Thesis (M.A.)--Ohio State University, 1926. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 48-49). Available online via OhioLINK's ETD Center.

Denna C-uppsats studerade ett urval av livsstilstidningen Vanity Fairs omslagsbilder med hjälp av en semiotisk analys. Detta för att belysa egenskaper i omslagsbilderna vilka kunde visa hur män och kvinnor representerades och vilka ideal rörande fysiska attribut de uppvisade. Detta var uppsatsens syfte och frågeställningarna beträffade hur representationen av könen såg ut, om det fanns några tydliga skillnader och hur könsrollerna såg ut då båda könen figurerade på ett omslag. Frågeställningarna rörde även vilka ideal för män och kvinnor om fysiska attribut, om några, som porträtterades på omslagsbilderna och om, och då i så fall hur, de avvek från idealen. Materialet bestod av sex omslagsbilder från Vanity Fairs utgåvor under 2011. Metoden som användes för att göra studien var en semiotisk analys där Roland Barthes analysmodell med beteckning av första och andra graden applicerades. Detta för att kunna urskilja de tecken urvalet av omslagsbilder bestod av och vilka konnotationer dessa kunde framkalla hos tolkaren. Teoridelen bestående av litteratur kring representation, stereotyper och ideal i media samt tidigare forskning om Vanity Fairs omslagsbilder mellan 1983 och 2008 diskuterades men fungerade även som stöd för tolkningarna utifrån analysen av omslagsbilderna. Analysen av urvalet av Vanity Fairs omslagsbilder visade att representationen av könen inte hade kommit så långt i den utveckling som viss teorilitteratur ansåg hade skett inom media. Utvecklingen pekade mot en mer jämställd representation av män och kvinnor, nya maskuliniteter bestående av något känsligare och komplexa män hade även setts uppträda och männen hade kommit att allt oftare placeras i rollen som passivt sexobjekt. Denna roll hade kvinnor länge tilldelats men utvecklingen hade lett till mer självständiga och aktivare kvinnor. I de två omslagsbilder där båda könen figurerade kunde man se kvinnorna placerade i en relativt likvärdig position med männen men det var inte markant. Männen på omslagsbilderna visade vissa drag av de nya maskuliniteterna men kunde inte placeras i rollen som passivt sexobjekt, anspelning på sexualitet fann man istället främst hos kvinnorna. Alla personer levde upp i stort upp till de strikta ideal om fysiska attribut som teorilitteraturen benämnde som rådande i den västerländska kulturen. Enda undantaget var antydan till pannrynkor hos en av männen, vilken upplevdes vara karaktärsstärkande och bevisade att avvikelse från ideal accepteras i högre utsträckning för män än kvinnor. Vanity Fairs omslagsbilder verkade befästa traditionella representationer om män och kvinnor där kvinnorna förväntades vara mer sexuellt utmanande än männen och där idealen de uppvisade var starkt sammanbundna med dessa traditionella representationer.

Thesis (Ph. D.)--University of Notre Dame, 2009. / Thesis directed by David Solomon for the Department of Philosophy. "December 2009." Includes bibliographical references (leaves 274-279).

One of the major concerns of counselling psychology is to foster development rather than to simply remediate problems. One of the emotions through which proactive development might be facilitated is pride. Pride has potential connections to achievement motivation, care and attention toward work, task persistence, self-competence, esteem, and general productive well-being within a social context. The purpose of this study was to describe children's conceptions of pride in the anticipation that knowing about these conceptions would help indicate ways for counsellors to intervene. Using phenomenography, a descriptive research methodology that emphasizes conceptions of things experienced, child participants in Grades 2, 4, and 7 were interviewed to determine their conceptions of pride. The children were invited to talk about pride, mainly by telling stories of experiences with pride. The resulting narratives were analyzed to sift out all qualitatively distinct categories of meaning for pride, mapping the general domain of the emotion. Eight distinct conceptions emerged, including three active or doing conceptions (achieving, acting ethically, and acting independently) and five having conceptions (possessing, having a desired attribute or ability, belonging, having special status, and pride by association). All conceptions were represented in all three grades sampled, with no outstanding age- or gender-related differences. Research results contribute to our knowledge of how children experience and comprehend pride, and point toward educational and psychological implications for those who parent, educate, or counsel children.

