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  • The Global ETD Search service is a free service for researchers to find electronic theses and dissertations. This service is provided by the Networked Digital Library of Theses and Dissertations.
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'Conscious Consumption' and Activism: An Empirical Reevaluation of the Apolitical and Distracted Consumer

Willis, Margaret Mary January 2009 (has links)
Thesis advisor: Juliet B. Schor / This thesis empirically examines the long-standing critique that consumption is inherently apolitical and a distraction from civic and political involvement. This image of consumers has been particularly salient in current debates about 'conscious consumption' motivated by ecological and social justice issues. Whether buying organic or fair-trade actually displaces activism has remained unsubstantiated. Based on the results of an online survey administered to a group of individuals who identify as conscious consumers, regression analyses were conducted to isolate the relationship between conscious consumption and formal and informal activism for over 1700 respondents. The results of the analyses reveal that higher levels of consistency in conscious consumption practices are significantly related to greater social and political involvement on ecological and social justice issues, even when controlling for prior levels of involvement. Respondents also reported higher overall participation rates in general when compared to pre-existing data on nationally representative samples. Consumption is not displacing involvement and activism among these conscious consumers, suggesting that conscious consumption may be an integral element of broader action for many. / Thesis (MA) — Boston College, 2009. / Submitted to: Boston College. Graduate School of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Sociology.
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Green Looks Good on You: The Rhetoric and Moral Identity of Conscious Consumption Blogs

O'Brien, Abigail 01 January 2018 (has links)
Conscious consumption blogs are at the center of a particular online community where eco-friendly products are popularized. Through the lens of these blogs, this paper analyzes discourse around identity, purchasing, sustainability, lifestyle, community, and activism, to investigate the forces at work in the conscious consumption movement and identify where there is a need for a shift towards a more political environmentalism. As an environmentalist strategy, conscious consumption disproportionately centers the consumer angle, constructing personal possessions as symbols of sustainability. Language analysis reveals strong individualistic messages about personal belief, preference, and benefit which overwhelm any sense of communal good. Instead, motivation is tied to personal morals (holding oneself accountable for the environmental impact of consumption). In place of organized action, the goal of conscious consumption is self-fulfillment as a result of progressing on one’s personal journey. This is encouraged through self-education, voluntary awareness campaigns and leading by example. Overall, conscious consumption blogs’ strong emphasis on self improvement contributes to individualization of responsibility, discouraging followers from collectively imagining new political possibilities outside of individual households.
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Individual Motivations and Impacts of Community Agriculture in Suburban Boston : A Case Study

Luke, Isabelle January 2021 (has links)
Thesis advisor: Wen Fan / Urban and community agriculture projects have long been touted as harboring the cure for a range of social maladies, even as recent findings show that many such projects mainly benefit White, already economically secure people. Drawing on interviews from participants and staff members of a community farm, I examine how this farm fits into the overall narrative surrounding community agriculture, as well as the diverse motivations participants have for joining the farm and the impacts stemming from their involvement. Results show proximity and interest to be the most frequent motivations for initial involvement, while participants noted changes in eating habits and self-perceptions from their participation. Additionally, consistent with previous literature, I identify themes regarding participants' alignment with eco-habitus and issues of accessibility for certain populations. These findings open the door for further research on the interplay between motivation and impacts, and how that is influenced by farm operations. / Thesis (BA) — Boston College, 2021. / Submitted to: Boston College. College of Arts and Sciences. / Discipline: Departmental Honors. / Discipline: Sociology.
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High and Low Involvement: An Exploration of Ethical Product Decisions

