La délinquance juvénile a été souvent dépeinte de façon globale sans distinction de genre, ou encore, elle fut décrite principalement chez les garçons. Constater la faible représentation des adolescentes prises en charge en vertu de la Loi sur le système de justice pénale pour adolescents, comparativement aux garçons, conduit vers diverses explications. Certaines mettent l’accent sur la personne, arguant que la délinquance des filles est différente de celle des garçons, moins fréquente et surtout moins violente. D’autres mettent l’accent sur le traitement des instances judiciaires qu’on dit protectionniste vis-à-vis des filles, ce qui fait qu’on les dirige plutôt vers le système de Protection de la jeunesse pour troubles de comportement. Devant cette divergence d’explication, nous avons cherché à comprendre si la faible représentation des filles dans le système de justice pénale pour adolescent est due aux comportements des adolescents en tant que tels, ou à la manière dont leurs comportements sont perçus et gérés par les intervenants oeuvrant auprès de ces jeunes impliqués dans des situations-problèmes, lesquelles sont susceptibles ou non, d’être judiciarisées. Notre étude pose un regard sur l’enclenchement du processus judiciaire auquel des adolescents se trouvent confrontés, c’est-à-dire leur arrestation ou leur signalement à une instance officielle, sous l’angle de la représentation sociale des jeunes par les intervenants. Pour ce faire, nous avons rencontré des intervenants du milieu scolaire, puisque l’école se situe au deuxième rang des signalants vers le système de prise en charge des adolescents en difficulté, après les parents. Nous leur avons présenté des cas-types, sous forme de vignettes, visant à saisir leurs perceptions et réactions vis-à-vis des situations-problèmes impliquant des adolescentes et des adolescents, en souhaitant déterminer si celles-ci varient en fonction du genre. Bien qu’en théorie la vision des interviewés quant à la délinquance juvénile soit assez uniforme, et ce, peu importe le sexe du délinquant, nos résultats montrent qu’en pratique, il y a un double standard. Ainsi, si les règles sont conçues pour tous et les conséquences de leur non-respect doivent en principe s’appliquer également sans distinction, lorsqu’il s’agit d’intervenir, les interviewés conviennent que leur approche diffère selon qu’ils aient affaire à une fille ou à un garçon. Par ailleurs, ils déplorent le manque criant de ressources et questionnent la volonté de certains parents de contribuer à la réussite scolaire de leur enfant. Ultimement, ils remettent en cause, dans une large mesure, le système éducatif québécois. En tant qu’acteurs sociaux, les intervenants ont le pouvoir de faire valoir leur point de vue. L’analyse de ce point de vue, dans le cadre de notre mémoire, montre l’importance de leur rôle dans le parcours des adolescents, garçons et filles, plus spécialement lorsque ceux-ci se trouvent impliqués dans des situations-problèmes. / Juvenile delinquency has often been described in a global way, without any distinction regarding the gender, or it has been described mainly regarding teenage boys. The fact that there is a low representation of teenage girls taken in charge according to the Youth Criminal Justice Act, compared to teenage boys, leads to several explanations. Some, focusing on the individual aspects, point out that girl delinquency is different, less frequent and especially less violent. Others are pointing out how protectionist the judicial proceedings are towards girls, which leads them to be referred mostly to child protection for behaviour disorders. Considering this difference in the explanations, we wanted to understand if the low representation of girls in the youth criminal justice system was due to teenage behaviour itself, or to the way behaviours were perceived and dealt with by the interveners working with these teenagers involved in problemsituations, which could possibly be subject, or not, to judicial control. Our study looks at the start of the judicial process which teenagers must face, meaning their arrest or their reporting to an official organization, from the point of view of the interveners and how they perceive the teenagers. In order to do this, we have met school interveners, because schools are ranked second after the parents for referring teenagers to the system that will take charge of them. We have presented them with test cases in order to have their perceptions and reactions concerning problematic situations involving teenage girls and boys, aiming to determine if it would vary according to the gender. Even if in theory the vision of the interviewed persons concerning juvenile delinquency is somewhat uniform, regardless of the offender’s sex, our results show that in practice, there is a double standard. Therefore, if the rules are made for all and the consequences of not obeying them are equal without gender distinction, when it comes to the way they act on it, interveners agree that their approach is different if they are dealing with a girl or a boy. Incidentally, they are concerned about the critical lack of resources and question the will of some parents to assist their kids towards school success. Ultimately, they are substantially questioning Quebec’s educational system. As social stakeholders, interveners have some power to promote their point of view. The analysis of this point of view in the framework of our thesis, shows the importance of their role in the path of the teenagers, boys and girls, especially when they are involved in problematic situations.