One of the major concerns of counselling psychology is to foster development rather than to simply remediate problems. One of the emotions through which proactive development might be facilitated is pride. Pride has potential connections to achievement motivation, care and attention toward work, task persistence, self-competence, esteem, and general productive well-being within a social context. The purpose of this study was to describe children's conceptions of pride in the anticipation that knowing about these conceptions would help indicate ways for counsellors to intervene. Using phenomenography, a descriptive research methodology that emphasizes conceptions of things experienced, child participants in Grades 2, 4, and 7 were interviewed to determine their conceptions of pride. The children were invited to talk about pride, mainly by telling stories of experiences with pride. The resulting narratives were analyzed to sift out all qualitatively distinct categories of meaning for pride, mapping the general domain of the emotion. Eight distinct conceptions emerged, including three active or doing conceptions (achieving, acting ethically, and acting independently) and five having conceptions (possessing, having a desired attribute or ability, belonging, having special status, and pride by association). All conceptions were represented in all three grades sampled, with no outstanding age- or gender-related differences. Research results contribute to our knowledge of how children experience and comprehend pride, and point toward educational and psychological implications for those who parent, educate, or counsel children. / Education, Faculty of / Educational and Counselling Psychology, and Special Education (ECPS), Department of / Graduate

[pt] A preocupação do homem com bem-estar e beleza esteve sempre presente na história da humanidade; contudo, o uso de cosméticos e produtos de cuidados pessoais passou a ser sinônimo de práticas femininas, condenando por muito tempo aqueles que ousaram discordar dessa máxima. No entanto, o paradigma vem sendo transformado e nos últimos anos vemos crescer exponencialmente o consumo masculino de beleza. Diante desse contexto, o presente estudo teve por objetivo investigar o universo masculino no que tange aos seus cuidados pessoais, buscando entender quais são os motivadores de suas práticas de beleza e como tais motivadores influenciam seu comportamento de consumo relacionado à aparência. A partir de uma metodologia qualitativa baseada em entrevistas, foram obtidos os relatos de doze jovens adultos de classe econômica alta na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Os resultados dividem-se em três blocos. O primeiro deles apresenta os motivadores internos, como auto-estima, auto-conceito e autoafirmação. Apresentamos em seguida os motivadores externos, onde a aceitação social e a pressão do ideal estético dividem espaço com a grande influência da mulher, que pode ser observada de diferentes formas, mas sobretudo como parâmetro de comparação, delimitando o que é razoável e o que é excessivo para o auto-denominado homem médio. Nesse contexto, avaliamos ainda as práticas e os hábitos de consumo masculino de produtos de cuidados pessoais. Finalmente, depreendemos que o cuidar da beleza para o homem pode ser descrito como uma prática funcional e até mesmo estratégica: a aparência é tida como uma verdadeira arma social, favorecendo a conquista dos benefícios decorrentes de uma boa apresentação. / [en] Man s concern with well being and beauty was always present in the history of humanity; however, the use of cosmetics and personal care products turned to be synonymous of feminine practices, condemning for a long time those who dared to disagree with this conception; however, the paradigm is being transformed and in recent years we can see an exponential growth of masculine consumption of beauty. Thus, the present study has for objective to investigate the masculine universe in what it refers to man’s personal care, better understanding which are the motivators of their beauty practices and how do these motivators influence man’s consumption behavior related to their appearance. Supported by a qualitative methodology based on interviews, we obtained the stories of twelve upper class young adults from Rio de Janeiro city. The results are divided in three blocks. The first one presents the internal motivators, as auto-esteem, autoconcept and auto-affirmation. Subsequently, we present the external motivators, where the social acceptance and the pressure of the aesthetic ideal share space with the great influence of woman, presented in three different ways, specially as a comparison parameter, delimiting what it is reasonable and what is excessive for the auto-called average man. In this context, we also evaluate the masculine practices and consumption habits of personal care products. Finally, we conclude that, for man, taking care of beauty can be described as a functional, and even strategical, practice: appearance is taken as a social weapon, favoring the conquest of the decurrent benefits of a good look.

