Nainen, mies, rakkaus, seksi : Heterosuhteen kulku, kulttuurinen malli ja sitä selittävät diskurssit kahden omaelämäkerta-aineiston valossa

The subject matter of this study is the cultural knowledge concerning romantic male-female relationships in autobiographies written by so called ordinary Finnish men and women born between 1901 and 1965. The research data (98 autobiographies) is selected from two collections by the Finnish Literature Society s folklore archives in the early 1990 s. Autobiographies are cultural representations where negotiation of shared cultural models and personal meanings given to hetero-relationship is evident in an interesting manner. In this research I analyze autobiographies as a written folklore genre. Information concerning male-female relationships is being analyzed using theoretically informed close readings thematic analysis, intertextual reading and reflexive reading. Theoretical implications stem from cognitive anthropology (the idea of cultural models) and an adaptation of discourse theory inspired by Michel Foucault. The structure of the analysis follows the structure of the shared knowledge concerning romantic male-female relationship: the first phase of analysis presents the script of a hetero-relationship and then moves into the actual structure, the cultural model of a relationship. The components of the model of relationship are, as mentioned in the title of the research, woman, man, love and sex. The research shows that all the writers share this basic knowledge concerning a heterosexual relationship despite their age, background or gender. Also the conflicts described and experienced in the relationships of the writers were similar throughout the timespan of the early 1900 s to 1990 s: lack of love, inability to reconcile sexual desires, housework, sharing the responsibility of childcare and financial problems. The research claims that the conflicts in relationships are a major cause for the binary view on gender. When relationships are harmonious, there seems to be no need to see men and women as opposites. The research names five important discourses present in the meaning giving processes of autobiographers. In doing so, the stabile cultural model of male-female relationship widens to show the complexity and variation in data. In this way it is possible to detect some age and gender specific shifts and emphasis. The discourses give meaning to the components of the cultural model and determine the contents of womanhood, manhood, sexuality and love. The way these discourses are spread and their authority are different: the romantic discourse evident in the autobiographies appeal to the authority of love supreme love is the purpose of male-female relationship and it justifies sexuality. In this discourse sex can be the place for confluence of genders. The ideas of romantic love are widely spread in popular culture. Popular scientific discourse defines a relationship as a site to become a man and a woman either from a psychological or a biological point of view. Genders are seen as opposites. These ideas are often presented in media and their authority in science which is seen as infallible. The Christian discourse defines men and women: both should work for the benefit of the nuclear family under the undisputed authority of God. Marital love is based on Christian virtues and within marriage sexuality is acceptable. The discourse I ve named folk tradition defines women and men as guardians of home and offspring. The authority of folk tradition comes from universal truth based in experience and truths known to the mediators of this discourse grandparents, parents and other elders or peers. Societal discourse defines the hetero relationship as the mainstay of society. The authority in societal discourse stems from the laws and regulations that control relationship practices.

Fading Customer Relationships

This dissertation is based on the assumption that fading customer relationships are important phenomena to understand in order for companies to prevent a future relationship termination, manage a desired relationship termination, or manage the situation where the relationship strength temporarily or permanently has weakened but where the customer still stays with the same service provider. It is assumed that fading could take different forms and develop through a range of different processes. The purpose of the thesis is therefore to define and describe fading, reveal different types of fading relationship processes, and discuss the dynamics of these processes. In services literature there is a lack of research focusing on the weakening of customer relationships. Fading therefore represents a new approach to understanding issues related to the ending of customer relationships. A fading relationship process could precede a relationship ending, but could also represent a temporal weakening of the relationship without leading to termination. It thus distinguishes the concept from other concepts within ending research which focus solely on relationships that have been terminated, taking a larger aspect of the relationship into account (as a relationship could build on constant changes). A pilot study created an understanding of difficulties related to understanding and detecting fading customer relationship, which led to a follow-up study incorporating qualitative interviews in relationship dyads characterised as fading with both private banking customers and their respective financial advisor. The focus remained on the understanding of the fading process resulting in a model for analysing different types of fading processes. Four types of fading processes were also revealed; the crash landing process, the altitude drop process, the fizzle out process and the try out process. The dissertation contributes to a broadened understanding of different types of fading processes within the research area of ending relationships emphasising the dynamic aspects of the phenomenon. Managerial implications include the management of different types of fading processes and also the understanding of the financial advisor’s role in influencing the development of these processes. Helena Åkerlund is associated with CERS, the Centre for Relationship Marketing and Service Management at Hanken, Swedish School of Economics and Business Administration, Helsinki

