Various studies on compliance with anti-hypertensive medications and appropriate lifestyle modifications have been conducted worldwide but studies specific to the Island of Praslin are lacking. The purpose of this quantitative, descriptive-correlational study was to describe factors that affected compliance with hypertension medications and lifestyle modification strategies in a sample of 102 hypertensive persons. The comprehensive version of the Health Belief Model served as the conceptual framework directing the study. The researcher investigated whether there were any significant relationships between compliance and the Health Belief Model variables. Data was collected by means of structured interviews and document analysis, involving an interview schedule and a checklist. All respondents were diagnosed hypertension patients registered at either of the two public health centres on the Island of Praslin. Individual perception of the benefits and risks of hypertension treatment as well as cues to action were found to be significant determinants of compliance behaviour. The study highlighted the need for improved health education and follow-up measures to strengthen patients’ perceptions about the benefits of treatment and compliance. / Public Health / M.A. (Public Health)

This thesis addresses a needed shift of paradigm for mission and evangelism within the Southern Baptist Convention. The current model lacks appropriate contextualization in a postmodern world. The proposition of the thesis is that a kingdom model for mission and evangelism is more appropriate for Southern Baptists' commitment to mission. The methodology of this thesis was researching primary and secondary sources, interviews with persons currently involved within the mission of Southern Baptists, evaluation of empirical data, and testing of concepts. In Chapter One, the validity of this thesis is presented with the proposition, the limitations, the purpose, the practical nature, and the modus operandi of the thesis stated. Chapter Two explores the problems of evangelism within the mission of Southern Baptists today. Focus is on empirical statistical evidence and the failure of assumptions, methods, and models currently in practice. Chapter Three examines the birth of the mission and evangelism mandate of Southern Baptists and the subsequent development of a monolithic structure unchanged to the present day. Chapter Four traces the evolution of evangelistic witness within the early church and explores the cultural dynamics of the period. / Christian Spirituality, Church History & Missiology / D. Th. (Missiology)

