Expatriation from Japanese companies has been considered mainly for men. This research focuses on gradually increasing Japanese expatriate women’s experiences in the United States. Using structuration theory (Giddens, 1984) and doing gender (West & Zimmerman, 1987), gender practices and (re)production of gendered structure at Japanese organizations in the United States are illustrated. It is exploratory research without prior research focusing on the subjects. Literature review, therefore, covers three relevant areas: women in workplace in Japan, Japanese expatriates in the United States, and women in international assignments from western countries. This research employs qualitative research method to understand the social world of Japanese expatriate women in the United States. Twenty participants are gathered through convenience and snowballing sample techniques. Findings are in two areas: private and organizational spheres. Gender plays a significant role in both areas. Organizations are officially gender free, but it is time to face that women are disadvantaged because of their gender. Particularly, most of participants reproduce gendered practice that expatriation is for men or women who can work like men. Therefore, an expatriate woman with a child and another with trailing husband in the United States face challenges. Japanese companies should acknowledge that organizational system do not reflect women’s perspectives at expatriatism. Japanese expatriate women should also take an active role in networking and mentoring for greater participation of women in international assignments in the future.

O objetivo desta pesquisa foi verificar a potência das Licenciaturas em Música em ressocializar o indivíduo em sua formação musical. Propôs-se a verificação de como esta instância socializadora sanciona a composição do habitus e a construção identitária de jovens professores de música. O estudo abrangeu todas as instituições com o curso de Licenciatura em Música na modalidade presencial no Estado do Paraná, região sul do Brasil. A pesquisa contou com cento e sessenta indivíduos investigados na primeira fase (2015), os quais eram estudantes das séries finais do curso; e destes, dezessete indivíduos foram selecionados para uma entrevista em profundidade, concretizada na segunda fase do estudo (2017). A primeira etapa analítica recebeu um tratamento quantitativo, privilegiando a análise descritiva, seguida da Análise de Correspondências Múltiplas (ACM) e da Análise de Clusters. Esta abordagem visou realizar um mapeamento do gosto cultural dos sujeitos da pesquisa revelando diferentes perfis de gostos e práticas. A segunda etapa analítica teve um processamento de caráter qualitativo, e permitiu encontrar pluralidades de formas de socialização no mundo contemporâneo, que promoveram a construção de identidades com disposições híbridas de habitus, forjadas a partir de diversas matrizes de cultura e em interações humanas significativas. As trajetórias de vida foram marcadas pela presença da música, em situações permeadas de afetos, que colaboraram para a construção de uma linguagem na área. Essa linguagem foi sendo aprimorada a cada fase da vida, num tempo vivido, à medida que os acontecimentos permitiram condições de possibilidades. As Licenciaturas em Música do Paraná foram capazes de promover uma percepção mais crítica e reflexiva acerca do universo musical, o que implicou na manutenção, transformação e ruptura de gostos e práticas. Verificou-se também, que essas socializações universitárias corroboraram na construção de identidades profissionais docentes na área da música. Desta forma, a presente tese contribui com os estudos sociológicos que buscam demonstrar a dualidade de forças entre estruturas e agentes, entre as realidades materiais e as subjetividades. / The objective of this research was to verify the power of the university graduate of Music Education of the State of Paraná (Southern Brazil) in resocialization the musical education of the individuals. It was proposed to analyse how this instance of socialization participated in the composition of habitus of the agents and to construction of identities of young music teachers. The study covered all the institutions with the Bachelor in Music in the State of Paraná, southern region of Brazil. First, a questionnaire was administered to a 160 participants, who were completing their bachelor\'s degree. Then a sub-sample of seventeen participants was selected to do a depth interview. To define profiles of musical tastes and practices, a Multiple Correspondence Analysis (MCA) was performed, suited by a Clusters Analysis to define types of participants, according their profiles. The qualitative approach of the research allowed to identify pluralities of forms of socialization in the contemporary world, which promoted the construction of identities with hybrid dispositions of habitus, it was minted for many different instances of socialization and in significant human interactions. The life trajectories were stamped by the presence of the music, in situations permeated by affections that collaborated to the construction of a language in the area. This language was being upgraded every stage of life, in a lived time, as the realities promoted conditions of possibilities. The Bachelors in Music in the State of Paraná were able to foment a more critical and reflexive perception about the musical universe, which implied in the maintenance, transformation and rupture of tastes and practices. It was also verified that these university socializations corroborated in the construction of professional identities in the area of music. In this way, the present thesis contribute with the sociological studies that search to demonstrate that the structure and agency as complementary forces.

