière appelle dans ses rangs des enseignants spécifiques et V. Duruy, souhaitant donner ses lettres de noblesse à cette nouvelle formation, crée trois agrégations distinctes. Il fonde également à Cluny une École normale chargée de former le nouveau personnel tout en laissant également l’opportunité à des candidats libres de se présenter à ce nouveau concours. À partir de 1881, l’enseignement secondaire spécial subit plusieurs réformes et il est transformé en 1891 en enseignement moderne. L’École normale ferme ses portes et les agrégations spéciales sont supprimées. La dernière session du concours a lieu en 1893. De 1866 à cette date, 468 candidats auront réussi une agrégation spéciale. Dans une période qui s’étend de 1866 à 1914, notre travail de recherche se propose tout d’abord de partir à la rencontre de ce personnel enseignant méconnu. En nous appuyant sur les dossiers personnels des agrégés spéciaux, nous examinerons tout d’abord leurs origines sociale, scolaire et géographique puis leurs parcours tant dans la vie professionnelle que dans la sphère privée. L’étude s’attache ensuite à suivre ces professeurs dans leur quotidien afin d’apprécier leur niveau de vie. Enfin, l’historiographie ayant souvent souligné que les agrégés classiques affichaient souvent du mépris vis-à-vis des catégories subalternes, il s’agira de mettre en lumière la place occupée, tant dans l’Université que dans la société, par les agrégés spéciaux. / In 1865, Victor Duruy, Minister of State Education appointed by Napoleon III, puts in place an intermediate course between primary and secondary education. This “Special Secondary Education” was meant to provide the nation with intermediate executives for the industry, trade and agriculture. Consequently, this sector called up in its ranks specific teachers and, wishing this new training to be officially recognized, V. Duruy created three distinct agrégations. He also founded at Cluny a Teacher Training College or École normale in charge of training the new staff while giving the opportunity to external candidates to take this new examination. From 1881 onwards the Special Secondary Education underwent several reforms, until 1891 when it became Modern Education. The Teacher Training College closed down and the special agrégations were stopped. The last exam session took place in 1893. From 1866 to that date, 468 candidates will have passed the special agrégation. For a period which extends from 1866 to 1914, our research work suggests first of all getting to know this neglected teaching staff. Relying on the special agrégés’ personal files, we will first study their social, academic and geographical origins, then their personal routes both in their professional and private lives. The study will next attempt to follow these teachers in their everyday life in order to assess their standard of living. Finally, historiography having pointed out that the standard agrégés often showed contempt towards lower grade social groups, our task will be to highlight the place either in the University or in society the special agrégés held.

This diploma thesis analyses contemporary housing requirements from the point of view of apartment users, evaluates the significance of selected housing requirements and their dependence on selected variables. The theoretical part defines the concept of living standards, selected factors influencing the price of real estate and presents basic information from the field of housing policy and housing stock. In the practical part are evaluated the data obtained from the survey, the hypotheses investigating the dependence of selected factors and there is also evaluation of the importance of selected housing requirements.

The Living Standards Measure (LSM), a South African marketing segmentation method, is a wealth measure based on standard of living. This research study investigates whether a rationale can be found for the inclusion of value-related variables in this type of multivariate segmentation approach. Schwartz’s (1992; 2006) values model was used to operationalise personal values and individual-level culture – focusing on two of its dimensions, ideocentrism and allocentrism. The current positive psychology research trend manifests in the inclusion of subjective wellbeing (SWB), as measured by satisfaction with life (SWL). The primary objective of this research was to investigate at individual (and not group or societal) level whether values and SWL can be used to discriminate among multivariate consumer segments. Data were collected by means of a survey from a nationally representative sample (n = 2566) of purchase decision-makers (PDMs). The measurement instruments used were the Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). A multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) was used to assess the psychometric properties and test the equivalence of the scales across cultural groups. MGCFA was also used to test for differences across LSM groups on the PVQ and SWLS. Centred value scores were used to test for differences between LSM groups in terms of their values and SWL, using MANOVA. The findings supported Schwartz’s theory of basic human values, and small differences were found in the PVQ values between LSM groups using the MGCFA approach. MANOVA analyses showed stronger differences across LSM groups. PDMs in the higher LSM segments were more satisfied with their lives. No significant relationships between values and SWL were found, and the effect of individual-level culture, as a higher-order dimension of four values, showed a small but significant effect on SWL. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology))

