Social representations of child and adolescent sexual abuse: A study of juridical professionals

Estudos de Psicologia (Campinas) ◽

10.1590/1982-0275201936e180085 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 36 ◽

Author(s):

Camila de Alencar PEREIRA ◽

Silvana Carneiro MACIEL ◽

Dayse Barbosa SILVA ◽

Luã Medeiros Fernandes de MELO

Keyword(s):

Sexual Abuse ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Child And Adolescent ◽

Central Core ◽

Legal Professionals ◽

Core Theory ◽

The Social ◽

Adolescent Sexual Abuse ◽

Free Word

Abstract This study sought to identify the structure of legal professionals’ representations of child and adolescent sexual abuse anchored by the central core theory of social representations. The sample included 31 professionals responsible for implementing public policies in relation to victims, their family members, and aggressors. A sociodemographic questionnaire was employed with a free word association task. The resulting data were analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences 21.0 and the R Interface for Multidimensional Analyses of Texts and Questionnaires, respectively. The central core of the professionals’ representations included the terms “violence”, “trauma”, and “grief”; furthermore, they pathologized the abuser, and their representations were anchored by criminological and psychological explanations of sexual abuse. This fragmented view of sexual abuse lacks macroexplanations that address cultural and social factors as well as proposals that involve society as a whole.

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Representações sociais dos combustíveis: reflexões para o ensino de Química e Ciências na abordagem CTS

#Tear: Revista de Educação, Ciência e Tecnologia ◽

10.35819/tear.v4.n2.a1918 ◽

2015 ◽

Vol 4 (2) ◽

Author(s):

Carlos Ventura Fonseca

Keyword(s):

Science Teachers ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Social Representation ◽

Chemistry Teaching ◽

Educational Approach ◽

Methodological Choices ◽

The Social ◽

Teacher Researcher ◽

Free Word

Resumo: Este trabalho, identificado com o paradigma do professor-pesquisador, buscou investigar as representações sociais de estudantes de um curso Técnico em Eletrônica integrado ao ensino médio sobre o tema “combustível”. Além disso, procurou identificar como essas informações podem qualificar o trabalho de professores-pesquisadores de Química e Ciências no contexto da sala de aula, especificamente pensando-se em uma abordagem CTS. As opções metodológicas envolveram a aplicação de um questionário contendo três questões interconectadas, que exploraram: respostas descritivas, associação livre de palavras e expressão através de desenho. A análise de conteúdo dos dados obtidos evidenciou que os alunos entendem os combustíveis como materiais relacionados à Química, sendo uma necessidade social para a produção de energia, em que pesem os problemas ambientais decorrentes de seu uso. Os extratos analíticos também revelaram que o estudo das representações sociais, no âmbito das pesquisas educacionais, viabiliza a explicitação das teorias de senso comum dos estudantes e colabora para o planejamento e a efetivação de uma abordagem pedagógica com viés crítico sobre a sociedade, a tecnologia e a ciência. Palavras-chave: Representações sociais. Combustíveis. Ensino de Química. CTS. SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS ON FUEL: REFLECTIONS FOR THE CHEMISTRY AND SCIENCE EDUCATION IN STS APPROACH Abstract: This work, identified with the paradigm of teacher-researcher, sought to investigate the social representations on "fuel" of students belonging to an electronic technical course in integrated high school. Moreover, sought to identify how this information may qualify the work of Chemical and Science teachers-researchers in the context of the classroom, specifically thinking into a STS approach. The methodological choices involved the application of a questionnaire containing three interconnected questions that explored: descriptive answers, free word association and expression through drawing. The content analysis of the data obtained showed that students understand the fuel as related to chemical materials, being a social need for energy production, in spite of the environmental problems arising from its use. Analytical extracts also revealed that the study of social representations in the context of educational research enables the explanation of common sense theories of students and collaborate to the planning and execution of an educational approach with critical bias on society, technology and science. Keywords: Social representation. Fuel. Chemistry teaching. STS.