Foti, Lianne K. January 2017 (has links)
Purpose Ethical elaboration is an aspect of product involvement and this research examines the relationship between involvement and ethical consumption providing a more holistic understanding of ethical decision-­making. This paper identifies antecedents of both low and high involvement ethical product decision-­making at farmers’ markets, and with sustainable and energy efficient features in the housing market, respectively. Design/methodology/approach These aims are achieved through semi-­structured and in-­depth interviews with consumers and sellers of ethical products across low and high involvement domains. Findings The empirical investigation reveals new insights into the constructs considered when purchasing high involvement ethical products. Barriers are discussed and findings examine the relationships between trust, information, ethical motivation and signalling. Research implications A research process framework for the study of ethical decision-­making is presented, demonstrating that constructs are approached differently between involvement levels. A conceptual model providing steps for transferring knowledge gained from the research to practice is also developed. Practical implications This research aids in the dispersion of information among stakeholders so that sustainability and energy efficiency can be part of the standard real estate conversation. Social implications Sustainability and energy efficiency (SEE) housing is seen as a niche market and this research will help alter the behaviour of the stakeholders in order to incentivise consumers to change their purchase patterns to include SEE features. Originality/value Most of the work on ethical consumption deals with low-­involvement products. This study addresses high-­involvement ethical consumption within the housing market through a qualitative approach.
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A ideologização do consumo consciente: uma análise sobre soberania do consumidor e liberdade de escolha

Bierwagen, Mônica Yoshizato 01 August 2011 (has links)
Nos últimos anos, o chamado consumo consciente - um modo de consumir que leva em consideração as repercussões ambientais e sociais associadas à sua prática tem se difundido na sociedade como uma importante via de participação dos consumidores no enfrentamento da crise ambiental. Substituir produtos convencionais por orgânicos ou certificados, separar o lixo, reduzir o desperdício de água, alimentos e energia elétrica, entre outras, são atitudes que começam a fazer parte do dia-a-dia dos consumidores, não apenas por comunicar às empresas preferências de consumo, mas, sobretudo, por exigir delas adequação a esses novos valores. Nesse cenário, produção mais limpa associada à oferta de produtos e serviços ecologicamente corretos, seria não apenas um diferencial competitivo, mas uma condição necessária para a sobrevivência das empresas no mercado. Apesar da necessidade de se estabelecer uma nova mentalidade de consumo que incorpore os problemas ambientais e sociais, o consumo consciente tem sido reconhecido como uma estratégia limitada, entre outros motivos, porque seria responsável pelo enfrentamento apenas dos efeitos, mas não das causas dos padrões insustentáveis de consumo: ao assumir implicitamente o consumo como troca econômica dentro de um cenário de mercado, não seria capaz de questionar o aspecto crucial da mudança nos padrões de consumo, ou seja, uma ordem sócio-político-econômica que tem no consumismo o elemento básico que define os hábitos e estilos de vida contemporâneos. Em vista disso, o propósito do presente trabalho é estabelecer uma melhor compreensão desse fenômeno, mais precisamente do ponto de vista da sua constituição ideológica. Na medida em que o consumo consciente tem sido a plataforma de ação das políticas ambientais internacionais e se inserido na sociedade por diversos canais, parece oportuno um esforço para entender melhor como este se constrói, aonde leva, a que interesses atende e, principalmente, se, de fato, está a contribuir para a constituição de um novo padrão civilizatório ou, contrariamente, para reafirmar a mesma lógica que, ironicamente, leva a humanidade à atual crise ambiental e social. / In recent years, the so-called conscious consumption a way of consuming that takes into account its environmental and social consequences has been arising as a major path for consumers to take part in overcoming environmental crisis. Replacing conventional products by organics or certified ones, separating garbage, reducing water, food and energy wastefulness and so on, are attitudes are becoming part of consumers everyday life, not only because it communicates to companies their consumption preferences, but mainly because demand them to fit in those new set of values. Under these conditions, cleaning production and supplying ecological products and services would not be any longer a mere differential advantage, but a sine qua non condition for companies to survive in the market. Although its essential to settle a new mentality for consumption that embraces social and environmental problems, conscious consumption has been acknowledged as a limited strategy, for other reasons, because it would be facing only the effects, but not the causes of unsustainable consumption patterns, and for implying consumption as an economical exchange in a market scenario, it would not be capable of questioning the crucial issue of changing consumption patterns, which means, a social, political and economic order that has in consumption the basic element that defines habits and contemporary lifestyles. In regard of all these aspects, this work aims to reach a better comprehension of this phenomenon, more precisely in its ideological basis. Insofar the set of international environmental policy measures has met in conscious consumption its platform of action and has been spread out into society by several ways, it seems to be convenient to make an effort to understand how it shapes, to what it leads, whose interests it serves, and mainly if its, in fact, engaged in constructing a new civilizing pattern or, in an opposite way, reaffirms the same logic that, ironically, leads mankind to the current environmental and social crisis.
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Gestão de marcas para a sustentabilidade