This dissertation attempts to integrate the household and children more fluidly into measures of well-being in the past. In part one, I develop a Monte Carlo simulation to test some of the assumptions of Allen’s welfare ratio methodology. These included his assumptions that family size was constant over time, that there were no female-headed households and that women and children did not participate in the labour force. After all of the adjustments, it appears that Allen’s welfare ratios underestimate the welfare ratios of a demographically representative group of families, especially if women and children’s labour force participation is included. However, the predicted distributions also highlight the struggles of agricultural labourers, who are given separate consideration. Even the average agricultural labourers’ family with women and children working would have had to rely of self- provisioning, gleaning, poor relief or the extension of the working year to make ends meet at the poorest point in their family life cycle. Part two adjusts Floud et al.’s estimates of calorie availability in the English economy from 1700 to 1909 for the costs of digestion, pregnancy and lactation. Taken together, these three additional costs reduced the amount calories available by around 15 per cent in 1700 but only by 5 per cent in 1909 because of the changing composition of the English diet. Part three presents a new adaptive framework for studying changes in children’s growth patterns over time and a new methodology, longitudinal growth studies, for measuring gender disparities in health in the past. An adaptive framework for understanding growth provides a more parsimonious explanation for the vast catch-up growth achieved by slave children in the antebellum American South. The slave children were only able to achieve this catch-up growth because they were programmed for a tall height trajectory by relatively good conditions in utero. Finally, impoverished girls experienced greater catch-up growth than boys in two schools in late-nineteenth century Boston, USA and early-twentieth century London, suggesting that girls were deprived relative to boys before entering these institutions.

At the onset of the First World War, Germany was subject to a shipping embargo by the Allied forces. Ostensibly military in nature, the blockade prevented not only armaments but also food and fertilizers from entering Germany. The impact of this blockade on civilian populations has been debated ever since. Germans protested that the Allies had wielded hunger as a weapon against women and children with devastating results, a claim that was hotly denied by the Allies. The impact of what the Germans termed the 'Hungerblockade' on childhood nutrition can now be assessed using various anthropometric sources on school children, several of which are newly discovered. Statistical analysis reveals a grim truth: German children suffered severe malnutrition due to the blockade. Social class impacted risk of deprivation, with working-class children suffering the most. Surprisingly, they were the quickest to recover after the war. Their rescue was fuelled by massive food aid organized by the former enemies of Germany, and delivered cooperatively with both government and civil society. Children, and those who cared for them, responded to these acts of service with gratitude and joy. The ability of former belligerents to work together after an exceptionally bitter war to feed impoverished children may hold hope for the future.

The Living Standards Measure (LSM), a South African marketing segmentation method, is a wealth measure based on standard of living. This research study investigates whether a rationale can be found for the inclusion of value-related variables in this type of multivariate segmentation approach. Schwartz’s (1992; 2006) values model was used to operationalise personal values and individual-level culture – focusing on two of its dimensions, ideocentrism and allocentrism. The current positive psychology research trend manifests in the inclusion of subjective wellbeing (SWB), as measured by satisfaction with life (SWL). The primary objective of this research was to investigate at individual (and not group or societal) level whether values and SWL can be used to discriminate among multivariate consumer segments. Data were collected by means of a survey from a nationally representative sample (n = 2566) of purchase decision-makers (PDMs). The measurement instruments used were the Portrait Values Questionnaire (PVQ) and the Satisfaction with Life Scale (SWLS). A multi-group confirmatory factor analysis (MGCFA) was used to assess the psychometric properties and test the equivalence of the scales across cultural groups. MGCFA was also used to test for differences across LSM groups on the PVQ and SWLS. Centred value scores were used to test for differences between LSM groups in terms of their values and SWL, using MANOVA. The findings supported Schwartz’s theory of basic human values, and small differences were found in the PVQ values between LSM groups using the MGCFA approach. MANOVA analyses showed stronger differences across LSM groups. PDMs in the higher LSM segments were more satisfied with their lives. No significant relationships between values and SWL were found, and the effect of individual-level culture, as a higher-order dimension of four values, showed a small but significant effect on SWL. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology))

Senior policy of the state is largely focused on the active life of seniors (eg national strategy to support positive aging for the period 2013-2017 ). From this pont of view is generally expected to stay seniors longer in their natural environment and any subsequent use of social and health services, residential care homes for the elderly. Another phenomenon is the senior policy burden on the state budget in raising funds for the payment of pensions. One means of this policy mainly at regional level is to support seniors through discounts and other advantages Senior Pas project. The author draws a comparison of the consumer basket of the general population in the age structure from 55 years and above users Pas Senior Discount Network , which is primarily intended to support active living. The theoretical part focuses on the description and benefits, deficiencies discount networks in general and the discount network designed primarily for seniors. Thesis will also undertake an excursion to the neighboring countries, especially Austria and Germany, this excursion could give a number of inspiring suggestions in monitoring the functioning of these networks. In the practical part, thesis will devote particular network Senior Discount waist and through a questionnaire survey of members of the network. Thesis will be noticing all the available factors affecting the selection and use of discount networks in relation to age, place of residence, gender and other attributes/parameters. Thesis will help to answer the question whether discount network tends to increase the active life of seniors primarily or secondarily through capital cost savings for common services and goods. Author of acquired knowledge and experience will provide recommendations for fulfilling the mission and good functionality of discount network Senior Pas.