Submitted by Oliveira Santos Dilzaná (dilznana@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-07-11T13:56:06Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de Alaíze dos Santos Conceição.pdf: 820391 bytes, checksum: f516a9e9e2edd5174a4d92de9af1b5f1 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Oliveira Santos Dilzaná (dilznana@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-07-25T15:25:09Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de Alaíze dos Santos Conceição.pdf: 820391 bytes, checksum: f516a9e9e2edd5174a4d92de9af1b5f1 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-07-25T15:25:09Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertação de Alaíze dos Santos Conceição.pdf: 820391 bytes, checksum: f516a9e9e2edd5174a4d92de9af1b5f1 (MD5) / FAPESB / A pesquisa visa refletir acerca do universo cultural e religioso de Rezadeiras e Rezadores do município de Governador Mangabeira, Recôncavo sul da Bahia, nas décadas de 1950 a 1970, ressaltando as suas atuações nas comunidades que residem. Esses sujeitos históricos são integrantes das classes trabalhadoras e negras, os quais, motivados por questões econômicas, foram introduzidos no mundo do trabalho ainda na infância. Por fatores raciais, esses indivíduos, em sua maioria, alocados na segunda geração do pós-abolição, perambularam pela região em busca de melhores condições de vida, uma vez que as migrações pelas cidades do Recôncavo foram intensas até as décadas de 1950. Nesse sentido, buscou-se na elucidação de experiências cotidianas, sobretudo no universo do trabalho e nos aspectos religiosos da benzeção refletir acerca das identidades individuais e coletivas construídas no processo. A permanência dos elementos culturais presentes no âmbito das benzeções revela particularidades de uma população no que tange à relação que estabelecem com o sobrenatural, as doenças e a cura, suas expectativas, sentimentos e as possibilidades de transcendência da dura realidade. Sendo assim, as fontes utilizadas foram os periódicos Folha do Norte e o Jornal A tarde, assim como os depoimentos orais dos sujeitos históricos envolvidos no contexto histórico em análise. This research aims to reflect on the cultural and religious universe of women healer and man healer from the town Governador Mangabeira, Recôncavo Southern Bahia, from 1950 to 1970 decades, emphasizing their role in the communities where they live. These historical subjects make part of working and black classes, who, forced by economic necessities, were inserted into the working world yet in the childhood. Due to racial factors, most of them were allocated in the post- abolition second generation, which made them perambulate through the region in search of a better life, because migrations through Recôncavo Southern Bahia were very intense until 1950. Thus, by elucidating everyday experiences, especially in terms of working and religious blessing practice aspects, this work aimed to reflect on individual and collective identities built in the process. The permanency of cultural elements presented in the blessing practice extent reveals particularities of people regarding relations they firm to the supernatural, the sicknesses and cures, their expectations, feelings and the possibility to transcend from the tough reality. The following sources were used in this study: periodicals Folha do Norte and Jornal A tarde and oral testimonials of the historical subjects involved in the historical context under discussion.

Software piracy, the illegal and unauthorized duplication, sale, or distribution of software, is a widespread and costly phenomenon. According to the Business Software Alliance, more than one third of the PC software packages installed worldwide in 2006 were unauthorized copies. This behavior costs the software industry billions of lost dollars in revenue annually. Software piracy behavior has been investigated for more than thirty years. However, there are two voids in the literature: lack of studies in Non-Western countries and scarcity of process studies. As such, this study contributes to the literature by developing a software piracy model to understand the decision making process that underlies this illegal behavior among Jordanian university students. Based on a literature review in various disciplines, including social psychology, psychology, and criminology, several important variables have been incorporated into the proposed model. The model was tested using data collected from a sample of 323 undergraduate business students. The resulting data was analyzed by two main statistical techniques, structural equation modeling (SEM) and hierarchical multiple regression. The results indicated that the model was useful in predicting students' intention to pirate software. Seven out of eight hypotheses were supported. Consistent with The Theory of Reasoned Action, attitudes toward software piracy and subjective norms were significant predictors of intention to pirate software. However, our findings are inconsistent with previous studies with regard to the relative importance of attitude and subjective norms; subjective norms had a stronger effect. Also, the results suggested that ethical ideology, public self-consciousness, and low self-control moderated the effect of these variables on intention to pirate software. Lastly, the results indicated that the effect of subjective norms on afintention to pirate software was both direct and indirect through attitudes. The results have important practical implications for the software industry and governments to curtail software piracy. Limitations of the study and recommendations for future studies are discussed as well.