This dissertation of limited scope explored via a qualitative reflective approach how pastoral therapy and care practices contributed to workplace transformation and ethics at a factory that had to be restored to profitability. In Chapter 1, the study's research curiosity questions how pastoral therapy and care practices could inform business in its resistance of workplace trauma and injustice. The epistemology of contextual theology and social constructionism is reviewed in Chapter 2 in its support of the research. Themes and ideas such as; participatory ethical care, ethics, the prophetic role, narratives, workplace culture, witnessing and participant awareness and empowerment are applied to workplace culture transformation. Chapter 3 explores the factory's dominant story of low morale, financial loss and feelings of no hope for the future in context of discourses of capitalism. In resistance to the dominant story, Chapter 4 focuses on practices and experiences that supported the factory's alternative story and Chapter 5 reviews the factory's alternative story in context of purposeful transformation practice. Chapter 6 concludes the study by reflecting on the research curiosity, the research aims and the researcher's development. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th ((Specialising Past Therapy) Practical Theology)

Cette thèse a pour objectif de mieux comprendre les états émotionnels des enseignants d’E.P français et catalans et leurs modalités d’expression en situation de classe. Les participants ont été filmés en situation réelle d’enseignement durant 10 séances, puis des entretiens ont effectués immédiatement après la leçon pour recueillir les mesures des intensités d’état de colère et leurs verbalisations. Ces données ont d’abord permis l’élaboration de 144 fiches illustratives faisant référence à leurs états émotionnels, aux éléments signifiants du contexte, à leur manière de faire face, et à leurs justifications. Cellesci ont ensuite été analysées au travers d’un traitement mixte. Les résultats ont indiqué des différences entre les enseignants français et catalans, liées à la fois aux normes culturelles et à leur expérience. Les analyses qualitatives et quantitatives ont porté sur : (1) les types de provocations d’élèves (niveau d’organisation des règles transgressées, intensités générées chez les enseignants, caractère sexué), (2) les états de colère (intensité, travail émotionnel), (3) les modalités d’expression (colère « In », « Out », « contrôlée »), et (4) les variables situationnelles expliquant la variabilité des intensités (degré du dommage, caractère volontaire). Les spécificités supposées de la relation professeur-élèves en éducation physique et les caractéristiques de contexte des écoles classées en éducation prioritaire sont discutées au regard des résultats / The main objective of this doctoral dissertation was to understand in greater details the emotional states in french and catalan physical education teachers, and to see how they might express it when the perceived student misbehavior. Teachers have been videotaped when interacting with the students in classroom during 10 lessons. We further evaluated the intensity of the emotional states and recorded the participants’ comments during retrospective interviews. These data led to the elaboration of 144 briefs representative descriptions referring to their emotional states, the significant characteristics of the context, the way to react, and their justifications. Furthermore, these data were analysed using mixed methodology. Overall, he results provided evidence of group differences, probably due to cultural norms and expertise. Qualitative and quantitative analyses qere carried out to determine (1) the student’smisbehaviors (level of organization, intensity of the teacher’s emotional state, gender), (2) emotional states (intensity, emotional work), (3) the way to express it (anger “In”, “out”, “control”), and (4) situational variables predicting the variability of the intensity (degree of damage, volunteer characteristics). The specificity of the relationship between teachers and students in physical education and school context caracterics in priority areas is specifically discussed

