Made available in DSpace on 2014-12-17T14:19:47Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 JoseLM.pdf: 404421 bytes, checksum: 1f5c51fb36053ff54c71601726979af6 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2008-12-10 / The study and research field of Education is wide and rich, mainly when it goes towards the empirical area of social reality. This research focuses on young and adult subjects who cannot read or write, although they had had access to and attended schools in Natal/RN. The locus of the research are the Municipal Schools that develop the Youth and Adults Education program EJA, having representatives from the North, South, East and West zones of the city, in a total of 6 municipal schools. It analyzes these subjects' replies to the questions: "Why are there young and adults who attended school but still cannot read or write?", What are the exclusion situations they face by not being able to read or write?". From a dialectic view on the subject, the research's strategy for data collection is the semi-structured interview to collect the replies given by the interviewees; replies that are separated by analysis categories presented charts of ideas. The research's results are analyzed and lead us to the conclusion that the affective, organic, cognitive, social, political and pedagogical factors are mentioned by the subjects as reasons why they can not dominate the reading or writing skills. The youth and adults interviewed are not happy with their school failure; the reading and writing learning is something that eases their social inclusion into a society that privileges such abilities, and that with it they could avoid the social exclusion they faced at school, in the work place, at home, in church, at health centers, on the street, at their children's school and in public assistance institutions / O campo de pesquisa e estudos da educa??o ? vasto e rico, principalmente quando adentra-se no campo emp?rico da realidade social. Nessa investiga??o o corpus de aten??o s?o os sujeitos jovens e adultos que n?o dominam a leitura e a escrita, embora tenham tido acesso e freq?entado o espa?o escolar no munic?pio de Natal/RN. O l?cus da pesquisa s?o as Escolas da Rede Municipal de Ensino que desenvolvem a Educa??o de Jovens e Adultos EJA, representantes das zonas Norte, Sul, Leste e Oeste da cidade, perfazendo um total de seis escolas da Rede Municipal de ensino, pertencentes a diferentes regi?es da capital potiguar. Analisam-se as vozes dos sujeitos ao responderem as quest?es Por que existem jovens e adultos escolarizados sem o dom?nio da leitura e da escrita ? Quais as situa??es de exclus?o enfrentadas pelo n?o dom?nio da leitura e da escrita entre os jovens e adultos pesquisados ? A partir de uma vis?o dial?tica do assunto, a estrat?gia de pesquisa para a coleta de dados ? a entrevista semi-estruturada para apreender a voz dos sujeitos da pesquisa, as quais s?o divididas em categorias de an?lise apresentadas em um mapa das id?ias. Analisam-se os resultados da investiga??o, concluindo-se que fatores afetivos, org?nicos, cognitivos, sociais, pol?ticos e pedag?gicos s?o citados pelos sujeitos como motivos para o n?o dom?nio da leitura e da escrita. Os jovens e adultos entrevistados n?o se sentem satisfeitos com o fracasso escolar; a aprendizagem da leitura e da escrita ? um dom?nio que facilita a inclus?o social em uma sociedade que privilegia tais habilidades, podendo minimizar as situa??es de exclus?o social que os mesmos enfrentaram no espa?o escolar, no ambiente de trabalho e de emprego, em casa, na igreja, nos postos de atendimento ? sa?de, na rua, na escola dos filhos e em institui??o de atendimento p?blico, por causa da n?o aprendizagem

The experience of living as HIV positive constitutes a mixture of social phenomenon which affects individuals in various ways diverging between countries and regions of the world. The purpose of this exploratory study was to investigate how gay men in Sweden’s larger urban cities experience living with the disease, focusing on social exclusion, disclosure decisions and social relations. Using phenomenology, textual data was analysed from in-depth interviews with 14 HIV positive gay men. This research proves that stigma associated with HIV is a major stressor for the individuals serving as a barrier affecting their quality of life. The prevalence of stigma manifests itself via personalised, disclosure decisions, fear, and environmental attitude. Social exclusion was experienced due to being HIV positive and various factors impact disclose decisions, such as second disclosure. Stigma was especially experienced via online communication on dating apps such as Grindr, making it more difficult for the participants to make new connections. A structural change in how gay men have sex has been noticed in line with advancement in medicines, resulting in an increased engagement in unprotected sex. Findings also suggest divided opinions about the obligation to inform while agreeing that the law needs to be modified.