abstract: ABSTRACT The major hypothesis tested in this research is that the psychological well-being and life satisfaction of elderly adult individuals can be predicted from religiosity (organizational and non-organizational religious beliefs and behaviors). The sample consisted of 142 adults between the ages of 65-90, with the majority in the 65-70 age group (48%) (SD = 1.176). The entire sample resides in the state of Arizona, in both urban and rural communities. Participants were administered a questionnaire which requested demographic information, and three instruments: the Duke University Religion Index (the DUREL), and the Affect Balance Scale and the Life Satisfaction Index - Z (LSIZ). Correlational and Multiple regression analyses were used to examine the relation between these adults' psychological well-being, life satisfaction and their religiosity. Independent t-tests were also used to examine possible sex, ethnic and religiosity effects on psychological well-being and life satisfaction. Findings revealed that psychological well-being and life satisfaction are higher when religiosity is higher, regardless of sex or ethnicity. These findings are consistent with those of previous research in this field. / Dissertation/Thesis / Ph.D. Educational Psychology 2012

Recent research has indicated a causal link between oxytocin and spirituality. The present experiment sought to examine the effects of intranasal oxytocin (IN-OT) and absorption on mysticism and spirituality in a sensory deprivation setting. The results failed to find any main effects of IN-OT on mysticism, or on spirituality. Interaction effects were discovered however, where IN-OT interacted with absorption both on mysticism and spirituality. More specifically IN-OT undermined the association between absorption and outcomes that were observed in the placebo control condition. The results contradict the findings from the only previous experiment conducted on IN-OT and spirituality. The interaction effects align with previous research on IN-OT, suggesting an increase in suggestibility among low absorption scorers. These results motivate further research on the relation between oxytocin, absorption and spirituality, keeping the idea of suggestibility in mind.

O aumento de casos de HIV e AIDS em mulheres evidencia que a sua propagação tem provocado mudanças no perfil da epidemia. A dimensão religiosa é importante na existência do ser humano e o espaço religioso em relação ao HIV e à AIDS pode ser um lugar de acolhimento e suporte para as mulheres e de incentivo aos comportamentos preventivos, mas, também um lugar onde existirá o isolamento e o preconceito, incentivando comportamentos que as tornem mais vulneráveis. O objetivo deste trabalho foi analisar a influência da religiosidade sobre o autocuidado das mulheres em relação a HIV e AIDS. No primeiro capítulo é apresentada uma revisão bibliográfica sobre a relação entre religião/religiosidade e autocuidado, mulheres e HIV/AIDS. No segundo capítulo é apresentada uma pesquisa de campo com seus caminhos metodológicos, resultados e discussão destes. Foram entrevistadas 100 mulheres entre 18 a 49 anos atendidas no Centro de Referência da Saúde da Mulher, localizado no Município de Santarém-Pará. Trata-se de um estudo exploratório, multimétodo, com abordagem dos dados, tanto quantitativa como qualitativa. A coleta de dados ocorreu entre os meses de agosto e setembro de 2014. Para atingir os objetivos, foi utilizado um questionário com perguntas abertas e fechadas relacionadas ao perfil sociodemográfico, Escala de Religiosidade da Duke DUREL, relação entre religiosidade e a saúde e sobre comportamentos de risco, práticas de prevenção, autopercepção e conhecimentos em relação ao HIV e à AIDS. Constatou-se que a maioria das mulheres da pesquisa apresentam alto grau de religiosidade, afirmam cuidar da saúde, e que a crença religiosa ajuda a enfrentar processos de saúde/doença, porém, não há um consenso se a crença religiosa influencia na proteção e cuidado ao HIV. Mesmo sabendo as formas de prevenção e contaminação pelo HIV estas mulheres não costumam fazer uso do preservativo e possuem baixa percepção de risco de serem infectadas. Conclui-se que as práticas religiosas não estão ajudando na tomada de comportamentos saudáveis e na superação de situações de vulnerabilidade. / The increase in cases of HIV and AIDS among women demonstrates that the propagation has provoked changes in the profile of the epidemic. The religious dimension is important in the existence of the human being and the religious space with regards to HIV and AIDS can be a place of welcome and support for the women and of encouragement of preventive behaviors, but it can also be a place where there can exist isolation and prejudice, encouraging behaviors which make them more vulnerable. The goal of this paper was to analyze the influence of religiosity on womens self care with regard to HIV and AIDS. In the first chapter a bibliographic review is presented on the relation between religion/religiosity and self care, women and HIV/AIDS. In the second chapter a field research is presented with its methodological paths, results and discussion of the latter. 100 women between the ages of 18 and 49 who were attended by the Reference Center of Womens Health were interviewed. This center is localized in the Municipality of Santarém Pará. This is an explorative study, using various methods, dealing with quantitative as well as qualitative data. The collection of data occurred between the months of August and September of 2014. To reach the goals, a questionnaire with open and closed questions was used relating to the socio-demographic profile, the DUREL - Duke Religiosity Scale, the relation between religiosity and health and about risk behaviors, prevention practices, self perception and knowledge with regard to HIV and to AIDS. It was observed that the majority of the women of the research presented a high level of religiosity, affirming that they take care of their health, and that the religious belief helps them face the processes of health/sickness, however there is not a consensus that religious belief influences in the protection and care against HIV. Even knowing the forms of prevention and contamination of HIV these women do not customarily make use of condoms and have a low perception of the risk of being infected. The conclusion is that religious practices are not helping in practicing healthy behaviors and in overcoming situations of vulnerability.

