This dissertation examined certain distal and proximal relational factors and emotional capabilities of individuals in therapeutic programs in Greece. The three studies aimed to extend existing work by examining links between distal (child abuse reports) and proximal (adult attachment, social support) relation factors with psychological health outcomes of substance users in addiction treatment programs. The results from the three studies supported the view that: a) distal (childhood maltreatment) and proximal (attachment organization) relational factors are important predictors of substance users’ well-being; b) proximal factors (anxious attachment) mediate effects of abusive experiences; c) emotional capabilities and specifically regulatory processes have a prominent role as mediators of relational factors on substance users’ well-being.

[pt] Analisam-se os processos de socialização, e seus contínuos reforços, a que ficam permanentemente submetidos os integrantes do Exército Brasileiro por meio das relações intersubjetivas que se desenvolvem no dia-a-dia da vida na caserna. O referencial teórico adotado foi o poder simbólico de Pierre Bourdieu, os corpos dóceis de Michel Foucault e as instituições totais de Erving Goffman. O instrumento metodológico escolhido, as relações intersubjetivas, diz respeito às relações interpessoais ou relações pessoais mais triviais desenvolvidas na rotina de vida do militar comum. O universo prioritário observado na pesquisa foi o grupo composto pelos oficiais formados pela Academia Militar das Agulhas Negras – AMAN. As pessoas, suas relações e seus sentimentos, são os aspectos centrais da pesquisa, aspectos sobre os quais se procurou inferir acerca dos valores, das crenças, das atitudes, dos comportamentos e das opiniões considerados pelo grupo social como fundamentais ou tidos como essenciais para o campo. Analisam-se, sobretudo, as formas através das quais são interiorizadas e mantidas no integrante do campo militar, normalmente de maneira imperceptível, suas características mais fundamentais, por meio do desenvolvimento das suas relações diárias mais comuns e triviais. / [en] It examines the processes of socialization, and their continuous reinforcements, which are permanently submitted members of the Brazilian Army through inter-subjective relations that are developed in the day-to-day life in the barracks. The theoretical approach is the symbolic power of Pierre Bourdieu, the docile bodies of Michel Foucault and the total institutions of Erving Goffman. The methodological instrument chosen, inter-subjective relationships, regards to interpersonal relationships or the most trivial personal relationships developed in everyday life of common military. The universe especially observed in the research is the group composed of officers trained by the Military Academy of Agulhas Negras - AMAN. People and their relationships, their feelings, are the central aspects of research, aspects of which we tried to infer the values, beliefs, attitudes, behaviors and opinions that are fundamental to the social group, or regarded as essential for field of study. It examines in particular the ways in which they are internalized and maintained in the member of the military group, often imperceptibly, its most fundamental features, through the development of their daily relationships more common and trivial.

The Northwest Rebellion, in comparison to other North American civil wars, was short-lived and geographically contained, but for the people who lived through it, the residents of the Saskatchewan district, 1885 was a real and a frightening ordeal. By exploring micro-relations at the individual, family and community levels, and focusing on the connections between residents and ways that they related to each other, a portrait of the region emerges that reveals that Euro-Canadians and Aboriginals were linked to each other in many, and often subtle ways before the uprising. Drawing on personal papers, government and Hudson's Bay Company records, and oral histories, this study shows that race and gender were determining factors in how white, First Nations, Metis and mixed-blood men and women experienced both the conflict itself and its aftennath. Furthermore, its impact on residents' lives and society in the Saskatchewan territory was considerable and the effects long-lasting. Barriers, both physical and social, were created and solidified, and, although groups were still linked by the same family ties that bound them before the spring of 1885, the ways that they viewed each other changed after the rebellion. Mistrust and hostility that had not existed before, or that had been repressed, broke the bonds that connected racial groups, and sometimes families. The new order in Saskatchewan was one in which Euro-Canadians held power, and Aboriginals were second-class citizens barred from mainstream society. The rebellion accelerated white domination of the region, and acted as a catalyst for the racial divisions evident in Saskatchewan in the twentieth century.

The Northwest Rebellion, in comparison to other North American civil wars, was short-lived and geographically contained, but for the people who lived through it, the residents of the Saskatchewan district, 1885 was a real and a frightening ordeal. By exploring micro-relations at the individual, family and community levels, and focusing on the connections between residents and ways that they related to each other, a portrait of the region emerges that reveals that Euro-Canadians and Aboriginals were linked to each other in many, and often subtle ways before the uprising. Drawing on personal papers, government and Hudson's Bay Company records, and oral histories, this study shows that race and gender were determining factors in how white, First Nations, Metis and mixed-blood men and women experienced both the conflict itself and its aftennath. Furthermore, its impact on residents' lives and society in the Saskatchewan territory was considerable and the effects long-lasting. Barriers, both physical and social, were created and solidified, and, although groups were still linked by the same family ties that bound them before the spring of 1885, the ways that they viewed each other changed after the rebellion. Mistrust and hostility that had not existed before, or that had been repressed, broke the bonds that connected racial groups, and sometimes families. The new order in Saskatchewan was one in which Euro-Canadians held power, and Aboriginals were second-class citizens barred from mainstream society. The rebellion accelerated white domination of the region, and acted as a catalyst for the racial divisions evident in Saskatchewan in the twentieth century.

In recent times the Russian market has been exposed to significant changes, both in the challenges of the transition from planned to market economy as well as the opportunities that has spurred a willingness for foreign companies to exploit the vast potential of the market. The aim of this thesis is to explore how business relationships are managed between Swedish business-to-business(B2B) SMEs and Russian counterparts. In our study we overview Swedish companies which are well established on the Russian market and have well-developed relationships with their representatives in Russia and try to discover which aspects of their relations is decisive for the success of the companies. To conduct our research we created reseach questions "What role do business relationships play between Swedish and Russian SMEs in the Russian market?, and how are the business relationships managed?". We collected data from both Swedish and Russian perspectives to determine the main features of their relations and draw up guidance for potential Western newcomers to Russia.