Thesis (Ph. D.)--Ohio State University, 2009. / Title from first page of PDF file. Includes vita. Includes bibliographical references (p. 128-131).

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Oregon, 2005. / Typescript. Includes vita and abstract. Includes bibliographical references (leaves 44-45). Also available for download via the World Wide Web; free to University of Oregon users.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Chicago, Dept. of Mathematics, June 1999. / Includes bibliographical references. Also available on the Internet.

Διερευνήθηκε το κατά πόσο παιδιά προσχολικής ηλικίας 5 και 6 ετών μπορούν να δώσουν εξηγήσεις σχετικά με το φαινόμενο του ουράνιου τόξου κι αν είναι σε θέση να προβλέπουν την τεχνητή δημιουργία του ουράνιου τόξου σε συνθήκες σχολικής τάξης. Οι στόχοι της έρευνας που διεξήγαμε ήταν να διαπιστωθεί : 1. Αν υπάρχουν και ποιες είναι οι νοητικές παραστάσεις παιδιών προσχολικής ηλικίας 5 και 6 ετών σχετικά με το φαινόμενο του ουράνιου τόξου, καθώς και σε ποιες αιτίες αποδίδεται η δημιουργία του στη φύση κατά την άποψη των παιδιών. 2. Αν τα παιδιά μπορούν να ερμηνεύσουν το φαινόμενο του ουράνιου τόξου ακολουθώντας το μοντέλο της διάδοσης του φωτός ως ακτινοβολίας 3. Αν τα παιδιά είναι σε θέση να προβλέψουν και να εξηγήσουν την παρουσία χρωμάτων μετά την ανάλυση του φωτός με τη βοήθεια πρίσματος και φακού ή με τη βοήθεια φακού και καθρέφτη βυθισμένου σε λεκάνη με νερό διατυπώνοντας νατουραλιστικού τύπου εξηγήσεις. Αρχικά δείξαμε φωτογραφία με το ουράνιο τόξο στα παιδιά και τους ζητήθηκε να πουν τι βλέπουν και πώς νομίζουν ότι δημιουργείται το φαινόμενο στη φύση. Στη συνέχεια δείξαμε στα παιδιά τα υλικά της πρώτης πειραματικής διαδικασίας κι αφού βεβαιωθήκαμε ότι τα γνωρίζουν ή στην περίπτωση του πρίσματος αναφέρουν το υλικό και τη φύση του (διάφανο), ζητήσαμε προβλέψεις. Μετά την ολοκλήρωση του πειράματος ζητήσαμε ερμηνείες για το πρώτο φαινόμενο. Την ίδια ακριβώς διαδικασία επαναλάβαμε και για το δεύτερο φαινόμενο της τεχνητής δημιουργίας ουράνιου τόξου με τη βοήθεια φακού και καθρέφτη μέσα σε λεκάνη με νερό. Ακολούθως προχωρήσαμε σε ερωτήσεις σύγκρισης μεταξύ των δύο φαινομένων τεχνητής δημιουργίας ουράνιου τόξου και τέλος σε ερωτήσεις σύγκρισης μεταξύ των δύο αυτών πρώτων φαινομένων και του φαινομένου του ουράνιου τόξου στη φύση. Αφού συγκεντρώσαμε τις απαντήσεις καταρχήν ελέγξαμε την υπόθεσή μας σχετικά με το αν τα παιδιά διαθέτουν νοητικές παραστάσεις για το φαινόμενο. Κατόπιν και προχωρώντας σ’ ένα πρώτο επίπεδο ανάλυσης διερευνήσαμε αν τα παιδιά προσχολικής ηλικίας μπορούν να χρησιμοποιήσουν στις εξηγήσεις τους ένα απλοποιημένο επιστημονικό μοντέλο της διάδοσης του φωτός ως ακτινοβολίας (Κολιόπουλος & Αραπάκη, 2004). Σ’ ένα δεύτερο επίπεδο ανάλυσης ελέγξαμε αν ευσταθεί η υπόθεσή μας σχετικά με το ότι παιδιά νηπιαγωγείου μπορούν να ερμηνεύσουν φυσικά φαινόμενα δίνοντας νατουραλιστικές απαντήσεις. Το μεθοδολογικό εργαλείο κατάταξης των απαντήσεων σε κατηγορίες ανάλογα με το είδος τους, των Χατζηνικήτα και Χρηστίδου (2006) ήταν ιδιαίτερα χρήσιμο σ’ αυτό το επίπεδο ανάλυσης. Στο τελευταίο κομμάτι της έρευνάς μας κι εφόσον αναλύσαμε τα ερευνητικά μας αποτελέσματα προχωρήσαμε στη διατύπωση συμπερασμάτων και προτάσεων για μελλοντική ερευνητική δραστηριότητα που θα μπορούσε ενδεχομένως να προκύψει έχοντας ως έναυσμα την παρούσα έρευνα. / -