Introdução: A mortalidade materna é um grande problema de Saúde Pública no Brasil e no mundo. Atinge muitas mulheres e representa um indicador de pobreza e iniquidade social. Objetivo: Analisar as mortes maternas ocorridas no município de São Paulo em uma série histórica de 2000 a 2008. Métodos: Estudo ecológico, que analisou os óbitos maternos ocorridos em residentes do município de São Paulo entre os anos de 2000 a 2008. Foram utilizados dados das Declarações de Óbito e dos relatórios do Comitê de Mortalidade Materna. O mapa de exclusão/inclusão social e as áreas homogêneas dos 96 distritos administrativos foram utilizados como unidades de análise. Foram calculadas as razões de mortalidade materna, o percentual de subnotificação de causas maternas declaradas e fator de correção. Foram analisadas as causas que ocultavam os óbitos maternos. A análise de tendência da mortalidade para o município foi realizada por meio de modelos de regressão polinomial e a para análise de correlação utilizou-se o teste de correlação de Pearson. Foi considerado o nível de significância de 5 por cento (p<0,05). Para análise do preenchimento das variáveis 43 e 44, as Declarações de óbito foram localizadas no arquivo morto da Prefeitura Municipal. Resultados: Ocorreram 877 óbitos. A Razão de Mortalidade Materna (RMM) foi de 53,2 óbitos/100.000 Nascidos Vivos. A série histórica apresentou tendência decrescente estatisticamente significativa, com redução de 1,73 ao ano. As menores RMM foram encontradas nas áreas homogêneas de menor exclusão social, e as maiores, nas áreas de maior exclusão. As áreas mais excluídas apresentaram risco de morte materna aproximadamente três vezes maior que na área menos excluída. A correlação de Pearson revelou moderada correlação negativa entre a RMM e o índice de exclusão/inclusão global (-0,37), o índice de desenvolvimento humano (-0,40) e de autonomia (-0,36). As principais causas de morte materna foram as obstétricas indiretas. O percentual médio de subnotificação das causas maternas foi de 45,38 por cento, e o fator de correção médio foi 1,83. Destacou-se o grande percentual de causas mal definidas declaradas. Entre 2004 a 2006, 43,4 por cento das declarações apresentaram os campos 43 e 44 preenchidos corretamente. A maioria das declarações apresentou três diagnósticos informados. Conclusões: A RMM mostrou relação com as condições socioeconômicas. É necessário maior investimento em treinamentos para o correto preenchimento das Declarações de óbito. É necessário a implementação mais efetiva de ações de saúde voltadas para a mortalidade materna / Background: Maternal mortality is a big problem of public health in Brazil and in the world. Affects many women and is an indicator of poverty and social inequity. Objective: To analyse maternal deaths occurred in the city of São Paulo in a series from 2000 to 2008. Methods: Ecologic study, which analyzed maternal deaths that occurred among residents of city of São Paulo during the years 2000 to 2008. Data were used from deaths certificates and reports of the Committee on Maternal Mortality. The map of social inclusion/exclusion and homogeneous areas of the 96 districts were used as units of analysis. We calculated maternal mortality ratios, the percentage of underreporting of maternal causes and the correction factor. We analyzed the causes that hid maternal deaths. The analysis of trends in mortality for the city was conducted using polynomial regression models and for correlation analysis used the test of correlation of Pearson. It was considered the significance level of 5 per cent (p<0,05). For examination of completing the variables 43 and 44, the deaths certificates were located in the archive of the city. Results: There were 877 deaths. The Maternal Mortality Ratio (MMR) was 53,2/100.000 live births. The series showed trend decreasing statistically significant, with a decrease of 1,73 per year. The lower MMR were found in homogeneous areas with lower social exclusion and higher than areas with higher exclusion. Areas most excluded showed risk of maternal deaths about three times higher than in area less excluded. The correlation of Pearson showed moderate negative correlation between MMR and index inclusion/exclusion overall (-0,37), the index of human development (-0,40) and the index of autonomy (-0,36). The main causes of maternal deaths were obstetric indirect. The mean percentage of underreporting of maternal causes was 45,38 per cent , and the correction factor medium was 1,83. We emphasize the high percentage of illdefined causes declared. During 2004 and 2006, 43,4 per cent of the declarations presented fields 43 and 44 filled in correctly. Most declarations presented three diagnoses listed. Conclusion: The MMR showed relationship with socioeconomic conditions. It is necessary greater investment in training for correct completion of death certificates. It is necessary the implementation more effective heath actions to maternal mortality

The degradation of the ecological and social systems has largely resulted from human activities that deplete natural resources and undermine human needs in society. Traditional business culture, driven mainly by profit maximization, is a factor that has worsened this sustainability challenge. Social enterprises (SEs) are a form of business that hold the potential to help make the transition towards a sustainable society. The purpose of this study is two-fold. First, it explores SE contributions to creating a sustainable social system. Second, it examines how SEs exhibit the dimensions of trustworthiness, leading to trusting relationships in society. Social sustainability principles (SSPs) define social sustainability and are drawn from the Framework for Strategic Sustainable Development. They are used as a foundation for identifying SE contributions. The researchers draw on experiences from social entrepreneurs and experts in the field of social entrepreneurship. SEs contribute at two levels: the individual level and the societal level. They break down barriers to the SSPs and provide opportunities to individuals with respect to the five principles. SEs operate based on a culture of impartiality and create opportunities for meaning for individuals in their target groups. They consistently take leaps of faith, believing in the trustworthiness of those who are otherwise deemed untrustworthy.

