This dissertation examines the relationship between experimental psychology and everyday life through the prism of Hugo Münsterberg and the Harvard Psychological Laboratory during the Progressive Era. Catalyzed by calls from the burgeoning educational community in the 1890s, academic psychologists were increasingly drawn into diverse cultural and political debates bearing on diverse facets of social reform and modernization. Educators, for example, courted psychologists to improve pedagogical techniques. Advertisers sought insight into the consumer mind. Electric utility companies even hired psychological consultants in studying street lighting conditions. At the same time, there was also pushback to such psychological interventions. Many lawyers, for example, opposed psychologists' incursions into the courtroom. Labor advocates protested psychotechnics as the handmaiden of industry. And vocational counselors favored common sense guidance to impersonal psychological tests. By tracing these debates over the place of psychological expertise in an array of contested sites, this dissertation argues that Münsterberg's psychotechnical movement represented a radical new view of the psychologist as an expert in modernization responsible for identifying, measuring and controlling the "human factor" mediating all human activity. / History of Science

The subject of the diploma thesis is the five-volume chronicle of the tailor master František Šafránek from Hořice. The source was created during the greater part of the second half of the 19th century and reflects significant social changes through the view of a folk member. Through the combination of contemporary event records, personal life and childhood memories, the chronicler uncovers the circumstances of source origin and the other influences that shaped its preserved form. The work focuses more on everyday life themes, which are most evident in the personal life of the author and his family. Everyday life is explored through their lifecycle, and their activities. Subjective description is later confronted with a wider context. More attention was paid to themes as education, craft, public life or leisure time. In the end, the chronicle is presented as a source of knowledge of everyday life in the context of other similar sources, which originate from the Eastern Bohemia.

Les rues et les places de Barcelone à l'époque moderne -période assez peu étudiée dans l'histoire de la grande ville méditerranéenne- ont reflété les conséquences d'une série d'événements souvent tragiques tels que la Guerre des Segadors ou les révoltes de 1714. Cette étude a choisi de donner la préférence à l'iconographie comme support original pour évoquer la vie quotidienne. Les documents présentés ici, provenant des archives de la ville s'ajoutent aux études relatives à l'évolution démographique, à l'immigration, aux fêtes civiles et religieuses, à la vie des congrégations et des corporations, au rôle des femmes ou aux grands évènements historiques qui ont marqués l'histoire de la ville. Il est montré comment, tout au long d'une période plus chaotique que "stagnante", la ville a affirmé son identité différente. / The streets and squares of Barcelona in the early modern era - period rather little explored in the history of the Mediterranean big city – have reflected the consequences of a series of often tragic events such as the War of Segadors or the revolts of 1714. This study has chosen to give the preference to the iconography as original support to evoke the everyday life. The documents presented here, proceeding from the city archives add up to studies relative to demographic evolution, immigration, civil and religious celebrations, life of the congregations and the corporations, the role of women or the historical great events which marked the history of the city. It is shown how, throughout one period more chaotic than “stagnant”, the city asserted its different identity.

A presente dissertação, intitulada Estruturas Contingentes e Formas Resguardadas: o tecer como prática artística inserida no cotidiano, propõe a análise do processo de tecitura manual dos objetos que compõem a pesquisa. Ao sistematizar e analisar o processo dos referidos objetos, abordarei as interferências e intercorrências em espaços privados e públicos – experienciados enquanto lugares de atividades cotidianas e do exercício de tecer. Também estarão sob foco as reverberações dessas experiências no atelier e nos modos de exposição. / This dissertation, titled Contingent Structures and Withdrawn Shapes: weaving as an everyday art practice, proposes the analysis of the process of hand weaving the objects that make up the research. By systematizing and analyzing the process of said objects, I will approach interferences and events in private and public spaces - experienced as venues for everyday activities and for the act of weaving. Echoes of these experiences in the studio and in exhibition methods will also be addressed.

Submitted by Renata Lopes (renatasil82@gmail.com) on 2015-12-07T18:25:04Z No. of bitstreams: 1 luciliadagloriaalvesdias.pdf: 544950 bytes, checksum: 910f870dfffa0443742333163983e691 (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2015-12-07T21:45:29Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 luciliadagloriaalvesdias.pdf: 544950 bytes, checksum: 910f870dfffa0443742333163983e691 (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2015-12-07T21:45:29Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 luciliadagloriaalvesdias.pdf: 544950 bytes, checksum: 910f870dfffa0443742333163983e691 (MD5) Previous issue date: 2015-08-21 / O objetivo do presente trabalho é refletir sobre o riso e o humor na experiência das sociedades indígenas jê, Brasil Central. Com base na análise da etnografia sobre povos jê produzida entre as décadas de 1970 e 2010, a presença do humor é tratada aqui em dois contextos específicos: as relações interpessoais chamadas pela antropologia clássica de “relações jocosas” e a presença em rituais de figuras cômicas ou “palhaços”. O primeiro conjunto é abordado principalmente da perspectiva da “convivialidade” (Overing, 2000) e do manejo das emoções no cotidiano; o segundo leva-nos a um comentário sobre o controle do medo da alteridade. O argumento desenvolvido aqui é que o humor Jê aparece como um elemento fundamental para a vida destes povos, não apenas pela produção de “bem estar” e controle da raiva no cotidiano, mas também por que cria possibilidades experienciais para além – ou aquém – das estruturas sociais jê. / The purpose of this paper is to promote a reflection about the laugh and the humor on the experience of indigenous societies Ge, located in the Central Brazil. Based on ethnographic analysis of Ge people produced between the 1970s and 2010, in this essay the approach of the humor it evolves around two specific contexts: interpersonal relations named "joking relationships” according to classical anthropology and the presence of funny characters or ”clowns” in rituals. The approach of the former is based on the perspective of "conviviality" (Overing, 2000) together with the management of emotions in daily life; the later leads us to a mention on the control of fear of otherness. The argument supported here is that humor Ge is an fundamental element in the lives of these people, not only for the promotion of "well-being" but also related to anger management in everyday life, as well as the construction of experiential possibilities that go beyond the social structures of the Ge people.