Eine aus der 1975 posthum veröffentlichten "Baasdörper Krönk" entwickelte Geschichte, die F.E. Peters in hochdeutscher Sprache veröffentlicht hat. Es geht um die Liebesgeschichte, aber auch den kleinen Machtkampf zwischen einem verwitweten Bauern mit vier Kindern und seiner Haushälterin, die für den Geschmack des angehenden Ehemannes zu viel Wert auf Äußerlichkeiten legt. „Staken und Bretter dienen dazu, das Fassungsvermögen eines Leiterwagens zu steigern.“ Der Ausdruck wird in Baasdorf im übertragenen Sinn für Anzeichen eines übertriebenen Geltungsbedürfnisses gebraucht. Berühmt ist die zu der Erzählung gehörende Episode aus der "Baasdörper Krönk" wegen des Ausspruchs von Johann-Detlef: „Dar fohrt Puls [hier: Thun] mit Tante längs.“ (Krönk, S. 67, Staken und Bretter, S. 8). In der "Krönk" folgen sprachsoziologisch interessante Ausführungen des Erzählers zu den vier Gründen, warum der Ausspruch von Johann-Detlef, der die Geziertheit der Haushälterin parodiert, im Dorf zu einem Lacherfolg wird. Nach Baasdorfer Meinung heißt es „föhrt“ und nicht „fahrt“, außerdem „lang“ und nicht „längs“. Zu allem Überfluss lässt sich die Haushälterin von den Kindern „Tante“ nennen, „wat ok dumm Tüüch weer“ und schließlich nennt sie Hansjörn Puls (hier: Ehler Thun) beim Nachnamen. Johann-Detlef macht also mit seinem Spott mobil gegen die Haushälterin, denn der Gebrauch des Hochdeutschen wird in Baasdorf als ein Zeichen von Hochnäsigkeit gewertet: „So’n Lö, de – mit een Woort geseggt – ümmer höger schieten wüllt, as se den Mors hebbt, de nehmt wi erst mal en betjen in’e Maak; de mööt erstmal wat ümlehren.“ (Krönk, S. 67). In der "Krönk" geht der sich später fortsetzende eheliche Kampf um „Staken und Bretter“ anders und weniger harmonisch aus als in der Erzählung.

Univ., Diss.--Hamburg, 2003.

Thesis (S.T.M.)--Concordia Seminary, 1999. / Includes bibliographical references (leaves 138-144). Includes additional title p. and some bibliographical references in Chinese.

This thesis aims to investigate the relationships between vanity, social comparison and purchase behaviour. Specifically, this thesis defines and develops a conceptual model that expands on these relationships where vanity and social comparison act as antecedents to consumers’ self-esteem and product evaluation which in turn gives rise to purchase behaviour for luxury fashion products. Using this model, the research examines how manipulations of social comparison and vanity are reflected in these relationships and the resulting impact on purchase behaviour. To empirically test this model, an online experiment using a 3x2 between-subjects factorial design was conducted, where respondents were exposed to modified print advertisements for luxury branded sunglasses. A total of 297 responses were collected from a pool of Amazon’s Mechanical Turk workers, which were analysed using multiple regression, factorial ANCOVA and path analysis to assess the hypothesised relationships. The results indicate that vanity appeals were indeed responsible for the way in which the product was evaluated which positively translated into purchase consideration. However, though social comparison was proven to negatively impact on self-esteem, this change in self-esteem was not significant in determining purchase behaviour. Additionally, social anxiety and public self-consciousness were found to be antecedents to the modelled relationships. The theoretical and managerial implications of these findings, along with suggested directions for future research, are discussed.