<p><strong>Title: </strong>I saw it on Facebook – Youth presentation of self on Facebook</p><p><strong>Authors: </strong>Nicole Dreher & Anders Skoglund</p><p><strong>Presented: </strong>01.06.2010</p><p><strong>Purpose: </strong>The purpose of this thesis was to examine how the, in the study, participating youths make their presentation of self on their Facebook profiles.</p><p><strong>Methodology: </strong>The method used in the thesis was a social semiotic analysis focusing on the social semiotic concepts: <em>semiotic resource</em>, <em>semiotic potential</em>, <em>affordance</em>, <em>denotation </em>and <em>connotation</em>. A social semiotic analysis of composition was also used with the purpose to gain a deeper knowledge of the social semiotic affordances of Facebook’s composition.</p><p><strong>Theoretical perspectives: </strong>The theoretical base of this thesis consists mainly of Erving Goffman’s theory on presentation of self in everyday life as well as relevant theories to youth culture in sociology and identity in social psychology.</p><p><strong>Conclusions: </strong>The results show that the youth’s presentations of selves mostly takes place in their profile picture, status updates, groups, fan pages and through their communication with other users on their wall. The borders between front and back stage on Facebook entirely depends on the norms that the reader expects the profile owner to uphold. The most frequent reason for impression management among the participating youths seemed to be to uphold a façade on front stage, i.e. Facebook, amongst their friends. Most of the participants’ use of Facebook confirms theories from previous research on the Internet generation – that they use it to communicate, network and to express opinions. The results also showed that the profile owner, through their status updates, can revise and reform their presentation of self at any time.</p> / <p>Denna uppsats undersöker hur de deltagande ungdomarna gör självpresentationer på sina Facebook- profiler. Detta kommer att undersökas genom en socialsemiotisk metod med fokus på begreppen semiotisk potential, affordance, konnotation, denotation. Det teoretiska ramverk som ligger till grund för uppsatsen är Goffmans dramaturgiska perspektiv som liknar livet vid en teater. Alla sociala interaktioner sker på en scen och individen har olika roller beroende på kontexten. Varje framträdande har, likt teatern, en bakre och främre region, där den främre är den roll du har vid uppträdandet och den bakre är den privata regionen. Goffmans perspektiv tar även upp intrycksstyrning vilket används för att styra det som släpps ut på scenen, den främre regionen. Det teoretiska ramverket innehåller även socialpsykologins identitetsbegrepp samt ett avsnitt om ungdomar, deras kultur och hur de förhåller sig till Internet. Uppsatsen undersöker även, med en socialsemiotiskmetod hur scenen Facebook är komponerat för att se vilka möjligheter av självpresentation det finns.</p><p>Scenen Facebook är komponerat med tre olika spalter, där den mittersta är störst och har den primära funktionen. Den västra spalten innehåller profilbilden med kompletterande information, i syfte att påvisa vem profilägaren är. Mittenspalten har två olika innehåll, den ena är informationssidan som återger biografiska uppgifter om profilägaren samt vilka grupper och pages denne tillhör. Den andra är wall:en, Facebooks centrala del, här kartläggs de aktiviteter profilägaren gör, till exempel: skriva på någons wall, kommentera på bilder, lägga upp egna bilder eller bli taggad i bilder.</p><p>Det undersökningen kom fram till var självpresentationen sker främst genom grupper och pages, statusuppdateringar, profilbild och kommunikation på wall:en samt att den varierar beroende på aktivitet. Vid hög aktivitet är det klarare vad som är menat att publicera och vad som regleras med intryckskontroll. Vid låg aktivitet var det ett problem att se vad som var intrycksstyrning och vad som var ett slentrianmässigt användande av Facebook. Det kom även fram att den profilbild som visas ofta är representativ utifrån materialet. Den som hade en humoristisk profilbild hade även en profil med ett humoristiskt tema. Humor var även det mest genomgående temat bland profilerna och ofta med subkultur kopplat till detta.</p>

The erotic website SuicideGirls.com can be viewed in the context of striptease culture. The term was coined by the sociologist Brian McNair in 2002 in order to describe the tendency to openly theme the human sexuality within media content. Simultaneously with the metaphorical and literal exposing, the intimacy is being constructed within the discourse as an expression of true self and, as Feona Attwood develops McNair's claims speaking about sexualization of culture, the representation becomes the selfrepresentation. The SuicideGirls present themselves especially on soft-pornographic photographs through a significant alternative stylization, mostly tattoos and piercing. While for example Megan Jean Harlow (2009), a feminist critique representative, considers the style-creating elements of tattoo as an expression of distinctive practices, according to Shoshana Magnet (2007) the soft-pornographic mode of representation reduces the distinctiveness of SuicideGirls to a certain form of standard pornography. The semiotic and psychoanalytical interpretation of SuicideGirls.com focuses on softpornographic symbolic of the distinctiveness perceived by the community. Jacques Lacan's mirror stage concept explains the principles of subject's identification with his or her specular image. It is also important to...

