scholarly journals Análisis sociolingüístico de la /s/ en el área metropolitana de San José

2015 ◽  
Vol 14 (2) ◽  
pp. 167 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jorge Arturo Quesada Pacheco
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
San Jose ◽  
The Social

Este artículo presenta los resultados de un estudio sociolingüístico cuantitativo del fonema [s] en el área metropolitana de San José, capital de Costa Rica. Las variables sociales de género y nivel educativo, y las cuatro variantes de [s] en el área, [s], [z], [h] y [0] fueron considerados. El estudio llevó a la conclusión de que la variación de la / s / no está relacionado con el género, sino que se relaciona con el nivel de educación de los hablantes.This article presents the results of a quantitative sociolinguistic study of the phoneme [s] in the Metropolitan area of San José, capital of Costa Rica. The social variables of gender and educational level, and the four variants of [s] in the area, [ s ], [ z ], [ h ], and [0 ] were considered. The study led to the conclusion that the variation of /s/ is not related to gender but it is related 10 the education level of the speaker.

scholarly journals Mathematical Self-Confidence of High School Students: A Study in Costa Rica

2018 ◽  
Vol 23 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Luis Gerardo Meza-Cascante ◽  
Evelyn Agüero-Calvo ◽  
Zuleyka Suárez-Valdés-Ayala
Keyword(s):  
High School Students ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Educational Level ◽  
Geographical Location ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Day Schools ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Education Students ◽  
School Students ◽  
Self Confidence

The “mathematical self-confidence” of the Costa Rican secondary education students is studied using the self-confidence subscale of Fennema and Sherman (1976), and the existence of differences in this variable by sex, educational level and the school geographical location is analyzed as well. The participants in the study were 2984 students (51% female) from the seventh to the eleventh year of official public day schools of the Ministry of Public Education of Costa Rica. The participating schools were selected by simple stratified random sampling and by conglomerates, according to the location area (69.5% urban), and according to the population by province (19.5% Alajuela, 12.5% Cartago, 9.3% Guanacaste, 10.6% Heredia, 10.3% Limon, 9.4% Puntarenas, 28.4% San Jose). The students selected for the study in each school sampled were those belonging to the second group of each educational level (18.9% seventh, 20.5% eighth, 21.4% ninth, 19% tenth, 20.2% eleventh). The results suggest that, jointly, about 78.9% of the students show between high and moderate levels of self confidence. They also indicate the existence of differences in the level of mathematical self confidence according to gender, with lower levels for women, with a medium magnitude of differences. The findings also suggest that there are no differences in the level of mathematical self-confidence among the tenth and eleventh level students, but there are in the ninth level; the latter having the highest index of mathematical self-confidence of the three. The study did not detect differences in the level of mathematical self-confidence among students according to the location of the school. The results suggest, at least, the following lines of research: to delve into the causes of the differences detected in the level of mathematical self-confidence by gender and those that may explain why the level of mathematical self-confidence decreases in the students of Diversified Education.

The housing problem in light of the Syrian crisis and its repercussions on family stability - A field study of the city of Jaramana in the Damascus countryside governorate -: مشكلة السكن في ظل الأزمة السورية وانعكاساتها على الاستقرار الأسري – دراسة ميدانية لمدينة جرمانا في محافظة ريف دمشق –

2021 ◽  
Vol 5 (13) ◽  
pp. 48-32
Author(s):  
Nihal Abdulsalam Rehawi Jalb Nihal Abdulsalam Rehawi Jalb
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Analytical Approach ◽  
Education Level ◽  
Family Stability ◽  
Housing Problem ◽  
Syrian Crisis ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Family ◽  
The Relationship ◽  
The City

The study aimed to describe the reality of the housing problem that displaced families suffer from in the city of Jaramana in light of the Syrian crisis and to identify the economic and social repercussions of the housing problem on stability among the responses of the sample families about the implications of the housing problem on family stability according to a number of variables (education level of the Lord The family, the work of the head of the family, and the income of the family), and the study adopted the descriptive-analytical approach, and a questionnaire was adopted as a tool to collect information, and it was applied to a sample of the displaced families within the city of Jaramana in the Damascus countryside governorate, and the sample consisted of sixty displaced families. The study found several conclusions, including: the largest percentage of economic repercussions were the difficulty in obtaining housing, followed by the percentage of inability to secure family requirements and the inability to pay the monthly rent, and with regard to the social repercussions, the largest percentages were for the lower educational level of children and the lack of privacy in the relationship between spouses, Regarding to the conclusion the study it is recommended several recommendations, including: Building temporary housing units equipped with all the supplies and needs to be distributed to the displaced families to meet the urgent increases of the displaced and reduce the severity of housing rents.

