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CoordenaÃÃo de AperfeiÃoamento de Pessoal de NÃvel Superior / Esta dissertaÃÃo, desenvolvida no Programa de PÃs-GraduaÃÃo do Curso de Filosofia da Universidade Federal do CearÃ, à um conciso delineamento do pensamento do filÃsofo alemÃo Karl Marx, com o objetivo de apresentar, a partir das obras, Manuscritos EconÃmico-FilosÃficos, Ideologia Alemà e O Capital, as determinaÃÃes conceituais desse filÃsofo a respeito da categoria natureza. Esta investigaÃÃo se concentra no Ãmbito da filosofia polÃtica, uma vez que a inquiriÃÃo do conceito de natureza em Marx està imbricada a anÃlise dos pressupostos filosÃficos da economia polÃtica clÃssica. A relevÃncia desse estudo situa-se no fato de que a critica de Marx a sociedade industrial moderna revela o trabalho estranhado, que promove a segregaÃÃo prÃtico-teÃrica entre sociedade e natureza. Nessa objeÃÃo, encontramos o conceito marxiano de natureza, que ressalta a determinaÃÃo de objetividade da natureza, quando faz a redarguiÃÃo da lÃgica especulativa contra a histÃria do criacionismo da natureza. Essa discordÃncia se estende ao prÃprio materialismo, evidenciando contra este a determinaÃÃo histÃrica da natureza a partir da produÃÃo material, o fator determinante da consciÃncia. Na obra, O Capital, Marx reitera essas determinaÃÃes no exame da mercadoria e do intercÃmbio entre homem e natureza. PorÃm, considera que a natureza à o pressuposto fundamental, por ser munida de valor intrÃnseco. Finalmente, na exposiÃÃo sobre a dialÃtica entre homem e natureza à evidenciado um processo de reciprocidade entre essas instÃncias, inferido a partir da relaÃÃo necessÃria de intercÃmbio com a natureza, haja vista que esta diz respeito à produÃÃo e manutenÃÃo da vida material e social.

University of Macau / Faculty of Social Sciences / Department of Communication

Man and nature...captured within a relational existence. Theoretically this document disputes the man-nature-relationship with the emphasis on architectural participation, in an at tempt to redefine their interdependency. / Dissertation (MArch(Prof))--University of Pretoria, 2010. / Architecture / unrestricted

This research reports a study of urban government decision-making in the newly structured (1972) City of Winnipeg, using the multiple model methodology introduced by Graham Allison in his Essence of Decision. The three decision-making models with which Allison studied foreign policy were expanded and tailored to suit an analysis of decision-making in a city government. Supplemented by detailed reviews of decision-making literature from various disciplines, two models or conceptual lenses were developed for this study; Model A, the Political Process Paradigm and Model B, the Organizational Process Paradigm. Drawing upon the wealth of "Power" literature generated by the urban political scientists, and also the bargaining and coalition theories of the behavioral scientists, Model A portrays decision-making at City Hall as the result of a bargaining or compromise process between councillors of diverse interests and unequal influence in order that desired ends may be achieved. Both the issues which the councillor debates and his bargaining behavior are strongly influenced by the many different pressure groups or individuals external to the Council, as well as the City's administration and the other city councillors themselves. Model B was developed from the research of many authors including Richard Cyert, James March, John Crecine, and Aaron Wildavsky. Recognizing the pervasive influence that the organization has upon the behavior of individuals, and the intellectual limitations of man, this Model considers urban government decision-making as more of an internally determined event than accepted in Model A, with the systems and procedures of the bureaucratic machinery being significantly influential in the decision-making process. In addition, two sets of propositions were developed from the two models to guide the subsequent analyses. Since the policy classification or decision issue could predetermine the decision-making process, this present study investigates two different decision issues in the City of Winnipeg and avoids becoming issue bound as was Allison's analysis of the Cuban Missile Crisis. Issue I, "Unicity Mall", was a land development (shopping centre) problem, with medium-term implications and little to moderate financial commitment by the decision-makers; and the decision process lasted for little more than a year. Issue II, the "Winnipeg Railway Relocation Study", was an intergovernmental planning problem, with long-term implications and extensive financial commitments for the decision-makers; and the decision process continued for a number of years. As a result, this decision-making analysis not only compares and contrasts the differing interpretations of the decision process which the two models offer, but also analyzes the influence of the issue-scope (type of issue, importance, time-span, etc.) upon the decision process. The specific method of inquiry involved examining the City of Winnipeg's administrative and political structure, interviewing the relevant officials and politicians, scrutinizing statutes and government practices, studying manuals, hearings and reports — all focusing around the two specific issues. The interviews, although of an informal nature, were framed around a questionnaire developed from the two decision-making models and their propositions. The resulting interpretations which the models gave to the two issues were, found to be complementary rather than contradictory or unrelated. Generally, Model A explained the decision behavior of the actors most directly involved in an issue, while Model B more satisfactorily interpreted the behavior of those at the periphery of the issue and provided insight into the profound influence of the administration upon government's decision-making processes. More specifically, it was discovered that both the councillor's role behavior and his uncertainty avoidance reduced the Council's ability to develop policy and to establish the necessary coordinating inner circle. Depending whether one favours the Model A or Model B perspective, Council appeared to be either unwilling or incapable of satisfactorily processing major decisions with long-term or city-wide implications. In addition, the results of the Model B analyses underlined the danger of drawing generalizations, especially about the administration, from superficial or cursory studies of city government. When the two issues were compared it was found that certain decision-making phenomena would have been excluded had only one issue been studied. These include intergovernmental interdependencies, bargaining and trade-offs among councillors and abrupt changes in councillors' goals. However, common conclusions from studying both issues included pressure groups being issue related, lack of political leadership and a lack of responsibility for city-wide interests,, Finally, the study compared different sets of leverage points which were suggested by the two models. As an illustration, these leverages were subsequently used to identify different strategies for influencing the City's decision-making process; strategies which could improve the provincial government's effort to achieve the policy objectives originally set for the City of Winnipeg's new structure. / Business, Sauder School of / Graduate

