Dissertations / Theses on the topic 'Agents de socialisation'

The global apparel market is an increasingly desirable industry sector for many marketers. The apparel retail industry in South Africa has experienced significant growth since the year 2000. In 2009, South Africans spent approximately R57 million on apparel items (Statistics South Africa, 2009). On average, South Africans spend R600 or more per month on apparel, making the apparel industry a very lucrative market. Consumer socialisation is the process by which the youth gain the necessary skills and knowledge that enable them to function as consumers in the marketplace. Consumer socialisation highlights the sources of consumer influences or ‘socialisation agents’ that transfer norms, develop attitudes, motivations and behaviour to the learner. Consumer attitudes, behaviour and skills are acquired through socialisation agents such as parents (father, mother and guardian), peers (brothers, sisters and friends) and the mass media (newspaper, television, radio, magazines) The Generation Y cohort (defined as individuals born between 1986 and 2005) is described as the largest and most profitable consumer group for marketers. Generation Y is a lucrative and growing market segment, particularly for apparel retailers. Apparel includes clothing, shoes, jewellery and cosmetics. Those Generation Y members engaged in tertiary education represent an especially important segment given that tertiary education often translates into higher future earning potential and a higher social status within a community and among peers. The primary objective of this research study was to investigate Generation Y students’ attitudes towards the influence of socialisation agents’ on apparel purchasing intentions in South Africa. The target population used in this research study was defined as full-time Generation Y undergraduate students, aged between 18-24 years, who were enrolled at public higher education institutions (HEIs) in South Africa in 2013. The sampling frame comprised the 23 registered South African public HEIs. A non-probability judgement sample method was used to narrow this sampling frame down to two HEI campuses situated in the Gauteng Province. For this study, a convenience sample of 500 full-time Generation Y students who were registered at these two South African HEI campuses during 2013 was drawn. A self-administered questionnaire was used for the collection of primary data for this research study. Academic staff at each of the two HEIs were contacted and asked if they would assist with the distribution of the survey questionnaire to students during class. The attitude towards the influence of socialisation agents on apparel purchasing intentions was measured based on peers, parents and the media. The outcomes from this research study suggest that Generation Y students do not perceive the influence of socialisation agents (peers/parents/media) as being particularly positive. While there was a significant positive relationship between their perceptions concerning the influence of peers, parents and media on apparel purchasing, none of these socialisation agents were perceived as having a significant influence on the Generation Y students’ monthly apparel spending. In terms of gender differences, males perceived the peer influence to be more important while females perceived the parent influence to be more important. There was no significant difference between males and females concerning the importance of the media influence on apparel purchasing. The analysis of statistical information gathered from this study will be relevant to both marketing practitioners and academia in understanding Generation Y consumers’ attitudes towards the influence of socialisation agents (peers/parents/media) in apparel purchasing intentions.
MCom (Marketing Management), North-West University, Vaal Triangle Campus, 2014

This thesis aims to examine and analyse the department head's perspective on the onboarding process, as well as the new employees' experience of the onboarding process at a well- established Swedish grocery store. A semi-structured interview, as well as semi-structured focus group interviews were completed in order to gain an understanding of the onboarding process within the organisation. An analysis of the result presents an understanding of the complexities of the onboarding process that the organisation undergoes in comparison to three well- established models on the subject. The models were also used to form the focus group questions and also helped in determining seven themes to be analysed. The organisation garners a complex onboarding process that encompasses both formal and informal processes that aid the newcomer’s assimilation into the organisation. Despite this, there are areas for improvement. Furthermore, despite a functioning onboarding process, different agents have different understandings of when the onboarding process starts.

combining approaches to family language policy with a language socialization approach, the present thesis examines family interoctions in five bi/multilingual lronian families in Sweden. The foci of the thesis have emerged from viewing and analyzing video-recordings of the families' everyday interactions, interviews and observations conducted during two phases of fieldwork. The thesis explores family - parents' and children's - language practices and the ways they contribute to the construction, negotiation and instantiation of family language policies. Considering children's active role in family interactions, it explores parents' heritage language maintenance practices and children's responses to these practices. In addition, the thesis examinas siblings' contribution to familial language choices and practices. The thesis documents parental strategies aimed at heritage language maintenance and children's bi/multilingual development. Recurrent interactional practices - through which parents attempted to enforce a monolingual, heritage language, context for parent-child interactions - were explored (Study Il. Through such exchanges the parents positioned themselves as "experts", insisting on the child's compliance, whereas the child's (affectively aggravated) resistance was frequent, and the parents recurrently accommodated the child's language choices by terminating language instruction. Such language maintenance strategies at times resulted in explicit and implicit language negotiations, and the child's growing resistance cantributed to changes in parents' language practices over time (Study Il). Siblings' contribution to shaping the language practices and language environment of immigrant families was explored in Study 111. It shows that siblings corrected each other's language use and choices and provided language instruction (in Swedish, English and heritage languages) when language-related problems occurred. By predominantly using swedish, siblings contributed to language shift. The thesis shows how family members' language practices contribute to heritage language maintenance or language shift and to shaping family language policies.
Denna avhandling använder och kombinerar språksocialisations- och språkpolicy-ansatser och undersöker återkommande samspelssituationer i fem flerspråkiga Iranska familjer i Sverige. Avhandlingens material är videoinspelningar av familjers vardagliga interaktioner, intervjuer och observationer insamlade under två perioder av datainsamling. I fokus för analyserna är familjers språkliga praktiker och hur föräldrar och barn etablerar eller förhandlar om familjers språkpolicy. Särskilt uppmärksammas barns aktiva roll i familjers interaktioner och det dynamiska samspelet mellan föräldrars försök att bevara hemspråket och barnens agerande och förhållningssätt. Vidare studeras syskonens roll i familjernas språkval och språkanvändning. Avhandlingen delstudier beskriver föräldrars strategier för att bevara hemspråken och för att bidra till barns flerspråkighet. Återkommande interaktionella praktiker som föräldrar använde för att upprätthålla en enspråkig hemspråkskontext för förälder-barn interaktioner beskrivs i studie I. Studien visar att barnet ofta gjorde motstånd mot föräldrars insisterande strategier. Motståndet resulterade i olika typer av explicita eller implicita förhandlingar. Barnens växande motstånd bidrog till att föräldrarna ändrade sina språkpraktiker över tid och delvis anpassade sig till barnens språkval (studie llJ. Syskonens bidrag till att utforma familjers språkliga praktiker undersöks i studie 111. Studien visar att syskon korrigerade varandras språkanvändning och språkval och initierade instruktioner på svenska, engelska och hemspråken när olika språkrelaterade problem uppkom. Syskonen använde svenska i stor utsträckning och bidrog på så sätt till språkskifte i familjerna.