Tiering Effects in Third-party Logistics: A First-tier Buyer Perspective

This doctoral dissertation takes a buy side perspective to third-party logistics (3PL) providers’ service tiering by applying a linear serial dyadic view to transactions. It takes its point of departure not only from the unalterable focus on the dyad levels as units of analysis and how to manage them, but also the characteristics both creating and determining purposeful conditions for a longer duration. A conceptual framework is proposed and evaluated on its ability to capture logistics service buyers’ perceptions of service tiering. The problem discussed is in the theoretical context of logistics and reflects value appropriation, power dependencies, visibility in linear serial dyads, a movement towards the more market governed modes of transactions (i.e. service tiering) and buyers’ risk perception of broader utilisation of the logistics services market. Service tiering, in a supply chain setting, with the lack of multilateral agreements between supply chain members, is new. The deductive research approach applied, in which theoretically based propositions are empirically tested with quantitative and qualitative data, provides new insight into (contractual) transactions in 3PL. The study findings imply that the understanding of power dependencies and supply chain dynamics in a 3PL context is still in its infancy. The issues found include separation of service responsibilities, supply chain visibility, price-making behaviour and supply chain strategies under changing circumstances or influence of non-immediate supply chain actors. Understanding (or failing to understand) these issues may mean remarkable implications for the industry. Thus, the contingencies may trigger more open-book policies, larger liability scope of 3PL service providers or insourcing of critical logistics activities from the first-tier buyer core business and customer service perspectives. In addition, a sufficient understanding of the issues surrounding service tiering enables proactive responses to devise appropriate supply chain strategies. The author concludes that qualitative research designs, facilitating data collection on multiple supply chain actors, may capture and increase understanding of the impact of broader supply chain strategies. This would enable pattern-matching through an examination of two or more sides of exchange transactions to measure relational symmetries across linear serial dyads. Indeed, the performance of the firm depends not only on how efficiently it cooperates with its partners, but also on how well exchange partners cooperate with an organisation’s own business.

The determinants of sexually transmitted infections among reproductive age women in St. Petersburg, Estonia and Finland

OBJECTIVES: Sexually transmitted infections' (STIs) rate vary in St. Petersburg, Estonia and Finland; the aim was to compare the determinants of self-reported sexually transmitted infections in these areas. METHODS: Data from four population-based questionnaire surveys were used (Finland in 1992 and 1999; St. Petersburg in 2003; Estonia in 2004). With the exception of the 1992 Finnish survey (interview) all were postal surveys, with 1,070 respondents in Finland (78 and 52% response rates), 1,147 (68%) in St. Petersburg, and 5,190 (54%) in Estonia. RESULTS: Risky sexual behaviours were equally common in the three areas and the determinants were the same. Women with an STIs history more often had had their first sexual intercourse when aged under 18, had not used condom during first intercourse, had a high number of lifetime or previous year sexual partners. However, marital status and education were not similar determinants. Cohabiting and well-educated women in Finland were more likely to have STIs while in other areas the associations found were not statistically significant. CONCLUSIONS: Risky behaviour predicts STIs, but does not explain the varying rates of STIs between areas.