Many Social Networking Sites have come and gone over the past decade, but Facebook continues to grow in popularity. Facebook is designed to connect people to one another through virtual networks of “friends” where members participate in the presentation of self virtually- through profile creation, maintenance, and exchanges of content. Social Networking Sites create a location for identity formation and projection that is similar, yet distinct, from face-to-face interactions. Facebook offers a unique avenue for people to control their presentation of self, while maintaining reflexive features. This study this study explores the notion of a particular “Facebook role” while specifically addressing front stage projections in relation to backstage information and the resulting differences in identity. In effect, people are “themselves” on Facebook, just a consistently “good” version of themselves.

Cette recherche se penche sur l’oeuvre polémique du réformateur Jean Calvin et plus particulièrement sur le corpus d’opuscules qu’il publie entre 1531 et 1564, pour prendre position sur la scène théologique. À partir de l’analyse historique de ces prises de plume, la thèse s’attache à éclairer le fonctionnement du dispositif polémique, à souligner les spécificités et l’évolution de la guerre des mots au XVIe siècle et à mettre au jour des normes discursives, des pratiques d’écriture et des habitudes de lecture caractéristiques de la période renaissante. Postulant l’existence d’un jeu polémique, fait de contraintes sociales mais aussi de choix individuels, cette étude cherche, dans le même temps, à comprendre les conditions de l’engagement de Calvin, en analysant les configurations qui président à chaque intervention publique et les motivations qu’elles traduisent. Pour conduire cette analyse d’histoire du discours, l’étude se concentre sur les jeux de posture du polémiste Calvin, c’est-à-dire sur les modalités de la présentation de soi et la fabrique d’une légitimité. Comment des stratégies auctoriales et éditoriales sont-elles ainsi élaborées, pour circonscrire un public de lecteurs et porter un message efficace ? Que dénotent-elles du positionnement du polémiste sur la scène religieuse des années 1530-1560 ? C’est une conversion dans l’ordre de l’èthos, un glissement de l’autorité des Lettres au ministère de la Parole, que le corpus polémique invite à suivre. / This research examines the controversial work of the reformer John Calvin. It particularly investigates the corpus of pamphlets he published between 1531 and 1564 in order to take a stance on the theological stage. Based first on a historical analysis of these pamphlets, the thesis seeks to elucidate how the controversy operated, to highlight the features and the evolution of the war of words in the sixteenth century, and to shed light on discursive norms, writing processes and reading habits of the Renaissance period. Firmly claiming the existence of a controversy, one that is constructed by social constraints but by individual choices as well, this study also analyses the specific qualities of Calvin’s undertaking by interpreting the salient patterns in his public interventions and the motives behind them. In this historical analysis of discourse, the study focuses on the polemical postures of Calvin, that is to say the manner in which he presents himself and creates his legitimacy. How did Calvin devise authorial and editorial strategies in order to circumscribe an audience of readers and convey an effective message ? What did these choices reveal about the polemicist’s positioning on the religious stage from the 1530’s to the 1560’s ? Analysing this polemical corpus enables one to witness a conversion in the order of ethos, a shift of authority from Letters to the Ministry of Word.