Made available in DSpace on 2010-04-20T20:13:38Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 72060100767.pdf: 19130417 bytes, checksum: 3b0ec0e539724d82b6f606ce6ddd6a9e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2010-02-25T00:00:00Z / O presente estudo procura compreender como vem se dando a construção social de mercados envolvendo a caprinovinocultura nos estados do Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba e Ceará e de que forma esse processo incide sobre temas como pobreza e desenvolvimento, tomando como estudos de caso três experiências em curso nos municípios de Mossoró (RN), Cabaceiras (PB) e Tejuçuoca (CE). A criação de caprinos e ovinos remonta à chegada dos portugueses no século XVI, sendo que a forma tradicional de criação e a piora genética de boa parte desses animais a torna pouco produtiva em termos econômicos. Em comparação aos bovinos, cuja criação na região ligar-se-ia historicamente a status social, esses animais são vistos de maneira inferiorizada. Pragmaticamente, no entanto, essa hierarquização é contraditória na medida em que a criação desses animais é mais adaptada às condições do Semi-árido. Uma cultura de resistência incide sobre o potencial econômico da caprinovinocultura na região, sendo confrontada por uma “rede de entusiastas” formada por agentes-chave ligados a um conjunto de instituições. Diagnosticando aspectos mercadológicos favoráveis, esses atores são fiéis à causa da difusão de técnicas apropriadas de criação aos pequenos agricultores familiares para que estes alcancem melhores condições de vida. Além deles, o governo federal, por meio do Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos (PAA), em parceria com alguns estados, desenvolve Programas do Leite, política pública que visa garantir mercados para os produtos da agricultura familiar e segurança alimentar para os beneficiários do Fome Zero. Nesse processo induzido, um novo arranjo vem aliando tradição e vocação regional com inovação e inclusão social produtiva de parcelas pobres da população. Entre outras constatações, entende-se que a construção de mercados socialmente orientados venha promovendo reestruturação de laços e vínculos sociais, ampliando o rol de relações a que os indivíduos se submetiam anteriormente à vivência dessas práticas. / The present study aims at understanding both the social construction of markets concerning sheep and goat raising in the Brazilian states of Rio Grande do Norte, Paraíba e Ceará and the relationship between this construction process and topics such as poverty and development. This case-study research is based on three current experiences in Mossoró (RN), Cabaceiras (PB) e Tejuçuoca (CE). The sheep and goat raising has its origin with the arrival of the Portuguese settlers in the 16th century. The traditional raising procedures and genetic problems that affected most part of these animals caused loss of productivity and profitability. It is also important to mention that the raising of those animals was judged as an inferior activity when compared to the cattle raising, the last enterprise was historically and socially associated with a privileged status. In practical terms, however, this is a preconception once sheep and goats are suitable for the kind of climate in the region (semi-arid). Besides, a culture of resistance has influence over the sheep and goats raising economical potential, and it is confronted with an ‘enthusiasts network’ comprised of key players associated with social institutions. Taking into consideration favorable market aspects, these actors are faithful to the cause of transmission of appropriate raising techniques to small family farmers in order to improve their life conditions. Apart from them, the federal government through a program to support financially the purchase of food (Programa de Aquisição de Alimentos) and milk (Programa do Leite), established public polices and partnership with some states in order to create a market to the products produced by the family farms and food safety to the beneficiaries of Fome Zero (program to eliminate hunger). This stimulated process brought a new productive arrangement that combined regional vocation, innovation and productive social inclusion of poor people. Furthermore, it is understood that the construction of socially oriented markets promotes the restablishment of social ties and bonds and amplifies the number of relationships with which the individuals had contact before living these practices.

