Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-29T13:31:02Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Bruna Barreto Cunha Souza.pdf: 3951995 bytes, checksum: 0e7347538baf45b2f88a0bfce984e53e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-06-10 / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / Care provided to users of psychoactive substances is a complex due to its numerous contradictions and history, which is intertwined with the prohibitionist policy against drug use. Under this perspective, care provided to users has often had a moralistic character, which gives priority to measures of incarceration rather than projects that add value to rescue the user s citizenship and wishes. We know that the understanding of drug use as a public health issue is already a step forward. And, in this context, the Day- Care Centre for Users of Alcohol and Other Drugs (CAPS AD in Portuguese) emerges as a reference device, playing a strategic role in the assistance network. So, this institution was chosen to be approached in this research. We ground on the constructionist perspective because we believe that care to drug user is constructed socially and performed by humans, professionals and managers, and non-humans factors, the environment in which they are received. Our goal was to know how care becomes effective in drug users assistance, proposed by the Health Department: CAPS AD. With this purpose, observations of everyday activities on the device during four months and six interviews with professionals who work in it were made. The survey results suggest that, although AD CAPS III Sé can be well located, have an easy access and an engaged team also critical about the problem of drug consumption, it still presents challenges to be faced, such as its physical structure, the vision that professionals have for assistance network to users, which often prevents efficient care in other devices. There is also the question of the limits that the own activity imposes on professionals who work on CAPS, leaving them exhausted in their daily lives. Despite these difficulties, care becomes effective on that device because its professionals propose strategies that go beyond technique, listening to the users and not judging their behavior in a host perspective and harm reduction / O cuidado aos usuários de substâncias psicoativas é complexo devido a suas inúmeras contradições e por sua história, que se confunde com a política proibicionista de combate às drogas. Sob essa visão repressora, o cuidado oferecido aos usuários muitas vezes tem tido um caráter moralista, que prioriza medidas de reclusão ao invés de projetos que valorizam o resgate a cidadania e desejos do usuário. Sabemos que o entendimento do uso de drogas como questão de saúde pública já é um avanço. E, nesse contexto, o Centro de Atenção Psicossocial para Usuários de Álcool e outras Drogas (CAPS AD) surge como um dispositivo de referência, desempenhando papel estratégico na rede de assistência. Por isso, ele foi escolhido para a realização desta pesquisa. Nos ancoramos na perspectiva construcionista por acreditar que o cuidado ao usuário de drogas é socioconstruído e performado por fatores humanos, como os profissionais e gestores, e não humanos, que integram o ambiente no qual são acolhidos. Nosso objetivo foi conhecer como o cuidado se efetiva em um dispositivo de assistência ao usuário de drogas proposto pelo Ministério da Saúde: o CAPS AD. Para tanto, foram realizadas observações das atividades cotidianas no dispositivo durante quatro meses alternados e seis entrevistas com profissionais que nele atuam. Os resultados da pesquisa sugerem que, apesar de o CAPS AD III Sé ser bem localizado, de acesso fácil e contar com uma equipe engajada e crítica sobre a problemática do consumo de drogas, ele ainda apresenta desafios a serem enfrentados, tais como sua estrutura física e a visão que os profissionais da rede de assistência têm dos usuários, o que muitas vezes impede a efetivação do cuidado em outros dispositivos de atenção. Há ainda a questão dos limites que o próprio trabalho impõe aos profissionais do CAPS, deixando-os esgotados em sua vida cotidiana. Apesar dessas dificuldades, o cuidado se efetiva naquele dispositivo, pois seus profissionais propõem estratégias que vão além da técnica, escutando o usuário e não julgando seu comportamento, em uma perspectiva de acolhimento e redução de danos

Lam Hiu Kwan. / "Architecture Department, Chinese University of Hong Kong, Master of Architecture Programme 2007-2008, design report." / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 19). / Includes some text in Chinese. / Chapter 1. --- Thesis Statement --- p.2 / Chapter 2. --- Background / Chapter I. --- background stories --- p.3 / 26 years old; 12 years old / Chapter II. --- terminology --- p.4-5 / Chapter 1. --- cyborg; / Chapter 2. --- cyberpunk; / Chapter 3. --- hikikomori; / Chapter 4. --- otaku; / Chapter 5. --- cosplay; / Chapter 6. --- kiduIt; / Chapter 7. --- cyberspace / Chapter III. --- sociological discourses --- p.6-8 / Chapter 1. --- live in simcity - William Gibson / Will actual life be taken over by the virtual one? / Chapter 2. --- influx of information and hyperreality - Jean Baudrillard / Will actual life be taken over by the virtual one? / Chapter 3. --- popular culture from Japan - Tong Ching-Siu / "We like idle, we like cuteness!" / Chapter 4. --- overturn of social order and multi-identities - Donna Haraway / Who am I? Who are you? / Chapter 5. --- together and isolation / Chapter IV. --- architectural discourses --- p.9-10 / Chapter 1. --- overturn of social order - Kazuyo Sejima / Chapter 2. --- together and isolation - Kisho Kurokawa / Chapter 3. --- "visualize cyberspace - Marcos Novak, Clayton Graham" / Chapter 4. --- "virtual quality - Zaha Had id, Kazuyo Sejima" / Chapter 5. --- interactivity - Ole Bouman / Chapter 6. --- computer aided deisgn - Ole Bouman / Chapter 3. --- Overview of Design Proposal --- p.11 / Chapter I. --- program selection - Cyborg Culture Centre / Chapter II. --- site selection - Tuen Mun Park / Chapter 4. --- Overview of Architectural Studies --- p.12 / Chapter I. --- materialize the non-space of cyber world (analogical analysis) / Chapter a. --- cultural activities of cyborg groups in virtual space / Chapter b. --- humanity influences by virtual space / Chapter II. --- reveal the contrast of cyber & actual worlds (graphical analysis) / Chapter 5. --- Findings from Studies --- p.13-15 / Chapter la. --- internet maps; / Chapter lb. --- psycological distances; / Chapter II. --- "spatial variety, perspective, approach, design target" / Chapter 6. --- Testings of Design Strategies --- p.16-18 / Chapter 1. --- program derived from internet map / Chapter 2. --- quality of introversive cyberspace / Chapter 3. --- quality of extroversive connection / Chapter 7. --- Bibliography --- p.19 / Chapter 8. --- Renewed Thesis Statement --- p.20 / Chapter 9. --- Final Presentation (including summary of studies and design responses) / Chapter I. --- issue in summary --- p.21-22 / Chapter a. --- cyborg generation / Chapter b. --- cyborg culture and living style / Chapter c. --- human-human & human-machine contacts / Chapter d. --- humanities of the cyborg / Chapter II. --- site context in summary --- p.23 / Chapter III. --- program and spacial organization --- p.24-25 / Chapter a) --- spacial organization / Chapter b) --- program / Chapter c) --- studies & proposal / Chapter IV. --- circulation --- p.26 / Chapter V. --- detail in single rental living units --- p.27 / Chapter VI. --- graphical presentation --- p.28-30 / Chapter II. --- model presentation --- p.31 / Chapter 10. --- Accreditation

A constante evolução da Web tem se mostrado como um fenômeno mundial que rapidamente precisa responder aos diversos segmentos da sociedade atual, com websites e aplicativos de compras, governo, bancos, entretenimento e outros. Nesse contexto, é necessário que o conteúdo Web possibilite acesso aos mais diferentes perfis de usuários, independentemente de suas deficiências ou necessidades especiais. Um outro fenômeno mundial é o envelhecimento da população. Os usuários senescentes (pessoas que estão em processo de envelhecimento, o qual acarreta declínio físico e mental gradual, ocorrendo geralmente nos indivíduos a partir de 60 anos de idade), apresentam algumas de suas capacidades reduzidas e, encontram, naturalmente, barreiras ao interagir com os serviços e conteúdos disponibilizados na Web. Essa população tem apresentado um índice de crescimento demográfico grande neste século em relação ao que se via nas gerações passadas. Apesar das exigências de legislação específica, recomendações e diretrizes que auxiliam o desenvolvimento de conteúdo acessível e usável, ainda há muitos problemas de acessibilidade e usabilidade que precisam ser resolvidos, diante do rápido avanço tecnológico observado nos recursos da Web atual. Em especial, observa-se pouca atenção às dificuldades que usuários senescentes possuem, pois a maioria de websites são projetados considerando como público-alvo, pessoas mais jovens e especializadas, muitas vezes, treinadas para interagir nos websites. Portanto, é relevante um apoio para avaliação das páginas Web, visando atender as necessidades dos usuários senescentes. A proposta deste projeto foi desenvolver um apoio para a avaliação de acessibilidade e usabilidade na Web, considerando-se o perfil dos senescentes, com vistas a proporcionar um feedback objetivo, aos desenvolvedores e especialistas. Esse apoio foi elaborado por meio de um Checklist que foi desenvolvido, com base em procedimentos científicos, e análises realizadas, sobre sua aplicação. / The constant evolution of the Web has proven to be a worldwide phenomenon that quickly needs to address the various segments of current society (websites and web applications, government, banks, entertainment and others). In this context, it is necessary that the Web content provides the possibility of access to the different user profiles, regardless of their disabilities or special needs. Another worldwide phenomenon is the aging population. The senescent users (people who are in the aging process, which leads to gradual physical and mental decline, usually occurring in individuals from the age of 60) have some of their capacities limited and they face barriers to interact with services and content available on the Web. This population has shown a high growth rate in this century in comparison to what was observed in past generations. Despite of the demands for specific legislation, recommendations and guidelines that assist the development of content accessible and usable, there