En management, les recherches sur la socialisation s’intéressent majoritairement à l’inclusion de nouvelles recrues au sein d’organisations stables. En contrepoint, cette thèse étudie le processus de socialisation des établis en contexte de changement organisationnel. Construit à partir des approches gestionnaires et sociologiques de la socialisation au travail et de plusieurs concepts de la théorie des rôles, le cadre conceptuel met à jour les dimensions clefs qui composent le processus : contraste, tensions de rôle, tactiques/pratiques organisationnelles, tactiques/comportements individuels, états de socialisation. Réalisée à la SNCF, une étude longitudinale qualitative permet d’enrichir la compréhension de chaque dimension et de repérer les mécanismes sociaux qui les relient. Six processus typiques menant à l’absorption, l’exploration ou la détermination du rôle sont repérés. Quatre trajectoires collectives sont également identifiées, en fonction de la continuité/rupture identitaire perçue dans une perspective diachronique. Des pistes d’actions managériales sont suggérées à la SNCF et aux organisations rencontrant des enjeux de socialisation similaires
The literature on organizational socialization in management has mainly focused on newcomers’ adjustment into stable organizations. Conversely, this study attempts to understand the socialization process of insiders in a context of organizational change. Built from managerial and sociological approaches of socialization at work and complementary concepts of role theory, the conceptual framework highlights the key dimensions of the process: contrast, role tension, organizational tactics/practices, proactive tactics/behaviors, socialization states. Conducted in the national French railway company (SNCF), a qualitative longitudinal study enriches the understanding of each dimension and their articulation through social mechanisms. From this research, six typical processes are identified leading to three behaviors of absorption, exploration or role determination. From a meta-level analysis, four collective trajectories are suggested, based on the continuity/discontinuity perceived of identity in a diachronic perspective. Managerial implications are proposed to the company and organizations experiencing similar socialization issues

Dans un contexte de diversification des configurations familiales, cette thèse analyse d’abord l’impact des bifurcations familiales sur la socialisation politique secondaire des femmes. Elle permet ensuite de comprendre comment ces bifurcations influent sur la façon dont les femmes conçoivent leur rôle d’agent socialisateur auprès de leurs (beaux-) enfants. L’enquête s’appuie sur une double comparaison, d’une part entre trois structures familiales - nucléaires, monoparentales et recomposées - et d’autre part entre des contextes associatifs et non associatifs. Une analyse quantitative des données ÉRFI de l’INED vient compléter le recours à des méthodes qualitatives plurielles : une enquête ethnographique dans trois associations et une enquête par entretiens auprès de 88 femmes, mères en famille nucléaire ou monoparentale et belles-mères en famille recomposée. Les résultats montrent que les configurations familiales influent sur le processus de socialisation politique. Les expériences de recomposition, et encore plus de séparation, suscitent chez les femmes des socialisations de transformation ; celles-ci sont marquées par une modification de leurs valeurs à l’égard de la famille et des rôles de genre, de leur perception de la justice, des politiques de la famille et des politiques sociales. Ces transformations influent in fine sur le rapport des femmes à l’offre politique. La trajectoire familiale affecte ensuite la façon dont les femmes conçoivent leur rôle d’agent socialisateur. L’analyse montre que le contenu qu’elles souhaitent diffuser à leurs (beaux-) enfants ainsi que les mécanismes et l’intentionnalité à agir qu’elles décrivent varient selon la structure familiale
In a context of diversification of family structures, this thesis begins by analyzing the impact of familial turning points on the political socialization of women. In addition, it provides an understanding of how these turning points impact the way women see themselves as agents of socialization for their children or stepchildren. This study is based on a twofold comparison in France: on the one side, an examination of three different family structures (nuclear families, single-parent families and stepfamilies) and, on the other side, a comparison of associative and non-associative contexts. A quantitative analysis of ERFI data provided by INED complements the use of several qualitative methods: an ethnographic study within three associations and an interview study carried out with 88 women, mothers in nuclear or single-parent families and stepfamilies. The results of this thesis show that family structures influence the political socialization process of women. Experiences of family blending, and even more those of separation, arouse the transformation of socialization among women. These transformations are marked by a change in their values regarding family and gender roles, their perception of justice as well as of familial and social policies. They finally affect women’s attitude toward the political offer. Family trajectory therefore impacts the way women see themselves as agents of socialization. The analysis demonstrates that family structure influences what women want to pass on to their children or stepchildren, the way they do it and their degree of intentionality

This thesis examines the influence of stages of internal development (measured in the consumer context) in children and adolescents, as well as surrounding cultural context (represented by family structure), on the relative influence of consumer socialisation agents (such as parents, peers and mass media). In total, 300 Indian children between the ages of 6-16 years completed a questionnaire that included both consumer development and consumer socialisation scales. As expected, the three stages of consumer development, which were empirically determined using 13 consumer development indicators, closely matched John’s (1999) conceptual descriptions of stages of consumer socialisation, i.e. Perceptual, Analytical and Reflective. Contrary to expectations, the study results suggested that the relative influence of consumer socialisation agents was able to predict a greater number of developments in the consumer abilities of children and adolescents, as compared to age-related maturation. This could be attributed to the moderating impact of cultural context (family structure) on the antecedents and predictors of consumer development in children and adolescents, namely, age-related maturation and consumer socialisation processes. Age-related maturation was found to be a significant predictor of the relative influence of consumer socialisation agents, especially comparing Adolescence to other age groups. This was confirmed for all the consumer socialisation processes studied, except children’s consumption autonomy. As expected, family structure also impacted significantly upon the relative influence of consumer socialisation agents, especially comparing Nuclear families to Extended types of families. This was confirmed with respect to consumer socialisation processes such as restriction of consumption, children’s consumption autonomy and extent of peer group influence. Further, family structure also had an additional impact on ‘relative influence’, due to its significant interaction with all the consumer socialisation processes, which resulted in ‘cultural’ or ‘contextual’ processes of consumer socialisation. Overall, children and adolescents were impacted by the relative influence of consumer socialisation agents; relative to both their age-related maturation and the family structure in which they are bought up. Although the results were generally consistent with literature and past research, it was suggested that the existing theory on children’s consumer development needs to be modified, taking into account the impact of cultural contexts such as family structure.

Thesis (Ph.D.)--University of Western Sydney, 2006.
A thesis presented to the University of Western Sydney, College of Business, School of Marketing, in fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Doctor of Philosophy (Marketing). Includes bibliographies.

