Media rituals in Eusébio’s exequies

While celebrating collective representation, the media can be seen as spaces of ritualization that are fundamental to the consolidation of wider social values. In this paper we give an empirical frame to the concept of “media rituals” considering it as an entrenched symbolic practice that could be traceable in Eusébio’s exequies television broadcasting. Three sorts of media rituals are identified: rituals dealing with immediacy, rituals dealing with collective prominence and rituals dealing with the revelation of reality. Each media ritual exemplifies how a space of comprehensive ritualization is erected. It is through this generalized and mediated ritualization that the idea of a major social occurrence is refreshed and worked through.

Violência na intimidade nos relacionamentos homossexuais, gays e lésbicos

A violência íntima entre parceiros do mesmo sexo assume-se como um problema bastante preocupante, trando-se de um fenómeno imensamente complexo e constituído por diversos fatores, nomeadamente de índole psicológica, ideológica e sociocultural. Assim a violência íntima entre parceiros, como que pode constatar, trata-se de um fenómeno que não se encontra inerente ao género ou à orientação sexual. Existe, de facto, uma necessidade de se desenvolver literatura científica sobre esta temática, mais precisamente no contexto nacional, uma vez que as repercussões destas vivências são nocivas tanto a nível individual como a nível social. A revisão sistemática de literatura, apresentada no primeiro artigo da presente dissertação, é composta por 38 artigos que abordam a temática da prevalência da violência entre parceiros íntimos homossexuais e a temática dos fatores de risco nessa mesma população. Do estudo da revisão de literatura, pode concluir-se que existem diversas tipologias de abuso, sendo que a agressão psicológica é a que assume maior destaque, e as percentagens de prevalência do fenómeno encontram-se dispersas. É de salientar que o estudo da prevalência assume diversas lacunas metodológicas, as quais podem ser a explicação para as diferenças nas taxas de prevalência, e por conseguinte, nos resultados constatados. No que diz respeito aos fatores de risco, são diversos os fatores de risco de violência entre parceiros do mesmo sexo, contudo a existência de literatura que incida exclusivamente no estudo dos fatores de risco é confusa e escassa. Seguindo como linha orientadora este pressusposto, o segundo artigo é composto por um estudo empírico, de carácter exploratório e descritivo, de natureza quantitativa, com recurso a medida de autorrelato, com o método de amostragem por conveniência, cujo objetivo é estudar a prevalência do fenómeno em relacionamentos homossexuais, gays e lésbicos, e estudar um número limitado de fatores de risco encontrados na literatura, nomeadamaente, a idade, a educação, o historial de violência familiar, a presença de perturbações mentais e a presença de consumos. Para o efeito, o instrumento utilizado foi a Escala de Relações Abusivas em Casais Gay e Lésbica (Osório, Soeiro, Sani, & Domingues, 2016, adaptado de Violence and Abuse in Same-Sex Relationships de Noret & Richards, 2003). A amostra do estudo é constituída por 48 participantes, com idades compreendidas entre os 18 e os 55 anos (M=26.50; DP=8.011), sendo que 72.9% (n=35) da amostra se identifica como lésbica (sexo feminino) e 27.1% (n=13) se identifica como gay (sexo masculino). Os resultados apresentam elevados índices globais de vitimação e perpetração de violência, nomeadamente na vertente de vitimação (97.6% psicológica; 88.1% física; 47.6% socioeconómica e 33.3% sexual) e perpetração (66.7% psicológica; 45.2% física; 2.4% socioeconómica e 2.4% sexual). A violência psicológica foi a tipologia de abuso mais presente no estudo.

Food skills confidence and household gatekeepers' dietary practices

INTRODUCTION: Household food gatekeepers have the potential to influence the food attitudes and behaviours of family members, as they are mainly responsible for food-related tasks in the home. The aim of this study was to determine the role of gatekeepers' confidence in food-related skills and nutrition knowledge on food practices in the home.

METHODS: An online survey was completed by 1059 Australian dietary gatekeepers selected from the Global Market Insite (GMI) research database. Participants responded to questions about food acquisition and preparation behaviours, the home eating environment, perceptions and attitudes towards food, and demographics. Two-step cluster analysis was used to identify groups based on confidence regarding food skills and nutrition knowledge. Chi-square tests and one-way ANOVAs were used to compare the groups on the dependent variables.

RESULTS: Three groups were identified: low confidence, moderate confidence and high confidence. Gatekeepers in the highest confidence group were significantly more likely to report lower body mass index (BMI), and indicate higher importance of fresh food products, vegetable prominence in meals, product information use, meal planning, perceived behavioural control and overall diet satisfaction. Gatekeepers in the lowest confidence group were significantly more likely to indicate more perceived barriers to healthy eating, report more time constraints and more impulse purchasing practices, and higher convenience ingredient use. Other smaller associations were also found.