Begging as a phenomenon has again become a hot topic of debate both in the public and the media. Actions have been discussed and motions have been given to social authorities in the country. During the last two years people from other parts of Europe who engage in street begging have been seen on the streets of Kristianstad. The purpose of this paper is to find out the individuals, certain authorities and other participants experiences of people begging in public places in Kristianstad. We have used a combination of qualitative, quantitative and literature review method and we have a social constructionist perspective as a basis. The participants and authorities we have included in the study are the police, the social services, security guards, a shop owner and two other assistance agencies. Interviews have been carried out with participants and authorities, and a survey has been done by individuals. A series of articles and history books have been reviewed since the begging is a historical phenomenon as well as a contemporary. The results show a clear division into two camps regarding experiences and opinions about street beggars and begging as a phenomenon. The majority expresses dissatisfaction and many propose measures and actions. Our final discussion is marked by our own thoughts and values ​​that emerged during the work, which we tried to moderate through the rest of the essay. / Tiggeri som fenomen har på nytt blivit ett hett ämne för debatt både för allmänhet och i media. Åtgärder har diskuterats och motioner om förbud lämnas till socialnämnder i landet. I Kristianstad har det under de senaste två åren kommit personer hit från andra delar av Europa som ägnar sig åt gatutiggeri. Syftet med denna uppsats är att ta reda på privatpersoners, vissa myndigheters och andra aktörers uppfattning av personer som tigger på offentlig plats i Kristianstad. Vi har använt oss av en kombination av kvalitativ, kvantitativ och litteraturstudie som metod och vi har ett socialkonstruktionistiskt perspektiv som grund. De aktörer och myndigheter vi tagit med i undersökningen är polis, socialtjänst, vakter, butiksägare och två andra biståndsverksamheter. Intervjuer har gjorts med aktörerna och myndigheterna och en enkätundersökning har gjorts med privatpersoner. En rad artiklar och historieböcker har gåtts igenom då tiggeri ju är ett historiskt fenomen såväl som ett nutida. Resultatet visar på en klar uppdelning i två läger gällande uppfattningar och åsikter om gatutiggare och tiggeri som fenomen. Majoriteten uttrycker ett missnöje och många föreslår åtgärder och insatser. Vår slutdiskussion präglas av våra egna tankar och värderingar som framkommit under arbetets gång, vilka vi försökt tona ner i resten av uppsatsen.

Young people who are homeless experience adversity, but many are able to overcome the challenges of street life and transition back into housing. This exploratory, qualitative research draws on the narratives from interviews and focus groups with 35 young people who have experienced homelessness, as well as interviews and focus groups with 30 service providers working in youth shelters and a youth drop-in centre. Exploring themes of victimization, criminal offending, police involvement, and interactions with community services, this research highlights the capacities of young people to navigate around obstacles and negotiate to meet their needs. Integrating symbolic interactionism and social constructivist perspectives, this research explores the importance of micro-level interactions and perceptions, as well as the contexts that frame the decision-making processes of young people passing through homelessness. The implications of these perspectives are discussed within the framework of resilience discourse.