Attitudes towards suicide among Master’s degree students: a cross-cultural comparison between China and Finland

Attitudes towards suicide among Master’s degree students in Chang Sha (China) and Helsinki (Finland) were compared in order to explore possible cross-cultural differences. The sample included 206 Master’s degree students, 101 Chinese and 105 Finnish. Data were collected using the 30-item Multi-Attitudes Suicide Tendency Scale (MAST) and a demographic information form. According to the results, both Chinese and Finnish students held positive attitudes towards life, they held contradictory attitudes towards suicide, with Finnish students having more permissive and liberal attitudes towards suicide than their Chinese counterparts. In addition, three socio-demographic characteristics, namely religion, family structure, and economic status, associated with attitudes towards suicide among the Chinese Master’s degree students; meanwhile, all socio-demographic characteristics, including gender, religion, major subject, family structure, economic status, and received social support related to attitudes towards suicide among the Finnish Master’s degree students. However, after examining the interaction effect between socio-demographics and cultural backgrounds on attitudes towards suicide, the attitudes of Chinese students were more related to gender, marital status, family economic status, and received social support, whereas Finnish students were more influenced by religion. These findings suggest that culture plays an important role in shaping country-specific differences in attitudes towards suicide and their association with socio-demographic characteristics. Understanding individual attitudes towards suicide could help in intervention to prevent the development of suicidal ideation and in providing appropriate psychological counseling to reduce mental problems. Therefore, these cross-cultural differences may provide indications on how to conduct suicide prevention programs while considering culture-specific contexts.

Kirkkoon kuuluminen Helsingin osa-alueilla

In Helsinki's evangelical lutheran congregations, the share of the people being members of that church compared with all the people living in their specific geographical areas varies from 62,4 per cent in Paavali to 80,7 per cent in Munkkiniemi. The boundaries of the congregations are about to be redrawn to level the differences in the congregations. In this thesis, the reasons of the differences in Helsinki s districts were studied closer. The data consisted of statistical information gathered from the Population Information System of Finland. It included information by age groups about the population register keeper, marital status, native tongue, level of education and gender in the end of 2005. Additional data was gathered from Helsinki Region Statistics web service. It included information about the dwelling, level of income and main activities of the inhabitants in the districts. The main method was stepwise linear regression. Minor methods were crosstabulation and correlation matrixes. The result of the study was a statistical model that explains 72,2 per cent of the variation of the shares in the congregations. The dependent variable was the share of the people being members of evangelical lutheran church in the dirstricts. The independent variables were the share of the people having other than Finnish or Swedish as their native tongue, the share of rented apartments, the shares of apartments including four rooms and a kitchen, the share of detached houses in the districts and the shares of women and people with no income in the districts. The independent variables present in the model depict the amount of foreigners, dwellings, gender and the level of income of the population. The high share of foreigners, people with no income and rented apartments explain the low share of the people being members of evangelical lutheran church. On the contrary, the high share of the people being members of evangelical lutheran church in the district is explained by the large apartments, detached houses and amount of women living there.

Triarylborane conjugated acacH ligands and their BF2 complexes: facile synthesis and intriguing optical properties

A facile synthetic route for a new class of organoborane compounds (Mes)(2)B-arene-acacH and (Mes)(2)Barene-acacBF2 (Mes = mesityl and arene = C6H4 or C6Me4) is reported. The new dyads exhibit intriguing photophysical properties. A small structural change in spacer connecting the two chromophores leads to fine tuning of photophysical properties. The dyad containing 2,3,5,6-tetramethyl phenyl spacer acts as a selective ``turn-on'' chemodosimetric sensor for cyanide ion. Steric crowding around the boron centre significantly alters anion binding events. From NMR titration studies it is established that fluoride and cyanide follow different binding mechanisms which lead to intriguing optical properties in the reported probes.

