INTRODUÇÃO Para a pessoa com deficiência nem sempre o restabelecimento funcional significa aquisição de habilidades para que se possa viver de maneira a exercer sua cidadania. Este estudo tem como objetivo compreender de que maneira a aquisição da deficiência física altera as relações de convivência estabelecidas pelas pessoas e busca apresentar a atenção domiciliar como proposta de cuidado que pode lidar com as necessidades advindas dessa alteração. PROCEDIMENTOS: Pesquisa qualitativa realizada a partir de histórias de vida de adultos. Realizou-se de 1 a 3 encontros dependendo da quantidade de informações disponibilizadas. Foram acompanhados 1 homem e 3 mulheres com deficiências físicas com idades entre 30 e 77 anos. A escolha da amostra procurou representar as pessoas com deficiência física cadastradas na Unidade Básica do Jardim Boa Vista e que não realizavam acompanhamento terapêutico ocupacional. Também foram considerados idade, deficiência e seqüelas. A análise dos dados foi baseada na teoria de rede social significativa de Sluzki. RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO: Através das narrativas constatou-se diminuição das relações de convivência percebidas nas redes sociais compostas pela família, amigos, relações de trabalho e de práticas sociais/comunitárias atribuídas principalmente à redução de oportunidades de circulação social. Constatou-se diminuição das atividades de lazer, de itinerários de circulação social e o surgimento de novos como a inserção em serviços de saúde e reabilitação. Devido à redução das relações de convivência e da dificuldade de equipamentos de saúde e familiares em se promover iniciativas de ativação da rede social, o terapeuta ocupacional pode utilizar a atenção domiciliar como estratégia de atuação, pois oferece meios para obter aproximação da realidade da pessoa com deficiência. Esta compreensão pode auxiliar na construção de propostas tanto para conhecer como para ativar a rede social de pessoas com deficiências físicas. CONCLUSÃO: A manutenção e ampliação das relações de convivência a partir do acompanhamento domiciliar em atenção comunitária de pessoas com deficiências físicas pode ser um caminho para ampliação da participação social. / INTRODUCTION: For the person with physical disabilities, the functional recovery does not always lead to the acquisition of skills that would provide them means to exercise their citizenship. This study aims to understand how physical disability changes the relations among people and tries to present home care as a type of health care that can address the needs resulting from this change. PROCEDURES: It was a qualitative research developed from analysis of the life stories of adults. There were 1 to 3 meetings with the subjects depending on the amount of information available. The subjects were 1 man and 3 women with physical disabilities aged between 30 and 77 years. The choice of this sample sought to represent the universe of people with physical disabilities who attend the Basic Health Care Unit of Jardim Boa Vista and who are not being treated by any occupational therapist. Other characteristics considered on the choice of the sample were age, type of disability and sequelae. Data analysis was based on the theory of significant social network of Sluzki. DISCUSSION: Through the narratives it was detected a decrease in the number of relations of coexistence in social networks composed by family or friends, work relations and social / community activities. This decrease was mainly attributed to the reduction of opportunities for social interaction.There was also a decrease in leisure activities and patterns of transportation, and the emergence of new patterns with the inclusion in health care and rehabilitation services. Due to the reduction of relations of coexistence and the difficulty of ordinary health care and family in promoting the reactivation of social networks, the occupational therapist may use home care as a strategy of action, as it offers the means to get closer to the reality of the person with disabilities. This can help on the elaboration of suggestions for knowing and reactivating the social networks of disabled persons. CONCLUSION: Home care of persons with disability with focus on maintaining and expanding the relations of coexistence can be a way to increase social participation.