nÃo hà / Este trabalho analisa o momento formativo da literatura brasileira, a partir do estudo da trajetÃria polÃtica, literÃria e social de uma dos seus personagens fundadores, o escritor Josà de Alencar. Procura-se realizar uma aplicaÃÃo empÃrica da teoria dos campos de Pierre Bourdieu, a partir de uma revisÃo crÃtica da mesma, mitigando os aspectos remanescentes Por meio da reconstituiÃÃo do quadro de disposiÃÃes e dos contextos de socializaÃÃo a que elas foram submetidas, no caso de Josà de Alencar, procura-se entender o papel do escritor cearense na criaÃÃo do que de Antonio CÃndido chamou de sistema literÃrio do Brasili Inicialmente, apresenta-se um pequeno histÃrico da famÃlia de Josà de Alencar, que lanÃa luz sobre a trajetÃria do escritor no espaÃo social do Segundo ImpÃrio, com suas posiÃÃes e deslocamentos. Discute-se a carreira do romancista no nascente campo literÃrio: seus contratos com o editor Garnier, as vendas dos direitos dos seus livros, a formaÃÃo de um pÃblico leitor, as relaÃÃes com a crÃtica e com as instÃncias de prestÃgio.Trata-se de entender como este campo se formou, estruturando-se em estreita dependÃncia do campo polÃtico â o que se evidencia na dupla vida de Alencar, simultaneamente literato e polÃtico. SÃo analisadas as disposiÃÃes, apetÃncias e competÃncias decorrentes da heranÃa familiar do romancista: sua posiÃÃo de membro da elite imperial; sua formaÃÃo pela Faculdade de Direito de SÃo Paulo, onde fez amizades que seriam fundamentais para a sua carreira de jornalista; o peso do duplo estigma de âfilho de padreâ e tuberculoso; o fÃsico debilitado, aliado a um temperamento irritadiÃo, que o tornavam alvo fÃcil da chacota dos adversÃrios; e a verdadeira erupÃÃo que foi a emergÃncia do movimento Realista, que tornaria os romÃnticos como Alencar precocemente envelhecidos.no curso de sua trajetÃria social. Este quadro à confrontado com a autobiografia e as setes biografias produzidas sobre Alencar. Dessa construÃÃo (auto)biogrÃfica surge a ilusÃo de que o escritor cearense seria um gÃnio romÃntico. Como alternativa a essa explicaÃÃo, criticada por Bourdieu, a pesquisa propÃe utilizar o conceito de âprofetaâ, elaborado por Max Weber no Ãmbito da teoria da religiÃo, para se entender Alencar como criador de um campo de novas crenÃas, relativas à estÃtica e ao papel do artista. Finalmente compara-se a estratÃgia adotada por Alencar com a posiÃÃo assumida por Machado de Assis, que viria a ser, efetivamente, o criador do campo literÃrio brasileiro.

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Submitted by Geandra Rodrigues (geandrar@gmail.com) on 2018-05-15T12:45:17Z No. of bitstreams: 1 andreperaltagrillo.pdf: 1595255 bytes, checksum: c601d54ceba56b301ed86910996567bb (MD5) / Approved for entry into archive by Adriana Oliveira (adriana.oliveira@ufjf.edu.br) on 2018-05-22T15:45:44Z (GMT) No. of bitstreams: 1 andreperaltagrillo.pdf: 1595255 bytes, checksum: c601d54ceba56b301ed86910996567bb (MD5) / Made available in DSpace on 2018-05-22T15:45:44Z (GMT). No. of bitstreams: 1 andreperaltagrillo.pdf: 1595255 bytes, checksum: c601d54ceba56b301ed86910996567bb (MD5) Previous issue date: 2017-08-31 / Esta pesquisa tem como objeto a produção cultural no Brasil Contemporâneo (anos 90 aos dias atuais) e, dentro desta, mais especificamente, o nicho da chamada “música independente”, analisada a partir (mas não só) de estudo empírico da rede “Circuito Fora do Eixo”, a qual, como objeto, ultrapassa o âmbito da produção cultural e dos circuitos alternativos de arte e cultura. Os objetivos são observar a atividade de produção cultural em sua generalidade no mundo contemporâneo, o quanto esta é moldada por ingerências estruturais e conjunturais tanto econômicas quanto políticas, além de culturais; descrever sucintamente parte da história recente e analisar o nicho da “música independente” dentro deste quadro; analisar o caso da rede “Circuito Fora do Eixo”, sua formação em meio e sob a ingerência destes diferentes processos, sua especificidade como, além de circuito cultural, movimento social, e seu desenvolvimento ao longo dos anos, demonstrando a sua pertinência heurística para o objeto mais amplo em questão, assim como o seu transbordamento em relação ao mesmo. Tudo isso para discutir alguns possíveis sentidos subjetivos da atividade de produção cultural para o produtor cultural. / The object of this research is the category of “cultural production” in contemporary Brazil (from the nineties till now) and, inside if this, more speciphically, the nicho of the so called “independente music”, analysed from (but not only) the case study of the network “Circuito Fora do Eixo”, whom, as object, goes beyond the spectrum of the “cultural production” and the alternative circuits of art and culture. The goals are to observe in general matter the activity of “cultural production” in the contemporary world, how much this activity is shaped by structural e conjunctural injanctions, political e economical, besides cultural; to describe briefilly parto f the recente history a analyse the nicho of the “independente music” from the stanpoint of this framework; analyse the case of the network “Circuito Fora do Eixo”, its foundatitons in teh midle of and from the injanctions of this diferente processes, his specifity as, beyond a cultural circuit, a social movement, and his development through the years, showing his heuristic pertinance to the broadly object in question, and how it overwelmed it. All this to discuss some contemporary possible subjective meanings of the activity of cultural production to the cultural producer.

