Cold comfort at the Magh Mela: Social identity processes and physical hardship

Humans inhabit environments that are both social and physical, and in this article weinvestigate if and how social identity processes shape the experience and negotiation ofphysically demanding environmental conditions. Specifically, we consider how severe coldcan be interpreted and experienced in relation to group members��� social identity. Ourdata comprise ethnographic observation and semi-structured interviews with pilgrimsattending a month-long winter Hindu religious festival that is characterized bynear-freezing conditions. The analysis explores (1) how pilgrims appraised the cold andhow these appraisals were shaped by their identity as pilgrims; (2) how shared identitywith other pilgrims led to forms of mutual support that made it easier to cope with thecold. Our findings therefore extend theorizing on social identity processes to highlighttheir relevance to physical as well as social conditions.

A Responsabilidade social empresarial na ind��stria de elevadores

Disserta����o de Mestrado Apresentado ao Instituto Superior de Contabilidade e Administra����o do Porto para a obten����o do grau de Mestre em Empreendedorismo e Internacionaliza����o, sob orienta����o da Mestre Anabela Ribeiro

Gen��se et reproduction du travail social en Ha��ti

�� travers cette recherche, nous explorons la logique au fondement de la gen��se et de l����volution du travail social en Ha��ti. En effet, l��analyse des r��sultats de cette ��tude qui pose la question des conditions sociales d����mergence du travail social en Ha��ti ainsi que de son ��volution, en mobilisant un ensemble de donn��es documentaires et de donn��es d��entrevues (n = 9), sugg��re que le d��veloppement comme principe de vision du monde incarn�� �� la fois sous forme d��institution et sous forme de structures mentales constitue l��opus operantum au fondement de la gen��se du travail social en Ha��ti ainsi que de son ��volution.

Emprendimiento social desde un punto de vista administrativo aproximaci��n a un marco te��rico fundamentado desde lo epistemol��gico y lo social

En la sociedad existen innumerables oportunidades que nos permiten contribuir al mejoramiento de las condiciones sociales actuales. Esto derivado de que las necesidades de las personas no cesan y por ende se impone una concientizaci��n de las organizaciones en contemplar dentro de sus propias metas el apoyo a una sociedad sedienta de posibilidades. Las organizaciones sociales empiezan a sentir la exigencia de diversificar sus recursos y sus fuentes para lograr sostenibilidad de largo plazo, legitimidad y mayor impacto social. El empuje a los Emprendimientos Sociales ha permitido que ��stas fomenten creativamente entre los vecinos, los colegios, las universidades, las empresas, entre otras, la generaci��n de diferentes recursos y el realce de nuevos valores: dinero, voluntarios, productos en especie, tiempo, conocimiento, y etc��tera. Esto con actividades que en el tiempo sean sostenibles.

Jogos Pan-Americanos de 2007: uma avalia����o social

O presente estudo objetivou verificar at�� que ponto os impactos e o legado da implementa����o dos Jogos Pan-americanos de 2007 alteraram as condi����es sociais e a forma de utiliza����o do espa��o urbano na cidade do Rio de Janeiro. Considerou-se que a competi����o das Am��ricas esteja inserida na aplica����o dos conceitos da cidade global, uma vez que os festivais esportivos internacionais se transformaram em megaeventos na esteira da consolida����o do pensamento do planejamento urbano competitivo. Para contextualizar essa an��lise foi necess��ria uma pesquisa sobre a trajet��ria urbana da cidade-sede na interse����o dos dois movimentos: cidade global e megaeventos. Tendo em vista que a decis��o da realiza����o do megaevento carioca foi tomada pela esfera p��blica, assim como o seu financiamento, foram analisados os gastos estatais e reclassificados, segundo a metodologia de O���Connor (1977), e divididos nas fun����es de acumula����o e de legitima����o com o intuito de identificar os favorecidos e os desfavorecidos pela pol��tica p��blica efetivada. Os resultados da investiga����o sinalizam um aprofundamento da desigualdade social e urbana, via transfer��ncias de recursos p��blicos para o dom��nio do capital privado

As distintas percep����es sobre o empreendedorismo social

This dissertation is a literature review with exploratory and descriptive purposes, which aims to compile the different perceptions of the term Social Entrepreneurship, but not propon-being of an epistemological analysis on the topic. The main objectives of this research were: 1) to identify the convergences and divergences in the various perceptions of the Social Entrepre-neurship, from the perspectives: American, European and Brazilian; 2) identify whether Social Entrepreneurship can be considered as a new theoretical trend, or can be understood as a sub-category of an existing theory; 3) identify whether Social Entrepreneurship can be considered as practice of Social Management; 4) identify whether the "Social Business", proposed by Yunus (2010), can be considered as a completely new type of organization, as the author says. For this research were studied literary works available in the physical environment and elec-tronic database. The main concepts studied in this research were: Entrepreneurship; Social Management; Third Sector; Business Management and Social Entrepreneurship. The conclu-sions reached by this study were: 1-a) the main theoretical convergence is the Social Entrepre-neur ability to apply methods and process typically used in for-profit companies, in business that aimed social value creation; 1-b) the main difference is the different perceptions that the United States, Europe and Brazil have about what is Social Entrepreneurship. In the American perspective, these are private sector organizations operating according to market logic and that somehow generates social value. In the European perspective, closer to the social economy, emphasizes the activities of civil society organizations with public functions. In Brazil empha-sizes market initiatives aimed at reducing poverty and transform the social conditions of mar-ginalized or excluded individuals; 2) Social Entrepreneurship is an activity that incorporates much all the practices, methods and processes of commercial entrepreneurship and, as such, should not be considered as a new theoretical trend, but a subcategory of Entrepreneurship theory. 3) Social Entrepreneurship cannot be considered as a practice of Social Management, being much closer to the commercial entrepreneurship practices; 4) the "Social Business" pro-posed by Yunus (2010), closely resembled in its modus operandi with the Social Enterprises in Western Europe, thus, not supporting the author's claim.