Cette étude, de caractère ethnographique (Guber), a analysé le mode selon lequel les consommateurs de «forro stylisé» ou «forro électronique» s’approprient (Canclini) les formes symboliques (Thompson) qui composent deux clubs de forro considérés comme clubs de «classe moyenne» dans la capitale de l’État du Ceara pour produire de mise-enscène (Goffman) appuyées sur des catégories natives de «modernité» et «sophistication». L’investigation est partie de la conception selon laquelle Fortaleza, considérée comme la capitale du forro stylisé, depuis la décenie 1990, s’insère de plus en plus dans un processus extrêmement tardif de modernisation, ce qui contribue au développement d’un esprit émergent qui pénètre la culture populaire urbaine locale. La recherche systématisée a été divisée en quatre étapes developpées de mars à octobre 2014: 1. Recherche quantitative (pour definir le profil sociodémographique des deux clubs); 2. Observation non participante (pour identifier des formes symboliques utilisées dans les clubs); 3. Observation participante (pour percevoir le mode selon lequel les consommateurs utilisent les formes symboliques dans les interactions); 4. Interviews ethnographiques (pour comprendre les sens sociaux qui appuyent ces formes symboliques, les appropriations qui sont faites et les présentations du moi au moyen de processus interactionnels). Une des considérations finales concerne le mode selon lequel la «classe moyenne traditionnelle» et la «classe laborieuse» (appelée «nouvelle classe moyenne» brésilienne) représente ces notions de «modernité» et «sophistication», les deux classes s’appropriant des mêmes formes symboliques (par exemple, les voitures étrangères, les whiskys et les vêtements griffés), produisant cependant des usages distincts de ces produits, tenant compte des différentes médiations (Martin-Barbero) et différents habitus (Bourdieu) qui appartiennent à l’histoire de vie de chaque sujet social. / De caráter etnográfico (Guber), a pesquisa analisou de que modo os consumidores de “forró estilizado” ou “forró eletrônico” se apropriam (Canclini) das formas simbólicas (Thompson) que compõem duas casas de show consideradas de "classe média" na capital cearense para produzir encenações de si (Goffman) com base nas categorias nativas de "modernidade" e "sofisticação". A investigação partiu da concepção de que Fortaleza, tida como "a capital do forró" estilizado, vem se inserindo num processo extremamente tardio de modernização, a partir da década de 1990, o que colabora para o espírito emergente que permeia a cultura popular urbana e a indústria cultural local. A pesquisa sistematizada foi dividida em quatro etapas, desenvolvidas de março a outubro de 2014: 1) pesquisa quantitativa (para definir o perfil sociodemográfico dos dois clubes); 2) observação não participante (para identificar formas simbólicas utilizadas nos clubes); 3) observação participante (para perceber de que modo os consumidores usam as formas simbólicas nas interações); 4) e entrevistas etnográficas (para compreender os sentidos sociais que sustentam tais formas simbólicas, as apropriações que são feitas delas e as encenações do “eu” através de processos interacionais). Uma das considerações finais diz respeito ao modo como a "classe média tradicional" e a "classe trabalhadora" (a chamada “nova classe média" brasileira) encenam tais noções de "modernidade" e "sofisticação", ambas as classes apropriando-se de formas simbólicas semelhantes (a exemplo de carros importados, uísques e roupas de marca), porém produzindo usos distintos para tais produtos, considerando-se as diferentes mediações (Martín-Barbero) e os distintos habitus (Bourdieu) que perpassam a história de vida de cada sujeito social. / An ethnographic research (Guber) has analyzed how consumers of “stylized forró” or “electronic forró” employ (canclini) symbolic forms (Thompson) that comprise two “middle class” venues in the capital of Ceará to produce presentations of self (Goffman) based on the local category of “modernity” and “sophistication”. The research started from the idea that Fortaleza, known as "capital of the stylized forró", is going through an extremely late process of modernization, from the 1990s, which contributes to the emerging spirit that pervades the city popular culture and the local cultural industry. The systematic research was divided into four stages, developed from March to October 2014: 1) a quantitative research (to determine the sociodemographic profile of both clubs); 2) a non-participant observation (to identify symbolic forms used in the clubs); 3) a participant observation (to understand how consumers use the symbolic forms in interactions); 4) and ethnographic interviews (to understand the social meanings that sustain such symbolic forms, their employments