Le métier de dirigeant est riche et complexe et un changement de « numéro un » mal appréhendé peut avoir un impact sur la performance socio-économique, la stratégie, la politique ou encore l’organisation de l’entreprise. Faciliter l’arrivée du nouveau dirigeant est donc un enjeu important pour la survie-développement de l’organisation, d’autant que sa socialisation organisationnelle reste peu étudiée. La première partie explicite les fondements conceptuels et méthodologiques de la recherche, et présente les terrains d’expérimentations de nos hypothèses et de nos outils. L’exploitation d’entretiens réalisés avec des dirigeants permet de définir le métier de dirigeant et de mettre en exergue les rôles et les compétences spécifiques du dirigeant salarié. La relation entre le dirigeant et sa Gouvernance est également étudiée. Son besoin particulier de socialisation organisationnelle est alors démontré, notamment par rapport à un repreneur d’entreprise et à un salarié « classique ». Dans la seconde partie, la théorie de la socialisation organisationnelle est adaptée au métier exigeant et unique de dirigeant, via le concept de Socialisation Organisationnelle du Dirigeant (SOD). Ce modèle répond aux besoins spécifiques de socialisation du dirigeant, notamment lors de l’intégration, étape charnière de la socialisation organisationnelle. Elle est constituée de quatre types de reprises : une reprise politico-stratégique, une reprise organisationnelle, une reprise managériale et une reprise du rôle de dirigeant. La qualité de ces reprises aboutit à la qualité de l’intégration du dirigeant, requalifiée d’intégration stratégique à cause de ses enjeux. Une grille d’analyse est proposée afin de permettre au nouveau dirigeant de mieux appréhender l’organisation qu’il va diriger, mais également ses propres besoins de socialisation organisationnelle au travers des variables et facteurs qui la composent
The job of CEO is rich and complex and the "number one" change, poorly understood, may have an impact on the socio-economic performance, strategy, policy and the organization of the company. Facilitate the arrival of new manager is an important issue for the survival and development of the organization, as well as its organizational socialization remains little studied.The first part explains the conceptual and methodological research, and presents lots of experiments of our assumptions and our tools. We use interviews with executives to define the business leadership and highlight the specifics CEO’s roles and skills. The specific relationship between the leader and its Governance is also studied. Its specific needs of organizational socialization are then demonstrated, particularly in relation to a buyer company and a "classic" employee.In the second part, the concept of organizational socialization is suitable for demanding and unique leader, through the concept of CEO’s Organizational Socialization. This model meets the needs of leader’s socialization, especially during integration, organizational socialization’s milestone. It consists of three types of recoveries: politico-strategic, organizational and managerial. The quality of these recoveries led to the quality of leader’s integration, reclassified strategic integration because of its strategic challenges. An analytical framework is proposed to allow both the new leader to better understand the organization that will lead, but also its own needs through organizational socialization variables and factors that compose it

Cette thèse explore la socialisation au sein du parti Al-Islah, fondé en 1990 et héritier du mouvement islamique yéménite, perçu comme la branche yéménite des Frères musulmans, et dont les mécanismes internes de socialisation qui façonnent les identités et comportements de ses membres restent peu étudiés. Vu le contexte conflictuel yéménite, l’exil est une variable essentielle à examiner, particulièrement depuis le conflit de 2014 qui a conduit de nombreux membres d’Al-Islah à se réfugier en Turquie, un pays choisi pour sa proximité idéologique avec le régime turc. La Turquie constitue ainsi un terrain d’étude où se structure une diaspora yéménite.Une attention particulière est portée à la jeunesse islahie, notamment aux acteurs intellectuels et médiatiques émergents. L’étude suppose l’existence de deux types de socialisation marquant un effet de génération. Elle interroge les dynamiques de recrutement, les modalités d’endoctrinement, les ressources mobilisées pour éduquer et conditionner les membres, ainsi que les cadres de référence, les valeurs et comportements inculqués par le parti. La thèse explore également les démarches de contre-socialisation adoptées par certains membres. L’analyse met en lumière les tensions internes, les facteurs de plafond de verre et la désillusion des jeunes dans un contexte politique instable.La méthodologie repose sur une approche qualitative combinant une trentaine d’entretiens, dont 18 récits de vie (incluant six femmes), ainsi qu’une observation ethnographique menée dans un quartier de l’ouest d’Istanbul où se concentre une communauté yéménite.Les résultats révèlent une pluralité de références idéologiques au sein d’Al-Islah, reflétant la diversité de ses composantes depuis sa fondation. Cette diversité aboutit à une dualité structurelle où l’influence des Frères musulmans demeure prégnante. Bien que des similitudes existent avec la socialisation pratiquée par les Frères musulmans en Égypte, des différences notables apparaissent en raison des contextes politiques distincts. L’étude met en évidence la complexité et la sophistication du processus de socialisation islahie, composé de multiples étapes et s’adaptant aux évolutions géopolitiques tout en conservant une dimension religieuse stable. Cette socialisation vise à produire un « homo islamicus », formé à travers un cadre éducatif religieux structuré par un parti politique. Enfin, cette socialisation se caractérise par son aspect immersif, intrusif et possessif, rendant difficile toute rupture définitive. Cependant, elle s’inscrit dans une logique interactive où le membre négocie sa place, notamment lorsqu’il est confronté à d’autres paradigmes. L’expérience individuelle, notamment migratoire, et la Révolution de 2011, a favorisé une remise en question et une transformation identitaire, mais sans effacer totalement l’héritage idéologique initial. Ainsi, un « frérisme latent » se manifeste chez certains membres
This thesis explores socialization within the Al-Islah party, founded in 1990 and heir to the Yemeni Islamic movement, perceived as the Yemeni branch of the Muslim Brotherhood, whose internal socialization mechanisms shaping the identities and behaviors of its members remain understudied. Given the conflictual Yemeni context, exile is an essential variable to examine, particularly since the 2014 conflict, which led many Al-Islah members to seek refuge in Turkey, a country chosen for its ideological proximity to the Turkish regime. Turkey thus constitutes a field of study where a Yemeni diaspora is structured.Particular attention is paid to the Islahi youth, especially emerging intellectual and media actors. The study assumes the existence of two types of socialization marking a generational effect. It questions the dynamics of recruitment, the modalities of indoctrination, the resources mobilized to educate and condition members, as well as the frames of reference, values, and behaviors instilled by the party. The thesis also explores the counter-socialization approaches adopted by some members. The analysis sheds light on internal tensions, glass ceiling factors, and the disillusionment of young people in an unstable political context.The methodology relies on a qualitative approach combining around thirty interviews, including 18 life stories (including six women), as well as ethnographic observation conducted in a western district of Istanbul where a Yemeni community is concentrated.The results reveal a plurality of ideological references within Al-Islah, reflecting the diversity of its components since its founding. This diversity leads to a structural duality where the influence of the Muslim Brotherhood remains prevalent. Although similarities exist with the socialization practiced by the Muslim Brotherhood in Egypt, notable differences arise due to distinct political contexts. The study highlights the complexity and sophistication of the Islahi socialization process, composed of multiple stages and adapting to geopolitical evolutions while maintaining a stable religious dimension. This socialization aims to produce a "homo islamicus," formed through a religious educational framework structured by a political party.Finally, this socialization is characterized by its immersive, intrusive, and possessive nature, making any definitive break difficult. However, it fits into an interactive logic where the member negotiates their place, especially when confronted with other paradigms. Individual experience, particularly migratory, and the 2011 Revolution, has favored a re-examination and identity transformation, but without completely erasing the initial ideological heritage. Thus, a "latent Brotherhood-ism" manifests in some members