Orientador: Claudio Bertolli Filho / Banca: Ana Sílvia David Médola / Banca: Sidney Ferreira Leite / Resumo: Identificam-se as representações sociais relacionadas à formação identitária da região de cobertura da TV TEM, afiliada da Rede Globo no interior de São Paulo, com sede em Bauru, por meio do conteúdo do telejornal regional Tem Notícias. Apresentam-se as estratégias de inserção da nova emissora, caracterizado por um incipiente processo de harmonização entre a empresa de mídia e seus diferentes públicos. Destacam-se ainda os diferentes períodos de desenvolvimento do telejornalismo regional, a partir de um resgate histórico da presença da TV em Bauru. / Abstract: The social representations related to the identity formation of the TV Tem coverage area, in the interior of the state of São Paulo, are identified. The analysis uses the content of the regional telejournal news Tem Notícias to recognize them. TV Tem is one of the Rede Globo's television network affiliate station, located in Bauru, SP. The new regional broadcasting station makes use of many insertion strategies and they are presented. These skills characterize an incipient process of harmonization between the different kinds of public and the media group. Distinct periods of the regional television development are put in relief, from the historical review of television stations existence in Bauru. / Mestre

Cette thèse de doctorat en Sciences de l’Information et de la Communication analyse la construction médiatique de l’Etrangère en France contemporaine. Elle permet une approche communicationnelle, politique et sociologique de ce sujet à la lumière des études culturelles, subalternes, coloniales, postcoloniales et des études de Genre. Cette recherche s’appuie sur l’analyse de discours et de contenu d’un corpus de presse écrite de 2007 à 2013 et sur une enquête de terrain en observation participante au sein de plusieurs associations. Il s’agit de saisir l’importance des représentations de la figure de l’Etrangère au sein de nouveaux enjeux politiques où la question du corps des femmes demeure centrale. Le Genre comme grille d’analyse constitue l’espace de réflexion de cette thèse permettant de repenser les concepts de pouvoir et de domination dans la société. A partir de l’Histoire et des mutations politiques sociales, cette étude décrit aussi la transformation des représentations sociales des femmes d’origine étrangère et le fonctionnement du Genre comme dispositif de pouvoir agissant sur leur corps. L’étude minutieuse des rapports entre Genre, sexe, corps et du principe d’intersectionnalité structurent ainsi une multiplicité de constructions et de modélisations identitaires inédites. Enfin, les bouleversements politiques et pratiques du pouvoir actuels réhabilitent aujourd’hui plus que jamais les questions de mémoire collective et d’identités dans la société par un investissement majeur autour de la question des femmes. / The present PhD thesis in the field of Information and Communication Sciences analyzes media representations of foreign women in contemporary France. It entails communication, political and sociological approaches of the subject in light of cultural studies, colonial studies, postcolonial and gender studies. Also included is a detailed study of subalternity within the new representations of French women of foreign origin.The presented research is based on discourse and content analyses of newspaper articles published between 2007 and 2013, as well as on field surveys with participant observations, performed in several organizations.From media analyses and field analyses, representations of foreign women within novel political issues can be understood ; settings where the question of women’s bodies remains central. Using gender as an analytical grid is the basis of the reflections is this thesis.This allows a rethinking of the notions of power and domination in society. The inquiry also describes the transformation of social representations of women of foreign origin and the practice of gender as an instrument of power applied to the female body. A transformation that has evolved with political mutations in society. An in-depth study of the relationships between gender, sex, body and the concept of intersectionality leads to a multitude of constructions and unique identity models. Finally, the political upheavals and current practices of power stir up more than ever collective memories and identity issues in French society through a major investment in the question of women.