are still many problems of accessibility and usability that need to be solved, given the rapid technological advances seen in the current Web resources. In particular, there is little attention to the difficulties that senescent users have, given that most websites are designed considering target audience that usually is composed of young people and specialists, often trained to interact on websites. Therefore, it is important to support evaluation of Web pages, to meet the requirements of senescent users. The purpose of this project is to develop a support for the evaluation of web accessibility and usability, focusing on the older people, in order to provide clear feedback to developers and experts. This support was prepared by a Checklist that was developed based on scientific procedures, and analyzes on its application.

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Objectives: As part of the research issue, we tracked six sub-objectives of the research. The first objective of the research was to describe the sexual behavior of marihuana users in selected areas of sexuality based on data obtained from the questionnaire survey. The presented research was aimed at heterosexual men who regularly use marihuana at a frequency of once a week to daily. The second objective was to find a link between the frequency of marihuana use and selected areas of sexuality. The third objective of our work was to find a link between the length of marihuana use and selected areas of sexuality. The fourth objective of the research was to find a link between the influence of the use of other psychoactive substances on marihuana users in selected areas of sexuality. The fifth objective of our work was to find out the links between tobacco use in a marihuana user group and selected areas of sexuality. The sixth objective was to find a link between the use of marihuana and erectile function, respectively dysfunctions, according to The International Index of Erectile Function (IIEF-5). Methods: For research purposes, we chose a quantitative type of study. The sample comprised 392 respondents, regular heterosexual marihuana users using marihuana at least once a week. A non-standardized...

The study was undertaken to explore the remote users of services available public university libraries in Kenya. Scarce literature was available locally on the subject of the study. Provision of quality and relevant information services to support teaching, learning and research remains a central objective of libraries in higher education world over. Higher education institutions in Kenya continue to experience unprecedented growth in student population against limited human capital and physical infrastructure, among the library services. This reality has prompted Universities to adopt different education delivery models; distant learning, e-learning, and part time modules to accommodate the extra numbers seeking higher education. Depending on the preferred module, the students can be categorized into three main groups: on-campus, off-campus and remote user groups. Higher learning standards require that all users to have equitable and inclusive access to resources. This study explores the nature and availability of support services and resources available for remote library users in public university libraries in Kenya. The research methodology adopted was a descriptive research design; where qualitative data was collected using Focus Group Discussions (FGDs). The findings revealed that public university libraries in Kenya have various forms of resources and services that can support remote user needs. However they face certain challenges that hinder the use of the available remote user resources and services in providing equitable access to information services to all its types of users. Key among the challenges was that remote users were not identified as a special user group in the libraries studied contrary to what the study grounded. The results of the study are discussed under three main thematic areas: services for remote users, facilities available for remote users, and policies and regulations that govern remote use of library resources. Equally included in the study are discussions, conclusions and recommendations based on the findings besides identified informational gaps for further research. / Information Science / M.A. (Information Science)

Made available in DSpace on 2015-04-16T15:23:24Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 ArquivoTotal.pdf: 2954210 bytes, checksum: ef1b4fe8f0e6f0f1a375e83510e7a8ac (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013-03-25 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / The use of information is an indispensable practice to any individual and as such, it is also essential to the professionals of education, especially teachers. Hence the importance of the issue here exposed being made clear by the fact of these professionals need of information for the development of their teaching practices. The present research on "Needs and use of information in the practice of science teachers" aims to analyze the needs and use of information of teachers from the urban area of the municipality of Santa Rita - PB. In that sense, the following question arises: What are the needs and use of information for science teachers in their teaching