Bakgrund: Hjärtsvikt är en vanlig och allvarlig sjukdom som kan få stora konsekvenser för personers hälsa. För att kunna ge personcentrerad vård, lindra lidande och underlätta vardagen för patienter med hjärtsvikt behöver sjuksköterskor få kunskap om hur det är att leva med sjukdomen. Hänsyn behöver tas till hela människan och till olika typer av lidande. Syfte: Att beskriva patienters upplevelser av att leva med hjärtsvikt i vardagen. Metod: Litteraturstudie av vetenskapliga studier med kvalitativ design. Analysen av studierna baserades på Fribergs femstegsmodell och gjordes med en induktiv ansats. Resultat: Tre övergripande teman identifierades: Begränsningar i vardagen, Social inverkan och Förändrade känslor. Slutsats: Upplevelsen av att leva med hjärtsvikt medför lidande i olika dimensioner. Förståelse för detta är värdefullt i sjuksköterskors utformning av omvårdnad vid hjärtsvikt. Omvårdnaden bör fokusera på att hjälpa patienter hantera de upplevelser som sjukdomen ger upphov till. / Background: Chronic heart failure is a common and severe illness which can have major consequences to a person's health. To be able to give patients a person centered care, ease suffering and facilitate everyday life for patients with chronic heart failure, nurses need knowledge of what it is like to live with heart failure. Nurses need to take regard to the whole person and different aspects of suffering. Aim: To describe patients' experiences of living with chronic heart failure in everyday life. Method: A literature review of scientific papers with a qualitative design. The analysis was based on Friberg’s five step model and was carried out with an inductive approach. Results: Three general themes were identified: Limitations in everyday life, Social impact and Changed emotions. Conclusion: The experience of living with heart failure involves suffering in various dimensions. These understandings are valuable in the design of nursing interventions in heart failure. Nurses should focus on helping patients to handle the experiences caused by heart failure.

According to Samin Nosrat’s (2017) best-selling cookbook, salt, fat, acid and heat are key to cooking good food. At the same time, the process of making food has never been more connected with media. Given how intertwined food and media are today, I also add media to the list of ingredients. Food has become a popular topic in traditional media, as well as on new digital platforms. Since there is already a large body of research on food media texts, this thesis concentrates on food media related practices in the everyday life and the convergence between traditional and digital food media. For this study, a mixed-method approach was chosen, which included a questionnaire and a subsequent in-depth interview for the participants. The qualitative analysis of the data builds on a theoretical framework which draws first and foremost on Couldry’s (2004) Practice Theory which is complemented by Foth & Hearn’s (2007) Communication Ecology Theory to organize the practices. The food media practices of the study participants illustrated how embedded media have become in everyday practices and explained the convergence between traditional and digital food media. At the same time, the results brought media power dynamics to light and demonstrated that even media, that seems innocent at first, has to be consumed with a critical eye.

This master’s thesis deals with some concepts and theories related to public space and everyday life and points to how neglecting women’s needs and preferences in public spaces can lead to the formation of gendered urban spaces which prevent women from earning their right to the city. Concepts such as quality of life, quality of place, living environment, residential perception and satisfaction, and place attachment overlap and have many interrelations. One cannot consider, for example, the quality of residential environment independent of residential satisfaction or ignore its influence on the quality of life. This study focuses specifically on the perception of residential environment quality, in the medium scale (neighborhood). Despite a wide range of studies in the field of perceived residential environment quality, the review of literature reveals that studies in this field lack sufficient attention to power relations which among others (cultural, ethnic, etc.), can be gender related. Given the mentioned issues, this study explores women’s perceptions of residential environment quality in the Lindängen neighborhood in Malmö, Sweden. Drawing upon the analysis of a questionnaire, the study presents four scales of REQ in which women’s perceptions have been different from men’s: Recreational services, Safety, Public furniture and Commercial services. In the next stage, a set of semi-structured interviews were done with five women living in the neighborhood. These interviews explore the way women’s ideas and perceptions about their neighborhood, more specifically about the four aforementioned scales, affect their daily lives. The findings of this study highlight the influence of the residential environment quality on everyday lives of women and indicates their different needs for urban facilities and infrastructures (such as recreational or commercial services, as this study indicates) as compared to men.