and the performance of the self through interaction processes). A final consideration concerns the way the "traditional middle class" and the "working class" (so-called "new middle class" of Brazil) act out such notions of "modernity" and "sophistication", both classes employing similar symbolic forms (such as imported cars, whiskey and designer clothes), but using such products differently, considering the different mediations (Martín-Barbero) and the different habitus (Bourdieu) of the life story each social individual. / De carácter etnográfico (Guber), la investigación analizó cómo los consumidores de "forró estilizado" o “forró electrónico” se apropian (Canclini) de las formas simbólicas (Thompson) las cuales componen dos salas de concierto consideradas de “clase media” en la capital de Ceará para producir presentaciones de la persona (Goffman) con base en las categorías nativas de “modernidad” y “sofisticación”. La investigación partió de la concepción de que Fortaleza, considerada “la capital del forró” estilizado, viene ingresando en un proceso extremamente tardío de modernización, a partir de la década de 1990, lo que contribuye al espíritu emergente que permea la cultura popular urbana y la industria cultural local. La investigación sistematizada fue dividida en cuatro etapas, desarrolladas desde marzo a octubre de 2014: 1) investigación cuantitativa (para definir el perfil sociodemográfico de los dos clubes); 2) observación no participante (para identificar formas simbólicas utilizadas en los clubes); 3) observación participante (para percibir cómo los consumidores usan las formas simbólicas en las interacciones); las entrevistas etnográficas (para comprender los sentidos sociales que sustentan tales formas simbólicas, las apropiaciones hechas de ellas e las escenificaciones del “yo” a través de procesos de interacción). Una de las consideraciones finales se refiere al modo como la “clase media tradicional” y la “clase trabajadora” (la denominada “nueva clase media” brasileña) escenifican tales nociones de “modernidad” y “sofisticación”, ambas las clases se apropiando de las formas simbólicas semejantes (por ejemplo coches importados, whiskies y ropas de marca), pero produciendo usos distintos para tales productos, considerando las diferentes mediaciones (Martín-Barbero) y los distintos habitus (Bourdieu) que atraviesan la historia de vida de cada sujeto social.

Cette étude, de caractère ethnographique (Guber), a analysé le mode selon lequel les consommateurs de «forro stylisé» ou «forro électronique» s’approprient (Canclini) les formes symboliques (Thompson) qui composent deux clubs de forro considérés comme clubs de «classe moyenne» dans la capitale de l’État du Ceara pour produire de mise-enscène (Goffman) appuyées sur des catégories natives de «modernité» et «sophistication». L’investigation est partie de la conception selon laquelle Fortaleza, considérée comme la capitale du forro stylisé, depuis la décenie 1990, s’insère de plus en plus dans un processus extrêmement tardif de modernisation, ce qui contribue au développement d’un esprit émergent qui pénètre la culture populaire urbaine locale. La recherche systématisée a été divisée en quatre étapes developpées de mars à octobre 2014: 1. Recherche quantitative (pour definir le profil sociodémographique des deux clubs); 2. Observation non participante (pour identifier des formes symboliques utilisées dans les clubs); 3. Observation participante (pour percevoir le mode selon lequel les consommateurs utilisent les formes symboliques dans les interactions); 4. Interviews ethnographiques (pour comprendre les sens sociaux qui appuyent ces formes symboliques, les appropriations qui sont faites et les présentations du moi au moyen de processus interactionnels). Une des considérations finales concerne le mode selon lequel la «classe moyenne traditionnelle» et la «classe laborieuse» (appelée «nouvelle classe moyenne» brésilienne) représente ces notions de «modernité» et «sophistication», les deux classes s’appropriant des mêmes formes symboliques (par exemple, les voitures étrangères, les whiskys et les vêtements griffés), produisant cependant des usages distincts de ces produits, tenant compte des différentes médiations (Martin-Barbero) et différents habitus (Bourdieu) qui appartiennent à l’histoire de vie de chaque sujet social. / De caráter etnográfico (Guber), a pesquisa analisou de que modo os consumidores de “forró estilizado” ou “forró eletrônico” se apropriam (Canclini) das formas simbólicas (Thompson) que compõem duas casas de show consideradas de "classe média" na capital cearense para produzir encenações de si (Goffman) com base nas categorias nativas de "modernidade" e "sofisticação". A investigação partiu da concepção de que Fortaleza, tida como "a capital do