Cette thèse examine les discours sur la société de consommation à Montréal entre 1945 et 1975, soit pendant la période d’abondance relative surnommée les Trente Glorieuses. En s’appuyant sur des discours dont la provenance reflète la diversité des points de vue qui entrent dans les foyers et circulent dans l’espace public québécois — périodiques grand public; magazines « féminins »; publications des institutions financières, des syndicats, de groupes gravitant plus ou moins loin de l’Église catholique, d’associations de parents, du milieu communautaire; mémoires en service social; rapports des commissions d’enquête gouvernementales — elle lève le voile sur la façon dont l’entrée dans la consommation de masse et ses répercussions sur les modes de vie sont perçues par une vaste gamme de commentateurs et, dans une moindre mesure, vécues. En s’appuyant sur une analyse quantitative, elle soutient que Montréal et le Québec n’entrent dans la société de consommation qu’à partir des années 1960, même si plusieurs indicateurs économiques et la consommation domestique des ménages font état d’une prospérité caractérisant l’ensemble de la période. Elle procède ensuite à une analyse qualitative des discours sur l’état de l’économie qui met en lumière la persistance d’inquiétudes — notamment au sujet de l’inflation, pourtant bridée — tout au long des Trente Glorieuses, l’abondance semblant manifestement fragile aux yeux de plusieurs experts. Elle se tourne par après vers les réactions positives, ambivalentes, mais surtout négatives que suscite l’entrée dans la consommation de masse elle-même et la transformation des valeurs qui en découle. Puis, elle propose une analyse des discours portant sur les répercussions de l’entrée dans la société de consommation sur les pratiques financières (l’épargne et le crédit), sur les rapports familiaux et la construction des identités au foyer ainsi que sur la pauvreté. Elle pose l’hypothèse d’une réticence plus grande des experts franco-québécois à la consommation de masse par rapport à leurs collègues anglophones. Elle soutient également que l’entrée dans la société de consommation renforce le patriarcat au Québec, du moins dans les discours. Ceux-ci se déclinent par ailleurs en deux temps, le conservatisme de la période 1945-1965 cédant le pas à des prises de position imprégnées par le contexte de contestation sociale du tournant des années 1970. À partir de la fin des années 1960, des phénomènes comme l’endettement ou la pauvreté commencent à être appréhendés en lien avec le consumérisme dans le cadre d’une rhétorique socialisante, souvent assez militante, qui conçoit de plus en plus la consommation comme un problème structurel et collectif en soi. / This dissertation examines discourses on consumer society in Montreal between 1945 and 1975, during a period known as the “golden age of capitalism.” Relying on a variety of sources that reflect a diversity of perspectives — namely mainstream periodicals, “feminine” magazines, social work theses, commissions of inquiry, and publications produced by financial institutions, parent associations, unions, Catholic organizations, and community associations — this dissertation reveals how a wide array of commentators perceived the beginnings of mass consumerism in Montreal and its repercussions on lifestyles. It also explores, to an extent, how so-called ordinary people experienced these beginnings and repercussions in their everyday lives. Although economic indicators display a relative prosperity, this dissertation first offers a quantitative analysis that shows that consumer society did not truly begin in Montreal (or Quebec more generally) before the 1960s. This study then proceeds to a qualitative analysis of discourses concerning Quebec’s and Canada’s economic situation. Apprehensions surrounding the economy persisted throughout this period — most notably around inflation, despite its being under control — and several experts continued to view prosperity as fragile. This dissertation then looks at the positive, ambivalent, but more frequently negative reactions to the beginnings of mass consumerism and the changes in values it entailed. It then finally examines discourses that addressed the repercussions of consumer society on household financial practices, on familial relationships and identity construction within the home, and on poverty. This dissertation suggests that French-Québécois experts resisted mass consumerism to a greater extent than their anglophone colleagues and that the arrival of consumer society reinforced patriarchy (at least discursively). It also highlights a rupture within discourses on consumerism sometime around 1965 as the conservatism of the previous two decades gave way to ideas linked to the social unrest of the mid-to-late 1960s and early 1970s. From the mid 1960s onward, most commentators began to understand phenomena like debt and poverty as fundamentally connected to consumerism as they developed an oftentimes militant socializing rhetoric that increasingly viewed consumption itself as a structural and collective problem.

O presente estudo aborda, em nível exploratório, a Segmentação de Mercado com enfoque na Segmentação Psicográfica, tendo como objetivos principais: explorar e clarificar o conceito de Segmentação Psicográfica, contribuir para o crescimento do conhecimento mercadológico brasileiro e oferecer um material de referência sobre Segmentação de Mercado e Segmentação Psicográfica. Para tanto, foram analisados estudos realizados no Brasil e no exterior, suas origens e evolução, suas características e conceitos, assim como uma possível necessidade de se desenvolver um grande estudo psicográfico nacional. Mais especificamente, foram abordados: o conceito de Segmentação de Mercado, as bases para segmentar (principalmente a base psicográfica), o desenvolvimento histórico dos estudos psicográficos, a diferença entre Segmentação Psicográfica e Segmentação por Estilo de Vida, a diferença entre Segmentação Psicográfica e Perfil Psicográfico, a diferença entre Segmentação Psicográfica Geral e Específica, a metodologia deste tipo de segmentação e suas características e utilizações nos diversos países onde tem sido empregada. O trabalho de investigação contou com duas etapas: um Estudo Teórico-Documental, etapa em que se procedeu com uma revisão bibliográfica e análise dos dados obtidos por meio desta, e uma Investigação Empírica, etapa em que foram realizadas entrevistas com profissionais de empresas, institutos de pesquisa e agências de publicidade. Dentro do caráter exploratório do presente estudo, foi possível delinear um conjunto de dados e informações que permitem conclusões preliminares. Entre elas, a de que a prática da Segmentação Psicográfica no Brasil ainda é pequena – se comparada aos Estados Unidos e aos países europeus. Isto se deve, em grande parte, ao reduzido número de publicações nacionais sobre o assunto. Nesse sentido, o presente trabalho deve servir como ponto de partida para a realização de outros estudos, na medida em que aponta caminhos para o aprofundamento deste tema tão complexo e, ao mesmo tempo, tão importante. / The present study approaches – in an exploratory level – the Marketing Segmentation focused in Psychographics. By making information on Marketing Segmentation available, this study proposes to explore and to clarify the concept of Psychographic Segmentation, contributing in this sense to the advance of the knowledge in Brazilian marketing. The reader will follow analysis and discussions on pshychographic studies carried out in Brazil as well as overseas; their origins and development; their concepts and characteristics; the possible demand for the development of a major Brazilian psychographic study. In particular, the present work includes the concept of Marketing Segmentation, the bases to segment (the phychographic bases mainly), the historic development of Pshychographics; the differences between Lifestyle and Psychographics; the differences between Psychographic Segmentation and Profile; the differences between General and Specific Psychographic Segmentation; the methodology used in Psychographic Segmentation; its characteristics and uses in the different countries where it has been employed. The study had two phases: the first was mainly theoretical, in which the specialized literature had been critically reviewed; the second was an empirical investigation, in which marketing, research and advertising professionals had been interviewed. Within the exploratory context of the present study, a set of data has been organized so that preliminary conclusions have been drawn. Among them, it has been concluded that Psychographic Segmentation is a relatively unusual practice in Brazil compared to the United States and European countries. One reason for that is the major lack of publications on this matter. In this sense, the present study may be a start point to further investigations, since it indicates paths for going deeper into the knowledge in Psychographics, a so complex yet so important subject matter.