The Southeast Asian region, as any other regions in the world, has experienced significant impact of globalisation for the past few decades. This development scenario is evident in Southeast Asian mega cities such as Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, Jakarta, Bangkok and Manila. Kuala Lumpur in particular has developed into a center of economic growth activities for its Klang Valley and the country. The development of Kuala Lumpur has the pattern of a definite concentration of physical and economic activities in the center with ribbon development happening along the major arterials leading into the city. Development control is very important for Kuala Lumpur Metropolitan, especially in the Commercial Central Area. The existence of a good formal spatial representation such as land use map will enhance the development process in Kuala Lumpur. The thesis focuses on the land use planning process and development in Kuala Lumpur. The aim is to improve land use planning in Kuala Lumpur and the image and identity of Kuala Lumpur through the interaction between formal and informal spatial representations. Thus, the first step is to study the existing formal spatial representation implemented in Kuala Lumpur City Hall. The scope and limitation of the GIS system and its customised SKP application is investigated to identify the potential of enhancing its database. The thesis also looks into the informal spatial representation in Kuala Lumpur. Kampung Baru and Jalan TAR shopping district were identified as the appropriate cases study in investigating the land use planning related issues, informal spatial representation available and public perception in relation to land use planning. The investigation was carried out through observation and random interview using survey questionnaire. Findings from the investigations in Kuala Lumpur City Hall and the two case study areas are compiled to form the basis of integration of the formal and informal spatial representations. Recommendations are then put forward for the possibility of integrating both types of spatial representation in one database.

This study aims to examine the media representations of the refugees in the United Kingdom, during the first three months of 2018. The stated period succeeds the peak of the refugee crisis, which benefitted from a high media coverage. Scholars have concluded that media representations of the refugee crisis during its peak were often stereotyped and collectivised. This thesis aims to find out how the refugee crisis is represented in the period after the peak. Thus, the thesis analyses the newspaper The Guardian, by using the method of Critical Discourse Analysis in order to reveal the frames and collectivisation/individualisation practices in the news articles. In this way, the theories of representation, stereotyping and framing represent the basis of this study. Furthermore, individualisation and collectivisation practices represent the core of this thesis, since studying their presence can reveal underlying stereotypes in the news articles. The analysis revealed that The Guardian’s reports presented both individualised and collectivised representations of the refugees. Hence, the thesis concluded that The Guardian has attempted a more positive way of reporting, but their reports are not totally objective and unbiased.