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No. of bitstreams: 2 Dissertação - Renata Cristine Santos Vaz - 2018.pdf: 5501557 bytes, checksum: 299cecbe323945b0a6b58b304fa2f016 (MD5) license_rdf: 0 bytes, checksum: d41d8cd98f00b204e9800998ecf8427e (MD5) Previous issue date: 2018-03-01 / Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES / Studies on didactic culture and teacher training at the Primary Teachers' Training Center of Catalão/GO revealed ways of functioning, organization, practices and unique conceptions that somehow mark the life trajectories of teachers who in this institution attended the course. Magisterium and later worked professionally in the city of Catalão/GO and region. Taking as a starting point these references, we present this research that sought to answer the following guiding question: How is the history of the Application Group constituted from the life histories of teachers who attended the Magisterium at the Center for the Training of Primary Teachers in Catalão/GO, and practiced teaching between the years 1964 and 1983? The general objective is: to know the history of the Application Group of the Center for the Training of Primary Teachers of Catalão/GO from the teachers' narratives of the teachers who in this institution exercised the Magisterio between 1964 and 1983. The specific objectives are: a) to theoretically revise the narrative biographical method by deepening the studies on the main concepts regarding our research proposal; b) identify the Application Group within the context of the Training Center for Primary Teachers of Catalão and Brazilian Education in the period studied; c) understand the life history of teachers who worked in the Application Group and the aspects related to their insertion in the institution; d) analyze the history of the Application Group of the Center for the Training of Primary Teachers of Catalão from the narratives of the teachers who in this institution exercised the teaching between 1964 and 1983. For this, we resort to the narrative biographical method and try to glimpse through of the narratives of the female teachers an Institutional Biography (BOLÍVAR, 2014). For the production of data we conducted interviews / conversations with the female teachers and also took as narratives the documents and photos of the "Suely da Paixão" - Archive NEPEDUCA. We chose Passeggi et al (2017) to refer to our thematic analysis of narratives. By knowing the biography of these female teachers, it was possible to perceive the interweaving of individual and social aspects, as well as the institutional context of C.F.P.P.C. and the Application Group were determinants for the definition of a profile of professional performance that the teachers carried throughout their lives. In tracing the Institutional Biography of the Catalão CFPP Application Group, we sought to show how the singularities of the female teachers' life histories contain individual and collective dimensions, traits that express the social dimensions of a given space-time. This Institutional Biography is a possible version of the history of this school institution. It is valid because it deals explicitly with a story told in perspective: we thus know what this institution meant in the perspective of the teachers. / Estudos sobre a cultura didática e a formação de professores no Centro de Formação de Professores Primários de Catalão/GO evidenciaram modos de funcionamento e organização, práticas e concepções singulares que marcam, de algum modo, as trajetórias de vida de professoras que nesta instituição cursaram o Magistério e posteriormente atuaram profissionalmente na cidade de Catalão/GO e região. Tendo como ponto de partida estas referências, apresentamos esta pesquisa que pretendeu responder a seguinte questão norteadora: Como se constitui a história do Grupo de Aplicação a partir das histórias de vida de professoras que cursaram o Magistério no Centro de Formação de Professores Primários em Catalão/GO, e exerceram a docência entre os anos de 1964 e 1983? O objetivo geral é: conhecer a história do Grupo de Aplicação do Centro de Formação de Professores Primários de Catalão/GO a partir das narrativas das professoras que nesta instituição exerceram o Magistério entre os anos de 1964 e 1983. Os objetivos específicos são: a) revisar teoricamente o método biográfico narrativo aprofundando os estudos sobre os principais conceitos referentes a nossa proposta de pesquisa; b) identificar o Grupo de Aplicação dentro do contexto do Centro de Formação de Professores Primários de Catalão e da Educação Brasileira no período estudado; c) compreender a história de vida de professoras que atuaram no Grupo de Aplicação e os aspectos relacionados a sua inserção na instituição; d) analisar a história do Grupo de Aplicação do Centro de Formação de Professores Primários de Catalão a partir das narrativas das professoras que nesta instituição exerceram o magistério entre os anos de 1964 e 1983. Para tanto, recorremos ao método biográfico narrativo e procuramos vislumbrar através das narrativas das alunas-professoras uma Biografia Institucional (BOLÍVAR, 2014). Para a produção de dados realizamos entrevistas/conversas com as alunas-professoras e tomamos também como narrativas os documentos e fotos do Acervo “Suely da Paixão” – Arquivo NEPEDUCA. Elegemos Passeggi et al (2017) para referenciar a nossa análise temática das narrativas. Ao conhecer a biografia dessas alunas-professoras foi possível perceber o entrelaçamento dos aspectos individuais e sociais, e ainda como o contexto institucional do C.F.P.P.C. e do Grupo de Aplicação foram determinantes para a definição de um perfil de atuação profissional que as professoras levaram ao longo de toda sua vida. Ao traçar a Biografia Institucional do Grupo de Aplicação do CFPP de Catalão procuramos mostrar como as singularidades das histórias de vida das alunas-professoras contêm dimensões individuais e coletivas, traços que expressam as dimensões sociais de um espaço-tempo determinado. Esta Biografia Institucional é uma versão possível da história dessa instituição escolar. É válida por se tratar explicitamente de uma história contada em perspectiva: conhecemos assim o que significou esta instituição na perspectiva das professoras.