Multichannel-Emissive V-Shaped Boryl-BODIPY Dyads: Synthesis, Structure, and Remarkably Diverse Response toward Fluoride

Three new V-shaped boryl-BODIPY dyads (1-3) were synthesized and structurally characterized. Compounds 1-3 are structurally close molecular siblings differing only in the number of methyl substituents on the BODIPY moiety that were found to play a major role in determining their photophysical behavior. The dyads show rare forms of multiple-channel emission characteristics arising from different extents of electronic energy transfer (EET) processes between the two covalently linked fluorescent chromophores (borane and BODIPY units). Insights into the origin and nature of their emission behavior were gained from comparison with closely related model molecular systems and related photophysical investigations. Because of the presence of the Lewis acidic triarylborane moiety, the dyads function as highly selective and sensitive fluoride sensors with vastly different response behaviors. When fluoride binds to the tricoordinate borane center, dyad 1 shows gradual quenching of its BODIPY-dominated emission due to the ceasing of the (borane to BODIPY) EET process. Dyad 2 shows a ratiometric fluorescence response for fluoride ions. Dyad 3 forms fluoride-induced nanoaggregates that result in fast and effective quenching of its fluorescence intensity just for similar to 0.3 ppm of analyte (i.e., 0.1 equiv 0.26 ppm of fluoride). The small structural alterations in these three structurally close dyads (1 - 3) result in exceptionally versatile and unique photophysical behaviors and remarkably diverse responses toward a single analyte, i.e., fluoride ion.

Poner el cuerpo. Mujeres y política estatal en Mari (Siglo XVIII a.c.)

Women and men are subjects defined both by their physical-natural reality and their socio-cultural environment. In this way they are reified, and many such examples can be found throughout history. We are interested in the situation of women in Ancient Mesopotamia, particularly the daughters of Zimrî-Lîm, king of the city of Mari, the archaeological site of Tell Hariri, modern Syria, during the 18th century BC. Zimrî- Lîm made marriages a policy of the state. He himself married foreign women and married their joint daughters to other important kings as well. This marital policy was another, more extended, way of dominion where women were a nexus between Mari and other states. In this paper, we will analyze the roles which were assigned and developed by royal women from a political level via a comprehensive approach. These women are presented generally as political objects, though, in extreme cases also they were taking forward actions as subjects and by it they were visualized as “the other,” the foreigner and, in some cases, the enemy.

La perspectiva de género en el análisis de la satisfacción laboral: una aplicación empírica mediante modelos logit y probit

[ES] La influencia que las características individuales del personal de una empresa ejercen sobre su nivel de satisfacción laboral ha sido ampliamente analizada en la literatura al respecto, dedicando una especial atención a la variable edad pero también al género como un elemento determinante de los niveles de satisfacción de los recursos humanos. En numerosas investigaciones se constata que las mujeres presentan un nivel superior de satisfacción al de los varones.

Targeting DNA repeat sequences with Py-Im polyamides

Hairpin pyrrole-imdazole polyamides are cell-permeable, sequence-programmable oligomers that bind in the minor groove of DNA. This thesis describes studies of Py-Im polyamides targeted to biologically important DNA repeat sequences for the purpose of modulating disease states. Design of a hairpin polyamide that binds the CG dyad, a site of DNA methylation that can become dysregulated in cancer, is described. We report the synthesis of a DNA methylation antagonist, its sequence specificity and affinity informed by Bind-n-Seq and iteratively designed, which improves inhibitory activity in a cell-free assay by 1000-fold to low nanomolar IC50. Additionally, a hairpin polyamide targeted to the telomeric sequence is found to trigger a slow necrotic-type cell death with the release of inflammatory molecules in a model of B cell lymphoma. The effects of the polyamide are unique in this class of oligomers; its effects are characterized and a functional assay of phagocytosis by macrophages is described. Additionally, hairpin polyamides targeted to pathologically expanded CTG•CAG triplet repeat DNA sequences, the molecular cause of myotonic dystrophy type 1, are synthesized and assessed for toxicity. Lastly, ChIP-seq of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor is performed under hypoxia-induced conditions. The study results show that ChIP-seq can be employed to understand the genome-wide perturbation of Hypoxia-Inducible Factor occupancy by a Py-Im polyamide.