Belloque, Maria Carolina Mirabella 07 March 2016 (has links)
Made available in DSpace on 2016-04-25T16:44:46Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 Maria Carolina Mirabella Belloque.pdf: 1987558 bytes, checksum: ba03075187572e5e30247c19f4a8a5f2 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2016-03-07 / The goal set for this thesis is to propose a model of brand management to guide consumer choice to more sustainable options. For this objective to be met, initially, the theory delves into concepts with respect to marketing from the perspective of sustainability, which involves environmental responsibility, social marketing, green marketing and greenwashing. Concepts relating to consumer behavior, involving, knowledge, purchase intention, attitudes and responsible consumption. The theory of brand management and brand image. Finally, the concept of price. After reviewing the issues posed above, the work follows the proposal to constitute a brand management model for sustainability. The model assumes that consumers have varying degrees of awareness of the sustainability of products and services and at the same time, products and services may also be considered in varying degrees of sustainability. Thus the strategy of brands should be to communicate your sustainability aspects in order to reach the consumer who is at the same level. It is expected that from the momentum established by the model, in which more and more information is conveyed about the sustainability aspects of products and services, consumers start to be more aware or at least more informed. The product chosen in the application of the test is milk. The independent variables were the image of the brand and the price. The dependent variable was the participant's intention of purchase. There were 402 consumers of milk subjected to the quasi-experiment. The test, in general, questioned the participants about which brand would buy, offered positive and negative information about the sustainability of the types of milk concerned and returned to question about which brand the participant would buy in order to verify that the choice changed. This was repeated three times to compare all subsequent levels of the model. Data analysis consists in verifying the variation of the observations through a test of difference between means. The results are analyzed by brand and, in general, shows that less sustainable brands fell on the preference of the participants after they received information about the sustainability aspects of that type of product, but regained preferably when they were told on the price of these products. Despite the less sustainable brands have gained preference after the presentation of prices, they have not returned to the same level of preference they had prior to treatment of information on sustainability of the product types. This general condition, has not been shown statistically to the Parmalat brand after the presentation of the prices and to Fazenda Bela Vista and Timbaúba brands after verification of sustainability information and price. In total, five of the eighteen hipotesys put to the test, have not been proven by statistical calculations. Thus, it can be said that the proposed model is consistent and relevant, which means that the goal set for this research was reached / O objetivo colocado para essa tese é o de propor um modelo de gestão de marcas que oriente as escolhas dos consumidores para opções mais sustentáveis. Para que esse objetivo seja atendido, incialmente, a teoria aprofunda-se em conceitos com relação ao marketing sob a perspectiva da sustentabilidade, o que envolve responsabilidade socioambiental, marketing social, marketing verde e o greenwashing. Conceitos referentes ao comportamento do consumidor, que envolvem conhecimento, intenção de compra, atitude e consumo responsável. A teoria sobre gestão de marcas e imagem da marca. E, finalmente, o conceito de preço. Após revisão dos temas colocados acima, o trabalho segue na proposta de constituir um modelo de gestão de marcas para a sustentabilidade. O modelo considera que os consumidores possuem diferentes graus de consciência a respeito da sustentabilidade dos produtos e serviços e que ao mesmo tempo, os produtos e serviços também podem ser considerados em diferentes graus de sustentabilidade. Dessa forma a estratégia das marcas deve ser de comunicar os seus aspectos de sustentabilidade com o objetivo de atingir o consumidor que está no mesmo nível. Espera-se que a partir da dinâmica estabelecida pelo modelo, na qual cada vez mais informações são veiculadas sobre os aspectos de sustentabilidade de produtos e serviços, os consumidores passem a ser mais conscientes ou, pelo menos, mais informados. O produto escolhido na aplicação do teste foi o leite. As variáveis independentes foram a imagem da marca e o preço. A variável dependente foi a intenção de compra do participante. Foram submetidos ao quasi-experimento 402 consumidores de leite. O teste, de uma forma geral, questionava os participantes sobre qual marca comprariam, oferecia informações positivas e negativas a respeito da sustentabilidade dos tipos de leite em questão e voltava a questionar sobre qual marca o participante compraria com o objetivo de verificar se a escolha mudava. Isso se repetiu três vezes para que fossem comparados todos os níveis subsequentes do modelo. A análise dos dados consiste na verificação da variação entre as observações realizadas, através de um teste de diferença entre as médias. Os resultados são analisados por marca e, de uma forma geral, mostram que as marcas menos sustentáveis caíram na preferência dos participantes depois que eles receberam as informações sobre os aspectos de sustentabilidade daquele tipo de produto, mas que voltaram a ganhar preferência quando eles foram informados sobre o preço desses produtos. Apesar das marcas menos sustentáveis terem ganhado preferência após a apresentação dos preços, elas não voltaram ao mesmo nível de preferência que tinham antes da exposição das informações sobre sustentabilidade dos tipos do produto. Essa condição geral, não se comprovou estatisticamente para a marca Parmalat após a apresentação dos preços e para as marcas Fazenda Bela Vista e Timbaúba e após a verificação das informações de sustentabilidade e o preço. No total, cinco, das dezoito hipóteses colocadas para o teste, não foram comprovadas pelos cálculos estatísticos. Dessa forma, pode-se afirmar que o modelo proposto é coerente e relevante, o que significa que o objetivo colocado para esta pesquisa foi atingido
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Consumo consciente: compreensão e práticas do consumidor / Conscious consumption: consumer understanding and practices

