Los cuerpos sikhs: Un caso de corporalización y ostentación de la identidad religiosa

El Sikh Dharma o Código de Conducta Sikh no sólo refiere a los aspectos religiosos del sikhismo, sino que, a partir de la ordenación de una serie de prácticas corporales organiza y ordena la vida de sus seguidores. Prácticas que tienen que ver con una disciplina horaria, la limitación en la ingestión de ciertos alimentos y otros productos considerados contaminantes, y, sobre todo, con la ostentación de ciertos elementos que corporalizados tienen la función de generar identidad, de revelar identificación y de recrear la generación y los ideales de la comunidad. Así, es a través del cuerpo y de la corporalización de ciertos elementos cómo los sikhs se relacionan con la deidad y se ponen, a su vez, en relación con las demás comunidades, exhibiendo una corporalidad que marca la pertenencia religiosa y a su vez la distinción con respecto a sus “otros”

Mediating Effects of Social Support in the Association Between Problems in Childhood and Adolescence and Well‑Being in Adult Domestic Adoptees

Research concerning adulthood and adoption has gained popularity in recent years, but there are very few studies involving positive variables of adjustment. Adopted people are believed to have more behavioral and emotional problems in childhood than the general population. Previous research suggests overall continuity of functioning in later life. However, certain variables might change that continuity. Through Structural Equation Modeling analyses, this paper assesses the mediating role of social support in the well-being of 70 adult adoptees. Findings showed a well-fitted model, where problems in adolescence had a direct effect on well-being in adulthood. Additionally, we found two mediating effects: (a) social support mediated the relationship between problems in adolescence and well-being later in life; and (b) problems in adolescence mediated the relationship between problems in childhood and well-being. The main implication of these results is that social support helps develop good levels of adjustment and well-being in adulthood. Taking all this into account, it is important for adoption professionals to encourage families to support their children and to provide additional support for those adoptees needing it

Um defeito de cor, de Ana Maria Gonçalves : ficção, história, espacialidade e escritura num romance afro-brasileiro

Dissertação (mestrado)—Universidade de Brasília, Instituto de Letras, Departamento de Teoria Literária e Literaturas, Programa de Pós-Graduação em Literatura e Práticas Sociais, 2014.A presente dissertação objetiva dar visibilidade ao protagonismo feminino negro, no Brasil escravocrata do século XIX, presente na narrativa literária de nossa época, mediante a análise da obra metaficcional historiográfica Um defeito de cor, romance de Ana Maria Gonçalves, publicado em 2006, o qual estabelece um diálogo entre ficção e história. Desenvolvendo questões relacionadas à literatura, à história, à raça, gênero e à diáspora africana, busca-se demonstrar a importância das obras de literatura afrodescendente no Brasil, comprometidas etnograficamente com as relações raciais contemporâneas. A exemplo de Um defeito de cor, este trabalho foi escrito visando à releitura de aspectos da história oficial brasileira, a partir de outro olhar, não somente o do historiador comprometido com as questões hegemônicas, mas com uma visão crítica da historiografia e da literatura brasileira. É o olhar feminino e negro, que libera forças novas e faz ecoar a voz do subalterno num contexto tradicionalmente conservador. É a possibilidade de criação de um novo discurso constituidor de outra história, escrita pelos “ex-cêntricos” de nosso país, destoante do status quo intelectual vigente, mas caracterizando uma narrativa inseparável da vida e da realidade. __________________________________________________________________________________ ABSTRACTThe purpose of this thesis is to lend visibility to Black female protagonism in nineteenth century slave-holding Brazil and, present in our times in literary narrative. We analyze the work of meta-fiction, Um defeito de cor (A defect of color), a novel by Ana Maria Gonçalves published in 2006, which establishes a dialogue between fiction and history. Examining questions related to literature, history, race, gender and the African diaspora, we seek to demonstrate the importance of works of art by Brazilians of African descent, ethnographically committed to the issue of contemporary race relations. Following the example of Um defeito de cor, this paper was written with a view to a re-reading of aspects of official Brazilian history, from the viewpoint not only of an historian dedicated to questions of hegemony, but also of a critic of the historiography of Brazilian literature. It is the female and Black vision that releases new forces and gives ressonance to the voice of the underling in a traditionally conservative context. It is an opportunity to create a new discourse, constituting a new history written by the “ex-centric” of our country and critical of the prevailing intellectual status quo, but also characterizing a narrative which is inseparable from life and reality

The Domínguez House:Alejandro de la Sota's investigation of dwelling

The few discussions of Alejandro de la Sota’s Domínguez House which currently exist cite a retrospective text, dated 1976, where he developed activity and repose as two distinct images within human dwelling. While the Domínguez House has previously been understood in relation to biological rhythms, this paper presents a different reading of this remarkable project – as a deconstruction and reformulation of the contemporary dwelling, one which challenges the inward-looking understanding of human dwelling as shelter. I therefore propose that Alejandro De la Sota was as an architect with a theoretical agenda, far from the conventional view that his was an empirical approach to architecture

Divorcio con hijos por motivo de lesiones

Traballo fin de grao (UDC.DER). Dereito. Curso 2016/201

Modern timber tectonics:from construction technique to building systems

Every form of construction is based on a set of rules (or system) which is the result of the properties and conditions of the materials employed and the requirements they have to meet. Analysing if new systems are changing traditional timber tectonics is the aim of this paper. First, the paper looks at the two fundamentally different prefabrication principles we can use nowadays. These relate to the two ways of designing and building with a system: systemised building and system building. Also, a large number of innovative new systems are making the relationship between various design aspects more and more complex. All these changes have an impact on the design process and the way architecture is formed: the paper shows how new systems and semi-finished products that have been developed in the past ten years are changing the traditional tectonics of timber, making possible a modern tectonic form

The influence of timber panels on architecture

Since timber is naturally directional, timber products become directionally neutral only due to the progress in manufacture technology. This work studies timber panels with a view to analyse their influence on the architectural form. From a design point of view, two sub-categories are defined. These are solid panels, and optimised panels. Solid panels have a homogeneous and compact section and their thicknesses are relatively small. Composite panels are generally made up with two boards and an inner structure to which they are bonded. The work concludes that the two main typologies of timber panels influence design in a different way: due to their homogeneous inner structure, solid panels allow flexible cutting of the openings, and loads and supports can be placed with few limitations. In the other hand, optimised section panels require more planning and should be treated as finished elements