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The thesis How mothers and daughters perceive and use fashion themes in lifestyle magazines for women is aimed at generational differences when it comes to perception of media content. Specifically, it examines differences in perception of fashion phenomenon presented in lifestyle magazines for women (e.g.: ELLE and Cosmopolitan) by mothers and their daughters. Today, not only individuals, but also family relations are influenced by new media, new technologies, and new forms of media content, therefore I focused on differences in consumption of those lifestyle magazine between two generations of women within a family. The thesis first introduces some theories on social construction of reality; how fashion is presented in magazines; how women as readers perceive fashion and how this influences readers' identities as a result of magazines' consumption, and how advertising is perceived by readers. Theoretical knowledge is then researched. Qualitative research was conducted on ten pairs of respondents (mother - daughter) in the form of interviews. The results show that lifestyle magazines do not serve as a main source of information about fashion anymore. Many young women are more likely to search for information related to fashion on the Internet today. Mothers and daughters do not happen to read and...

In this research project the research participants and I embarked on a journey through the "desert" of unemployment. I was introduced to the research participants at Jacob's Well, a ministry for people "between jobs" The effects of unemployment on a male's identity were explored, as well as the pastoral response of caregivers to people "between jobs". A phenomenological study was undertaken in which interviews with the participants formed the basis of the research. The structured section of the interviews was guided by the research questions, but the largest part of the interviews was about the participants' personal journeys "between jobs." The role of a ministry like Jacob's Well, catering for people "between jobs", was highlighted and recommendations for practical theology and pastoral praxis were made. / Practical Theolgy / M.Th. (Practical Theology with specialiisation in Pastoral Therapy)

In this study an ecosystematic approach to sports coaching is forwarded. This approach is illustrated using the analogy of an ecology of ideas. Ideas informing the life span of a coach within an elite team are explored. The researcher engaged four subjects in conversations the life span of a coach in an elite team. these conversations are viewed as co-constructions of realities. The coach abides within a team for a limited time. he or she enters an existing ecology of ideas, which can contribute to, or detract from, the efficacy of the coach in a team. This ecology of ideas evolves as aold meanings shift and new meanings emerge. These menings are explored in this disertation. An awareness of the ecology of ideas within a team can inform the coach to perturb the ecology of ideas in a direction that is mutually qualified as successful / Psychology / M.A. (Clinical psychology)

A sociological approach is used to analyze incidences of extreme opportunism in financial markets. Through an analysis of arguably the most widely publicized "rogue" trader events in recent history, a determination is made of the validity of explaining these events as aberrations, attributable to the actions of "rogues". The primary focus is the role of structural factors underlying these incidences of extreme opportunism in financial markets. A diverse range of documentary and other sources is used to avoid any form of bias as far as possible. It was found that structural factors act as countervailing forces to inhibit such behavior or as motivators and facilitators acting as catalysts for extreme opportunism. The balance between these factors largely determines the level of opportunistic behavior in a particular environment. Extreme opportunism is therefore not an aberration or "rogue" occurrence but a manageable phenomenon intrinsic to the social structural context within which it occurs. By conceptualizing these factors as countervailing forces one is forced to view structural factors, like compensation structures and formal and informal restraints, relative to one another and no longer in isolation. This realization translates into the conclusion that restraints and oversight systems for example, should be designed relative to the relevant motivators and facilitators in its area of application. In an environment where traders of highly geared financial products are motivated with multimillion USD incentive packages, a low budget oversight system and inexperienced regulatory staff, is clearly not the appropriate tools to control and manage extreme opportunism. / Criminology and Security Science / D.Phil. (Sociology)

This exploration involves the influence of a system of patriarchy on both women and men in an inclusive way within business context. The work attempts to move away from dualisms that stereotypically define gender according to patriarchy. The challenge of this work is to find ways of describing women and men that is less defined by gender and more about our similarities as human beings. It has been suggested in the research that the business environment is still a male dominated environment. It is therefore the intention of this work to encourage ways of defining ourselves that one person does not hold benefit one over another in an abusive way. As the system of patriarchy has been endorsed by the church, the research considers how the pastoral therapist may be relevant to the business environment. / Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology / M. Th - Specialising in Pastoral Therapy