forró" estilizado, vem se inserindo num processo extremamente tardio de modernização, a partir da década de 1990, o que colabora para o espírito emergente que permeia a cultura popular urbana e a indústria cultural local. A pesquisa sistematizada foi dividida em quatro etapas, desenvolvidas de março a outubro de 2014: 1) pesquisa quantitativa (para definir o perfil sociodemográfico dos dois clubes); 2) observação não participante (para identificar formas simbólicas utilizadas nos clubes); 3) observação participante (para perceber de que modo os consumidores usam as formas simbólicas nas interações); 4) e entrevistas etnográficas (para compreender os sentidos sociais que sustentam tais formas simbólicas, as apropriações que são feitas delas e as encenações do “eu” através de processos interacionais). Uma das considerações finais diz respeito ao modo como a "classe média tradicional" e a "classe trabalhadora" (a chamada “nova classe média" brasileira) encenam tais noções de "modernidade" e "sofisticação", ambas as classes apropriando-se de formas simbólicas semelhantes (a exemplo de carros importados, uísques e roupas de marca), porém produzindo usos distintos para tais produtos, considerando-se as diferentes mediações (Martín-Barbero) e os distintos habitus (Bourdieu) que perpassam a história de vida de cada sujeito social. / An ethnographic research (Guber) has analyzed how consumers of “stylized forró” or “electronic forró” employ (canclini) symbolic forms (Thompson) that comprise two “middle class” venues in the capital of Ceará to produce presentations of self (Goffman) based on the local category of “modernity” and “sophistication”. The research started from the idea that Fortaleza, known as "capital of the stylized forró", is going through an extremely late process of modernization, from the 1990s, which contributes to the emerging spirit that pervades the city popular culture and the local cultural industry. The systematic research was divided into four stages, developed from March to October 2014: 1) a quantitative research (to determine the sociodemographic profile of both clubs); 2) a non-participant observation (to identify symbolic forms used in the clubs); 3) a participant observation (to understand how consumers use the symbolic forms in interactions); 4) and ethnographic interviews (to understand the social meanings that sustain such symbolic forms, their employments and the performance of the self through interaction processes). A final consideration concerns the way the "traditional middle class" and the "working class" (so-called "new middle class" of Brazil) act out such notions of "modernity" and "sophistication", both classes employing similar symbolic forms (such as imported cars, whiskey and designer clothes), but using such products differently, considering the different mediations (Martín-Barbero) and the different habitus (Bourdieu) of the life story each social individual. / De carácter etnográfico (Guber), la investigación analizó cómo los consumidores de "forró estilizado" o “forró electrónico” se apropian (Canclini) de las formas simbólicas (Thompson) las cuales componen dos salas de concierto consideradas de “clase media” en la capital de Ceará para producir presentaciones de la persona (Goffman) con base en las categorías nativas de “modernidad” y “sofisticación”. La investigación partió de la concepción de que Fortaleza, considerada “la capital del forró” estilizado, viene ingresando en un proceso extremamente tardío de modernización, a partir de la década de 1990, lo que contribuye al espíritu emergente que permea la cultura popular urbana y la industria cultural local. La investigación sistematizada fue dividida en cuatro etapas, desarrolladas desde marzo a octubre de 2014: 1) investigación cuantitativa (para definir el perfil sociodemográfico de los dos clubes); 2) observación no participante (para identificar formas simbólicas utilizadas en los clubes); 3) observación participante (para percibir cómo los consumidores usan las formas simbólicas en las interacciones); las entrevistas etnográficas (para comprender los sentidos sociales que sustentan tales formas simbólicas, las apropiaciones hechas de ellas e las escenificaciones del “yo” a través de procesos de interacción). Una de las consideraciones finales se refiere al modo como la “clase media tradicional” y la “clase trabajadora” (la denominada “nueva clase media” brasileña) escenifican tales nociones de “modernidad” y “sofisticación”, ambas las clases se apropiando de las formas simbólicas semejantes (por ejemplo coches importados, whiskies y ropas de marca), pero produciendo usos distintos para tales productos, considerando las diferentes mediaciones (Martín-Barbero) y los distintos habitus (Bourdieu) que atraviesan la historia de vida de cada sujeto social.