Under 2015 kom 35369 ensamkommande barn och ungdomar till Sverige för att söka asyl. I media och i samhället har det diskuterats flitigt kring olika händelser rörande de ensamkommande barnen och ungdomarna. När barn under 18 år kommer till Sverige tilldelas de en god man som ska se till att barnet får sina rättigheter tillgodosedda. Samtidigt är det sällan vi hört de ensamkommande ungdomarnas egna röster. Sker god mans-uppdraget utifrån barnens villkor och barnperspektiv? Under förra året (2015) blev det också uppenbart att det saknades gode män till ensamkommande barn och ungdomar i kommunerna (Socialstyrelsen 2016). Vi ville förstå och undersöka hur de ensamkommande ungdomarna upplever att god man uppfyller sitt uppdrag, i att vara den samordnade och stödjande länken till den ensamkommande ungdomen. Syftet är att undersöka hur de ensamkommande ungdomarna upplever relationen med sin god man. Vi har använt oss av kvalitativa fokusgruppsintervjuer för att samla in vår data. Deltagarna i vår studie var ensamkommande ungdomar mellan 16-17 år som inte varit i Sverige i mer än 1 år. Med vår studie kan vi bekräfta vissa likheter med tidigare internationell forskning samt se en del skillnader från tidigare nationell forskning. Vi kan också tolka att ytterligare verktyg och kunskaper behövs för att möta de ensamkommande ungdomarna utifrån ett barnperspektiv. De ensamkommande ungdomarna i vår studie upplever sig ha liten möjlighet att påverka relationen till sin god man. De ensamkommande ungdomarna försöker många gånger göra sina röster hörda men det är sällan problem blir åtgärdade. Få av våra deltagare hade en positiv upplevelse av sin god man och utförande av god mans-uppdraget.

The purpose of this study was to explore ways in which gender, ethnicity and the interaction of gender and ethnicity impact reports of conflict for interethnic couples. This study focuses on differences in reports of conflict by examining topics of conflict including: division of household labor, children, financial management, leisure, sex, love and affection, religion, drinking, other women or men, and in-laws. Data from the Early Childhood Longitudinal Study (ECLS- B) were used to examine the roles that gender, ethnicity and their interaction play in marital conflict within interethnic couples. The results indicated significant gender differences with men reporting more conflict about chores, money, affection, leisure, and other women and men. Significant ethnic differences were reported about sex, money, chores and affection. Findings indicate unique interactions between gender and ethnicity suggesting greater conflict about chores in Minority wife/White husband pairings and greater conflict about sex in White wife/Minority husband pairings.

We introduce a framework for 3D object deformation with primary focus on man-made objects. Our framework enables a user to deform a model while preserving its defining characteristics. Moreover, our framework enables a user to set constraints on a model to keep its most significant features intact after the deformation process. Our framework supports a semi-automatic constraint setting environment, where some constraints could be automatically set by the framework while others are left for the user to specify. Our framework has several advantages over some state of the art deformation techniques in that it enables a user to add new features to the deformed model while keeping its general look similar to the input model. In addition, our framework enables the rotation and extrusion of different parts of a model.