practices? An alternative approach of the Users´ Studies was used in this research, and the Sense-Making model was prioritized for offering through universal categories of cognitive metaphor, the situation (need for information), gap (cognitive emptiness), and use (informational help to bridge the cognitive emptiness), the logical way for meeting the research objectives. This is a descriptive field research, with a propositional nature. The population is consisted of 28 science teachers, distributed in schools in the urban areas of the municipality of Santa Rita. As an instrument of data collection, the mixed questionnaire was used. Data analysis, of qualitative and quantitative basis, shows that the study group is composed of qualified teachers who prioritize the post-graduation demonstrating interest in being updated for the practice of teaching. Although acknowledging the difficulties of the profession, most teachers manifest satisfaction and teach for pleasure in self-fulfillment. With emphasis on the categories of the Sense-Making, situation-gap-use, the situation reveals that teachers are constantly seeking to meet their information needs through the Internet, books, and educational videos, among others. In the gaps, barriers of time, language, terminology and quality of information were the most displayed, but they developed strategies that minimized the difficulties and could make use of the information. The use of information was centered on the development of teaching activities and the teachers were satisfied with it because it solved their informational problem. Actions to contribute to a better performance of the studied teachers about those questions in their teaching and pedagogical practices were proposed. We conclude that the development of the research contributed to the basis of the Science of Information, which is to provide information and impart knowledge to those who need it, making this the social responsibility in this area of knowledge, as well as in Education, when it makes itself responsible for the challenge of educating a society. Studying the teachers´ information needs and how they guide the search process and the use of information to satisfy their informational needs towards teaching practice, was assigned as a process of great value. / O uso da informação é uma prática indispensável a qualquer indivíduo e não poderia deixar deser aos profissionais da educação, sobretudo, os professores, logo, a importância da temáticaem questão evidencia-se pelo fato desses profissionais necessitarem, de informação para odesenvolvimento de suas práticas docentes. A presente pesquisa, sobre Necessidades e usode informação na prática dos professores de Ciências , tem como objetivo analisar asnecessidades e uso de informação dos professores da zona urbana do município de Santa Rita PB. Nesse sentido, surge o seguinte questionamento: Em suas práticas pedagógicas, quaissão as necessidades e uso de informação dos professores de Ciências? Para a pesquisautilizou-se a abordagem alternativa dos Estudos de Usuários e priorizou-se o modelo Sense-Making , por oferecer através das categorias universais da metáfora cognitiva, da situação(necessidade de informação), da lacuna (vazio cognitivo) e do uso (ajuda informacional paratranspor o vazio cognitivo), o caminho lógico para o atendimento dos objetivos da pesquisa.Trata-se de uma pesquisa de campo, descritiva e de caráter propositivo. A população écomposta por 28 professores de Ciências, distribuídos nas escolas da zona urbana domunicípio de Santa Rita. Como instrumento de coleta de dados utilizou-se o questionáriomisto. A análise dos dados, de base qualitativa e quantitativa, mostra que o grupo estudado écomposto por professores qualificados, que priorizam a pós-graduação, demonstrandointeresse por se manterem atualizados para o exercício da docência. Embora admita asdificuldades da profissão, a maioria dos professores demonstra satisfação e ensina por prazerem se autorrealizar. Com ênfase nas categorias do Sense-Making, situação-lacuna-uso, temseque a situação revela que os professores estão em constante busca para suprir suasnecessidades de informação, através da internet, dos livros, vídeos educativos, entre outros.Nas lacunas, as mais apontadas foram as barreiras de tempo, de idioma, terminológicas e dequalidade da informação, mas os mesmos desenvolveram estratégias que minimizaram asdificuldades e conseguiram usar a informação. O uso da informação esteve centrado nodesenvolvimento das atividades docentes e os professores saíram satisfeitos com o uso porresolverem seu problema informacional. Sobre essas questões propõem-se ações que podemcontribuir para melhor desempenho dos professores estudados, em suas práticas docente epedagógica. Conclui-se que o desenvolvimento da pesquisa contribuiu para o fundamento daCiência da Informação, que é disponibilizar a informação e transmitir o conhecimento àquelesque dele precisam, constituindo a responsabilidade social dessa área do conhecimento, comotambém da Educação, quando se responsabiliza pelo desafio de educar uma sociedade.Estudar as necessidades de informação dos professores, e como estes conduzem o processo debusca e uso da informação para satisfazer suas necessidades informacionais direcionadas àprática docente, configurou-se como processo de grande valia.