Cette étude, de caractère ethnographique (Guber), a analysé le mode selon lequel les consommateurs de «forro stylisé» ou «forro électronique» s’approprient (Canclini) les formes symboliques (Thompson) qui composent deux clubs de forro considérés comme clubs de «classe moyenne» dans la capitale de l’État du Ceara pour produire de mise-enscène (Goffman) appuyées sur des catégories natives de «modernité» et «sophistication». L’investigation est partie de la conception selon laquelle Fortaleza, considérée comme la capitale du forro stylisé, depuis la décenie 1990, s’insère de plus en plus dans un processus extrêmement tardif de modernisation, ce qui contribue au développement d’un esprit émergent qui pénètre la culture populaire urbaine locale. La recherche systématisée a été divisée en quatre étapes developpées de mars à octobre 2014: 1. Recherche quantitative (pour definir le profil sociodémographique des deux clubs); 2. Observation non participante (pour identifier des formes symboliques utilisées dans les clubs); 3. Observation participante (pour percevoir le mode selon lequel les consommateurs utilisent les formes symboliques dans les interactions); 4. Interviews ethnographiques (pour comprendre les sens sociaux qui appuyent ces formes symboliques, les appropriations qui sont faites et les présentations du moi au moyen de processus interactionnels). Une des considérations finales concerne le mode selon lequel la «classe moyenne traditionnelle» et la «classe laborieuse» (appelée «nouvelle classe moyenne» brésilienne) représente ces notions de «modernité» et «sophistication», les deux classes s’appropriant des mêmes formes symboliques (par exemple, les voitures étrangères, les whiskys et les vêtements griffés), produisant cependant des usages distincts de ces produits, tenant compte des différentes médiations (Martin-Barbero) et différents habitus (Bourdieu) qui appartiennent à l’histoire de vie de chaque sujet social. / De caráter etnográfico (Guber), a pesquisa analisou de que modo os consumidores de “forró estilizado” ou “forró eletrônico” se apropriam (Canclini) das formas simbólicas (Thompson) que compõem duas casas de show consideradas de "classe média" na capital cearense para produzir encenações de si (Goffman) com base nas categorias nativas de "modernidade" e "sofisticação". A investigação partiu da concepção de que Fortaleza, tida como "a capital do forró" estilizado, vem se inserindo num processo extremamente tardio de modernização, a partir da década de 1990, o que colabora para o espírito emergente que permeia a cultura popular urbana e a indústria cultural local. A pesquisa sistematizada foi dividida em quatro etapas, desenvolvidas de março a outubro de 2014: 1) pesquisa quantitativa (para definir o perfil sociodemográfico dos dois clubes); 2) observação não participante (para identificar formas simbólicas utilizadas nos clubes); 3) observação participante (para perceber de que modo os consumidores usam as formas simbólicas nas interações); 4) e entrevistas etnográficas (para compreender os sentidos sociais que sustentam tais formas simbólicas, as apropriações que são feitas delas e as encenações do “eu” através de processos interacionais). Uma das considerações finais diz respeito ao modo como a "classe média tradicional" e a "classe trabalhadora" (a chamada “nova classe média" brasileira) encenam tais noções de "modernidade" e "sofisticação", ambas as classes apropriando-se de formas simbólicas semelhantes (a exemplo de carros importados, uísques e roupas de marca), porém produzindo usos distintos para tais produtos, considerando-se as diferentes mediações (Martín-Barbero) e os distintos habitus (Bourdieu) que perpassam a história de vida de cada sujeito social. / An ethnographic research (Guber) has analyzed how consumers of “stylized forró” or “electronic forró” employ (canclini) symbolic forms (Thompson) that comprise two “middle class” venues in the capital of Ceará to produce presentations of self (Goffman) based on the local category of “modernity” and “sophistication”. The research started from the idea that Fortaleza, known as "capital