scholarly journals Los estudios culturales y la construcción social del patrimonio cultural

REVISTARQUIS ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 6 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Rosa Elena Malavassi Aguilar
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Cultural Studies ◽  
Latin American ◽  
Postcolonial Studies ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Case Study Analysis ◽  
The Social ◽  
American Authors ◽  
Estudios Culturales

ResumenEl presente artículo forma parte una investigación más amplia, cuyo tema es la construcción social del patrimonio urbano y arquitectónico en la ciudad de San José, Costa Rica. El proyecto tiene por objetivo analizar la forma en que se ha construido el concepto de patrimonio en Costa Rica, específicamente en la ciudad de San José, su capital. En este texto se realiza una revisión de los postulados de los principales autores de la corriente de los estudios culturales, para definir un esquema de análisis aplicable al caso de estudio. El artículo se estructura en cuatro apartados: inicia con la obra de los pioneros de este tipo de estudios en Inglaterra, luego se analiza su repercusión en otras latitudes, por ejemplo, el desarrollo de los estudios poscoloniales en lugares como la India, para luego pasar a los trabajos de autores latinoamericanos, y finalmente hacer referencia a su impacto en el desarrollo de los estudios culturales en Costa Rica.AbstractThis article is part of a wider investigation; the theme is the social construction of urban and architectural heritage in San Jose City, Costa Rica. The project aims to analyze how the concept of heritage has been built in Costa Rica, specifically in San Jose City, the capital. In this paper is a review of the postulates of the principal authors of the cultural studies to define a scheme applicable to the case study analysis. The article is divided into four sections: begins with the work of the pioneers of this type of study in England, then its impact is analyzed elsewhere, for example, the development of postcolonial studies in India , the work of Latin American authors , and finally make reference to their impact on the development of cultural studies in Costa Rica.

scholarly journals Volcano hazard and surveillance in Costa Rica

Volcanica ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 4 (S1) ◽  
pp. 141-161
Author(s):  
Geoffroy Avard ◽  
Mauricio Mora ◽  
Henriette Bakkar ◽  
Guillermo Alvarado ◽  
Mario Angarita ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Crisis Management ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Volcanic Ash ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Seismic Stations ◽  
Tectonically Active ◽  
La Red ◽  
Scientific Collaborations ◽  
Active Volcanoes

Costa Rica hosts ten volcanic complexes and is highly tectonically active due to its location at the interaction between the Cocos, Nazca, and Caribbean plates and the Panama microplate. Three of the five historically active volcanoes had frequent eruptions in 2019. The institutions in charge of monitoring the volcanoes of Costa Rica are the Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica from Universidad Nacional (OVSICORI-UNA) and the Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN: UCR-ICE that groups the Escuela Centroamericana de Geología from the Universidad de Costa Rica, and the Observatorio Sismológico y Vulcanológico de Arenal y Miravalles from the Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad; acronyms ECG, UCR, OSIVAM, and ICE). These institutions are focused on the most dangerous volcanoes, i.e. those closest to the Great Metropolitan Area (2.2 million inhabitants), which includes San José (the capital), and those near hydroelectrical and geothermal plants. In 2020, those institutions operated a network of. 59 seismic stations on volcanoes, 5 infrasound stations, 25 permanent GPS sites, 2 permanent DOAS, 3 permanent MultiGAS, 13 webcams, and performed systematic analyses in geochemistry and petrology laboratories. Those institutes routinely communicate results with the authorities in charge of crisis management nationally and internationally (Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riesgos y Atención de Emergencias and Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, respectively) and are always looking for more scientific collaborations. Costa Rica alberga diez complejos volcánicos y presenta una elevada actividad sísmica debido a su ubicación dentro de un marco tectónico complejo, donde interactúan las placas del Cocos, Nazca, Caribe y la microplaca de Panamá. Tres de los cinco volcanes históricamente activos han tenido frecuentes erupciones durante el 2019. Los institutos que vigilan los volcanes de Costa Rica son el Observatorio Vulcanológico y Sismológico de Costa Rica (OVSICORIUNA) y la Red Sismológica Nacional (RSN: UCR-ICE que agrupa a la Escuela Centroamericana de Geología de la Universidad de Costa Rica y al Observatorio Sismológico y Vulcanológico del Arenal y Miravalles del Instituto Costarricense de Electricidad, acrónimos en orden: ECG, UCR, OSIVAM e ICE). Estos institutos se enfocan principalmente en los volcanes que representan un alto riesgo para la capital San José y la Gran Área Metropolitana, en el centro de Costa Rica (2.2 millones de habitantes), y aquellos cerca de centrales hidroeléctricas y geotérmicas. La vigilancia se apoya en una red de 59 estaciones sísmicas, 5 medidores de infrasonido, 25 sitios GPS permanentes, 2 DOAS, 3 MultiGAS permanentes, 13 cámaras web y análisis sistemático de muestras en los laboratorios de geoquímica y petrología. Estas instituciones comunican sus resultados de forma rutinaria a las autoridades a cargo de la gestión de peligros nacionales e internacionales (Comisión Nacional de Prevención de Riegos y Atención de Emergencias y Volcanic Ash Advisory Centre, respectivamente), y permanecen en la búsqueda permanente de colaboraciones científicas.