Estilo de vida e vulnerabilidade social dos adolescentes no Bairro de Felipe Camar��o, Natal/RN, 2005

Este estudo descreve o estilo de vida e vulnerabilidade dos adolescentes do bairro Felipe Camar��o em Natal-RN, a fim de compreender seus comportamentos, conforme vulnerabilidades identificadas. Foram aplicados 145 question��rios semi-estruturados entre os adolescentes de 12 a 18 anos, no per��odo de janeiro, a abril de 2005. O estilo de vida descrito, conforme os dados colhidos, informa que 92,4% sabem da import��ncia de se alimentar bem, 86,9% t��m sono preservado; 76,5% t��m boa rela����o com seus pais. Por��m, 86,9% afirmaram n��o haver ��rea de lazer/divers��o no bairro, enquanto os 31,0% n��o responderam sobre higiene corporal; 41,4% consomem drogas l��citas (maioria ��lcool), enquanto 37,9%, as il��citas (maioria cola); 51,7% dizem que n��o conversam sobre sexo, enquanto 30,3% conversam com suas m��es; 38,0% est��o sexualmente ativos, iniciados entre 13 a 16 anos. Os comportamentos de alguns adolescentes estudados indicam um estilo de vida saud��vel, enquanto outros demonstram justamente o contr��rio, atrav��s de pr��ticas como: pouca participa����o no lazer, por falta de op����o; consumo de drogas l��citas e il��citas; a falta de di��logo com os pais sobre sexo; relacionamento sexual precoce, somados ��s condi����es econ��micas e sociais desfavorecidas que os exp��em �� ado����o de um estilo de vida que implica em vulnerabilidade

Juventude e vulnerabilidade social :no contexto intra-urbano de Natal, RN

The use of the term social vulnerability in the study of the reproduction of the social inequalities in Brazil, still, is recent. The social vulnerability is linked to the indicators of social risk. The work approaches the youth's social vulnerability and your relationship with the education, considering the youth a, among other groups socially excluded, vulnerable, in the Brazilian metropolises. It is guided by the methodological theoretical formulations on this thematic one developed by the Rede Metr��poles in the ambit of the project, " Observatory of the Metropolises: territory, social cohesion and democratic governability ( Project Millennium CNPq) and your unfoldings in the Natal group. Empirically, forehead a methodological proposal - still in construction - and it accomplishes a " pilot " study for the city of Natal with base in the data of the Census of IBGE 2000, that proposes mensurar the importance of the social characteristics of the neighborhood on the considered youths' educational acting those that are in the strip from 15 to 24 years. It considers that the youths' educational " earnings as being influenced not only for the social context of the family, also, for your space location in the city - social context of the neighborhood. With base in the results can verify that the youths of the city of Natal present situations of social vulnerability so much in the ambit of the family as expresses in the social space of the neighborhood. Such vulnerability are verified in the low educational indexes, in the high unemployment rates and in the presented social conditions of the researched areas. The youths, residents of those neighborhoods, they are considered vulnerable socially because original of a precarious source of " assets " and opportunities. There is in Natal a low " structure of assets and opportunities " - accessible to the youth

Youth and social cohesion in Ibero-America: a model in the making. Summary

Includes bibliography

Juventud y cohesi��n social en Iberoam��rica: un modelo para armar

Incluye Bibliograf��a

Juventude e coessao social na Ibero-Am��rica: um modelo a ser constru��do

Incluye Bibliograf��a

Panorama Econ��mico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribe��os 2014

Pr��logo de Alicia B��rcena

Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States 2014

This issue of the Economic and Social Panorama of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States is a contribution by the Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) to the third Summit of Heads of State and Government of the Community of Latin American and Caribbean States (CELAC), to be held in San Jos�� in January 2015. This document is based on excerpts from some of the annual flagships published by the Commission in 2014: Statistical Yearbook for Latin America and the Caribbean 2013 (LC/G.2582-P); Demographic Observatory 2013 (LC/G.2615-P); Economic Survey of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 (LC/G.2619-P); Preliminary Overview of the Economies of Latin America and the Caribbean 2014 (LC/G.2632-P); Foreign Direct Investment in Latin America and the Caribbean 2013 (LC/G.2615-P); Latin America and the Caribbean in the World Economy 2014 (LG/G.2625-P) ���Social Panorama Social of Latin America 2014. Briefing Paper���; as well as the Gender Equality Observatory of Latin America and the Caribbean. Annual Report 2013-2014 (LC/G.2626).

O Servi��o Social no INSS: uma trajet��ria de contribui����o na efetiva����o dos direitos sociais

P��s-gradua����o em Servi��o Social - FCHS

Panorama Econ��mico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribe��os, 2015

Este Panorama Econ��mico y Social de la Comunidad de Estados Latinoamericanos y Caribe��os es una contribuci��n de la Comisi��n Econ��mica para Am��rica Latina y el Caribe (CEPAL) a la Cuarta Cumbre de Jefes de Estado y de Gobierno de la Comunidad de Estados de Am��rica Latina y el Caribe (CELAC), (Quito, enero de 2016).