CONCLUSION: Household food gatekeepers with high food skills confidence were more likely to engage in several healthy food practices, while those with low food skills confidence were more likely to engage in unhealthy food practices. Food education strategies aimed at building food-skills and nutrition knowledge will enable current and future gatekeepers to make healthier food decisions for themselves and for their families.

Media rituals in Eusébio’s exequies

While celebrating collective representation, the media can be seen as spaces of ritualization that are fundamental to the consolidation of wider social values. In this paper we give an empirical frame to the concept of “media rituals” considering it as an entrenched symbolic practice that could be traceable in Eusébio’s exequies television broadcasting. Three sorts of media rituals are identified: rituals dealing with immediacy, rituals dealing with collective prominence and rituals dealing with the revelation of reality. Each media ritual exemplifies how a space of comprehensive ritualization is erected. It is through this generalized and mediated ritualization that the idea of a major social occurrence is refreshed and worked through.

EL PAPEL DE LA EDUCACIÓN AMBIENTAL PARA LA CONSERVACIÓN DEL RECURSO HÍDRICO

Esta ponencia pretende demostrar la importancia que tiene la educación ambiental en la crisis ambiental que en las últimas décadas ha impactado los modelos de crecimiento y desarrollo de las llamadas sociedades avanzadas. Resalta la importancia de la educación ambiental que tiende a fomentar el cambio social a partir del desarrollo de valores, actitudes y habilidades para asumir una responsabilidad ambiental en la formación de hábitos de preservación de la naturaleza, y así trabajar desde la comprensión de las acciones cotidianas en el despertar de una conciencia que aporte al bien común. Este tema se aborda desde la experiencia particular del Proyecto Saber Ambiental, donde se demuestra que es posible la construcción de un pensamiento crítico trabajado en forma nierdisciplinaria, el cual favorece el intercambio y la revalorización de los saberes, promocionando un protagonismo creativo de las comunidades en la gestión ambiental participativa.Abstract: This presentation intends to show the importance of the environmental education inside the environmental crisis that in the last decades has impacted the modeis of growth and development of the calls companies advanced. Standing out the importance of the environmental educaion tending toward promoting the social change from the development of values, atiudes and abilities to assume an environmental responsibility in the preservation habits formation of the Nature, and thus to work since the comprehension of the routine actions in the to awake of a conscience that contribute al well common. This theme is undertaken since the private experience of dic Project to Know Environmental where is shown that is possible the construction of a critical thought worked in form interdisciplinaria which favors the exchange and the revaluation of the saberes promoting a creative prominence of the communities in dic panicipatory environmental management.

Derechos humanos en Costa Rica

ResumenLa historia de los derechos humanos en Costa Rica muestra una característica muy particular,por cuanto desde mucho antes de haberse promulgado la Declaración Universal de los Derechos Humanos en 1948 ya se daban pasos en su búsqueda. Desde el siglo XlX, aunque fuera de forma clandestina o artesanal, se empezaron a hacer sentir organizaciones y distintas formas de expresión a través de las cuales denunciar las malas condiciones de vida y alcanzar algunos beneficios. En medio de circunstancias adversas y poco apropiadas los movimientos fueron aumentando de intensidad al punto de que ya para 1930 cobran más vigor, lo que se evidencia con un movimiento obrero más organizado y la conformación del Partido Comunista. La lucha por lo que hoy conocemos como derechos humanos logra alcanzar su mayor esplendor en los años de 1940 gracias a las circunstancias coyunturales que favorecieron la presencia de un gobierno reformista como el del presidente Rafael Ángel Calderón Guardia y una activa participación de la Iglesia católica a través de Mons. Víctor Sanabria. De esta forma en Costa Rica se obtuvo el paquete de garantías sociales: un código de trabajo que regulara todo lo pertinenteal trabajo y la seguridad social con la creación de la CCSS. En un tiempo prudencial y con una amplia participación social los y las costarricenses alcanzaron derechos económicos, sociales, políticos y culturales.Palabras clave: derechos humanos, legislación social, código de trabajo, movimiento obrero, Partido Comunista, Iglesia católica.AbstractThe history of Human rights in Costa Rica shows a particular characteristic because long before the promulgation of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights in 1948, steps towards its search were taken in the country. Since the nineteenth century, although in a clandestine or rustic manner, different organizations and forms of expression through which expose the poor conditions of life and reach some benefits began to be felt. In the midst of adverse and inappropriate circumstances, the movements were increasing in intensity to the point that they got stronger by 1930, as evidenced with a more organized labor movement and the formation f the Communist Party. The fight we know today as human rights reaches its greatest prominence in the 1940’s thanks to temporary circumstances favoring the presence of a reformist government as that of President Rafael Angel Calderon Guardia’s, and an active participation of the Catholic Church by Bishop Víctor Sanabria. In this way Costa Rica obtained the social security package: a working code to regulate all matters related to labor and social security with the creation of the CCSS. In an appropriate manner and with broad social participation, costa ricans reached economic, social, political an cultural rights.Keywords: human rights, social legislation, Labor Code, labor movement, the Communist Party, Catholic Church.