INTRODUÇÃO Para a pessoa com deficiência nem sempre o restabelecimento funcional significa aquisição de habilidades para que se possa viver de maneira a exercer sua cidadania. Este estudo tem como objetivo compreender de que maneira a aquisição da deficiência física altera as relações de convivência estabelecidas pelas pessoas e busca apresentar a atenção domiciliar como proposta de cuidado que pode lidar com as necessidades advindas dessa alteração. PROCEDIMENTOS: Pesquisa qualitativa realizada a partir de histórias de vida de adultos. Realizou-se de 1 a 3 encontros dependendo da quantidade de informações disponibilizadas. Foram acompanhados 1 homem e 3 mulheres com deficiências físicas com idades entre 30 e 77 anos. A escolha da amostra procurou representar as pessoas com deficiência física cadastradas na Unidade Básica do Jardim Boa Vista e que não realizavam acompanhamento terapêutico ocupacional. Também foram considerados idade, deficiência e seqüelas. A análise dos dados foi baseada na teoria de rede social significativa de Sluzki. RESULTADOS E DISCUSSÃO: Através das narrativas constatou-se diminuição das relações de convivência percebidas nas redes sociais compostas pela família, amigos, relações de trabalho e de práticas sociais/comunitárias atribuídas principalmente à redução de oportunidades de circulação social. Constatou-se diminuição das atividades de lazer, de itinerários de circulação social e o surgimento de novos como a inserção em serviços de saúde e reabilitação. Devido à redução das relações de convivência e da dificuldade de equipamentos de saúde e familiares em se promover iniciativas de ativação da rede social, o terapeuta ocupacional pode utilizar a atenção domiciliar como estratégia de atuação, pois oferece meios para obter aproximação da realidade da pessoa com deficiência. Esta compreensão pode auxiliar na construção de propostas tanto para conhecer como para ativar a rede social de pessoas com deficiências físicas. CONCLUSÃO: A manutenção e ampliação das relações de convivência a partir do acompanhamento domiciliar em atenção comunitária de pessoas com deficiências físicas pode ser um caminho para ampliação da participação social. / INTRODUCTION: For the person with physical disabilities, the functional recovery does not always lead to the acquisition of skills that would provide them means to exercise their citizenship. This study aims to understand how physical disability changes the relations among people and tries to present home care as a type of health care that can address the needs resulting from this change. PROCEDURES: It was a qualitative research developed from analysis of the life stories of adults. There were 1 to 3 meetings with the subjects depending on the amount of information available. The subjects were 1 man and 3 women with physical disabilities aged between 30 and 77 years. The choice of this sample sought to represent the universe of people with physical disabilities who attend the Basic Health Care Unit of Jardim Boa Vista and who are not being treated by any occupational therapist. Other characteristics considered on the choice of the sample were age, type of disability and sequelae. Data analysis was based on the theory of significant social network of Sluzki. DISCUSSION: Through the narratives it was detected a decrease in the number of relations of coexistence in social networks composed by family or friends, work relations and social / community activities. This decrease was mainly attributed to the reduction of opportunities for social interaction.There was also a decrease in leisure activities and patterns of transportation, and the emergence of new patterns with the inclusion in health care and rehabilitation services. Due to the reduction of relations of coexistence and the difficulty of ordinary health care and family in promoting the reactivation of social networks, the occupational therapist may use home care as a strategy of action, as it offers the means to get closer to the reality of the person with disabilities. This can help on the elaboration of suggestions for knowing and reactivating the social networks of disabled persons. CONCLUSION: Home care of persons with disability with focus on maintaining and expanding the relations of coexistence can be a way to increase social participation.