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O núcleo central da representação social de estagiários(as) do curso de Pedagogia/UERN acerca da docência

Revista Principia - Divulgação Científica e Tecnológica do IFPB ◽

10.18265/1517-0306a2020v1n52p157-168 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 1 (52) ◽

pp. 157

Author(s):

Antônia Maíra Emelly Cabral da Silva Vieira ◽

Elda Silva Do Nascimento Melo

Keyword(s):

Teaching And Learning ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Rio Grande ◽

Social Representation ◽

Central Nucleus ◽

Font Size ◽

The Social ◽

Central Elements ◽

Free Word

This study is part of the master’s dissertation entitled “The social representation of interns of the Education course about teaching” presented to the postgraduate program in Education of the Federal University of Rio Grande do Norte (UFRN). The research seeks to identify the social representation of interns of the Education course at UERN about teaching. We present the results of the evaluation of the TALP (Free Word Association Technique), analyzed in the light of the Theory of Social Representations (MOSCOVICI, 1978) and the Central Nucleus Theory (ABRIC, 1998) with the help of EVOC software and the technique of content analysis (BARDIN, 2011) that allowed us to visualize the central nucleus of the social representation of teaching. The results contemplate regularities that helped us to perceive that the subjects of the research construct a social representation of teaching, rooted in the central elements as: love, dedication, teaching and learning.

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Cognitive analysis of the social representations of suicide among hospital emergency professionals

SMAD Revista Eletrônica Saúde Mental Álcool e Drogas (Edição em Português) ◽

10.11606/issn.1806-6976.smad.2020.166424 ◽

2020 ◽

Vol 16 (4) ◽

pp. 3-12

Author(s):

Saulo Sacramento Meira ◽

Alba Benemérita Alves Vilela ◽

Claudia Ribeiro Santos Lopes ◽

Jeorgia Pereira Alves ◽

Hernane Borges de Barros Pereira

Keyword(s):

Word Association ◽

Semantic Network ◽

Social Representations ◽

Analysis Model ◽

Cognitive Network ◽

Four Dimensions ◽

The Social ◽

Lack Of Control ◽

Conflict Solution ◽

Free Word

Objective: to analyze the constitutive contents of the social representations of suicide by health professionals in the emergency department through an analysis of the cognitive network. Method: study based on the Theory of Social Representations carried out with 104 emergency room professionals from a hospital in Bahia, Brazil. A free word association task was conducted using the term suicide enabling the creation of a semantic network that was analyzed using the Cognitive Network Analysis model. Results: this network was composed of 42 vertices (i.e., words evoked by the professionals) and 273 edges (i.e., connections between words), with a mean degree of 13. The representational structure was formed by four dimensions (biological, affective-psychological, social, and religious) that explained the interface between the primary (i.e., central core) terms “despair,” “depression,” “disease,” “sadness,” “death,” “absence of God,” and “family fragility” and the secondary (i.e., periphery) terms “loneliness,” “lack of love,” “weakness,” “emotional distress,” “frustration,” “conflict,” “solution,” “mistake,” “fear,” “non-acceptance,” “anxiety,” “lack of control,” and “kill.” Conclusion: despite the presence of reductionist aspects, the representational structure created by the healthcare professionals of the investigated hospital conveyed the meaning and image of suicide across its multidimensional aspects, favoringchanges in individual and collective practices ...

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Identity, feeling of belonging and collective action in localized agrifood systems. Example of the Serrano cheese in the Campos de Cima da Serra, Brazil

Cahiers Agricultures ◽

10.1051/cagri/2019028 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 28 ◽

pp. 28 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Carine Pachoud

Keyword(s):

Collective Action ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Social Representation ◽

Participatory Governance ◽

Factorial Correspondence Analysis ◽

Southern Brazil ◽

Level Of Involvement ◽

The Social ◽

Free Word

The study is aimed at linking social representations of identity and feeling of belonging to territory of farmers, to their degree of involvement in collective action within localized agrifood systems (LAS). The study was conducted with producers’ families producing Serrano cheese, in the mountains of the Campos de Cima da Serra, in southern Brazil. Collective action for the valorization of the Serrano cheese relied on the producers’ associations, which are the only form of collective organization. Fifty-four families were selected according to their level of involvement in collective action. First, we used a quantitative approach called the free word association, analyzed by Factorial Correspondence Analysis. Second, we asked closed questions to the producers to assess their feeling of belonging. We showed that the content of the social representation reflected the participation of producers in collective action. Producers who put forward the typicality of the cheese, the territory and their identity, were the most engaged in the associations. On the other hand, producers not involved in associations put forward the difficulties of their activity. In this sense, it appears valuable to encourage discussion between the different producers according to their level of involvement to build common representations that favor collective action for the defense and valorization of the Serrano cheese. Nonetheless, most producers tended to show a high feeling of belonging which could form the basis for discussion. However, collective action in the LAS follows a top-down model led by extension services, in which the producers need to be integrated in a more participatory governance to lead more efficient projects.