Isolation and Identification of Zoonotic Species of Genus Arcobacter from Chicken Viscera Obtained from Retail Distributors of the Metropolitan Area of San José, Costa Rica

2013 ◽  
Vol 76 (5) ◽  
pp. 879-882 ◽  
Author(s):  
EDGAR GARCÍA VILLALOBOS ◽  
HERIBERTO FERNÁNDEZ JARAMILLO ◽  
CAROLINA CHAVES ULATE ◽  
MARÍA LAURA ARIAS ECHANDI
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Multiplex Pcr ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Membrane Filtration ◽  
Selective Medium ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Isolation And Identification ◽  
Specific Pcr ◽  
Significant Difference ◽  
Chicken Viscera

Arcobacter is a genus of growing importance worldwide; some of its species are considered emerging enteropathogens and potential zoonotic agents. In Costa Rica, as well as in other countries, its isolation has been reported, so the objective of this project was to evaluate and identify the presence of Arcobacter in chicken viscera sold in the metropolitan area of San José, Costa Rica, as well as to determine the antimicrobial resistance patterns associated with it. One hundred fifty samples of chicken viscera including heart, liver, and other gastrointestinal organs were purchased from 15 supermarkets and 15 local retailers. De Boer and Houf broths were used as enrichment media; isolation was done with Arcobacter-selective medium and with membrane filtration with blood agar. Typical colonies were identified with genus-specific PCR, and species identification was made with multiplex PCR. Susceptibility to ampicillin, ciprofloxacin, chloramphenicol, erythromycin, gentamicin, and tetracycline was done with the Epsilometer test. The isolation frequency of Arcobacter genus obtained in this study was of 17.3%. A total of 33 isolates were obtained from the poultry samples, and according to the multiplex PCR methodology, 22 (66.7%) isolates were identified as Arcobacter butzleri, 8 (24.2%)as Arcobacter cryaerophilus, and1(3.1%)as Arcobacter skirrowii. Two strains were not identified. No statistical significant difference was found when the source of samples was compared. Resistance toward chloramphenicol was 68.75%, followed by ampicillin (43.75%) and ciprofloxacin (18.75%); all strains were susceptible to tetracycline.

scholarly journals El plural en los sustantivos terminados en vocal en el cantón de Curridabat: Estudio cuantitativo

2015 ◽  
Vol 16 (2) ◽  
pp. 75
Author(s):  
Annette Calvo Shadid
Keyword(s):  
Social Variables ◽  
Linguistic Context ◽  
San Jose ◽  
Level Of Education ◽  
Quantitative Distribution ◽  
The Social ◽  
The Relationship

Este estudio presenta una distribución cuantitativa de variantes plural de los sustantivos vocales interminables observados en el cantón de Curridabat, provincia de San José. El propósito de la investigación es determinar la relación, en primer lugar, entre el contexto lingüístico que determina la palabra elegida y las variantes plural utilizados y, en segundo lugar, entre estas variantes y las variables sociales de la edad, sexo y nivel de educación de los hablantes.This study presents a quantitative distribution of plural varíants for vowel-ending nouns observed in Curridabat county, province of San José. The purpose of the research is to determine the relationship, fírst, between the linguistic context which determines the word chosen and the plural variants used and, second, between these variants and the social variables of age, sex and level of education of the speakers.