En écho aux enjeux démographiques des sociétés postmodernes, les générations au travail font l’objet de nombreux écrits dans les médias grand public, la presse managériale et les revues académiques. Dans la majorité de ces travaux, les effets générationnels sont envisagés comme un phénomène de société qui s’impose aux organisations, sommées de s’adapter aux comportements des Générations Y et bientôt Z. Cette vision occulte les effets de la socialisation organisationnelle sur les nouveaux entrants. A partir des travaux de Joshi et al (2010, 2011), notre thèse croise les cadres théoriques des générations et de la socialisation organisationnelle pour explorer empiriquement le thème des générations organisationnelles. En effet, si les générations sont enracinées dans la temporalité, les entreprises ont une temporalité propre, avec des événements fondateurs, des tendances d’évolution et des modes de reproduction sociale. Dans cette thèse CIFRE en recherche-action, nous étudions la situation particulière d’ERDF qui fait face à un renouvellement générationnel massif. Nous combinons un pré-diagnostic qualitatif, une ethnographie de 17 mois dans une base technique renouvelée et un questionnaire (1182 répondants) pour comprendre en profondeur les effets de ce renouvellement massif. D’un point de vue managérial, nous proposons que les conditions particulières expérimentées par les jeunes recrutés à leur entrée dans l’entreprise conduisent à la naissance d’une nouvelle génération organisationnelle. Nous accompagnons l’entreprise dans la prise en compte de la durabilité des effets de cette expérience sur les attitudes au travail, au delà des effets Génération Y. D’un point de vue théorique, nous introduisons le concept d’empreinte générationnelle organisationnelle en tant que marque distinctive d’une génération organisationnelle. Nous définissons ainsi les conditions du travail qui marquent cette empreinte ; les mécanismes par lesquels l’empreinte se forme en soulignant la part des tensions de rôle ; et les antécédents qui engendrent une nouvelle génération organisationnelle. Dans ce cheminement, nous mettons à jour certains effets non anticipés du renouvellement, notamment sur les agents socialisateurs et sur la culture organisationnelle. A travers nos actions, nous contribuons à la reconnaissance de l’effort exigeant que représente l’intégration des jeunes recrutés par le corps social
Much is written down about generations at work in general media, managerial press and academic journals in connection with demographic stakes in postmodern societies. In most writings, generational effects are considered as a social phenomenon that imposes itself upon organizations, compelling them to adapt to Generation Y (and Z coming up) behaviors. This approach doesn’t take into account organizational socialization effects on newcomers. Building up on Joshi et al (2010, 2011) work, we bring together theoretical frameworks on generations and organizational socialization to empirically investigate organizational generations. Indeed, if generations are rooted in temporality, organizations have their own temporality, including founding events, trends and social reproduction modes. In this PhD dissertation, using action-research, we study the particular situation of ERDF (Electricité Réseau Distribution de France) which faces a massive generational renewal. We combine a qualitative pre-diagnosis, an ethnographic observation during 17 months and a survey (1182 respondents) to deeply understand the effects of this massive arrival. From a managerial point of view, we propose that the particular conditions that newcomers experiment at their entry in the company lead to a new organizational generation. We help the company to understand that this first experience of newcomers durably marks their attitudes at work, beyond Generation Y effects. From a theoretical point of view, we introduce the concept of organizational generational imprint as a distinctive mark of an organizational generation. We define the work conditions which mark the imprint; the mechanisms by which the imprint forms itself, underlying the part of role stress in them; and the antecedents that generate a new organizational generation. On the way, we reveal unanticipated effects of the renewal on insiders and organizational culture. Through our actions, we contribute to recognize the demanding effort required from insiders to integrate newcomers

Considering the hard-to-reach contexts that I had experienced of young Saudi women in relation to choosing language opportunities helps to understand issues pertaining to these women in their real worlds. This thesis expands on female learners accessing desired English learning opportunities by investigating how four young Saudi women, transitioning from high school to university, navigate their religious beliefs, family and tribal values, societal change and other boundaries in pursuit of language learning opportunities. This eight-month ethnography adopts a second language socialisation perspective that allows me to examine the multiple ways in which participants access English learning opportunities. It employs a multi-sited case study design to document, compare and contrast the individual case studies of four young women. My journey unfolds differently for each case by following each participant into formal and informal language learning spaces, tracking her mobility, observing her in a prayer room, sharing in her Snaps and tweets, chatting with her in an art gallery or meeting a family member. The findings reveal the consistent presence of boundaries that are constantly being negotiated and renegotiated as participants attempt to shape their language learning opportunities. They indicate that the participants become increasing aware of the choices available to them and their ability to exercise agency in relation to English opportunities, which increases their resistance to boundaries enacted in their English classes by their teachers. However, their resistance to boundaries in the contexts of family and faith is more muted. These differences reflect the participants’ investment in their multiple identities, as those identities are understood at points in time, and those understandings depend not only on the opportunities they grant themselves, but on the access their families and guardians grant to a range of local, national and international communities as they too attempt to negotiate ongoing changes in the larger social context.

La vitalité du secteur jeunesse de l'édition est un indice, parmi d'autres, de la place importante qu'occupent encore aujourd'hui les livres dans le quotidien des enfants. Si le contenu des albums a été étudié par quelques sociologues français, la manière dont les jeunes « lecteurs » reçoivent les normes et les représentations transmises par la littérature de jeunesse n'a en revanche fait l'objet que de bien peu d'investigations sociologiques. A travers l'analyse de la manière dont les enfants comprennent et (ré)interprètent le contenu textuel et iconographique des livres, cette thèse entend non seulement mettre en lumière ce qui se joue dans l'acte de réception, mais également apporter des éléments contribuant à une meilleure compréhension du processus de socialisation. Nous centrons pour cela notre regard sur l'« alimentation », observatoire emblématique de l'ensemble des modalités de ce processus ainsi que de ses nombreuses différenciations. Par la mise en place, sur le terrain, d'un protocole expérimental permettant d'approcher le point de vue d'enfants âgés de 5 à 8 ans (et issus de milieux sociaux contrastés), cette thèse permet ainsi d'appréhender la manière dont s'agencent - de façon toujours particulière - les messages délivrés par différentes instances socialisatrices (famille, médias, école), et dont se construisent d'éventuelles appartenances à un genre et/ou à un milieu social. La capacité d'action (agency) des très jeunes enfants est de cette façon, ici, mise en jeu
Among other signs, the vitality of the children's book publishing field bears testimony to the important place books still occupy today in children's everyday lives. However, despite the fact that some French sociologists have already studied the content of children's books, the way young "readers" receive the norms and representations conveyed by this literature has been the object of very little sociological investigation. In the present thesis I analyze the way children understand and (re)interpret the textual and iconographic content of children's books, with a view to both shedding light on what is really at stake in the act of reception, and also bringing elements that might contribute to better understanding the process of socialization. I focus on "food," as it is an iconic observation tool for the entirety of this process's modalities and its many differentiations. An experimental protocol implemented on the field has allowed me to approach the point of view of 5- to 8-year-old children coming from various social backgrounds, and thus to study the way the messages conveyed by the various agents of socialization (such as family, mass media, and school) are organized, as well as the construction of potential belongings to a gender and/or social group. In this regard, the agency of very young children is also addressed