As the pace of life in contemporary Western society accelerates, an increasing number of people are engaging in an alternative lifestyle: ‘Slow Living’. Although popular in the media, Slow Living, which addresses issues of quality of life, is a relatively new area of academic enquiry. Given a lack of empirical research, especially on the realities of the Slow Life in a New Zealand context, this ethnographic study aims to augment the knowledge on this lifestyle by focusing on how families experience Slow Living. The key research question is: How do families live their interpretations of a Slow Life? To answer this question, this study examined the everyday lives of five Slow Living families in Canterbury, New Zealand. Adult family members were given a time-use diary to complete over two days. These diaries were then used as a foundation for in-depth interviews and participant observation. Slow Living families hold to a number of personal values, such as personal agency, conscious living and leading meaningful lives. These comprise their ideal way of living. The families are also faced with a number of challenges and have to employ strategies to balance their ideal and what is possible. The different ways families adapt produces a variety of Slow Living lifestyles.

The aim of this thesis is to explore the quantitative potential to reduce energy requirements and CO2 emissions through changed patterns of consumption, given unchanged levels of consumption expenditure. The thesis question is analysed using a systems analysis approach which in this case means that life cycle assessment data on energy requirements and CO2 emissions related to household consumption are combined with a financial and behavioural analysis to make sure that the budget constraint is kept and that both the first and second order effects of adopting a green consumption pattern are analysed. The budget constraints are kept using a general linear model. By using marginal propensities to spend to direct the reallocation of saved or deficit money calculated utility is maintained as far as possible. Further, investigations explore the impact of individual household demographic characteristics and geographic context on household consumption patterns, energy requirements and CO2 emissions. The key result of this thesis is that changed household behaviour, choosing “green“ products and energy efficient technology will not make a big difference. What can be achieved in the short time perspective by adopting an almost completely green consumption pattern and energy efficient technology is a reduction of energy requirements by around 8% and CO2 emissions by around 13%. With a longer time perspective and further technological change that provides additional possibilities to move consumption patterns in a greener direction, the effect on energy requirements and CO2 emissions is still fairly small. By 2020, the potential to reduce energy requirements is around 13% and CO2 emissions around 25%. In the most extreme scenario (2050), the scope for reducing energy requirements is 17% and for CO2 emissions 30%. All these reductions will be outpaced by growth in income almost as soon as they are implemented. Of policy relevance the results reveal that very limited impact can be expected by a policy relying on greener consumption patterns, whether adopted voluntarily or as a result of incentives such as tax changes. Such a policy cannot achieve more than a small and temporary reduction to growth in energy requirements and CO2 emissions. It is also shown that, prescribing specific consumption patterns as a means of reducing energy requirements and CO2 emissions has to be done with care. This is illustrated by one of the experiments in which adopting a partly green consumption pattern, a green diet, in fact increased total energy requirements and CO2 emissions. This, and the results of all the other experiments show the importance of applying a systems approach. It demonstrates that life cycle data alone are irrelevant for assessing the total effects of adopting green consumption patterns. Further research on the potential to reduce energy requirements and CO2 emissions thus primarily needs to better capture system wide effects rather than to improve on, and fine tune the measurement of the energy requirements and CO2 emissions related to individual products.