Submitted by Suelen Reis (suziy.ellen@gmail.com) on 2013-04-22T18:00:24Z No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Luciana Anunciacaoseg.pdf: 1924373 bytes, checksum: bae257e7a2c9b07ff3d991d03dd89756 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Rodrigo Meirelles(rodrigomei@ufba.br) on 2013-05-26T11:09:16Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Luciana Anunciacaoseg.pdf: 1924373 bytes, checksum: bae257e7a2c9b07ff3d991d03dd89756 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2013-05-26T11:09:16Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Dissertacao Luciana Anunciacaoseg.pdf: 1924373 bytes, checksum: bae257e7a2c9b07ff3d991d03dd89756 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2005 / Este trabalho trata da irmandade da Boa Morte de São Gonçalo dos Campos-Bahia, o cotidiano e visões de mundo de suas integrantes, mulheres negras que pertenciam aos segmentos mais baixos da sociedade. A irmandade da Boa Morte é produto da ressignificação de instituições femininas africanas e da religiosidade católica e, concomitantemente, tornou-se espaço de outras práticas religiosas de origem afro, à sombra do catolicismo. O universo cronológico é de 1900-1950. Período em que a Igreja Católica queria restaurar a sua influência na sociedade brasileira a fim de enquadrar o catolicismo popular nos parâmetros estabelecidos pela ortodoxia eclesiástica e reaproximar-se do Estado. A irmandade da Boa Morte foi uma das maiores expressões da religiosidade popular no município, além de ter sido um espaço de sociabilidade para mulheres negras e discriminadas na sociedade local. / Salvador