Cette thèse est le résultat d'une étude comparative qui a cherché à comprendre les aspects de la tension entre les mépris et les actes de reconnaissance, expérimenté dans la socialisation secondaire par les sujets qui sont membres de la police militaire des États brésiliens du Rio Grande Sul, du Rio de Janeiro et du Mato Grosso, dans les dimensions de la famille, du droit et d’État. La méthode est dialectique avec une approche qualitative et inclus des entrevues, groupes de discussion et l'observation systématique, étant employé au logiciel Nvivo pour la compréhension des données recueillie. Les recherches de Dominique Monjardet sur la socialisation policier a servi à orientation de cette thèse qui était en corrélation avec la “théorie de l’homme pluriel” de Bernard Lahire. La fin a été proposée la reconsidération de la “théorie de la police” de Fabien Jobard.
Esta tese é resultado de um estudo comparado que buscou compreender os aspectos da tensão entre os atos de desrespeitos e os atos de reconhecimentos, vivenciados em socialização secundária pelos sujeitos integrantes das organizações policiais militares dos Estados brasileiros do Rio Grande do Sul, do Rio de Janeiro e do Mato Grosso, nas dimensões familiar, jurídica e estatal. O método é dialético com abordagem qualitativa e contou com entrevistas em profundidade, grupos focais e observação sistemática, sendo empregado o programa NVivo para compreensão dos dados coletados. Os estudos de Dominique Monjardet sobre a socialização policial serviu de orientação para condução da pesquisa que foi correlacionada nos aspectos teóricos com a “Teoria do Homem Plural” de Bernard Lahire. Ao final foi proposta a reconsideração da “Teoria dos Ilegalismos Policiais” de Fabien Jobard.
This thesis is the result of a comparative study that sought to understand aspects of the tension between the acts of disrespect and acts of recognition, experienced in secondary socialization by the members of the military police of the Brazilian’s states of Rio Grande do Sul, Rio de Janeiro and Mato Grosso, in the family, State and legal dimensions. The method is dialectical with qualitative approach and included interviews, focus groups and systematic observation, being employed NVivo program to understand the data collected. The studies by Dominique Monjardet about the police socialization served to guide the conduct of research that has been correlated with the theoretical aspects of the "Theory of Plural Man" by Bernard Lahire. Then it was proposed the reconsideration of the "Theory of policing" by Fabien Jobard.

La force de vente est un système humain, et de relations humaines complexes qui se distingue par une activité de gestion spécifique fondée sur le contrôle et la supervision directe des vendeurs dans leurs activités quotidiennes. Pour décrypter ces relations entre les acteurs, nous avons mobilisé le concept de socialisation organisationnelle, à la fois parce qu’il propose une lecture nouvelle de la réalité managériale, mais aussi parce qu’il constitue un modèle d’influence à même de réguler les comportements organisationnels des acteurs. Cette thèse a pour objectif d’éclairer le management des vendeurs indépendants en situation d’intégration, et d’expliquer pourquoi le turnover de ces vendeurs est aussi élevé au cours de cette phase cruciale du processus de socialisation. L’exploitation du potentiel théorique du concept de socialisation pose néanmoins la question de la pertinence d’une telle étude, étant donné que les vendeurs indépendants peuvent se soustraire à toute forme de socialisation, parce qu’ils n’appartiennent pas juridiquement à l’entreprise. Pour cela, nous menons une première étude qui permet de mettre en évidence le caractère aléatoire et naturel de la socialisation dans ces organisations, à travers les interactions. Nous proposons donc de conceptualiser la socialisation du vendeur indépendant, et la considérons comme un processus de construction de la relation managériale. Le modèle d’analyse que nous développons articule le cadre d’analyse interactionniste de la socialisation à travers le processus de construction de sens, la théorie de la régulation sociale, et la théorie du contrat psychologique. Il est testé sur le terrain, à travers une étude qualitative, mobilisant la méthode des cartes cognitives. En s’appuyant sur les représentations mentales des principaux acteurs de la socialisation du vendeur indépendant, nous souhaitons produire des connaissances qui tiennent compte des réalités et des contextes dans lesquels ces forces de vente exercent. Les résultats de notre recherche mettent en évidence la complexité des schèmes étudiés. Ceux-ci révèlent la difficulté à faire converger les intérêts des acteurs dans leur collaboration. Ils révèlent aussi l’existence d’une socialisation partielle due, en partie, au fait que les entreprises évoluent difficilement dans leurs pratiques de gestion ; les connaissances acquises par les nouveaux vendeurs portent essentiellement sur les aspects commerciaux du travail ; les relations entre membres de la force de vente ne sont pas prises en compte dans le processus de socialisation. Finalement, les vendeurs partent parce que les composantes de leurs relations avec l’entreprise ne correspondent pas à leur système de valeurs. Dans ce cas, nous proposons de gérer et de formaliser la socialisation du vendeur indépendant, en prônant un management et un leadership partagé qui permettrait de prendre en compte les intérêts des différents acteurs
Sales force is a human and complex human relations system that is characterized by a specific management activity based on the control and the direct supervision of the sales agents in their daily activities. In order to decrypt these relations between the actors, we have mobilized the concept of organizational socialization, both because it proposes a further reading of the managerial reality, but also because it constitutes a model of influence able to regulate the organizational behaviors of the actors. This thesis aims at enlightening the management of the independent sales agents into labor integration process, and explaining why the turnover of the sales agents is so high during that critical stage of socialization process. The exploiting of the theoretical potential of the concept of socialization nevertheless arises the issue of the relevance of such a study, given the independent sales agents can avoid any kind of socialization, because legally they don’t belong to the company. For that we make a first survey that enables us to point out the random and natural character of the socialization in these organizations through interactions. We propose thus to conceptualize the socialization of the independent salesman, and we consider it as a construction process of the management relation. The analysis model that we develop uses the interactionnist analysis framework of the socialization through the process of building a sense, the theory of the social regulation, and the theory of psychological contract. It has been field-tested through a qualitative research study, mobilizing the method of cognitive cards. On the basis of the mental representations of the main actors of the independent sales agents ‘socialization, we wish to produce skills that take into account realities and the environments in which these sales teams work. The results of our research show clearly the complexity of the schemes studied. These reveal the difficulty of converging the actors ‘interests in their collaboration. They reveal also the existence of a partial socialization due, partly, to the fact that the companies poorly evolve in their management practices. The skills acquired by the new sales agents are based essentially on the commercial aspects of work. The relations between the sales workforces are not taken into account in the socialization process. Finally, the sales agents leave work because the components of their relations with the company do not match with their value system. In that case, we propose to manage and formalize the socialization of the independent sales agent, recommending shared management and leadership that would permit to take into account the interests of the different actors