Ungdomsarbetslöshet är idag ett omfattande samhällsproblem och ett vanligt förekommande debattämne i media. Studiens fokus ligger på hur livsvillkoren för fyra unga vuxna i åldrarna 24-26 år ser ut i relation till deras arbetslöshet, eller blivande arbetslöshet, med utgångspunkt i deras specifika livssituationer. Den teoretiska inramning som använts i studien är baserad på socialt kapital, symboliskt kapital, kulturellt kapital, habitus, livsstilar samt livsplaner. Kvalitativa intervjuer med de fyra unga vuxna, vilka samtliga har någon form av erfarenhet av arbetslöshet, utgör studiens utgångspunkt. I analysen läggs fokus på hur de påverkas av samt hanterar sin livssituation i förhållande till arbetslösheten. Analysen visar att de unga vuxna inget hellre vill än att få ett fast arbete men att de upplever att de på grund av samhälleliga begränsningar och brist på lämpligt nätverk har svårt att finna ett sådant. Framgick gjorde även att de unga vuxna ställer höga krav på sig själva i fråga om att skaffa ett arbete medan de har låga krav på hjälpinsatser från omgivningens sida. / Youth unemployment is a serious social problem and a widely discussed topic in media. The study focuses on the living conditions of four young adults between the ages of 24-26 in their capacity of being unemployed, or living with a risk of being unemployed in a near future, viewed from the life situations of the young adults. The theoretical framework of the study is based on social capital, symbolic capital, cultural capital, habitus, lifestyles and life-planning. The study is based on qualitative interviews with four young adults all having some form of experience of unemployment. In the analysis focus is given to explain how the informants discuss their life situation in relation to unemployment. The analysis shows that the informants want nothing more than to get a permanent job but experience that they due to social limitations and lack of appropriate networks are having trouble finding such. What also appeared was that the informants have high demands on themselves to find a job whilst they have low demands on support from surrounding people.

There is scant research concerning youth development programmes specifically from Adler's (1968) Individual Psychology perspective. Current programmes seem to be void of critical issues that are important in the local context because of their having a strong bias towards the Western perspective. Thus, the present research project sought firstly to assist the Previously Disadvantaged Youth (PDY) to develop constructive lifestyles characterised by self-mastery, encouragement, creativity and social interest. Secondly, it aimed to obtain specific local African input that would help expand the current Personal Life Planning Programme (PLPP) to one that addresses the unique needs and circumstances confronting South African PDYs today. Finally, it attempted to test the validity, scope and merit of Adler's theoretical assertion, within the context of the previously disadvantaged communities in South Africa, that all humans are engaged in a lifelong striving for superiority to overcome perpetual feelings of inferiority and life tasks. The latter objectives were addressed through the implementation of the PLPP. The study, as well as the related PLPP, is strongly founded on Adler's Individual Psychology (Adler, 1968; Ansbacher & Ansbacher 1956; Corsini & Wedding, 2005; Meyer et al., 2003; Prochaska & Narcross cited in Osborn, 2001). The relevant data were collected from a sample of matriculants from the PDY population living in a black township near Pretoria. The information was collected by means of the PLPP workbook; semi structured interviews, as well as, audiovisual equipment. A combination of a "Pre-structured Case Outline" and the related "Sequential Analysis" (Miles & Huberman, 1994, p. 85) was adopted, with the researcher undertaking the entire data management process. In addition to confirming the applicability of Adler's theory within the PDY context, the findings suggest that the research objectives were significantly met, i.e. the participants reported and displayed marked lifestyle improvements along with specific life skills development needs related to their deprivation. / Psychology / D. Litt. et Phil. (Psychology)