Cette recherche se propose d'examiner, grâce aux outils et aux méthodes de l'anthropologie de la parole et de l'analyse discursive des récits de vie, la transmission des silences et des non-dits au sein de familles dont un membre est issu de la migration de la Bulgarie communiste. À partir d'un ensemble de récits de vie qui se composent de conversations avec les membres de douze familles dans lesquelles un des parents a émigré en France avant 1989, et d'une observation participante de trois années dans une classe de licence de bulgare à l'Inalco, les analyses s'organisent autour de trois axes de réflexion : les liens entre l'histoire socio-politique traversée et les histoires particulières vécues ; ceux entre la transmission et la réception d'une parole marquée par le silence ; ceux entre l'intégration d'un héritage oral et silencieux et l'extériorisation d'une performativité singulière. Outre les histoires familiales, des silences et des non-dits sont transmis par une génération élevée dans la censure et l'autocensure du régime totalitaire. Ce père ou cette mère ayant grandi dans un silence forcé, renvoie à ses enfants, à travers les récits de vie, bien plus que des mots et des paroles. Dans la première partie, une contextualisation historique de l'étude retrace la stratégie du silence dans l'idéologie communiste comme étant à l'origine de la difficulté à inscrire une histoire individuelle dans la grande Histoire. La seconde partie fait état de l'impact de l'expérience subjective du communisme bulgare sur le vécu du silence des parents dans leurs énonciations. Dans la troisième partie, l'étude se concentre sur les effets de ce silence parental sur la seconde génération qui perçoit des failles et des dissimulations dans les histoires reproduites elles-mêmes comme une épopée mythique familiale. Ce constat amène à la dernière partie qui démontre que pour répondre à ce silence, certains enfants vont agir dans leurs discours mais aussi au-delà de la parole, dans leur vie quotidienne. Certains tentent ainsi de performer ces silences pour transformer, par l'art et la création notamment, le poids d'un héritage oral et silencieux en richesse personnelle. Ce travail a pour but d'éclairer la façon dont les événements historiques vécus subjectivement conditionnent les récits de vie familiaux mais plus encore déterminent bien des manières de faire et de dire des enfants, constituant une seconde génération du silence qui n'a rien à perdre à le mettre en mots, et même à le crier haut et fort. / Using the tools and methods of anthropology of speech and discursive analysis of life stories, this research aims to examine the transmission of silences and the unspoken (non-dit) within families in which a member migrated from Communist Bulgaria. Based on several life stories stemming from conversations with members of twelve families in which one parent emigrated to France before 1989, and on three years of participant observation in an undergraduate Bulgarian class at the National institute for oriental languages and civilizations (INALCO), analyses are carried out around three foci: the study of links between socio-political history as it is crossed by particular life stories; those between the transmission and the reception of discourses marked by silence; those between the integration of an oral and silent heritage and the acting out of singular performativity. Besides family history, silences and the unspoken are transmitted by a generation raised under censorship and self-censorship within that particular totalitarian regime. Through these life stories a father or a mother raised in a context of forced silence indeed sends back much more than just words and talk to their children. The first part of this study will be a historical contextualization tracing back a strategy of silence within the Communist ideology as the origin of the difficulty to inscribe individual stories in larger History. The second part demonstrates the impact of the subjective experience of Bulgarian communism on the apprehension of silence by the parents in their discourse/narrations. In the third part, the study focuses on the effects of parental silence on the second generation, who necessarily perceive cracks and concealment in stories reproduced as a mythical family saga. This observation opens to the final part that argues that to answer this silence, some children act through discourse, but also beyond speech, in their daily lives. Some thus try to perform these silences to transform, through art and creation in particular, the weight of an oral but silent heritage into personal resources. This thesis aims to shed light on the way subjectively experienced historical events condition family life stories or even how they determine the way children do things and say things, thereby constituting a second generation that has nothing to lose in talking about this silence, or even to shout it loud and clear.