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The principles of the Brazilian Unified Health System, studied based on similitude analysis

Revista Latino-Americana de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/0104-1169.2925.2395 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 22 (1) ◽

pp. 59-67 ◽

Cited By ~ 5

Author(s):

Ana Paula Munhen de Pontes ◽

Denize Cristina de Oliveira ◽

Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes

Keyword(s):

Health System ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Level Of Education ◽

Unified Health System ◽

The Social ◽

Health Institutions ◽

Representational Change ◽

Organizational Principles ◽

Free Word

OBJECTIVES: to analyze and compare the incorporation of the ethical-doctrinal and organizational principles into the social representations of the Unified Health System (SUS) among health professionals. METHOD: a study grounded in Social Representations Theory, undertaken with 125 subjects, in eight health institutions in Rio de Janeiro. The free word association technique was applied to the induction term "SUS", the words evoked being analyzed using the techniques of the Vergès matrix and similitude analysis. RESULTS: it was identified that the professionals' social representations vary depending on their level of education, and that those with higher education represent a subgroup responsible for the process of representational change identified. This result was confirmed through similitude analysis. CONCLUSION: a process of representational change is ongoing, in which it was ascertained that the professionals incorporated the principles of the SUS into their symbolic constructions. The similitude analysis was shown to be a fruitful technique for research in nursing.

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Social Representations of Aging and Quality of Life in Riverine Old Age

Revista de Psicología ◽

10.18800/psico.202101.004 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 39 (1) ◽

pp. 85-113

Author(s):

Jefferson Luiz De Cerqueira Castro ◽

Ludgleydson Fernandes de Araújo ◽

Emerson Diógenes De Medeiros ◽

Janari Da Silva Pedroso

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Old Age ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Positive Elements ◽

The Social ◽

Self Reports ◽

Probabilistic Sample ◽

Free Word

This study aimed to compare the Social Representations (SR) of aging and quality of life (QoL) in old age for riparian elderly. This is a qualitative-exploratory study with a non-probabilistic sample. Sociodemographic questionnaires and the free word association technique were used. Participants were 100 elderly, matched for sex, aged 60-89 years (M = 70.08 years; SD = 7.19). The IRaMuTeQ software was used through the prototypical analysis, which provided the representational structure. Negative central elements were observed in the SR of aging and more positive elements in the SR of QoL in old age, which denotes the welfare paradox; that is, positive self-reports of life satisfaction, even in the presence of aging losses.

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Comparative study on the social representations of cancer and breast cancer

European Journal of Public Health ◽

10.1093/eurpub/ckab120.085 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 31 (Supplement_2) ◽

Author(s):

Margarida Pocinho ◽

Fatima Matos ◽

Ana Amaral

Keyword(s):

Breast Cancer ◽

Social Representations ◽

Descriptive Study ◽

Breast Cancer Treatment ◽

Social Representation ◽

Central Core ◽

Central Nucleus ◽

The Social ◽

Symbolic Universe ◽

Theory Of Social Representations

Abstract Background The symbolic universe of cancer is associated with death, but its treatment has undergone innumerable innovations, which may lead to a new meaning for social representations. The theory of social representations seeks the new, which changes in the knowledge of common sense (Guareschi & Jovchelovitch, 1994). Thus, the objective of this work is to identify the social representations of cancer and breast cancer, identifying their changes and their meanings based on the central nucleus and the peripheral system. Methods Qualitative and descriptive study, based on the structural approach of the theory of social representations. The sample was non-probabilistic and due to accessibility. The collection instrument was a Word Evocation Test with two inducing words, ‘cancer’ and ‘breast cancer’. The subjects were asked to mention three words that came to their mind immediately and spontaneously. The SPSS and IRAMUTEQ software were used. Results 753 subjects participated and 2316 words were evoked for each inducing word. In the central core of cancer the words pain, illness, death, suffering. Central core of breast cancer: treatment, pain, feeling, woman, strength. Conclusions The social representation of cancer is still strongly death, while in breast cancer it is the treatment. Suffering and pain are part of the central core of the two words and continue to characterize the disease, but in breast cancer the word strength appears. It is concluded that the social representation of breast cancer is being reframed.

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Exploring the Victimization of British Veterans: Comparing British Beliefs About Veterans With Beliefs About Soldiers

Armed Forces & Society ◽

10.1177/0095327x20942244 ◽

2020 ◽

pp. 0095327X2094224

Author(s):

Rita Helena Phillips ◽

Vincent Connelly ◽

Mark Burgess

Keyword(s):

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Principal Component ◽

Armed Forces ◽

Core Element ◽

Future Directions ◽

Association Task ◽

The Social ◽

Principal Component Analyses ◽

The Uk

Evidence suggests that most of the UK public appreciate currently serving UK Armed Forces personnel but are less positive in their beliefs about veterans. This research examined the social representations held by civilian participants of UK veterans and serving soldiers to understand why veterans may be seen more negatively. An open-ended word association task was completed by 234 UK participants where they were asked to provide three initial responses to the words “veteran” and “soldier” and to evaluate their responses in accordance to prototypicality. The 1,404 resultant associations were grouped into 14 thematic clusters. Using the hierarchical evocation method, the results suggest “heroizing associations” to be a defining core element for “soldier” and “veteran” but “victimizing associations” to be an element only for “veteran.” Principal component analyses suggest victimizing associations are related to war and deindividuated associations; “heroizing associations” are related to characterizations of the veteran’s personality. Implications and future directions are discussed.