This work aims at analyzing the matter of the deaf community social inclusion/exclusion in relation to hearing people, besides analyzing their spacialization/territorialization in Santa Maria city/RS. In the same way, it tries to identify the places most visited by deaf people in this city; identify the main problems in the relation the deaf community x the hearing people community ; the school role while responsible for a social inclusion and the deaf focalized according to social movements and/or new social movements. The methodology used was the Case Study, consisting in a qualitative research, utilizing sources such as: bibliographies, observations and interviews. Considering this study, it was possible to verify that there are few places visited by the deaf in Santa Maria city. Some of these places are the School for the Deaf in Santa Maria city/RS, the Deaf Association, the City Athletic Center, and one of the Shopping Malls in the city. It was also verified that the deaf social inclusion in the geographical area of Santa Maria city/RS is a slow process in continuous construction, mainly through the Brazilian Sign Language (LIBRAS) diffusion to the hearing community. In relation to the School, the researchers are against the simple deaf people insertion into hearing people classes, defending a proper school for the deaf, because they believe it is really a social inclusion. It was verified that the deaf constitute a new social movement, justified by the historical fights of deaf movements and supporters in their rights conquest. Based on these results, this study made possible a reflection upon the importance of the deaf mobility in the geographical area and also their participation in the general community while different subjects and with the right of having specific language and culture, independently on being the majority or minority in relation to the population numerical data. / Esse trabalho visa analisar a questão da inclusão/ exclusão social da comunidade surda em relação às sociedades ouvintes e sua espacialização/ territorialização na cidade de Santa Maria/ RS. Busca ainda, identificar os locais da cidade mais freqüentados pelos surdos; diagnosticar os principais problemas, na relação comunidade surda x comunidade ouvinte ; o papel da escola enquanto veículo de inclusão social e os surdos focalizados sob a ótica dos movimentos sociais e/ ou novos movimentos sociais. A metodologia utilizada foi o Estudo de Caso, evidenciando o tipo de pesquisa qualitativa, utilizando-se fontes como: bibliografias, observações e entrevistas. A partir daí, foi possível verificar que os locais mais freqüentados pelos surdos na cidade de Santa Maria/ RS são escassos. Constituem esses poucos locais destacados, a Escola de surdos existente na cidade, a Associação de Surdos de Santa Maria/ RS, o Centro Desportivo Municipal e um dos shoppings centers da cidade. Constatou-se também, diante das respostas dos entrevistados que a inclusão social dos surdos no espaço geográfico da cidade de Santa Maria/ RS, é um processo lento e em constante construção, principalmente, através da difusão da Língua de Sinais (LIBRAS) para a comunidade ouvinte. Quanto à Escola, os pesquisados, mostraram-se contrários a simples inserção dos surdos em classes ouvintes, defendendo a escola própria para surdos, pois acreditam, que esta sim é veículo de inclusão social. Verificou-se que os surdos configuram-se como um novo movimento social, justificado pelo histórico de lutas do movimento surdo e apoiadores, na conquista de seus direitos. Com base nesses resultados, a realização desse estudo permitiu uma reflexão pautada na importância da mobilidade dos surdos no espaço geográfico e sua participação na comunidade em geral, enquanto sujeitos diferentes e com direito a ter língua e cultura próprias, independente de ser maioria ou minoria em relação aos dados numéricos de população.

La politique de l'Union européenne a suscité des débats académiques sur son impact potentiel et l'effet qu'elle exercerait sur les processus politiques au niveau national. les récentes réformes des politiques familiales allemandes et anglaises peuvent être attribuées à l'influence de l'Union européenne au travers de la participation dans les processus d'apprentissage initiés par cet organisme. Cette étude examine les éventuels glissements dans les objectifs des politiques familiales vers la politique de l'Union européenne. / The policy of the European Union has packed academic debate on its potential impact on the political process at national level. Recent reforms of german and english family policies can be attributed to the European Union influence through its participation in the learning process initiated by this organisation. This examines the potential shifts in the objectives of national families to European Union objectives.