Relações sociais, atividade física de lazer e obesidade: evidências longitudinais

A influências das relações sociais na saúde vem sendo largamente investigada em diferentes contextos. No que concerne a influência das relações sociais na atividade física de lazer (AFL) e na obesidade, abordagens multidimensionais e longitudinais, são escassas. O primeiro artigo objetivou investigar o efeito de quatro dimensões do apoio social no engajamento, manutenção, tipo e tempo gasto na prática de AFL em adultos durante um período de dois anos de seguimento (1999-2001). Enquanto que o segundo artigo visou investigar o efeito de cinco indicadores das relações sociais sobre a obesidade e potenciais diferenças de sexo nesta associação, após nove anos de seguimento (1991-2000). Para o primeiro artigo, foram analisados dados longitudinais obtidos através de questionários autopreenchidos aplicados em 3.253 funcionários de uma universidade no Rio de Janeiro (Estudo Pró-Saúde). Enquanto que para o segundo artigo, dados longitudinais do Swedish Level of Living Survey (LNU) foram utilizados. Os resultados do primeiro artigo mostraram associações estatisticamente significativas (p<0,05) entre as dimensões de apoio social e AFL coletiva no grupo de engajamento. Além disso, a dimensão emocional/informação associou-se com o tempo em AFL (OR=2,0; IC95% 1,2-3,9). No grupo de manutenção, o apoio material associou-se com AFL coletiva (OR=1,8; IC95% 1,1-3,1) e a dimensão interação social positiva foi associado com o tempo gasto em AFL (OR=1,65; IC95% 1,1-2,7). Os resultados do segundo artigo mostraram que após o ajuste por fatores de confusão, a falta de apoio emocional (RR = 1,98; 95% IC 1,1-3,8) associou-se à incidência de obesidade entre os homens. Além disso, homens no nível mais baixo de IRS (índice de relações sociais) tiveram risco aumentado de desenvolver obesidade (RR = 2,22; 95% IC 1,1-4,4). Entre as mulheres o IRS não esteve significativamente associado com a obesidade. Contudo, um efeito protetor na obesidade para as mulheres que mudaram o estado civil de casada para nãocasada tenha sido encontrado (RR = 0,39; 95% IC 0,2-0,9). Ao que tange o primeiro artigo, conclui-se que todas as dimensões de apoio social influenciaram o tipo ou o tempo gasto em atividade física de lazer. No entanto, nossos resultados sugerem que o apoio social é mais importante no engajamento do que na situação de manutenção. Esse achado é importante, pois sugere que a manutenção da AFL deve estar associada a outros fatores além do nível individual de apoio social, como um ambiente adequado e políticas de saúde/sociais voltadas para a prática da AFL. Em relação ao segundo artigo, o presente estudo fornece evidências de uma associação inversa entre as relações sociais e a incidência de obesidade, evidenciando diferenças de sexo. Além disso, foi sugerido que preocupações com a imagem corporal entre mulheres poderia ser uma explicação para as diferenças de sexo.

Gênero e erotismo: etnografia de um clube de mulheres no Rio de Janeiro.