of the stylized forró", is going through an extremely late process of modernization, from the 1990s, which contributes to the emerging spirit that pervades the city popular culture and the local cultural industry. The systematic research was divided into four stages, developed from March to October 2014: 1) a quantitative research (to determine the sociodemographic profile of both clubs); 2) a non-participant observation (to identify symbolic forms used in the clubs); 3) a participant observation (to understand how consumers use the symbolic forms in interactions); 4) and ethnographic interviews (to understand the social meanings that sustain such symbolic forms, their employments and the performance of the self through interaction processes). A final consideration concerns the way the "traditional middle class" and the "working class" (so-called "new middle class" of Brazil) act out such notions of "modernity" and "sophistication", both classes employing similar symbolic forms (such as imported cars, whiskey and designer clothes), but using such products differently, considering the different mediations (Martín-Barbero) and the different habitus (Bourdieu) of the life story each social individual. / De carácter etnográfico (Guber), la investigación analizó cómo los consumidores de "forró estilizado" o “forró electrónico” se apropian (Canclini) de las formas simbólicas (Thompson) las cuales componen dos salas de concierto consideradas de “clase media” en la capital de Ceará para producir presentaciones de la persona (Goffman) con base en las categorías nativas de “modernidad” y “sofisticación”. La investigación partió de la concepción de que Fortaleza, considerada “la capital del forró” estilizado, viene ingresando en un proceso extremamente tardío de modernización, a partir de la década de 1990, lo que contribuye al espíritu emergente que permea la cultura popular urbana y la industria cultural local. La investigación sistematizada fue dividida en cuatro etapas, desarrolladas desde marzo a octubre de 2014: 1) investigación cuantitativa (para definir el perfil sociodemográfico de los dos clubes); 2) observación no participante (para identificar formas simbólicas utilizadas en los clubes); 3) observación participante (para percibir cómo los consumidores usan las formas simbólicas en las interacciones); las entrevistas etnográficas (para comprender los sentidos sociales que sustentan tales formas simbólicas, las apropiaciones hechas de ellas e las escenificaciones del “yo” a través de procesos de interacción). Una de las consideraciones finales se refiere al modo como la “clase media tradicional” y la “clase trabajadora” (la denominada “nueva clase media” brasileña) escenifican tales nociones de “modernidad” y “sofisticación”, ambas las clases se apropiando de las formas simbólicas semejantes (por ejemplo coches importados, whiskies y ropas de marca), pero produciendo usos distintos para tales productos, considerando las diferentes mediaciones (Martín-Barbero) y los distintos habitus (Bourdieu) que atraviesan la historia de vida de cada sujeto social.

Young people who are homeless experience adversity, but many are able to overcome the challenges of street life and transition back into housing. This exploratory, qualitative research draws on the narratives from interviews and focus groups with 35 young people who have experienced homelessness, as well as interviews and focus groups with 30 service providers working in youth shelters and a youth drop-in centre. Exploring themes of victimization, criminal offending, police involvement, and interactions with community services, this research highlights the capacities of young people to navigate around obstacles and negotiate to meet their needs. Integrating symbolic interactionism and social constructivist perspectives, this research explores the importance of micro-level interactions and perceptions, as well as the contexts that frame the decision-making processes of young people passing through homelessness. The implications of these perspectives are discussed within the framework of resilience discourse.