ARAÚJO, Márcia Assunção. Itinerância no Ashram: alimentando corpo e alma na Brahma Kumaris. 2012. 285f. – Tese (Doutorado) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Programa de Pós-graduação em Sociologia, Fortaleza (CE), 2012. / Submitted by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-06-15T14:03:13Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_tese_maaraujo.pdf: 3318636 bytes, checksum: dc2e21ad4f7ac15aeac50ed200024ea2 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Márcia Araújo (marcia_m_bezerra@yahoo.com.br) on 2016-06-15T14:11:59Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_tese_maaraujo.pdf: 3318636 bytes, checksum: dc2e21ad4f7ac15aeac50ed200024ea2 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2016-06-15T14:11:59Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2012_tese_maaraujo.pdf: 3318636 bytes, checksum: dc2e21ad4f7ac15aeac50ed200024ea2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012 / The present study inquires into cognitive and symbolic perceptions of individuals from the town of Fortaleza who adopt a vegetarian diet for religious motivations. They belong to a yoga line, in scope of the new religious movements. This study took place in the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University – BKWSU, in the aforementioned city, between the years 2007 and 2011, and used as methodological tools participant observation and semi-structured interviews with students and professors of this spiritual movement with a neo-hindu face. Initial interest was to understand foodrelated representations and practices, but as the research went on, the existence of a semantic confluence between religious sentiment and food became evident, both converging to the construction of a brahmin life regimen. So, food has its meaning widened and is considered here as a sign/metaphor to think the body and soul relationship, suggested by the behavior code – maryadas – of this spiritual movement. For the participants of this group, forms of thinking, feeling and seeing the world are the expression of a collective belonging, which is, at the same time, subjectified and resignified in terms of the self-improvement process and sacralisation of the world. / O presente estudo investigou as percepções cognitivas e simbólicas de indivíduos que adotam práticas alimentares vegetarianas por motivações religiosas, na cidade de Fortaleza, pertencentes a uma linha de yoga no âmbito dos novos movimentos religiosos. Este estudo teve como cenário a Universidade Espiritual Mundial Brahma Kumaris – BKWSU, na referida cidade, entre os anos de 2007 e 2011, e utilizou como recursos metodológicos a observação participante e entrevistas semiestruturadas com alunos e professores deste movimento espiritual de cariz neo-hindu. Inicialmente, interessava compreender as representações e as práticas relacionadas com a alimentação, mas ao longo da pesquisa ficou evidente a existência de uma confluência semântica entre o sentimento religioso e alimentação, ambos concorrendo para a construção de um regime de vida brahmin. Assim, o alimento tem seu sentido alargado e é tomado aqui como signo/metáfora para se pensar a relação corpo e alma sugerida pelo código de condutas – maryadas – deste movimento espiritual. As formas de pensar, sentir e ver o mundo dos participantes deste grupo são expressão de uma pertença coletiva que é, ao mesmo tempo, subjetivada e ressignificada em termos do processo de aperfeiçoamento de si e de sacralização do mundo.

Bakgrund Vegetarisk mat har både miljö-och hälsomässiga fördelar. Kostmönster formas i tidig ålder och hemmet har visat sig kunna påverka barns inställning till vegetarisk mat, beroende på vilka livsmedel som finns i hemmet samt hur familjen konsumerar och förhåller sig till den. Att skolan erbjuder vegetarisk mat har också visat sig kunnat påverka elevernas inställning till den typen av måltid i positiv riktning. Syfte Studiens syfte var att undersöka högstadieelevers konsumtion av och inställning till vegetarisk mat, samt om det fanns skillnader mellan könen vad gäller konsumtion respektive inställning. Studien syftade även till att undersöka eventuella samband mellan inställningen till vegetarisk mat, konsumtionen av vegetarisk mat i hemmet samt tillgängligheten av vegetarisk mat i skolan. Metod Undersökningen genomfördes via en webbenkät som delades ut till högstadieelever på två utvalda skolor i Västerbotten under våren 2017. De insamlade enkätsvaren (n=104) analyserades med Chi2-test, med signifikansnivån p <0,05. Resultat Tjejer åt vegetarisk mat i större utsträckning, både i hemmet (p=0,010) och i skolan (p=0,039).  Deltagare som åt vegetarisk mat i hemmet var också mer positivt inställda till den typen av mat. I skolan där vegetarisk mat fanns tillgängligt för alla, var eleverna också mer positivt inställda till den. Slutsats Slutsatsen är att både skolan och familjen har möjlighet att påverka unga människors konsumtion och inställning till vegetarisk mat. Det finns dock många andra faktorer som kan påverka barn och ungdomars måltidsval och därför bör fler studier göras inom detta område. / Background Vegetarian food has both environmental and health benefits. Dietary patterns are formed at an early age. It has been shown that the home environment influence children's attitudes toward vegetarian meals, depending on the food that is available at home and how the family consume and relate to it. The schools who offers vegetarian meals has also proved to influence students’ attitudes towards that type of meals in a positive direction. Objective The purpose of this study was to investigate primary school students’ consumption of and attitudes towards vegetarian food, and if there are any differences between the sexes in terms of consumption and attitude. The study also aimed to examine possible associations between attitudes towards vegetarian food, the consumption of vegetarian food at home and the availability of vegetarian meals in school. Method The survey was conducted through an online questionnaire that was distributed to primary school students from two selected schools in Västerbotten, during spring 2017. The responses (n=104) were analyzed with Chi2 square test, with the significant level of p < 0.05. Results Girls ate vegetarian food more widely both at home (p=0,010) and at school (p=0,039). Students who ate vegetarian food at home were also more positive about that type of meal. In the school where the vegetarian food was available to everybody, the students were also more positive to this type of food. Conclusion Our conclusion is that both school and family can influence children’s and young people’s consumption of and attitudes toward vegetarian food. However, many other factors that can affect children’s and young people’s food choices and therefore must more studies be done.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--Lehigh University, 2006. / Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 381-395). Also issued online.

