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The purpose of the present study was to investigate the personality differences between altruistic and nonaltruistic adolescents. A secondary purpose was to compare the two measures employed in assessing altruism, and to determine whether or not altruistic behavior differed as a function of sex and socio-economic groups. One hundred eighty junior high school students were subjects for the experiment. Each subject was administered an author adapted version of the Mf 3 Scale from the MMPI (Minnesota Multaphasic Personality Inventory), made a voluntary monetary contribution to the March of Dimes, and was then administered the Junior Senior High School Personality Questionnaire. A small but significant correlation was found between the adapted Mf 3 Scale and the March of Dimes donation, and significant personality variables were found to differentiate altruistic from non-altruistic adolescents. No differences were found in altruistic behavior as a function of sex and socio-economic status. Recommendations were made for further research, and research findings were discussed with their implications for education, counseling, and the identification of potentially helpful people.

The study was designed to explore and describe the relationship between young adults' sense of meaning and purpose in life and the experience of depression. The relationship between the existential constructs of meaning and purpose in life, assessed using Reker's (1992) Life Attitude Profile - Revised (LAP-R) instrument, and depression, assessed using Beck's Depression Inventory (BDI), was explored in young adults.

The study investigates youth perceptions of their relationships with adults in Ugu North a rural area in Southern Kwa-Zulu Natal. A review of literature revealed that limited research has been done in South Africa and other countries on the nature of relationships that exist between youth and adults in rural areas. From the available literature and the study it became clear that there is no comfortable relationship between youth and adults in Ugu North rural area. Research was conducted at a school and the participants were the learners. The researcher used availability sampling and systematic random sample to select participants. The researcher used two methods of data collection - focus group discussions and questionnaires for individual completion. The study revealed that there is no comfortable relationship between youth and adults in rural areas. By adults the research is referring to parents, teachers, possible caregivers and community members. Conclusions are drawn from the study and recommendations are made on how relationships between youth and adults in rural areas can be improved. / Thesis (M.Soc.Sc.)-University of Natal, Durban, 2004.

Humanistic geography specifies that development of the area should encompass the whole environment, the economical, physical, social and cultural environment. For economical reasons, development should be sustainable. For development to be sustainable thus communities should be developed so as to utilize the natural resources in a way that does not compromise the future. Youth in SA are faced with many challenges which in turn compromise sustainable development. It is thus urgent that the youth be developed so as to be economically active thus lifting the strain off the environment. The purpose of the study is to investigate the needs of the youth of Folweni Township, KZN in order for the attainment of sustainable environmental! community development. The study assumes that for sustainability, the youth should realize the challenges facing them and act on them. It realizes the benefits of youth development within their area, Folweni; in the country and at the international level. / Thesis (M.A.)-University of Durban-Westville, 2002.

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Orientador: Augusto Caccia Bava / Banca: Levi Marques Pereira / Banca: Paulo Santilli / Banca: Ana Paula Soares da Silva / Banca: Sebastião de Souza Lemes / Resumo: Esta pesquisa foi desenvolvida, a partir de 2007, junto ao Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia, nível doutorado, da Faculdade de Ciências e Letras, UNESP/Araraquara, com o propósito de estudar o envolvimento de grupos de jovens, integrantes do povo Kaiowá e Guarani, nos projetos de vida e resistência de seu povo. A intenção, com a pesquisa, era de contribuir para a interlocução com a temática juvenil num contexto mais amplo, direcionando as discussões para a especificidade das questões da juventude junto aos povos indígenas e fornecendo elementos que contribuam para a visibilidade das múltiplas juventudes no país. A pesquisa foi desenvolvida a partir do método etnográfico, considerado como uma contribuição metodológica valiosa, por permitir explicar a experiência da pesquisa intercultural. A metodologia incorporou, ainda, a análise das narrativas espontâneas dos jovens professores Guarani e Kaiowá, ocorridas em contextos públicos e materiais escritos, como avaliações de curso, planos de aula, documentos oficiais e oficiosos. O terreno de pesquisa foi o Curso Normal Médio - Formação de Professores Guarani e Kaiowá - "Ára Verá" e o Curso de Licenciatura Intercultural Indígena "Teko Arandu", a partir dos quais foi possível o acesso aos jovens professores Guarani e Kaiowá, especialmente... (Resumo completo, clicar acesso eletrônico abaixo) / Abstract: This paper presents research titled "Between-times: life strategies and resistance among Guarani and Kaiowá youth." Since 2007, the research was developed with the Doctorate Postgraduate Program in Sociology of FCL/Unesp/Araraquara. The research focuses on the study of Kaiowá and Guarani youth in their affirmative practices, especially those aimed at strengthening the larger Guarani "people." It investigates their strategies of interaction with the surrounding society. More specifically, the project aims to investigate and analyze: a) the conceptions and representations of Kaiowá and Guarani youth today; c) how youth appropriate new forms of knowledge c) how male and female youth understand "traditional values;" and d) their strategies for forging internal and external alliances with the group. This research dialogues with the larger context of Brazilian studies of Kaiowa and Guarani youth, aiming to address specific questions related to youth visibility. The research utilizes ethnography as a methodology in order to explain the intercultural research experience. This methodology incorporates in the analysis the spontaneous narratives of young Guarani and Kaiowa professors, which occurred in public contexts and in written materials like course evaluations, lesson plans, and official documents. The research field was an Intermediate Level Course of Training Certification for Guarani and Kaiowá Professors- "Ára Verá.' The aldeia... (Complete abstract click electronic access below) / Doutor

The purpose of this study was to test the effectiveness of a teaching unit for improving self-esteem in high school students. To measure the level of self-esteem, the Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was chosen. The data were compiled from twenty-one high school students in a rural Texas high school. The female level of self-esteem was significantly lower than the male self-esteem level prior to studying the class unit. There were no significant differences in levels of self-esteem on the pretest and post test, although there was a slight improvement in the female level.

published_or_final_version / Sociology / Master / Master of Social Sciences