The proposed work is based on the idea that the hegemonic representations of evil (as it regards the religious phenomenon), within the Brazilian society still based on Christianity. This point of view is the essence of the historical process and social matrix of Christian religiousness since its origin in order to establish its hegemony to other religions. Realizing that, the representations of religiousnesses in general have been associated with evil, as imposed economic, political and ideological process in the West. This ideology has had a continuity throughout social and racial relations that date since the beginning of Colonization. Such religiousness established as a common sense imagination the idea that all African related religions are associated to Satanism, therefore they all embody evil. This study attempts to show that the borders of otherness Christian hegemony is established by this assumption: "Macumba is a thing of the devil." Including as more private aspects of the training of World Vision Society Alagoano examples, in the event of break in 1912, that speech has its historical character and reverberates strongly in our reality. What our modernity resulted in a field of religious disputes, where the hegemony of the Christian religions of African matrix is still latent. The result of this dispute, in our view, is the establishment of boundaries of religious alterity, which eventually creating undoubtedly fields of marginality. However, we can observe that those who still take that religiousness stigma of marginality begin to organize, the liturgy, as the political intention of which is demystified and constructed an identity rooted in ideals such as purity Nagô and the struggle for freedom of religious expression. Finally, the general intention of this work is to contribute to the formation of discursive fields of religious dialogue in the vast Brazilian scenario. / Conselho Nacional de Desenvolvimento Científico e Tecnológico / O trabalho proposto tem como base a idéia de que, as representações hegemônicas do mal (no que se refere ao fenômeno religioso), na sociedade brasileira ainda baseiamse na perspectiva cristã. Tal ponto de vista faz parte da essência da formação histórica e social das religiosidades de matriz cristã desde sua origem com a finalidade de estabelecer perante outras religiosidades sua hegemonia. Percebendo também que, as representações que essas religiosidades têm a respeito do mal, fazem parte do próprio processo de imposição econômica, política e ideológica do ocidente, mantendo enfim um anátema oriundo de nossas relações sociais e raciais que remontam a Colônia. Essas religiosidades estabeleceram no imaginário popular a idéia de que as religiões de matriz africana são satanistas e, portanto, corporificam o mal. Nossa dissertação tenta então, a partir daí, demonstrar que parte das fronteiras da alteridade cristã é hegemonicamente estabelecida através desse pressuposto: Macumba é coisa do Diabo! . Incluindo como aspectos mais particulares a formação da Visão de Mundo da sociedade alagoana exemplificando, no evento do Quebra de 1912, que tal discurso tem seu caráter histórico e reverbera com força em nossa realidade. O que na nossa modernidade resultou em um campo religioso de disputas, onde a hegemonia cristã sobre as religiões de matriz africana ainda é latente. O resultado dessa disputa, a nosso ver, é o estabelecimento de fronteiras de alteridade religiosa, que acabaram criando, indubitavelmente campos de marginalidade. Entretanto, podemos observar que essas religiosidades que ainda levam esse estigma da marginalidade começam a se organizar, tanto liturgicamente, quanto politicamente na intenção de que seja construída uma identidade desmistificada e enraizada em ideais como a pureza nagô e a luta pela liberdade de expressão religiosa. Por fim, a intenção geral desse trabalho é contribuir para a formação de campos discursivos de diálogo no vastíssimo cenário religioso brasileiro.

I developed and tested a model of relationships between primary caregiver ethnic identity and religiosity, primary caregiver experiences of discrimination stress, parent-child relationships, adolescent ethnic identity and religiosity, and their impact over time on adolescent academic orientation and positive future outlook. The sample consisted of youth and their families participating in an ongoing family centered intervention trial in a northwest metropolitan area. The theoretical frameworks that guided this study were Bronfenbrenner's ecological systems theory, sociocultural theory, social identity theory, and critical race theory. The hypotheses regarding the relationships between key variables and supported by the aforementioned theoretical frameworks were evaluated using analysis of variance techniques and structural equation modeling. Study findings suggest that parental identity and cultural socialization influence adolescent religiosity and ethnic identity in early adolescence. Primary caregivers' sense of ethnic identity and religiosity directly impact cultural socialization of their children, which in turn influences adolescent identity development. The parent-child relationship plays a predominant role in positive youth outcomes (i.e., academic orientation and positive future outlook) above and beyond adolescent ethnic identity and religiosity considerations. Implications of the present study for both research and practice are discussed.