Silva, Emanuelle Kelly Ribeiro. Quando a cultura entra na moda: a mercadologização do artesanato e suas repercussões no cotidiano de bordadeiras de Maranguape. 2009. 165f. Dissertação (Mestrado em Sociologia) – Universidade Federal do Ceará, Departamento de Ciências Sociais, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Sociologia, Fortaleza-CE, 2009. / Submitted by Liliane oliveira (morena.liliane@hotmail.com) on 2011-11-28T17:29:39Z No. of bitstreams: 1 2009_Dis_EKRSILVA.pdf: 3075472 bytes, checksum: 40445cc5a248fe8cf60a9d5c2e8f07dc (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Maria Josineide Góis(josineide@ufc.br) on 2011-11-29T11:58:28Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 2009_Dis_EKRSILVA.pdf: 3075472 bytes, checksum: 40445cc5a248fe8cf60a9d5c2e8f07dc (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2011-11-29T11:58:28Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 2009_Dis_EKRSILVA.pdf: 3075472 bytes, checksum: 40445cc5a248fe8cf60a9d5c2e8f07dc (MD5) Previous issue date: 2009 / This study wants to understand the relationships involving the interference of public policy programs in the handcraft by the role played by fashion designers in the production process of artisans in order to adjust the handcraft product to market needs by observing groups of embroiderers located in Maranguape. In addition to describing the consequences that this new reality gives the daily lives of artisans, creating many changes in their lifestyle and the way they value the product of their work, this study is also permeated by social and cultural factors that influencing the creation of demand for handcraft products at present time, the need for adding value commercial to industrial goods, the need to distinguish between social groups and income generation for people who are outside the system of industrial production. / Busca compreender as relações que envolvem as interferências de programas de políticas públicas no artesanato por meio da atuação de designers de moda no processo produtivo das artesãs com a finalidade de ajustar o produto artesanal às necessidades do mercado por meio da observação de grupos de bordadeiras situados no município de Maranguape. Além de descrever as conseqüências que esta nova realidade confere ao cotidiano das artesãs, gerando muitas alterações em seu modo de vida e na forma como valorizam o produto de seu trabalho, o presente estudo também é perpassado pelos fatores socioculturais que influenciam na criação de demandas para os produtos artesanais na atualidade, como a necessidade de agregação de valor simbólico/comercial aos bens industrializados, a necessidade de distinção entre grupos sociais e a geração de renda para as pessoas que se encontram à margem do sistema industrial de produção.

Various studies on compliance with anti-hypertensive medications and appropriate lifestyle modifications have been conducted worldwide but studies specific to the Island of Praslin are lacking. The purpose of this quantitative, descriptive-correlational study was to describe factors that affected compliance with hypertension medications and lifestyle modification strategies in a sample of 102 hypertensive persons. The comprehensive version of the Health Belief Model served as the conceptual framework directing the study. The researcher investigated whether there were any significant relationships between compliance and the Health Belief Model variables. Data was collected by means of structured interviews and document analysis, involving an interview schedule and a checklist. All respondents were diagnosed hypertension patients registered at either of the two public health centres on the Island of Praslin. Individual perception of the benefits and risks of hypertension treatment as well as cues to action were found to be significant determinants of compliance behaviour. The study highlighted the need for improved health education and follow-up measures to strengthen patients’ perceptions about the benefits of treatment and compliance. / Public Health / M.A. (Public Health)