Hasner, Monica Sabino 24 February 2015 (has links)
Há um chamado hoje para a conversão do consumo a um ato que é \"consciente\", com reflexão sobre os impactos trazidos à sociedade e à natureza. O presente estudo tem como objetivo contribuir para o entendimento de como o consumo consciente é compreendido e praticado pelos consumidores. O método de investigação utilizado foi a pesquisa exploratória, composta por revisão teórica e pesquisa empírica. Foram revisados a gestão de marca, sustentabilidade e consumo e apresentado o consumo consciente. Moradores da cidade de São Paulo foram entrevistados sobre seu conhecimento, suas práticas e preocupações na área. Os resultados mostram que há uma compreensão do consumo consciente e algumas práticas, principalmente as que trazem beneficios financeiros para os consumidores. Há preocupações que demonstram que há espaço para que nos próximos anos o consumidor reflita e aja na direção do desenvolvimento necessário do consumo consciente. Apresentou-se um modelo sobre como sensibilizar o consumidor para o tema. / There is a call today for the conversion of consumption to an act that is \"conscious\", with reflection on the impacts brought to society and nature. The present study aims to contribute to understanding how conscious consumption is understood and practiced by consumers. The research method used was exploratory research, composed by a theoretical review and an empirical research. The literature review began by brand management, sustainability and consumption presenting conscious consumption. The research was done with residents of the city of São Paulo on their knowledge, practices and concerns in the area. The results show that there is an understanding of conscious consumption and some practices, especially those that bring financial benefits to consumers. There are concerns from the consumers that demonstrate that there is room for them to reflect more and develop new atitudes and habits. A model on how to make consumers aware and sensitive about the theme was developed.
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O conceito de sustentabilidade em ambiente de modelagem matemática