The majority of Australian preschool aged children attend Early Childhood Education and Care (ECEC) services, and mealtimes are a feature of every child's day at ECEC. However, little is known about how guidelines are interpreted in practice, how mealtimes are enacted or how children and educators interact during mealtimes. This PhD research examined mealtime practices in ECEC services, children's behaviours during mealtimes and the perspectives of educators of mealtimes in ECEC services. The results were used to develop a grounded theory to explain the unique culture and community created by children and their educators during mealtimes.

A partir du constat empirique de la productivité des malentendus entre touristes et prestataires de tourisme kanak qui accueillent en tribu, cette thèse d’anthropologie sociale et culturelle interroge les définitions institutionnelles et le sens du tourisme. Les interdépendances entre les touristes et la population kanak de Nouvelle-Calédonie démontrent que l’activité touristique ne se cantonne pas à une dimension économique mais constitue un espace de socialisation où les quêtes identitaires individuelles et collectives sont prépondérantes
From the empirical observation of the productivity of misunderstandings between tourists and kanak tourism providers who host in tribes, this thesis of social and cultural anthropology questions the institutional definitions and the meaning of tourism. The interdependencies between tourists and the Kanak population of New Caledonia show that tourism activity is not confined to an economic dimension but constitutes a space of socialization where individual and collective identity quests are predominant

A research study submitted to the Faculty of Commerce, Law and Management, University of the Witwatersrand, in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Management in Strategic Marketing (MMSM) Wits Business School May 2017
The research investigated the impact of three socialisation agents (i.e. advertising, parents and peers) and personal attitudes on alcohol consumption among South Africa youth. There is a growing concern of the high and year-on-year increase in alcohol consumption in the country which has not only been linked to social ills such as crime, violence, sexual abuse, but also to health concerns. Of greater concern is the ever growing penetration of alcohol consumption among young people. The South African government has pledged its support to the World Health Organisation to reduce the harmful use of alcohol; and appointed an Inter-Ministerial Committee (IMC) to develop programs that seek to reduce alcohol-related harm. The findings generated from this study provide insights into social influences and social interventions that might assist in reducing the harmful use of alcohol. The research employed a quantitative approach and was cross-sectional in design. Non-random quota sampling was employed and a total of 300 youths from Gauteng were issued with self-administered questionnaires. The young people were at different life stages; students, blue and white collar workers. Using SPSS 22 and AMOS 22 software programs, structural equation modelling (SEM) was performed to analyse the data set. The results revealed that personal attitude, peer influence, and advertising exposure have positive and significant influences on youth alcohol consumption. Parental influence had a positive, yet weak and unimportant, effect on youth alcohol consumption. The implication of the results in this study is that government, alcohol manufacturers and the community at large need to consider, and possibly prioritise, other harmful uses of alcohol interventions and address personal attitudes that young people have developed to reduce the effects of peer pressure.
MT2017

The central issue in this study is political socialisation and its implications within a rural setting in South Africa with a particular focus on Calais village in Limpopo Province. The aim of the study is to determine how adult residents of Calais village, are politically socialised; and furthermore to assess the impact of the socialisation process on the residents’ political behaviour within a democratic South Africa. In order to achieve the research purpose, face-to-face interviews were conducted with forty (40) adult residents in Calais village. The study revealed that the respondents were politically socialised by the media, immediate family, peers, extended family, political parties, local municipality, school, traditional leadership, ward committee and religious institutions. The media were the most important agent, while the religious institutions were the least. Furthermore, NGOs and trade unions were not socialisation agents in Calais village. The socialisation process had an impact on the respondents’ political behaviour in terms of political interest, party identification, political beliefs, efficacy, knowledge, awareness and participation.
Political Sciences
M.A. (Politics)

Sexist socialisation in the church starts from childhood. The Sunday school, the Christian community and parents all play a role in transmitting sexist values to children. Sexism is present in the interpretation, use and teaching of scripture as well as the hierarchy, roles, structures, language, worship and symbols of the church. These subconsciously influence children. People's faith may be shaken when the sexist nature of some of these beliefs is exposed. Sexist socialisation is detrimental as the growth and witness of the church may be stunted. Hence there is a need to develop non-sexist Christian education. Insights and tools from feminist theology help in this programme. The conclusions are tentative as such a process is evolutionary, but important.
Philosophy, Practical and Systematic Theology
Th. M. (Theological Ethics)

This research proposes to examine the role of TV, as a consumer socialisation agent of teenagers from both urban middle and lower social classes in a developing country. This research also involves developing and testing a model of consumer socialisation by reality TV. Particularly, involvement of social structural variables (e.g., gender and social class difference) will be examined to understand the role of reality TV in the consumer socialisation process of teenagers in developing country. Further, peers' influences and parental control on TV will be considered to understand consumer socialisation process.

Abstract This study takes a qualitative look at the interplay between women’s leadership and newsroom socialisation and the news agenda as experienced and understood by women editors at the Mail & Guardian, through a process of interviews with women editors, supplemented by a brief look at the publication when referenced during the course of the interviews. This study confirms previous research that suggests that an increase of women in the newsroom is not enough to address issues of gender representation in newsrooms and news representation. Although at the Mail & Guardian, this study indicates that the appointment of a woman editor impacted the newsroom positively on gender awareness issues and the publication itself in its gender representation, there are indications that this is a result of a number of factors and not gender alone. In summary, this research found that it is the combination of positioning, power and influence, with a gender agenda, intention and purpose, in an environment that is receptive to change, that will significantly contribute to changes both within the socialisation of the newsroom and translate into a higher level of gender awareness and sensitivity in newspaper’s gender representation.