<p>Danas je gotovo nepoznat podatak da na katedrama za gudačke instrumente na akademijama umetnosti u regionu od ukupnog broja diplomiranih kadrova većinu čine žene. Otuda je vredna istraživačke pažnje analiza procesa obrazovanja i profesionalnog delovanja u njihovim sredinama tog značajnog broja muzički visoko obrazovanih žena. Upoređivanjem podataka iz tri akademske sredine jugoslovenskog prostora dolazimo do značajnih zaključaka za istoriju ženskog muzičkog nasleđa u regionu na ovom prostoru i za metodiku rada sa budućim kadrovima.<br />Cilj istraživanja je prikupljanje, selekcija i interpretacija podataka o životu diplomiranih izvođačica na gudačkim instrumentima u Novom Sadu, Banjaluci i Zagrebu od osnivanja akademskih institucija do danas, kako bi se skrenula pažnja na pitanje konstruisanja identiteta izvođačica tokom i nakon visokog muzičkog obrazovanja.<br />Hipoteza 1 je da značajan broj diplomiranih izvođačica na gudačkim instrumentima doprinosi promeni svesti o važnosti rodnog identiteta u muzičkoj umetnosti u regionu.<br />Hipoteza 2 je da povećan broj diplomiranih izvođačica na gudačkim instrumentima ne doprinosi promeni svesti o važnosti rodnog identiteta u muzičkoj umetnosti u regionu.<br />Hipoteza 3 je da je profesionalni identitet diplomiranih izvođačica na gudačkim instrumentima nadređen svim drugim komponentama identiteta, uključujući i rodni.<br />Korpus obuhvata diplomirane muzičarke gudačkih instrumenata sa Akademije umetnosti u Novom Sadu (20), u Zagrebu (4)i u Banjaluci (8).<br />Analiza 13 komponenata identiteta (detinjstvo, &scaron;kolovanje, devedesete godine 20. veka, brak, deca, maternji jezik, zatim nacionalni, verski, profesionalni identiteti, zdravlje, članstvo u strukovnim udruženjima i političkim strankama, hobi).<br />Rezultati pokazuju da je prva hipoteza samo delimično tačna, te da je treća hipoteza tačna za ukupan uzorak: sve muzičarke prednost daju profesionalnom identitetu od ranog detinjstva. Empirijski podaci ne potvrđuju stereotip da profesija muzičarke i braka, porodice i dece ne idu zajedno.<br />Rezultati istraživanja su važni koliko za novo sačinjavanje istorije muzike i žena u toj oblasti toliko i za rodne studije, koje se staraju za afirmaciju žena u različitim profesijama u dana&scaron;njem vremenu. Posebno rezultati treba da obogate nastavnu i metodičku praksu u domenu muzike na svim nivoima obrazovanja kod nas. Podaci iz ovog rada bi mogli (zapravo, morali) da postanu deo udžbeničke literature. Na ovo se nadovezuju i podaci do kojih je do&scaron;lo ovo istraživanje, a koji svedoče o tome da je u svetu i u regionu jugoslovenskog prostora značajan broj žena doprinosio i jo&scaron; uvek, možda i vi&scaron;e nego ikada ranije, doprinosi razvoju muzike i muzičke kulture.</p> / <p>Today is almost unknown the fact that on the string department at the academies of arts in our region most of the graduated students are women. The analysis of this process is worth the research attention of education and professional activities of this, relatively significant number of graduated women string instrumentalists. By comparing data from three cultural backgrounds of ex-Yugoslav territory we come to significant conclusions for the history of women&#39;s musical heritage in the region in this area and the methodology of work with future personnel.<br />The aim of the research is the collection, selection and interpretation of data about the life of graduated women performers on stringed instruments in Novi Sad, Banja Luka and Zagreb since the establishment of these academic institutions to present day, in order to draw attention to the issue of constructing identity of women performers during and after the higher music education.