Lima, Márcio Albano January 2014 (has links)
Nesse trabalho, apresentamos nossas concepções sobre a construção de conceitos em ambiente de Modelagem Matemática, segundo Barbosa (2004). Nossa posição em relação ao ensino é que o professor não é o detentor de todo o saber e também pode aprender em sala de aula. Para defender essa posição utilizamos Paulo Freire. Ao saber trazido pelo estudante para a sala de aula, associamos a imagem do conceito definida por Tall e Vinner (1981). Essas imagens representam tudo o que pensamos em relação a determinado conceito, seja matemático ou não. Construímos com os estudantes de um Pré-Vestibular Popular um projeto de Modelagem Matemática em um ambiente investigativo, definido por Skovsmose (2000) de cenário para investigação. Neste, utilizamos o tema gerador: sustentabilidade. Os estudantes investigaram sobre o tema, com foco no consumo consciente da água. O projeto ficou dividido em dois momentos, no primeiro, captamos o conhecimento prévio dos estudantes sobre o tema, enquanto no segundo, desenvolvemos o projeto, com o objetivo de levar os estudantes a refletirem e tomarem consciência da importância do consumo consciente da água. Eles investigaram sobre o consumo excessivo de água da casa de uma das participantes do projeto e viram que com medidas simples podemos economizar a água do planeta, e mais, monetizar tal economia. Foi possível desenvolver e ampliar os conceitos de conversão de unidades de volume, razão e proporção, aproximações e erros, além do estudo com gráficos e tabelas. No final, apresentamos uma proposta de sequência didática que pode ser seguida ou alterada, conforme necessidade do professor. / In this work, we present our ideas about building concepts in mathematical modeling environment, according to Barbosa (2004). Our position in relation to teaching is that the teacher is not owner of all the knowledge and also can learn in the classroom. To defend this position we used Paulo Freire. The knowledge brought by the student to the classroom was associated to the concept image defined by Tall and Vinner (1981). These images represent everything we think about a concept, either mathematical or not. We built with students of a Popular Pre-University course, a mathematical modeling project in an investigative environment, defined by Skovsmose (2000) scenario for investigation. In this, we use the generator theme: sustainability. The students made an investigation on the topic, focusing on conscious consumption of water. The project was divided into two stages, in the first, we got the prior knowledge of students on the subject, while in the second, we develop the project, with the goal of bringing students to reflect and become aware of the importance of conscientious consumption of water. The students made an investigation on excessive water consumption of the house of one of the project participants and they saw that with simple measures is possible save the planet's water, and more, monetize such an economy. It was possible to develop and expand the conversion concepts of volume units, ratio and proportion, approximations and errors, and the study of graphs and tables. In the end, we propose a didactic sequence that can be followed or amended as teacher needs.
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O conceito de sustentabilidade em ambiente de modelagem matemática

Lima, Márcio Albano January 2014 (has links)
Nesse trabalho, apresentamos nossas concepções sobre a construção de conceitos em ambiente de Modelagem Matemática, segundo Barbosa (2004). Nossa posição em relação ao ensino é que o professor não é o detentor de todo o saber e também pode aprender em sala de aula. Para defender essa posição utilizamos Paulo Freire. Ao saber trazido pelo estudante para a sala de aula, associamos a imagem do conceito definida por Tall e Vinner (1981). Essas imagens representam tudo o que pensamos em relação a determinado conceito, seja matemático ou não. Construímos com os estudantes de um Pré-Vestibular Popular um projeto de Modelagem Matemática em um ambiente investigativo, definido por Skovsmose (2000) de cenário para investigação. Neste, utilizamos o tema gerador: sustentabilidade. Os estudantes investigaram sobre o tema, com foco no consumo consciente da água. O projeto ficou dividido em dois momentos, no primeiro, captamos o conhecimento prévio dos estudantes sobre o tema, enquanto no segundo, desenvolvemos o projeto, com o objetivo de levar os estudantes a refletirem e tomarem consciência da importância do consumo consciente da água. Eles investigaram sobre o consumo excessivo de água da casa de uma das participantes do projeto e viram que com medidas simples podemos economizar a água do planeta, e mais, monetizar tal economia. Foi possível desenvolver e ampliar os conceitos de conversão de unidades de volume, razão e proporção, aproximações e erros, além do estudo com gráficos e tabelas. No final, apresentamos uma proposta de sequência didática que pode ser seguida ou alterada, conforme necessidade do professor. / In this work, we present our ideas about building concepts in mathematical modeling environment, according to Barbosa (2004). Our position in relation to teaching is that the teacher is not owner of all the knowledge and also can learn in the classroom. To defend this position we used Paulo Freire. The knowledge brought by the student to the classroom was associated to the concept image defined by Tall and Vinner (1981). These images represent everything we think about a concept, either mathematical or not. We built with students of a Popular Pre-University course, a mathematical modeling project in an investigative environment, defined by Skovsmose (2000) scenario for investigation. In this, we use the generator theme: sustainability. The students made an investigation on the topic, focusing on conscious consumption of water. The project was divided into two stages, in the first, we got the prior knowledge of students on the subject, while in the second, we develop the project, with the goal of bringing students to reflect and become aware of the importance of conscientious consumption of water. The students made an investigation on excessive water consumption of the house of one of the project participants and they saw that with simple measures is possible save the planet's water, and more, monetize such an economy. It was possible to develop and expand the conversion concepts of volume units, ratio and proportion, approximations and errors, and the study of graphs and tables. In the end, we propose a didactic sequence that can be followed or amended as teacher needs.
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Sendo um consumidor consciente: discursos, projetos e subjetividades / Being a conscious consumer: discourses, projects and subjectivities