This study set out to investigate how students construct their identities. Throughout their socialisation into academia, students are confronted with the paradox of learning as they negotiate the opposing discourses of enslavement and mastery that construct higher education. Utilising a critical discursive psychology approach this research aimed to examine the implications this paradox holds for the development of students’ identities. In-depth interviews with five master’s degree students allowed for an examination of the linguistic resources available for students to draw on in constructing their accounts of student-hood. Analysis of the interpretive repertoires and ideological dilemmas in the text revealed the uptake of contradictory subject positions in participants’ navigation of academic discourse. In order to address the inconsistencies associated with these conflicting ways of being a student, participants ‘worked’ a face in their interactions with academic discourse. Their face-work served to address the paradox by integrating the contradictory positions evident in their accounts. It is in the agency displayed in the integration of these disparate positions that the emancipating student is revealed.
Psychology
M.A. (Research Consultation)

Cette thèse vise à comprendre comment et dans quelle mesure l’agrément des établissements de santé est-il efficace pour développer les capacités des acteurs, nécessaires pour améliorer la qualité des soins et des services. Au cours des dix dernières années, il y a eu une croissance rapide, à l'échelle mondiale de la mise en œuvre de programmes d'agrément en santé pour l’amélioration de la qualité. L'expérience de la dernière décennie prouve que l'agrément est une technique valable pour l'amélioration de la qualité dans beaucoup d’organismes de santé. Il est également utilisé pour soutenir les réformes en santé. Malgré cela, les outils de gestion comme l’agrément sont souvent critiqués, car elles sont adoptées avec enthousiasme négligeant fréquemment une implantation favorisant la mise en place de comportements durables et la démonstration de meilleurs résultats. Le développement des capacités (DC) est un processus délibéré, multidimensionnel, dynamique dont le but est d’améliorer la performance des individus, des équipes, de l’organisation et d’un système. Le DC constitue une des trois assises de l’implantation d’une démarche institutionnalisée de la qualité, au même niveau que la communication et la reconnaissance. Cette recherche c’est déroulée dans un organisme d’Arabie Saoudite dans le cadre de leur première démarche avec le Conseil canadien d’agrément (CCASS) des services de santé. Une étude de cas unique d’implantation de l’agrément a été menée utilisant une approche mixte. Quatre niveaux d’analyse ont été étudiés en détail (individu, équipe, organisation et système) afin de mesurer 28 effets escomptés du DC puisés dans la littérature. Des entretiens semi-structurés, des groupes de discussion, une revue de la documentation ont été réalisés. Dans le but de mesurer trois des effets escomptés, un questionnaire sur le niveau d’implantation de la qualité (NIQ) a été administré pour la première fois en Arabie Saoudite dans cinq organismes. La performance du cas a été évaluée en relation avec les autres et en fonction de son positionnement dans le cycle d’agrément. Des analyses qualitatives et quantitatives utilisant la technique de polissage par la médiane ont été exécutées. Au niveau des individus, l’agrément a motivé la participation à de nouvelles formations. L’auto-évaluation est l’étape qui encourage l’apprentissage par l’autocritique. Le sentiment de fierté est le changement affectif le plus souvent répertorié. Les équipes ont amélioré leur communication par l’implantation d’une « chaîne de commandement ». Elle a introduit des notions de respect et de clarté des rôles telles qu’exigées par les normes. Au moyen de la mesure du NIQ, nous avons constaté que la majorité des organismes saoudiens se positionnent au niveau minimal d’implantation (assurance qualité). Le plus expérimenté avec l’agrément démontre les meilleurs résultats tout près du second niveau. Enfin, plus les organismes progressent dans la démarche d’agrément, plus les écarts de perception entre les 8 domaines mesurés par le questionnaire du NIQ et entre les différentes catégories d’emploi s’amincissent. En conclusion, l’agrément a démontré de l’efficacité à développer de nouvelles capacités par l’intégration des transformations des individus et par l’impact de l’acquisition des nouvelles capacités sur le changement des pratiques, majoritairement au niveau des individus, des équipes et de l’organisation. Le processus d’agrément a également fait preuve d’importants pouvoirs de convergence au niveau de l’adoption des pratiques édictées par les normes d’agrément qui contribuent positivement à l’amélioration de la qualité.
The purpose of this thesis is to determine whether accreditation is effective for developing individual’s necessary capacities that improve quality. In the last decade, accreditation shows that is a valuable tool. Accreditation program implementation has also demonstrated a world wide increased. It is as well used to support health reform. Managerial practices of this type are often criticized. They are adopted with enthusiasm but their implementation is often neglected because there is some difficulties to demonstrate sustainable behaviour changes and better outcomes.. Capacity Building (CB) is a comprehensive process, multidimensional and dynamic that seeks to improve the performance of individuals, teams, the organization and a system. CB is one of the three foundational elements of institutionalise quality improvement practices a the same level of communication and recognition. This study happens in Saudi Arabia. The hospital had participated in his first initiative with the Canadian Council of Health Services Accreditation (CCHSA). A single case study to evaluate the implementation of accreditation has been carried using a mix methodology. For unit of analysis has been studded (individual, team, organization and system) to measure 28 anticipated effects of capacity Building culled from the literature. Semi-structure interviews, focus groups and a documentation review were conducted. A questionnaire on the quality implementation scale (QIS) was administered in five organizations. The performance of the case was measured in relation to the others and based on its positioning in the cycle. Qualitative and quantitative analyses using median polish technique were conducted. At the individual level, the accreditation motivated participation in new training. Self-assessment is the stage that encourages learning through self-criticism. The feeling of pride is the emotional change that was reported the most. The teams improved their communication by establishing a chain of command, which introduced the concept of respect and of clearly defined roles as required by the standards. Through the QIS measurement, we noted that all those involved position themselves at the minimal level of implementation (Quality Assurance). The most experienced with accreditation produce the best results very close to the second level. Finally, the further organizations progress in the cycle, the more the differences in perception between the eight QI domains studied narrowed. The same phenomenon was observed among different job categories. In conclusion, accreditation has demonstrated effectiveness to develop new capacities most specifically at the individual, team and organizational level. The accreditation process has also demonstrated significant convergence power to pushes the adoption of new practices dictated by the accreditation standards. Those practices were successful to demonstrated positive quality improvement outcome.