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SOCIAL REPRESENTATIONS OF THE DRUG USER FOR THE CATHOLIC CHURCH: THE IMPLICATIONS FOR CARE

Revista de Enfermagem UFPE on line ◽

10.5205/1981-8963.2021.244507 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 15 (1) ◽

Author(s):

Diogo Jacintho Barbosa ◽

Antonio Marcos Tosoli Gomes ◽

Marcia Pereira Gomes ◽

Laercio Daleon De Melo ◽

Leandra Da Silva Paes ◽

...

Keyword(s):

Catholic Church ◽

Drug Users ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Therapeutic Communities ◽

Unified Health System ◽

The Social ◽

Data Collection Instrument ◽

Reflective Study ◽

The Catholic Church

Objective: to reflect on the social representations of psychoactive drug users for the Catholic Church. Method: this is a qualitative, descriptive, reflective study. Inclusion criteria were based on subjects over the age of 18 and who have been attending the religious group for at least six months, excluding participants who did not meet these criteria. The Social Representations Theory was adopted as a theoretical framework and the Free Word Association Test as a data collection instrument. Results: The final sample of the study was composed of 100 participants, of which 34 were female and 66 were male. It was noticed, regarding the level of education, that most had completed high school (39 participants) and, regarding the age group, 30 were between 20 and 30 years old and 26, between 31 and 40 years old. Conclusion: the Catholic religion with the highest number of believers in Brazil is pointed out, thus, understanding its representation regarding the user of psychoactive drugs aims to directly collaborate in the construction of tools capable of enhancing the treatment offered for these users not only in the therapeutic communities, but also in the Unified Health System, considering that today it is admitted that the human being is biopsychosocial-spiritual.

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Representações Sociais de professores do ensino técnico integrado ao médio do Instituto Federal da Paraíba sobre formação docente

Revista Principia - Divulgação Científica e Tecnológica do IFPB ◽

10.18265/1517-03062015v1n47p191-203 ◽

2019 ◽

Vol 1 (47) ◽

pp. 191

Author(s):

Madele Maria Barros de Oliveira Freire ◽

Elda Silva Do Nascimento Melo

Keyword(s):

Teacher Education ◽

Word Association ◽

Social Representations ◽

Science And Technology ◽

Central Nucleus ◽

Technological Education ◽

Core Theory ◽

Federal Institute ◽

Intermediate Element ◽

Education Science

Vocational and Technological Education - EPT, in Brazil, is mainly allocated to the Federal Institutes of Education, Science and Technology. However, some teachers who work in this type of teaching do not have pedagogical training to teach classes in technical education integrated to high school, despite having consistent training in their areas of knowledge. Given this reality, the need for initial and continuing teacher education of teachers working in EFA has been increasing in the host of these institutions and raising academic debates on the subject. As a way to contribute to this theme, this research aimed to investigate the pedagogical formation of teachers from the Federal Institute of Education, Science and Technology of Paraíba - IFPB and to understand their social representations about teacher education. The theoretical-methodological path that underpinned this research was the precepts about the Theory of Social Representations of Moscovici (1978; 2015) and other authors, and the use of the theoretical-methodological support of the Central Core Theory (ABRIC, 2001; 2003). The research participants consisted of 100 teachers, ten from each of the ten IFPB campuses selected. Data were collected through the application of the Free Word Association Technique - with the inductive term “teacher training is ...”, as well as a questionnaire and on-site observation, recorded in a field diary. Data treatment was performed through Excel, with systematization of the words evoked in a Spiral of Directions. The combination of theoretical and technical concepts related to the research theme and proposition as well as the results presented shows, in their quantitative and qualitative aspects, that the most shared elements which belonged to the central nucleus of social representations, were fundamental as well as knowledge of intermediate element I. This work not only sought to understand the level of the pedagogical formation of the investigated ones, but also apprehended the process of construction of their social representations. It also pointed alternatives to (re) think a teacher formation concatenated with the yearnings and interests of IFPB teachers.

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