scholarly journals Bodies in motion: spaces, emotions and representations that (de)construct realities

2017 ◽  
Vol 51 (0) ◽  
Author(s):  
Jaime Alonso Caravaca-Morera ◽  
Maria Itayra Padilha
Keyword(s):  
Content Analysis ◽  
Costa Rica ◽  
Life Stories ◽  
Social Representations ◽  
Costa Rican ◽  
Social Representation ◽  
The Body ◽  
San Jose ◽  
The Social ◽  
Study Population

Abstract OBJECTIVE To analyze the social representations of the body among Brazilian and Costa Rican transsexual people through their life stories. METHOD Qualitative and descriptive multicenter research. The study population consisted of 70 participants. Two organizations cooperated to collect the information, one in Florianópolis, SC-Brazil and one in San José, the capital of Costa Rica. Content Analysis was used to analyze the data. RESULTS Based on the results, a single social representation of corporeality was unveiled: “Modeled bodies: about the elasticity of corporeality”. This representation described two clear elementary context units (discourse matrices). The first associates the body with an inconclusive, transitory, volatile, pliable, moldable and fluid object, while the second relates the body with a separate institution, but regulated and controlled by others. CONCLUSION In conclusion, the transsexual body is a volatile, transient, transformable institution, crossed by the marks of a historicizing and historicizable time, which comes within the scope not only of what can be named by means of linguistic signs, but also of what belongs to the unnamable in terms of sociocultural perceptions and feelings.

Empirical evaluation of site effects in the metropolitan area of San José, Costa Rica

2000 ◽  
Vol 20 (1-4) ◽  
pp. 177-185 ◽  
Author(s):  
A. Moya ◽  
V. Schmidt ◽  
C. Segura ◽  
I. Boschini ◽  
K. Atakan
Keyword(s):  
Costa Rica ◽  
Metropolitan Area ◽  
Site Effects ◽  
Empirical Evaluation ◽  
San Jose

scholarly journals Construcciones híbridas de posesivo en La Pola Siero (Asturias): diferencias sociolingüísticas / Possessive hybrid constructions in La Pola Siero (Asturias): sociolinguistic differences

2020 ◽  
pp. 99-113
Author(s):  
Cristina Bleorţu
Keyword(s):  
Educational Level ◽  
Social Groups ◽  
Spontaneous Speech ◽  
Linguistic Variation ◽  
Social Variables ◽  
Northern Spain ◽  
Speech Corpus ◽  
The Social ◽  
Los Grupos ◽  
Relevant Factors

Ye intención de nueso presentar nesti trabayu les interferencies asturianes nel casu de los posesivos d’un corpus de fala semiespontánea de La Pola Siero (Asturies, norte d’España). Trátase de venticuatro informantes escoyíos acordies con tres variables pre-establecíes (sexu, edá, nivel d’estudios). Sicasí, y según se va ver nel apartáu de los resultaos, el papel más importante nel procesu de variación llingüística nun lu desempeñen les tres variables sociales sinon otres. Darréu d’ello, camiéntase que nuna situación diglósica como la de La Pola Siero, ye perimportante considerar los grupos sociales non como grupos fixos. Esto débese enforma a que, como falantes, disponemos d’unes identidaes tresportables (Zimmerman 1998) que nos permiten movenos llingüísticamente y negociar la nuesa identidá (Blommaert, Goffman 1956; Gumperz 1992; 2000; Kabatek, 1997a, 1997b, 2000, 2002, 2017).Pallabres clave: castellanu faláu, posesivos, La Pola Siero (Asturies), llingua asturiana, sociollingüística.In this paper, our aim is to present the Asturian interferences in the case of possessives employed in a semi-spontaneous speech corpus collected from La Pola Siero (Northern Spain). It consists of twenty-four informants who were selected according to three pre-established variables (sex, age, educational level). However, as it will be seen in the results section, the most important role in the process of linguistic variation is not played by these social variables; on the contrary, findings show that other variables are the most relevant factors. As a consequence, we believe that in a diglossic situation, as in La Pola Siero, it is very important to consider that the social groups are not definite. This is largely due to the fact that, as speakers, we have transportable identities (Zimmerman 1998) that allow us to move linguistically and to negotiate our identity (Blommaert, 2010; Goffman 1956; Gumperz 1992; Kabatek, 1997, 2000, 2002,2017).Keywords: spoken Spanish, possessives, La Pola Siero (Asturias), Asturian language, sociolinguistics.

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