Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-28T20:38:13Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Marina Simas de Lima.pdf: 1861296 bytes, checksum: 6d955e87b8ee1235f2274645abe20ab7 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2012-05-15 / The aim of this study was to understand late motherhood experienced by contemporary women aged over 40 years, its biological time, its meanings and its implications from a systemic perspective. The methodology chosen was the qualitative research with case study design. The two participants were 40 to 45 year-old working women with college degree. The instruments used were, among others: timeline, genogram and interview focused on maternity as a means to deepen the investigation. The study was based on the material produced to try to understand what is common or specific among these women on the threshold of their biological time to reach the goal of maternity. The research results were interpreted in light of the systemic view, in which both the observer and the observed take part in the process. According to this approach, any observer includes himself/herself in the observation he or she makes. The following thematic categories emerged: influence of the family of origin, parental and maternal models, beliefs in the family s traditions and the woman s position, importance given to living conditions to get pregnant, chronological time, chronological age versus maturity, profit obtained through maternity, network obtained through maternity, career, financial support, abortion, mother s role, paradoxical needs, remarriage and role balance. In the last considerations, important issues are found such as the women s need to be aware of their own wishes and values in order to make their choice by creating strategies in search of their goals, according to their priorities and biological time, and better understanding the dilemmas of today s women / Este trabalho tem por objetivo compreender a maternidade tardia vivenciada por mulheres na contemporaneidade com idades acima dos 40 anos. São analisados aqui o seu tempo biológico, os significados atribuídos a esta experiência e suas implicações em uma perspectiva sistêmica. Foi realizada uma pesquisa qualitativa, com delineamento de estudo de caso. Duas mulheres na faixa etária dos 40 a 45 anos, com nível superior completo e que atuam no mercado de trabalho participaram do estudo. Foram utilizados três instrumentos para a produção dos dados: linha do tempo, Genograma e entrevista focada na maternidade como instrumentos de investigação. Busquei compreender o que existe em comum ou específico entre essas mulheres que se encontram no limite do tempo biológico para atingir o objetivo da maternidade. Os resultados da pesquisa foram interpretados segundo a visão sistêmica, em que observador e observado participam no processo. Segundo essa abordagem, qualquer observador inclui a si mesmo na observação que faz. Foram levantadas as categorias temáticas: Influência da Família de Origem (Modelo intergeracional), modelo de pai e mãe, crenças nas tradições da família e posição da mulher, importância dada à condição de vida para engravidar, tempo cronológico, idade cronológica versus maturidade, lucro obtido pela maternidade, rede frente à maternidade, carreira, apoio financeiro, aborto, papel de mãe, necessidades antagônicas e recasamento. Nas considerações finais encontramos questões importantes como a necessidade das mulheres estarem atentas aos seus desejos e valores para fazerem escolhas e criarem estratégia de busca de seus objetivos de acordo com suas prioridades e tempo biológico, compreendendo os dilemas da mulher na atualidade

This diploma thesis focuses of czech population's description from the perspective of chronotype and its relationship to sociodemographic characteristics and to variables affecting lifestyle. The aim of this thesis is to describe the sample examined in terms of social jetlag. The thesis is based mainly on quantitative methods, specifically I was using individual forms of regression analyzes, which allow to capture the influence of independent variables on the dependent variable. The analytical part data from Qualitas 2016 survey within the AV21 Strategy project are processed. The analysis revealed the existence of an association between chronotype and gender, respectively between chronotype and age. It also turned out that extreme owls consume addictive substances to a greater extent than extreme larks. Owls also generally have higher BMI, lower psychological well-being and more often suffer from social jetlag than those with early circadian preference. However, the social jetlag does not only concern respondents with late circadian preference, but the whole sample analyzed. The average length of social jetlag in the sample is 66 minutes. The analysis also revealed the link between social jetlag and addictive substance abuse.