Professional interactions that are both functional and mutually beneficial are rare. The purpose of this study is to explore an application of a Third Culture Building (TCB) approach, a mutually constructed interpersonal process between two individuals, for Black American professionals (with advanced knowledge acquired from institutions of higher learning), to generate a new space in Predominantly White Institutions (PWis). These institutions include settings where the racial composition is becoming consistently more diverse (through past desegregation efforts). Although the U.S. has moved beyond integration and the monumental Civil Rights Movement of the 1960s, racism and intercultural barriers that prevent functional cross-cultural communication still exist in these settings. This research is directed toward answering the question: How might Black American professionals generate a Third Culture space in PWis through cross-cultural social exchange? The research builds on my previous study where the TCB approach was found to be conducive for the intercultural barriers faced by Black Americans in PWis. The research emphasizes the perspective of Black Americans and de-emphasizes the perspective of White Americans, given the body of literature that points to their adaptation and intercultural interactions in the U.S. and in international contexts. A sample of six Black American professionals (ages 30 to 72; 4 men and 4 women) from my baseline study was invited to take part in this study. Respondents were chosen based on their backgrounds and similarity of race, to learn about their perspectives of the intercultural interactions in PWis. Participants live in the Midwest region of the U.S. Using interpretive, critical theory, and other qualitative approaches, the discussions from a focus group and interviews were transcribed and combined with the interviewer's notes. The participants' responses were organized around TCB frameworks and the interview questions, and then reduced to codes. Two evaluators reviewed the interview data, codes, and themes.

This study investigated the relationship between intercultural communication sensitivity and the culturally developed variables of emotional intelligence, ethnocentrism. multicultural ideology, patriotism and cultural identity. Correlation analysis was used to investigate the retationship between each unique variable and intercultural communication sensitivity. The survey instrument developed to analyze each relationship was created by previously determined scales with proven reliability and validity scores which ensured result integrity. A sample of 419 undergraduate college students completed questionnaires on a confidential and voluntary basis. Questionnaires made up of six sections measured intercultural communication sensitivity, emotional intelligence, ethnocentrism. multicultural ideology. patriotism and cultural identity. Data were collected from two universities in Northern California-one small private institution and one large; public institution. Through careful analysis, results supported previous literature and proposed hypotheses. Intercultural communication :sensitivity was positively correlated to emotional intelligence and multicultural ideology and negatively correlated to ethnocentrism, patriotism and cultural identity. The results reported in this study is valuable information for individuals in professional and personal contexts who desire to understand factors that may affect their ability to effectively, appropriately and successfully engage in intercultural and international interactions. The results presented may be key for improving intercultural and international relations due to improved communication.

This Master's thesis examines girls' self-esteem through a qualitative research project held in the summer of 2010 at Portland, Oregon's Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls. I interviewed ten white, middle class girls between the ages of ten and thirteen on various subjects including demographics, self-esteem, music, Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls and finally, experiences and pressures associated with being a girl. One key finding was the unique set of circumstances and experiences present which may foster higher self-esteem: 1) freedom from gender normative behavior; 2) skill mastery associated with learning an instrument; 3) support for a wider range of self-expression; 4) removal of the male gaze and male approval [in a female only space]; and 5) access to female role models. This thesis suggests that through their involvement with the Rock 'n' Roll Camp for Girls, these ten girls experience greater self-esteem.

This paper focuses on the role of individualism in community organizing. My case study follows the organizing efforts of the Coalition for Affordable Northampton Neighborhoods (CANN) and residents’ attempts to save an affordable neighborhood from Smith College’s campus expansion. As a resident and co-founder of CANN I was particularly interested in identifying the reasons for our difficulty in organizing residents whose homes would be torn down. While attending community and city meetings, interviewing core activists and activists who left the organizing efforts, I observed individualism undermining community organizing and political involvement. People’s search for self-fulfillment was in conflict with the level of commitment necessary to sustain a social movement. Coupled with the “progressive politics” of a “Paradise City” where indulgent self-care permeates the culture, individualism emerged as an explanation for dwindling numbers of active residents. Identifying individualism as an issue for activists can provide much needed insight and subsequent action to address and solve the problem of erratic, unpredictable participation of individuals in political and community organizing. We can learn how to not only create, but also sustain strong social movements

The interest in hoarding has peaked since its first clinical definition in 1996 and is evident by six television shows centered on the topic. This thesis reports the results a content analysis of two seasons (21 episodes) of the popular T.V. series A&E’s Hoarders. People rationalize hoarding in ways that both differ and overlap. Doctors, professional organizers, hoarders and their loved ones collectively frame hoarding as a medical and mental health problem. The results suggest that Americans’ perceptions of hoarding behavior has shifted from one that is deviant behavior to one that is medicalized.