<br />Hypothesis 1 is that a significant number of female music performance graduates on string instruments contributes to improving the awareness of the importance of gender identity in the music art in the region.<br />Hypothesis 2 is that the increased number of female music performance graduates on string instruments does not contribute to improving the awareness of the importance of gender identity in the music art in the region.<br />Hypothesis 3 that professional identity of the female music performance graduates on string instruments is superior to all other components of identity, including gender.<br />The corpus includes female music performance graduates on string instruments from the Academy of Arts in Novi Sad (20), Zagreb (4) and Banja Luka (8).<br />Analysis of the 13 components of identity (childhood, education, nineties of the 20th century, marriage, children, mother tongue, then national, religious, professional identities, health, membership in professional associations and political parties, hobbies).<br />The results show that the first hypothesis is only partly true, and that the third hypothesis is true for the total sample: all the female musicians prefer the professional identity from early childhood. Empirical data do not confirm the stereotype that the profession of a female musician exclude marriage, family and children.<br />The research results are as important as the new drafting history of music and women in this area so much and for gender studies, which are undertaken for the advancement of women in various professions in modern times. In particular, the results would enrich teaching and methodical practice in the field of music education at all levels in our country. Data from this study could (indeed, must) become a part of textbooks. In addition the data that occurred in this research testify to the fact that in the world and in the region Yugoslav territory a significant number of women contributed, and still, perhaps more than ever, contributes to the development of music and musical culture.</p>

<p>This study is based on six narrative interviews which I conducted with students at the University of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia. My aim is to find out how these students are creating their identity in the environment of the university, how they look at their family structure and how Namibia´s independence in 1990 has created new opportunities for young people in contemporary Namibia. I have been using postcolonial theory and identity theories to analyse the interviews. Five of the six respondents are from the northern parts of Namibia, Ovamboland, and this area is seen as a rural area. The students have made an emotional journey from the rural areas in the north to the urban area of Windhoek and they feel that they have many new opportunities and they are willing to change Namibia into a more developed country.</p>

This study is based on six narrative interviews which I conducted with students at the University of Namibia in Windhoek, Namibia. My aim is to find out how these students are creating their identity in the environment of the university, how they look at their family structure and how Namibia´s independence in 1990 has created new opportunities for young people in contemporary Namibia. I have been using postcolonial theory and identity theories to analyse the interviews. Five of the six respondents are from the northern parts of Namibia, Ovamboland, and this area is seen as a rural area. The students have made an emotional journey from the rural areas in the north to the urban area of Windhoek and they feel that they have many new opportunities and they are willing to change Namibia into a more developed country.