Esta tese baseia-se em trabalho etnográfico que investiga performances de gênero em um Clube de Mulheres no Rio de Janeiro, onde, após um show de strip-tease masculino para uma platéia exclusivamente feminina, tem início uma festa dançante com a presença de público masculino. No espetáculo são encenados atos (hetero)sexuais em duplas ou em grupo, envolvendo os strippers e as mulheres que voluntariamente sobem ao palco. A trilha sonora, marcada pelo estilo pornofunk, traz elementos alusivos à infidelidade conjugal masculina e feminina, à orgia e à prostituição masculina e feminina. Como em rituais de inversão, há, durante o show, tanto uma suspensão controlada das convenções de gênero tradicionais, quanto sua paradoxal reafirmação. Para o deleite de um público feminino, os strippers mantêm no palco a representação do papel ativo na cópula, e tanto sua hexis corporal quanto suas performances realçam a prontidão para o ato sexual, a virilidade e o controle sobre a conduta feminina. As mulheres, por sua vez, encenam uma parcial submissão ao controle masculino. Elas manifestam alguma reatividade e heteronomia em relação aos homens na festa que acontece depois, quando pares heterossexuais relativamente anônimos interagem através de aproximações sucessivas que englobam carícias e beijos na boca. Neste contexto, como sujeitos ou objetos, tanto os strippers quanto as mulheres desempenham posições conflitantes com as tradicionais expectativas de gênero, que permanecem, entretanto, preservadas em grande medida pela idéia de que elas dependem de estímulos especiais para, no campo do erotismo e da sexualidade, desejar ou fazer coisas para as quais os homens estariam supostamente sempre prontos. A tese procura mostrar que, como espécie de preço a pagar pelas inversões que ocorrem nesse espaço, tanto a imagem das mulheres quanto a dos strippers é desvalorizada, recaindo sobre eles os estigmas que ainda cercam as rupturas relativas às convenções de gênero.

Vulnerabilidade de enfermeiros no cuidado a pacientes com HIV/Aids: um estudo de representações sociais

Vulnerabilidade e empoderamento apresentam-se como elementos presentes na vida profissional e pessoal dos enfermeiros. Delimitou-se como objeto de estudo as representações sociais elaboradas por enfermeiros que cuidam de pacientes com HIV/Aids acerca de sua vulnerabilidade no contexto do cuidar em enfermagem. O objetivo geral foi analisar as representações sociais construídas por enfermeiros acerca de sua vulnerabilidade no contexto do cuidado que exercem. Trata-se de pesquisa qualitativa, descritiva e exploratória, orientada pelo referencial teórico-metodológico das Representações Sociais em sua abordagem processual. Participaram do estudo trinta enfermeiros de um hospital público municipal do Rio de Janeiro. Como técnicas de coleta de dados foram utilizados o questionário sociodemográfico e a entrevista semiestruturada em profundidade. Como técnica de análise de dados adotou-se a análise de conteúdo temático-categorial proposta por Bardin, sistematizada por Oliveira e operacionalizada pelo software QSR NVivo 9.0. Entre os sujeitos, há predomínio do gênero feminino, da faixa etária de 41 a 45 anos, da realização de pós-graduação lato sensu e de tempo de atuação mínimo de 16 anos em HIV/Aids. Sete categorias emergiram na segmentação do material discursivo: 1) O acesso a informações, a formação profissional e o desenvolvimento da naturalização da aids através da experiência: elementos de vulnerabilidade e de empoderamento; 2) A instituição hospitalar e sua infraestrutura como polo de vulnerabilidade e de empoderamento nas construções simbólicas de enfermeiros que cuidam de pacientes com HIV/Aids; 3) Entre o risco e a prevenção: a vulnerabilidade e o empoderamento no contexto dos acidentes ocupacionais biológicos e as práticas preventivas adotadas por enfermeiros frente ao HIV/Aids no cotidiano hospitalar; 4) Relações interpessoais entre enfermeiro e paciente soropositivo para o HIV enquanto mediadoras da vulnerabilidade e do empoderamento de ambos; 5) As limitações psíquicas enfrentadas por enfermeiros no vivenciar do trabalho junto a portadores do HIV/Aids; 6) A busca pela espiritualidade e pela religiosidade como bases de apoio para a vida profissional contextualizada na aids; e 7) O HIV e a aids no contexto de diferentes modalidades de relacionamento: a presença do risco como elemento organizador da discursividade. Na vida profissional, as representações sociais da vulnerabilidade são compostas pela fragilidade, pelo risco e pela dificuldade. O empoderamento, por sua vez, emerge sustentado por um tripéformado pela proteção, suporte e satisfação como elementosdo bem-estar. Na vida pessoal, o risco possui centralidade nas representações. Já o empoderamento se mostra oriundo do bem-estar e da proteção. Conclui-se que a reconstrução sociocognitiva da vulnerabilidade e do empoderamento permitiu o acesso ao arsenal simbólico do qual o grupo dispõe para a superação do que o ameaça. Vulnerabilidade e empoderamento são, portanto, diversificados e mutáveis em suas bases e produtos e, em movimentos de balanço e contrabalanço, corporificam a díade vulnerabilidade-empoderamento.