Bakgrund: Endometrios är en kronisk, inflammatorisk och gynekologisk sjukdom däromkring var tionde kvinna i fertil ålder drabbas. Bristande kunskap inom hälso- ochsjukvården resulterar i fördröjd diagnos och behandling. Vanliga symtom videndometrios är smärta, fatigue och blödningar.Syfte: Syftet med studien var att belysa hur kvinnor med endometrios upplever attsjukdomen inverkar på deras vardagliga liv.Metod: En litteraturstudie med kvalitativ ansats. Genom databassökningar i CINAHLoch PubMed identifierades tolv kvalitativa, vetenskapliga artiklar somkvalitetsgranskades med mall för kvalitetsgranskning av studier med kvalitativforskningsmetodik - patientupplevelser utformad av Statens beredning för medicinskoch social utvärdering (SBU). Artiklarna analyserades med innehållsanalys.Resultat: Kvinnor med endometrios upplevde att sjukdomen inverkade negativt påderas vardagliga liv i många avseenden. Analysen resulterade i sex teman:funktionsförmåga; emotionellt mående; socialt liv; intima relationer; arbete, utbildningoch ekonomi; självbild och livsföring. Utöver dessa teman identifierades också tvåsubteman.Konklusion: Stöd, förståelse och bekräftelse av symtom är viktigt för kvinnornashantering av sjukdomen i det vardagliga livet. Okunskap och normalisering avmenstruationssmärtor i både samhället och inom hälso- och sjukvården gör att kvinnormed endometrios upplever ett utanförskap i samhället som kan leda till social isolering.Ökad kunskapsspridning om endometrios behövs inom både hälso- och sjukvården och isamhället för att kvinnorna ska kunna uppleva en bredare acceptans för sin sjukdom ochmötas av förståelse istället för misstro. Att synliggöra hur kvinnor med endometriosupplever att sjukdomen inverkar på deras vardagliga liv ger ökad förståelse för de härkvinnorna vilket är en förutsättning för att sjuksköterskan ska kunna ge personcentreradoch säker vård till den här patientgruppen. Sjuksköterskan kan bidra med information,samverkande åtgärder, stöd och bekräftande vilket kan minska lidande och risken försocial isolering.Nyckelord: Dagligt liv, endometrios, erfarenhet, inverkan, kvinnors hälsa, upplevelse,vardagligt liv. / Background: Endometriosis is a chronic, inflammatory and gynecological disease inwhich about one in ten women of childbearing age suffer. Lack of knowledge in healthcare results in delayed diagnosis and treatment. Common symptoms of endometriosisare pain, fatigue and bleeding.Aim: The aim of this study was to illustrate women’s experiences regarding the impactof endometriosis upon their everyday lives.Method: A literature study with a qualitative approach. Through database searches in CINAHL and PubMed, twelve qualitative, scientific articles were identified and quality-controlled with a template for quality review of studies with qualitative research methodology - patient experiences designed by the Swedish National Board for Medicaland Social Evaluation. The articles were analyzed with content analysis.Result: Women with endometriosis experienced negative impact of the disease:endometriosis affected several aspects of women's everyday lives and the analysisresulted in six themes: functional ability; emotional maturity; social life; intimaterelationships; work, education and economics; self-image and life-management. Twosubthemes were also identified.Conclusion: Support, understanding and confirmation of symptoms are important forwomen in order to cope with the disease in their everyday lives. However, women withendometriosis experience ignorance and normalization of menstrual pain in both societyand in healthcare which leads to alienation which can lead to social isolation. Increasedknowledge about endometriosis is needed in both healthcare and society in general, inorder for women to experience a broader acceptance of their illness and to be met byunderstanding rather than mistrust. Highlighting women’s experiences regarding theimpact of endometriosis upon their everyday lives leads to increased understandingwhich to the nurse is crucial information in order to guarantee a person-centered andsafe healthcare. The nurse can collaborate with other professions in healthcare andprovide information, support and confirmation to these women, which can reduce theirsuffering and risk of social isolation.Keywords: Daily life, endometriosis, everyday life, experience, impact, perception,women’s health.

This thesis aimed to explore mothers experiences of having a child with special needs througha gender equality perspective. Four mothers were interviewed through a semi-structured interview guide. Feminist disability studies and emotional labor with an intersectional perspective have been the guiding framework. To analyse the empirical material I have used aqualitative thematic analysis. Research has shown that heterosexual couples with children in Sweden are becoming more equal in terms of the unpaid” invisible” household chores. However, parents who has children with disabilities and in need for more extensive care tend to take on more traditional roles. The findings have shown that mothers are more often the one who takes care of the necessary chores concerning the child’s disability. At the same time, she also needs to take a step back in her career or not able to have work outside the home. For some of the families, the necessary chores have been divided into administrative or practical tasks were one parent has done more than the other. To get a deeper knowledge about why it was that certain gender division I have found that the deep emotional connection to their child had an intersectional effect in the decision to stay home for these mothers.