Carlos Costa Rodrigues Luz 14 November 2014 (has links)
Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior / Esta tese analisa construções discursivas sobre o consumidor consciente, o qual visa se diferenciar de um suposto consumo regular e/ou consumista. Toma por base inicial as atribuições propostas em guias e manuais pró consumo consciente, em específico aqueles produzidos pela Akatu e pelo Idec, os quais buscam conceitualizar, debater e promover este tipo de consumidor. Compreende este grupo inicial enquanto uma dimensão prescritiva do discurso os quais elaboram indicações de ação e embasamentos do conceito. O desdobramento do trabalho realiza uma análise qualitativa do discurso dos indivíduos de camadas médias cariocas que se identificam enquanto este tipo de consumidor. Observa-se as semelhanças, diferenças e o desenrolar destes conceitos nas falas de indivíduos em relação àquelas prescritas nos manuais. Assim, pautado em entendimentos sobre consumo enquanto construtor simbólico, noções de projetos de vida e construção de si, produções de sentido e significado, relações de sociabilidade e novas modalidades de participação política, a tese se desenvolve nos seguintes aspectos: análise das bases de origem as quais formulam possibilidades de inserção na temática se ser e fundamentos possíveis; elementos constituintes fundamentais na formação do perfil dos entrevistados e seus conceitos de consciência, os aspectos emotivos sentimentais responsáveis pela valorização ou desvalorização da experiência, e expectativas e perspectivas a respeito dos relacionamentos com terceiros, abordando o tema principalmente através das categorias: chatos e radicais. Com isso, aprofundando-se nas bases definidoras dos sujeitos, suas concepções de consciência, seus medos, anseios, prazer e felicidades; procurando compreender como a subjetividade destes sujeitos está sendo produzida e como dialogam seus projetos com o espaço urbano de uma grande cidade. / This thesis examines discourses on the conscious consumer, who seeks to differentiate itself from a supposed consumerist or regular consumption. Takes as initial base assignments proposed in guides and manuals pro conscious consumption, specifically those produced by Akatu and Idec, which seek to conceptualize, discuss and promote this type of consumer. Understanding this initial group as a prescriptive dimension of discourse, which elaborated indications of action and emplacements of the concept. The unfolding of the work conducts a qualitative analysis of the speeches of individuals from middle class of Rio de Janeiro who identify themselves as this type of consumer. We observe the similarities, differences and developments of these concepts in the speech of individuals in relation to those prescribed in the manuals. So, based on understandings about consumption as a symbolic builder, notions of life projects and self-construction, productions of meaning and significance, personal relations and new forms of political participation, the thesis unfolds in the following aspects: analysis of the bases of origin which formulate possibilities for the insertion in the subject of to be and possible grounds, core constituent elements of in format on of the profile of interviewees and their concepts of consciousness, the emotional and sentimental aspects responsible for the appreciation or depreciation of experience, and expectations and perspectives on the relationships with others, approaching the issue mainly through boring and extreme categories. With this, deepening the bases defining the subjects, their conceptions of consciousness, their fears, anxieties, pleasure and happiness; seeking to understand how subjectivity of these subjects is being produced and how their projects dialogue with the urban space in a big city.

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