Prevalência de demência e fatores associados ao desempenho cognitivo em idosos clientes de uma operadora de saúde

Com o envelhecimento populacional observa-se um aumento na prevalência de doenças degenerativas como as demências, caracterizadas pela presença de declínio da memória e de outras funções cognitivas, que resulta na incapacidade do indivíduo para realizar suas atividades de vida diária. O presente estudo teve como objetivo descrever a prevalência geral da síndrome demencial e de seus principais subtipos entre idosos, e verificar a associação entre níveis de complexidade da ocupação desenvolvida ao longo da vida com o desempenho cognitivo na velhice. O desenho do estudo foi transversal e conduzido em duas etapas: rastreio de comprometimento cognitivo e avaliação diagnóstica. Foi utilizada a base de dados da Rede FIBRARJ, que avaliou clientes idosos (>65 anos) de uma operadora privada de saúde, residentes na zona norte do município do Rio de Janeiro. A seleção desta amostra foi feita por meio de amostragem aleatória inversa em cada estrato de sexo e faixa etária. Para cumprir o objetivo de estimar a prevalência de demência, foram avaliados 683 idosos. Para verificar a associação do desempenho cognitivo com a ocupação, foram incluídos 666 indivíduos, que haviam respondido ao instrumento de rastreio cognitivo e aceitaram responder ao questionários sobre ocupação. O diagnóstico de síndrome demencial foi obtido segundo critérios do DSM-IV; as variáveis gênero, idade, escolaridade, renda, situação conjugal e ocupação foram coletadas por entrevistas. Um total de 115 indivíduos foram diagnosticados com síndrome demencial, resultando em uma prevalência de 16,9% (IC 95%=14,4-19,8). Na regressão logística múltipla, idade e escolaridade mostraram associação com síndrome demencial. Para idade, a associação foi mais forte entre aqueles com 90 anos ou mais (RP=8,85; IC95%=2,11-37,11) e 85-89 anos (RP=6,77; IC 95% =1,63-28,12). Em relação à escolaridade, a razão de prevalência foi de 2,77 (IC95%=1,07-7,19) para analfabetos e 2,63 (IC95%=1,31-5,27) para aqueles com 5 a 8 anos de estudos, comparado ao grupo com escolaridade superior. No trabalho com os dados, o grupo de alta complexidade obteve escore de desempenho cognitivo 1,08 pontos mais alto (p=0,019) que o grupo de baixa complexidade. No trabalho com coisas (objetos, equipamentos/máquinas), o escore para complexidade intermediária foi 0,53 pontos mais alto (p=0,044) que o da baixa complexidade. Não houve diferença estatisticamente significativa no desempenho cognitivo entre os níveis de complexidade do trabalho com pessoas.. Conclui-se que a prevalência de síndrome demencial na população estudada foi superior à obtida em estudos de bases populacionais e que a maior prevalência de demência estava associada ao aumento da idade e à baixa escolaridade. Além disto, mostrou-se que a maior complexidade do trabalho com dados e com coisas estava associada com melhor desempenho cognitivo na velhice, independentemente da idade, da escolaridadade, da renda e do tempo de ocupação.