A constante evolução da Web tem se mostrado como um fenômeno mundial que rapidamente precisa responder aos diversos segmentos da sociedade atual, com websites e aplicativos de compras, governo, bancos, entretenimento e outros. Nesse contexto, é necessário que o conteúdo Web possibilite acesso aos mais diferentes perfis de usuários, independentemente de suas deficiências ou necessidades especiais. Um outro fenômeno mundial é o envelhecimento da população. Os usuários senescentes (pessoas que estão em processo de envelhecimento, o qual acarreta declínio físico e mental gradual, ocorrendo geralmente nos indivíduos a partir de 60 anos de idade), apresentam algumas de suas capacidades reduzidas e, encontram, naturalmente, barreiras ao interagir com os serviços e conteúdos disponibilizados na Web. Essa população tem apresentado um índice de crescimento demográfico grande neste século em relação ao que se via nas gerações passadas. Apesar das exigências de legislação específica, recomendações e diretrizes que auxiliam o desenvolvimento de conteúdo acessível e usável, ainda há muitos problemas de acessibilidade e usabilidade que precisam ser resolvidos, diante do rápido avanço tecnológico observado nos recursos da Web atual. Em especial, observa-se pouca atenção às dificuldades que usuários senescentes possuem, pois a maioria de websites são projetados considerando como público-alvo, pessoas mais jovens e especializadas, muitas vezes, treinadas para interagir nos websites. Portanto, é relevante um apoio para avaliação das páginas Web, visando atender as necessidades dos usuários senescentes. A proposta deste projeto foi desenvolver um apoio para a avaliação de acessibilidade e usabilidade na Web, considerando-se o perfil dos senescentes, com vistas a proporcionar um feedback objetivo, aos desenvolvedores e especialistas. Esse apoio foi elaborado por meio de um Checklist que foi desenvolvido, com base em procedimentos científicos, e análises realizadas, sobre sua aplicação. / The constant evolution of the Web has proven to be a worldwide phenomenon that quickly needs to address the various segments of current society (websites and web applications, government, banks, entertainment and others). In this context, it is necessary that the Web content provides the possibility of access to the different user profiles, regardless of their disabilities or special needs. Another worldwide phenomenon is the aging population. The senescent users (people who are in the aging process, which leads to gradual physical and mental decline, usually occurring in individuals from the age of 60) have some of their capacities limited and they face barriers to interact with services and content available on the Web. This population has shown a high growth rate in this century in comparison to what was observed in past generations. Despite of the demands for specific legislation, recommendations and guidelines that assist the development of content accessible and usable, there are still many problems of accessibility and usability that need to be solved, given the rapid technological advances seen in the current Web resources. In particular, there is little attention to the difficulties that senescent users have, given that most websites are designed considering target audience that usually is composed of young people and specialists, often trained to interact on websites. Therefore, it is important to support evaluation of Web pages, to meet the requirements of senescent users. The purpose of this project is to develop a support for the evaluation of web accessibility and usability, focusing on the older people, in order to provide clear feedback to developers and experts. This support was prepared by a Checklist that was developed based on scientific procedures, and analyzes on its application.