coordenadoria de aperfeiÃoamento de pessoal de ensino superior / O presente estudo investigou as percepÃÃes cognitivas e simbÃlicas de indivÃduos que adotam prÃticas alimentares vegetarianas por motivaÃÃes religiosas, na cidade de Fortaleza, pertencentes a uma linha de yoga no Ãmbito dos novos movimentos religiosos. Este estudo teve como cenÃrio a Universidade Espiritual Mundial Brahma Kumaris â BKWSU, na referida cidade, entre os anos de 2007 e 2011, e utilizou como recursos metodolÃgicos a observaÃÃo participante e entrevistas semiestruturadas com alunos e professores deste movimento espiritual de cariz neo-hindu. Inicialmente, interessava compreender as representaÃÃes e as prÃticas relacionadas com a alimentaÃÃo, mas ao longo da pesquisa ficou evidente a existÃncia de uma confluÃncia semÃntica entre o sentimento religioso e alimentaÃÃo, ambos concorrendo para a construÃÃo de um regime de vida brahmin. Assim, o alimento tem seu sentido alargado e à tomado aqui como signo/metÃfora para se pensar a relaÃÃo corpo e alma sugerida pelo cÃdigo de condutas â maryadas â deste movimento espiritual. As formas de pensar, sentir e ver o mundo dos participantes deste grupo sÃo expressÃo de uma pertenÃa coletiva que Ã, ao mesmo tempo, subjetivada e ressignificada em termos do processo de aperfeiÃoamento de si e de sacralizaÃÃo do mundo. / The present study inquires into cognitive and symbolic perceptions of individuals from the town of Fortaleza who adopt a vegetarian diet for religious motivations. They belong to a yoga line, in scope of the new religious movements. This study took place in the Brahma Kumaris World Spiritual University â BKWSU, in the aforementioned city, between the years 2007 and 2011, and used as methodological tools participant observation and semi-structured interviews with students and professors of this spiritual movement with a neo-hindu face. Initial interest was to understand foodrelated representations and practices, but as the research went on, the existence of a semantic confluence between religious sentiment and food became evident, both converging to the construction of a brahmin life regimen. So, food has its meaning widened and is considered here as a sign/metaphor to think the body and soul relationship, suggested by the behavior code â maryadas â of this spiritual movement. For the participants of this group, forms of thinking, feeling and seeing the world are the expression of a collective belonging, which is, at the same time, subjectified and resignified in terms of the self-improvement process and sacralisation of the world.

Syftet med den här studien är att granska styrdokument som berör den svenska skol- och måltidsverksamheten samt undersöka förutsättningarna för lärare och pedagoger att utifrån dokumentens visioner lära ut ämnet mat och miljö till skolelever. Fokus för denna studie har varit att jämföra hur statliga styrdokument faktiskt är applicerbara på barns beteende och upplevda verklighet samt vilka faktorer som är avgörande för utfallet.Valda metoder i studien är observation och tematisk analys. Totalt har tre styrdokument valts ut och analyserats. Utöver dokumentanalys har tre observationer genomförts på tre olika grupper som alla är elever i årskurs fyra. Utifrån studiens syfte har det insamlade datamaterialet analyserats med hjälp av tematisk analys.Resultatet visar att det finns en svårighet i att barn inte upplever verkligheten på ett liknande sätt som ansvariga tjänstemän som formulerar styrdokumenten gör. Hur skoleleverna faktiskt upplever sin vardag, sina åsikter och sina prioriteringar stämmer inte överens med visionerna i dokumenten. Arbetet med att fylla utrymmet mellan visioner och verklighet landar på pedagoger och lärare som spelar en avgörande roll. / The purpose of this study is to examine the governing documents that are related to the Swedish schooling and it’s food program and to investigate the conditions for teachers and educators to teach food and environment topics to students based on the documents vision. The focus of this study has been to compare how government control documents are actually applicable to childrens perceived reality as well as which factors are decisive for the outcome.Selected methods in the study are observation and thematic analysis. In total, three control document rolls have been selected and analyzed. In addition to document analysis, three observations have been made on different groups, all of whom are students in grade four. Based on the purpose of the study, the collected data material was analyzed using thematic analysis.The result shows that there is a difficulty in the fact that children does not experience reality in a similar way as the responsible officials who formulate the steering documents does. How school students actually experience their everyday lives, their opinions and their priorities does not match with the visions in the documents. The work of filling the space between visions and reality lands on educators and teachers who play and play a crucial role.