The aim of this study is to investigate life forms and the dynamics of cultural processes in the parish of Tärna, Västerbotten. The material is an investigation of the life stories of two families, which have been investigated from an overall scientific aspect. The aim has been to examine the exploitation of resources by individuals and cognitive structures within the framework of ecological adaption. These aspects have been illuminated by the use of comprehensive source materials. Estate inventories have revealed different object categories which were associated with the exploitation of natural resources. Church registers, judgement books, tape recordings from folklore archives and the author's own interview material described life stories in a Saami mountain family and a settler family. It turned out that people in the mountains had supported themselves on a combination of stock-raising, hunting and fishing. Comprehensive socialized knowledge of the environment and its resources was a decisive factor for ecological adaption and survival.  The settler family had a solid knowledge of various handicrafts. The Saami in Tärna have settled down at an early stage and abandoned their former nomadism. The Saamish family investigated had a strong sense of family identity and their living story-telling tradition strengthened their identity and became a uniting factor. At the end of the 19th century and the beginning of the 20th century innovations began to emerge in the mountain parish, which often came to revolutionize the whole life pattern. The process of cultural change in Tärna in the 20th century has been dramatic. It has included the development of technology, modernization and changing exploitation of resources. Through the investigation of the life stories of the two families a clear picture has emerged of the exploitation of resources and of values, i.e. the total life pattern. / digitalisering@umu

Mémoire numérisé par la Division de la gestion de documents et des archives de l'Université de Montréal

Avhandlingen undersöker hur 21 unga människor inom ramen för längre intervjuer berättar om och reflekterar över sina liv. Ungdomarna har intervjuats som 15-, 17-, 22- och 25-åringar. Intervjuerna analyseras som livsberättelser, ett teoretiskt och metodolo-giskt perspektiv som fokuserar deras sätt att tolka och skapa mening i sina egna liv. Studien har ambitioner i två riktningar: Dels är det en samtidsstudie som undersöker hur villkoren för att bli vuxen ser ut och hur ungdomar förhåller sig till vuxenblivande. Dels är det en metodstudie i meningen att den lägger stor vikt vid hur livsberättelser konstrueras situationellt och kulturellt. De starka kopplingar som finns mellan ungdomars sätt att uppfatta sig själva och de livsberättelser de konstruerar håller samman dessa båda perspektiv. Arbetet koncentreras till tre huvudfråge-ställningar: hur erfarenhet och förväntan samspelar i ungdomarnas berättelser, hur deras berättelser anknyter till dominerande kulturella narrativer samt hur betydelser av att bli vuxen konstrueras och förändras över tid i deras livsberättelser. Vuxenblivande handlar i hög grad om en strävan efter identitet, självständighet och en plats i samhället. Studien visar hur detta kan förstås som en process där erfarenheter av det förflutna på olika sätt tvinnas samman med förväntningar inför framtiden. Den understryker också hur komplex och mångfacetterad övergången från ung till vuxen är och att innebörden i att vara vuxen varken är självklar eller definitiv. De livsberättelser ungdomarna konstruerar växer i hög grad fram i förhandling med starka narrativa life-scripts. Sådana scripts strukturerar deras berättelser och utgör en grund för de utvärderingar de gör av sina liv. Studien pekar också mot att ungdomars livsberättelser ingår i en dubbel hermeneutisk process där en Stor Berättelse om det individualiserade samhället tolkas och reproduceras. / This thesis investigates how a group of 21 young people narrate and reflect on their lives within the framework of long interviews. The participants were interviewed at the ages of 15, 17, 22 and 25 years. The interviews are analysed as life-stories, a theoretical and methodological perspective which illuminates the interviewees ways of interpreting and constructing meaning in their lives. The study has two aims: firstly it is a contemporary study with the goal of investi-gating what the conditions for entering adulthood are, and how young people relate to becoming an adult. Secondly it is a study of method which places great importance on how life-stories are constructed situationally and culturally. These two perspectives are linked by the strong connections that exist between the young people’s way of understanding themselves and the life-stories they construct. The work is concentrated to three main questions: how experience and expectation interplay in the participants stories, how their stories relate to dominant cultural narratives, and how meanings of becoming an adult are constructed and change over time in their life-stories. The process of becoming an adult mainly involves the search for identity, autonomy and place in society. The study demonstrates how this can be understood as a process where experiences from the past interplay with expectations for the future. It highlights the complexity and diversity of the transition from youth to adulthood, and the fact that meanings of adulthood are neither self-evident nor definite. Life-stories as told by the participants arise to a large degree in negotiation with narrative life-scripts. These scripts structure the stories and provide a basis for evaluation of their own lives. The study also points out that young people´s life stories are part of a double hermeneutic process where a “Grand Narrative” about the individualised society is interpreted and reproduced.