CARNEIRO, Leonardo Lima Vasconcelos. Belo Monte: religiosidade e luta no sertão semiárido. 2013. 105f. – Dissertação (Mestrado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Sociologia, Fortaleza (CE), 2013. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-03-21T12:42:03Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2013-DIS-LLVCARNEIRO.pdf: 4041031 bytes, checksum: c8ce81b97187a7b011ecc7220ba0059d (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo(marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2014-03-21T12:42:47Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2013-DIS-LLVCARNEIRO.pdf: 4041031 bytes, checksum: c8ce81b97187a7b011ecc7220ba0059d (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2014-03-21T12:42:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2013-DIS-LLVCARNEIRO.pdf: 4041031 bytes, checksum: c8ce81b97187a7b011ecc7220ba0059d (MD5) Previous issue date: 2013 / Despite the vast and diverse bibliography and academic production about the movement led by Antonio Conselheiro in the backlands of Bahia, there are still gaps and issues to be completed and unveiled and even other interpretations to be made. Religious dimension, for example – a fundamental element of the genesis and structuring of Canudos – needs further studies. The wrong way with that aspect was approached by our literary tradition and even by latest intellectuals is a proof of this shortage. As a result of these perceptions, the movement of Belo Monte is still rated by many as a manifestation of "millenarianism" or "messianism", an interpretation can not be sustained from closer examination of the phenomenon. Through a conjunctural analysis of the historical period in which the Belo Monte community emerged – including social, political, economic and cultural – the study of the training and the specifics of catolicismo popular sertanejo, and finally, through a consistent examination of religious dimension of the social phenomenon in question, with this work I seek to better understand Canudos, contributing to uncover aspects of its genesis, and especially of its religiosity. / Apesar da existência de vasta e diversificada bibliografia e produção acadêmica sobre o movimento liderado por Antonio Conselheiro no sertão baiano, ainda há lacunas e questões a serem preenchidas e desvendadas e, até mesmo, outras interpretações a serem realizadas. Sua dimensão religiosa, por exemplo, – elemento fundamental da gênese e estruturação de Canudos – ainda carece de maiores estudos. A forma equivocada com que esse aspecto foi abordado por nossa tradição letrada e até mesmo por estudiosos mais recentes, é uma prova dessa carência. Como consequência dessas percepções, o movimento de Belo Monte continua sendo classificado por muitos como uma manifestação de “milenarismo” ou “messianismo”, interpretação essa que não se sustenta a partir de exame mais minucioso do fenômeno. Por meio de uma análise conjuntural do período histórico em que emergiu a comunidade de Belo Monte – incluindo aspectos sociais, políticos, econômicos e culturais –, do estudo da formação e das especificidades do catolicismo popular sertanejo e, por fim, mediante um exame consistente da dimensão religiosa do fenômeno social em questão, busco com este trabalho melhor compreender Canudos, contribuindo para descortinar aspectos de sua gênese e, principalmente, de sua religiosidade.

OBJETIVOS: Avaliar associações prospectivas dos transtornos de humor e da religiosidade com o risco de suicídio em adultos jovens provenientes da população geral. MÉTODO: Coorte prospectiva de base populacional. Adultos jovens (18-24 anos) foram recrutados e acompanhados em média cinco anos depois. Risco de suicídio, transtornos de humor e de ansiedade foram avaliados usando o Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Transtornos por uso de substâncias foram avaliados utilizando o Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. A religiosidade foi avaliada na linha de base e agrupada de acordo com a afiliação religiosa e de acordo com a freqüência de participação. RESULTADOS: A amostra incluiu 1560 adultos jovens na linha de base, com 1244 reavaliados no seguimento (80,6%). Os episódios depressivos, tanto atuais como prévios, tiveram um impacto significativo no risco de suicídio. Os episódios maníacos prévios, no entanto, foram associados com uma menor consistência a um risco de suicídio. Nenhuma associação da religiosidade com o risco de suicídio foi encontrada nas duas etapas da pesquisa. Este resultado permaneceu na análise em todas as afiliações religiosas, mesmo quando subdivididas de acordo com a freqüência de participação. CONCLUSÕES: Os episódios depressivos têm um robusto efeito prospectivo, independente, sobre o risco de suicídio. O efeito dos episódios maníacos, por outro lado, foi dependente da análise e merece uma melhor investigação. Embora existam evidências prévias sugerindo um papel protetor da religiosidade sobre o risco de suicídio, essas não foram confirmadas nessa amostra específica de adultos jovens. / OBJECTIVES: To assess the prospective associations of mood disorders, religiosity and suicidality in a community sample of young adults. METHODS: Prospective population-based cohort study. Young adults (18-24 years old) were recruited and followed-up five years later. Suicidality, mood and anxiety disorders were assessed using the Mini-International Neuropsychiatric Interview. Substance use disorders were assessed using the Alcohol, Smoking and Substance Involvement Screening Test. Religiosity were assessed at baseline and grouped according to religious affiliation and according to attendance frequency. RESULTS: The sample included 1560 young adults at baseline, with 1244 reassessed at follow-up (80.6%). Depressive episodes, both current and past had a significant impact on suicidality. Previous manic episodes, however, were less consistently associated with suicidality. No association of religiosity with suicidality was found in the two waves of the research. This effect is maintained in all religious affiliations, even when subdivided the analysis according to the frequency of attendance in religious service. CONCLUSIONS: Depressive episodes have an independent and robust effect on prospective suicidality. The effect of manic episodes, on the other hand, was dependent on the analysis and deserves further exploration. Although there is prior general evidence suggesting a protective role of religiosity on suicidality, these were not confirmed in this specific sample of young adults.