Le Renouveau charismatique catholique met de l’avant une rencontre personnelle avec Dieu par le croyant, qui se voit habilité à exercer des dons– parmi lesquels nous retrouvons la guérison par l’imposition des mains, la glossolalie et les révélations. La participation continue à un groupe religieux organisé de la part d’individus devenus autonomes dans leur relation à Dieu n’a pas encore fait l’objet d’une attention académique soutenue. La présente étude d’un Centre de prière du Renouveau catholique charismatique de Montréal, à partir d’une méthodologie d’inspiration phénoménologique et expérientielle, vise à développer cette problématique, tout en s’éloignant d’une compréhension purement rhétorique (Csordas 1997, 2001) de l’expérience charismatique. La socialisation religieuse (Fer 2005, 2007) encadrant l’entrée d’un nouveau membre au Centre met en lumière les mécanismes d’encadrement institutionnel invisibles permettant l’intégration d’une communauté de croyants tout en laissant paradoxalement l’individu vivre une expérience religieuse personnelle. Le sujet charismatique, socialisé religieusement dans une conversion vécue dans l’unité corps-esprit, développe de nouveaux modes d’attention somatique, permettant l’expérience de différentes intersubjectivités. Il en vient à partager un monde collectif de représentations et de sensations, développant parallèlement une agentivité accrue dans son rapport avec le sacré. Toutefois, alors que l’agentivité est usuellement conçue comme un acte de résistance, celle développée par les charismatiques va dans le sens d’une reproduction de la norme (Mahmood 2001). La socialisation religieuse établissant les paramètres d’émergence de cette agentivité, elle en constitue aussi le cadre délimitant son expression.
The Catholic charimatic renewal puts forward a personal encounter wtih God on the believer’s part, who is then habilitated to exercize different charismas – among which we find healing through the imposing of the hands, glossolalia and revelations. Continued participation in an organized religious group by now autonomous believers has not yet been the subject of sustained academic attention. The present study of a Montreal Catholic charismatic renewal’s center of prayer, whose methodology is inspired by the phenomenological and experiential approaches, aims to develop this problematic, all the while marking a distance with a purely rhetorical understanding of the charismatic experience (Csordas 1997, 2001). The religious socialization (Fer 2005, 2007) framing the admission of a new member at the Center, enligthens the invisible institutionnal mecanisms enabling the integration of a religious community all the while paradoxically enabling the individual to live an individualized religious experience. The charismatic subject, religiously socialized through a conversion lived in a unification of the body-mind, develops new somatic modes of attention, and is thus enabled to experience different intersubjectivities. The subject comes to participate in a collective world of representations and sensations, developing in parallel an increased agency in his dealings with the sacred. Although agency is usually conceived as an act of resistance, the one developped by the charismatics brings about the reproduction of the norm (Mahmood 2001). Religious socialization establishing the parameter of emergence for this agency, it is also the frame circonscribing its expression.

Ce mémoire a étudié les perceptions de femmes haïtiennes vivant au Québec depuis moins de cinq ans de leurs relations sexuelles avec les hommes et de leurs rapports de couple. Après avoir opté pour une méthodologie de recherche qualitative, la théorie féministe intersectionnelle a été retenue comme cadre d’analyse. Des entretiens individuels semi-dirigés ont été menés auprès de 9 femmes haïtiennes, âgées de 18 à 60 ans et ayant immigré au Québec depuis moins de cinq ans. Les perceptions des femmes de la sexualité ont été appréhendées comme étant un ensemble de discours et de pratiques inter reliés, qui se construit dès l’enfance, et qui reproduit les types de rapports inégalitaires entre hommes et femmes qui existent dans la société haïtienne et dans leur couple. Ces rapports inégalitaires sont véhiculés entre les générations à travers la plupart des institutions sociales comme la famille, l’école, la culture, la législation. Ce processus de construction des perceptions de la sexualité est également influencé par des enjeux socio-économiques et de pouvoir. Les résultats de cette recherche permettent de disposer de données scientifiques sur la sexualité des femmes et les rapports de couple en Haïti et l’influence du processus migratoire. Ces résultats soulignent également la nécessité pour le travail social haïtien d’encourager le développement de l’empowerment économique des femmes et leur participation aux débats actuels de la société sur l’évolution de la condition féminine.
The purpose of this research was to explore the perceptions of Haitian women that had immigrated to Quebec in the past five years, of their sexual relationships with men and the extent to which it is reflected in the different types of conjugal relationships. After choosing a qualitative research method, the intersectional feminist theory has been adopted for the analysis. Individual semi-structured interviews were conducted with 9 Haitian women, aged 18 and 60 years and having immigrated to Quebec in the past five years. The women’s perceptions of sexual relationships have been reported as being a set of practices and discourses interrelated built since childhood and reproducing the unequal relationships between men and women that exist in the Haitian society and in the couples. These unequal relationships are transmitted through the generations and through most of the social institutions such as family, school, culture, laws. This process is also influenced by socio-economic and power issues. The results of this research give scientific data on women sexuality and couple relationships as well as the influence of immigration process. These results also emphasize the need for the Haitian social work to encourage the development of economic empowerment of women and their participation in current debates in society on the development of women.
Memwa sa a vle etidye ki pèsepsyon fanm ayisyèn yo genyen de rapò seksyel yo ak gason, e nan ki mezi pèsepsyon sa yo repwodwi kalite relasyon ki egziste ant yomenm ak nèg yo. Rechèch la chwazi yon metodoloji kalitativ, apresa li kenbe teyori feminis entèseksyonèl kom kad ki pou pemet li analize done li yo. Rechèch la nenen 9 antrevi mwatye ouvè, mwatye fèmen ak 9 fanm ayisyèn, ki genyen ant 18 ak 60 lane, epi ki imigre nan pwovens kebèk, nan peyi Kanada depi mwens pase 5 lane. Dapre rezilta rechèch la, pèsepsyon medanm yo genyen de seksyalite yo tradwi pa yon pakèt pawòl ak yon pakèt abitid ki mare ansanm. Medanm yo komanse ranmase bagay sayo depilè yo te timoun lakay paran yo pou jiskaske yo vin granmoun lakay pa yo. Fason sa yo medanm yo konprann seksyalite a tou, se yon bagay ki soti nan relasyon fòskote ki egziste ant fanm ak gason, ni nan sosyete ayisyènn nan, ni nan relayon konjigal yo. Bagay sa yo transmèt de generasyon an generasyon gras ak lafanmi, lekol, lakilti, lwa peyia. Pou fini, pèsepsyon sa yo medanm yo gen de seksyalite yo a makonen ak yon seri de enterè ekonomik ak politik ki gen nan sosyete a. Resilta rechèch sa a fe plizyè bagay. Premyèman li pemèt nou genyen dokiman syantifik sou seksyalite fanm ak relasyon ki genyen ant fanm ak gason lè yap viv andedan kay, nan peyia. Dezyèmman, rezilta yo montre travayèz ak travayè sosyal yo an ayiti, kouma li enpotan pou yo ankourage medanm yo devlope pouvwa lajan lakay yo. Rezilta yo montre tou kouman li enpotan pou medanm ayisyènn yo chache rantre nan tout diskisyon kap fet nan sosyete ayisyèn nan sou kondisyon lavi fanm yo.