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

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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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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Nature and Environment in Collective Perception. Study on the Plain Countryside of the Northern Half Crisana Province, Romania

Annals of Valahia University of Targoviste Geographical Series ◽

10.1515/avutgs-2017-0002 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 17 (1) ◽

pp. 18-27

Author(s):

Dragoș Dărăbăneanu ◽

Iulian Dincă

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Representations ◽

Direct Effects ◽

Geographical Pattern ◽

The Public ◽

Northern Half ◽

The Social ◽

North Western ◽

Western Romania

Abstract The main objective of this study is geared toward how the public understands the nature and the environment, and relates to them. The research universe is represented by the inhabitants of the plain step in the northern half of Crisana Province (north-western Romania). It started from the idea that social representations generate attitudinal and behavioral patterns and the way in which people interact with the environment and nature has a significant influence on quality of life and social development. Therefore, the social representations about the environment and nature have direct effects on our future and can be oriented towards the active participation to the efforts to protect the environment and the nature in general. There were 671 residents of 34 villages questioned and their answers have set a certain socio-geographical pattern on the specifics of life environment belonging to plain. The life environment was perceived by us as a way of reporting to the nature and the environment. The rural respondents from the plain come up with the most common answers, even identical in content, drawing the nature and the environment as ambience, as the space around them.

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Impact of Social Support on the Quality of Life in a Sample of Potosinos Older Adultus

Mexican Bioethics Review ICSA ◽

10.29057/mbr.v3i5.6383 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 3 (5) ◽

pp. 24-31

Author(s):

Angelina González Hurtado ◽

María del Refugio Acuña Gurrola ◽

Deyanira Loredo González

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Social Support ◽

Family Support ◽

Old Age ◽

Aging Process ◽

Population Group ◽

The Social ◽

Different Types

Introduction. Because of de increase of the poblation and the heterogeneity of the aging process, it is necessary to know the elements that contribute to successful old age. So the purpose of this study was to identify the type and source of support than has greatest impact on quality of life of elderly mexican participants. Material and Method. Was interviewed a voluntary and intentional sample of143older adults, about their quality of life and satisfaction with the social supportnetwork. Results. Family and not-family links provide types of support that have a specific significant effect on the different components of quality of life and even, except for the couple, not-family support has a greater number of quality effects of life. Conclusions. The diversification and strengthening of all links that make up the network is necessary, because of each link is a potential provider of different types of support, contributes to strengthening the quality of life in this population group.

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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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ASSOCIAÇÃO BRASILEIRA DE MASTERS DE NATAÇÃO (ABMN) - DIVISORA DE ÁGUAS NA HISTÓRIA DA NATAÇÃO MASTER DO BRASIL

Movimento (ESEFID/UFRGS) ◽

10.22456/1982-8918.2482 ◽

2007 ◽

Vol 5 (11) ◽

pp. 33-44

Author(s):

Fabiano Pries Devide

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Oral History ◽

Old Age ◽

Social Stigma ◽

The Social

Os objetivos do presente estudo foram investigar os fatores responsáveis pela fundação da ABMN e sua importância para a natação master brasileira. Através do método da história oral, foram feitas quatro entrevistas com sócios-fundadores e dirigentes da entidade desde a sua fundação em 1 984. Após transcrição/ reenvio aos colaboradores, conferência e análise dos dados, concluímos que a ABMN foi de extrema importância para a profissionalização da natação master no Brasil, que possui importância educacional e cultural, contribuindo para a melhoria da qualidade de vida dos nadadores e para uma transformação no estigma social da velhice por parte de seus praticantes, amigos e Familiares. The purpose of this study was to investigate the responsable factors of the ABMN co fundation and its importance to Brazílian master swimming. Through the method of oral history, we recorded four interviews with foundation-members and directors of the entity since its foundation in 1984. After transcription of the interviews, its conference by the cooperators, and analysis of the data, we concluded that ABMN was very important to the profissionalization of master swimming in Brazil, that is educationally and culturally important, helping to improve the quality of life of the swimmers, and to transform the social stigma of old age through particípants, their friends and relatives

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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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Representations and practices of patients with vasculogenic ulcers on quality of life

Revista Gaúcha de Enfermagem ◽

10.1590/1983-1447.2021.20200098 ◽

2021 ◽

Vol 42 ◽

Author(s):

Nathália Nunes Gomes ◽

Lara Mariana Monteiro de Santa Rosa ◽

Márcia de Assunção Ferreira ◽

Rafael Celestino da Silva

Keyword(s):

Quality Of Life ◽

Daily Life ◽

Social Representations ◽

Self Care ◽

The Other ◽

Health Unit ◽

Structured Interviews ◽

The Social ◽

The One

ABSTRACT Objective: To identify the social representations and practices of patients with vasculogenic ulcer about their quality of life. Method: Qualitative research that applied the Social Representations theory. Participants were 30 patients with vasculogenic ulcers registered at a health unit in Rio de Janeiro. Data was collected through semi-structured interviews, and lexical analysis was applied. Results: The social representations about the quality of life of the patients were built from the affections arising from the changes in their lives. Thus, losses arising from the reconfiguration of daily life led to a negative symbolic construction about themselves and their lives, which resulted, on the one hand, in proactive self-care behaviors and, on the other, in less self-care. Conclusion: Care for health promotion and social support is required to re-signification of life with ulcer and the adoption of new coping practices.

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