Esta pesquisa investiga o modo como a mídia impressa, no Rio Grande do Sul, retrata os usuários de drogas, tentando compreender quem é este usuário para os jornais e por que o mostram de maneiras específicas. Discute o tema da mídia e do uso de drogas, com base na teoria das Representações Sociais (Moscovici, 1961). Procura identificar e analisar que tipo de representações sociais a mídia produz sobre o usuário e que questões ideológicas estão atravessadas por esta produção jornalística, considerando que o tema das drogas, como o uso de crack, por exemplo, tem ganhado destaque nos jornais, televisão e internet. A metodologia envolveu a análise de conteúdo, conforme apresentada por Bauer e Gaskell (2010), das reportagens de dois jornais de grande circulação no Rio Grande do Sul: Correio do Povo e Zero Hora. Para a interpretação dos dados foi empregado o referencial metodológico da Hermenêutica de Profundidade (Thompson, 2009), que considera os contextos sócio-históricos e espaço-temporais que situam o fenômeno, podendo também realizar análises de discurso e de aspectos ideológicos presentes no fenômeno social midiático. Os achados demonstram o destaque dado pela mídia às consequências danosas não apenas ao usuário, mas para a sociedade como um todo, privilegiando a periculosidade, a improdutividade, a insanidade, a irreversibilidade, o individualismo e a heterogeneidade como representações sociais ligadas a esses sujeitos. Podem ser apontadas estratégias ideológicas como a legitimação, a fragmentação, a reificação e a dissimulação. Nota-se a necessidade de ampliação dos estudos sobre essa realidade que envolve a área da saúde mental, além da necessidade de atentar para a produção da mídia. / This research investigates how the print media, in Rio Grande do Sul, portrays drug users, trying to understand who this user is for the media and why it is shown in specific ways. Discusses the media and drug use based on the Theory of Social Representations (Moscovici, 1961). Seeks to identify and analyze what kind of social representations are produced by the media about the user and ideological issues that are crossed by this journalistic production, considering that the subject of drugs, such as crack use, for example, has gained prominence in the newspapers, television and internet. The methodology involved a content analysis, as presented by Bauer and Gaskell (2010), of the reports of two major newspapers in Rio Grande do Sul: Correio do Povo and Zero Hora. For the interpretation of the data the methodological framework of Depth Hermeneutics (Thompson, 2009) is used, which considers the socio-historical context which situates the phenomenon, and can also perform analysis of discourse and ideological aspects present in the social media phenomenon. The findings demonstrate the emphasis given by the media to damaging consequences not only to the user but to society as a whole, emphasizing the danger, the unproductive, insanity, irreversibility, individualism and heterogeneity as social representations linked to the user. Strategies such as the ideological legitimation, fragmentation, reification and dissimulation can be identified. The need for expanded studies of this reality that involves mental health is evident, beyond the need to pay attention to the media production.

The following is an exploratory study that intends to precise the way in which a group of parents of children diagnosed with cancer mentally represent this disea~e and its etiology. For this, 63 parent of 50 children who were beginning their treatment were interviewed. At a qualitative leve!, a content analysis wa~ carried out which allowed the definition of representational categories. With the frequency registration of the latest, a statistical analysis of the main component was carried out which informed of the presence of twelve representational groups. The results show us that although explicitly there predominates the representation of cancer as a curable disease if it is diagnosed soon enough and it receives treatment, deep down persists the link of oncological processes with death. The differences found in the representations of fathers and mothers of a specific child about this disease also reveal the importance of the personal element in the formation of them. The social-economical and cultural variables and, the presence of family antecedent of malignan! neoplasm, are the ones which mark the greater differences in the intensity with which these representational groups appear. / En este estudio exploratorio se pretende precisar el modo como un grupo de progenitores de niños diagnosticados con cáncer se representan esta enfermedad y su etiología. Para ello, se entrevistó a 63 padres de 50 niños que iniciaban su tratamiento. A nivel cualitativo, se realizó un análisis de contenido que permitió la definición de categoría~ representacionales. Con el registro de frecuencias de estas últimas, se llevó a cabo un análisis estadístico de componentes principales que informó de la presencia de doce grupos representacionales. Los resultados nos muestran que si bien de manera explícita predomina la representación del cáncer como una enfermedad curable si es diagnosticada a tiempo y recibe tratamiento, a la ba~e persiste la vinculación de los procesos oncológicos con la muerte. Las diferencias encontradas en las representaciones de los padres y madres de un mismo niño acerca de este padecimiento revelan, además, la importancia del elemento personal en la formación de las mismas. Las variables socio-económicas y culturales y la presencia de antecedentes familiares de neoplasias malignas son las que marcan mayores diferencias en la intensidad con que se presentan los grupos representacionales.