The thesis deals with the topic of poverty and social exclusion in the context of education on the theoretical and empirical level. The theoretical part of the thesis concentrates on summary of poverty and social exclusion. It specifies the fundamental definitions, concepts and causes of its formation. Further, the thesis deals with the risks in the context of education, concentrates on government strategies, educational policy and institutions in the Czech Republic. Also, it describes the situation in the Czech Republic and concentrates on the demographic development of the Praha- západ county. The aim of the thesis is to find out how the social workers of Městský Úřad Černošice reflect poverty and social exclusion and whether it has any influence on school results. As far as the empirical part of the thesis is concerned, it contains qualitative research based on interviews with the social workers. The content of the interviews is based on the content analysis of the topics in the theoretical part of the thesis. Key words: poverty, social exclusion, child protection, equal access to education, risk behavior, education policy, district Prague-west

The diploma thesis deals with affirmative approaches in the primary school system, with a focus being placed on educating Roma pupils. It includes the historical context that is important to gain an understanding of the issues in this area, and concentrates on the concept of the Roma Integration Strategy for 2015-2020, presenting the objectives of the Strategy aimed at supporting the education of the Roma. The determinants that have an impact on the process of educating Roma pupils - the family and school in particular - are characterised. Furthermore, the significance of the affirmative approaches playing a major role in achieving social integration and facilitating the creation of equal opportunities for the Roma in education, including employment and social involvement, is illustrated. The last chapter of the thesis aims to evaluate the preparatory class, which is among compensatory approaches to Roma pupils in danger of social exclusion, and verifies whether a two-year education in the preparatory class can compensate for Roma children's delayed psychomotor development before they enter the first grade. A questionnaire for teachers who work with these pupils on a long-term basis was used as the research tool. A comparison of the children's results before entering and after finishing the...

The Diploma thesis the Preventation of the extreme social exclusion is focused on the issue of the long-term homelessness. Using available literature it tries to find information explaining the consequences of the depressive life condition in the form of the extreme social exclusion and life without any home. Furthermore the thesis is focused on the homelessness as a multifactorial pathological phenomenon. The Diploma thesis is therefore focused on the specific terms, facts and consequences connected with the condition of the long-term homelessness. The theoretical part is concentrated on the study of the human needs based on the humanistic conception of a personality and Maslow's hierarchy of needs. Moreover the text describes the methods of the help during the social work with the homeless people and introduces social services according to the monitoring of the needs of the people in the long- term social exclusion. Another part of the thesis is dedicated to the social services in the capital city Prague. The practical part is focused on the needs of the homeless people. The needs and the applicability of the available social services were inquired with the means of interviews, studies of the documentation and observing in the community of homeless people.

Aim: The principal aim of this qualitative research study is to gain a clearer understanding of oppression as experienced by People with Learning Disabilities (PWLD). In particular, this study investigated: 1) the nature of oppression - the typical kinds of oppression PWLD face during the course of their everyday lives; 2) the causes of their oppressive experiences: 3) the impact these oppressive experiences can have on their quality of life; and 4) their reaction - the strategies PWLD employ to prevent further oppression. Rationale: Despite policies of deinstitutionalisation since the 1980s, many PWLD have not found social integration easy and continue to endure oppressive experiences in community-based settings. The nature/extent of this social problem has often been overlooked by researchers and practitioners. Methods: This research was conducted using interpretive phenomenology as a methodology; an approach which influenced the study’s design, method of data collection and strategy for analysing the rich qualitative findings. Semi-structured interviews were carried out across two sample populations; a group of PWLD (N=11) and a group of community-based practitioners/carers (N=11). The participants were selected through purposive sampling and the qualitative data was analysed using a specific Interpretive Phenomenological Analysis (IPA) process. Findings: PWLD remain a deeply oppressed social group. Respondents reported experiencing multiple forms of oppression, which seem to interact in complex ways and be present throughout the course of their lives. The two key super-ordinate themes (most dominant forms of oppression experienced by PWLD) emerging from the process of IPA appear to be: 1) The life-long effects of marginalisation (social exclusion, powerlessness and existing as a socio-economic underclass) and 2) Multiple forms of victimisation (coping with exploitation, intimidation and abuse, both overt and subtle, from the public, family members and at times practitioners). Respondents believe that the underlying cause of their oppressive experiences is society’s negative perception. Negative attitudes and beliefs arise from oppressive social forces such as: the use of diagnostic labels, segregated special needs education and limited opportunities for employment. These are experiences which respondents assert often do little more than spoil their social identity as human beings. Conclusion: The findings confirm that PWLD living in the community continue to encounter negative social experiences which are pervasive. This research attempts to draw together and make sense of these experiences in terms of the concept of oppression. Through gaining a clearer understanding of the marginalised and victimised status of PWLD policy makers will be more informed about how to respond to their social and economic needs, and in turn help alleviate their experiences of oppression.