Electricity procurement is a complex task for most companies. Knowing how much electricity to buy and when, in an attempt to get a low price can be stressful. There are tools to simplify this task, and one of these is a web based tool, here referred to as SystemX. SystemX simplifies electricity procurement through a set of different functions. One function in SystemX is the electricity order creation workflow, in which users can create orders for electricity to be delivered at a chosen time in the future. The workflow was thought to be complex and heavily geared towards expert users, and even expert users needed help and consultation at times. This master thesis focuses on creating a new design for the order creation workflow in SystemX and to make it more usable for novice and expert users. The methodology in the thesis is based on the double diamond model, which is a model based on user-centered design. This model ensured that the user was kept in focus throughout the process, from the initial interviews to the final testing of Hi-Fi prototype. The model consists of four stages; discover, define, develop, and deliver. The process began with the discover stage, in which information about the current system was collected. This was done through interviewing two current users of SystemX, finding out their needs, and what they think could be improved in the order creation workflow. The current workflow was also evaluated through a heuristics evaluation and a usability test with both novice and expert users. The main problems and areas of improvement were compiled during the define stage, by analyzing the gathered information from the previous stage. A Lo-Fi prototype was created and iterated on during the develop stage. The final Lo-Fi prototype was tested during usability tests with both novice and expert users. Based on feedback from the Lo-Fi prototype usability tests, a final Hi-Fi prototype was created during the deliver stage. The Hi-Fi prototype was also tested using usability tests with novice and expert users. In order to compare the usability between the current version of SystemX and the Hi-Fi prototype, a system usability score was collected from the test users. The result indicates a great improvement in usability for the novice users, and a slight increase in usability for the expert users. A clear next step is to implement the design in SystemX, and evaluate which problems come up when developing a real web application using the proposed design as a foundation. / Elupphandling är en komplex uppgift för de flesta företag, då det kan vara stressigt att veta hur mycket el som ska köpas och när, i ett försök att få ett lågt pris. Det finns verktyg som kan förenkla denna process, och ett av dessa verktyg är det webbaserade verktyget som här benämns SystemX. SystemX förenklar elupphandlingen genom att erbjuda olika funktioner, varav ett är arbetsflödet för att skapa ordrar på el. Användare kan skapa beställningar på el som ska levereras vid en vald tidpunkt i framtiden. Tidigare ansågs detta arbetsflöde vara komplext och inriktat mot expertanvändare, och även expertanvändarna behövde ibland hjälp och konsultation. Detta examensarbete fokuserar på att skapa en ny design för arbetsflödet för orderskapande i SystemX, för att göra det mer användbart för både nybörjar- och expertanvändare. Metoden i examensarbetet baseras på dubbeldiamantmodellen, som är en modell för användarcentrerad design. Denna modell säkerställde att användaren hölls i fokus under hela processen, från de inledande intervjuerna till den slutliga testningen av Hi-Fi-prototypen. Modellen består av fyra steg; upptäck, definiera, utveckla och leverera. Processen började med upptäck-steget, där information om det nuvarande systemet samlades in genom att intervjua två nuvarande användare av SystemX för att ta reda på deras behov och vad de tror kan förbättras i arbetsflödet för orderskapande. Det nuvarande arbetsflödet utvärderades också genom en heuristisk utvärdering och användbarhetstester med både nybörjar- och expertanvändare. De största problemen och förbättringsområdena sammanställdes under definiera-steget genom att analysera den insamlade informationen från föregående steg. En Lo-Fi-prototyp skapades och förfinades under utveckla-steget. Den slutliga Lo-Fi-prototypen testades under användbarhetstester med både nybörjar- och expertanvändare. Baserat på feedback från Lo-Fi-prototypens användbarhetstester skapades en slutlig Hi-Fi-prototyp under leverera-steget. Hi-Fi-prototypen testades också med användbarhetstester med både nybörjar- och expertanvändare. För att jämföra användbarheten mellan den nuvarande versionen av SystemX och Hi-Fi-prototypen samlades systemanvändbarhetspoäng in från testanvändarna. Resultatet tyder på en stor förbättring av användbarheten för nybörjare och en liten ökning av användbarheten för expertanvändarna.  Ett tydligt nästa steg är att implementera designen i SystemX och utvärdera vilka problem som dyker upp när man utvecklar en riktig webbapplikation med den föreslagna designen som grund.

The purpose of Att vara en i mängden… – En studie om religiös isolering på Facebook (Running with the pack… – A study on religious isolation on Facebook) is to gain an understanding of religious isolation between Christian, Jewish, Muslim and non-religious people. Further, the purpose is also to gain insight on how Christians, Jews and Muslims experience Facebook as a platform for expressing religious identity. The study was made using a concurrent mixed method, combining quantitative and qualitative methods, targeting Swedish Facebook users. The theoretical framework behind the study is The Spiral of Silence, by Elisabeth Noelle-Neumann.The results indicate that religious isolation exists, and that it effects how prone users are to self-disclose about their religious identity. Also, the study shows that public opinion does not affect how prone users are to self-disclose. Rather, it is determined by the perceived opinion of the people in the user’s Facebook network. Due to the algorithm used by Facebook to filter users’ newsfeed, the recommendation to all Facebook users is to deliberately show interest to a diversity of religious content