Origins Of Us

Caderno de Ciências Sociais, vol.4, n.7, dez.1996, p.36-47 BORJAS, George J. – Friends or strangers: the impact of immigrants on the U.S. economy, New York, Basic Books, 1990. BOYD, Monica – Family and personal networks in international migration: recent developments and new agenda, in International Migration Review, 23(3):638-670, fall, 1989. CASTLES, Stephen – Migrant and the transformation of Western societies, Cornell University, Occasional Paper nº 22, 1989. 18 CASTLES, Stephen &…

The expansion of the associative movement, mainly from the decade of 80, has multiply the interest of professionals and researchers on the theme. However, in the management field, empirical studies still few, and, in general, they use the concepts and instruments of private enterprises, without adaptations. The work of the “third sector” and the role that they assume in the contemporary societies, claim to a deeper reflection about management ways used in this field. This is the focus of…

form of a descriptive study with a nonprobabilistic sample for convenience, and aims to contribute to the literature on consolidations and takeovers in Brazil. A study of 63 of the largest foreign-owned companies in Brazil has revealed important facts regarding the consolidation and takeover processes they have undergone since the 1990s. For 55.6% of these companies, the main reason for the consolidations and takeovers was to gain access to intangible market resources. Company…

proposal of organization in health services networks has been included in the broad field of integrated health care, a general denomination which includes a wide range of interventions varying in objectives and scope, which have in common the pursuit of integration strategies and tools. Among the main experiences in the field are the American integrated delivery systems and the traditional regionalized networks of the national health systems, especially after the introduction of…

Transdisciplinary Science of Prevention Anthony Biglan1 The principle of selection by consequences is critical to the analysis of a broad range of phenomena in the biological and behavioral sciences from the evolution of species to the selection of cultural practices. This paper reviews the role of that principle in diverse areas of the biobehavioral sciences and discusses how it can provide one dimension along which the diverse disciplines relevant to the prevention of problems…

intervalo de pouco mais de 100 anos (1820-1930), o país perdeu uma terça parte de sua população ou aproximadamente 1,3 milhões de habitantes que emigraram, sobretudo, para a América do Norte devido a situação econômica desfavorável. Segundo o Census Bureau of the USA, durante o censo de 2006, cerca de 4,4 milhões de cidadãos americanos se declararam de origem sueca4. Hoje em dia, a Suécia conta com um dos melhores níveis de vida do mundo, e atrai imigrantes de modo que, em 2010, eram…

with hundreds of short films, featured and given awards in the principal film festivals. The article "History of Brazilian Animation" consists of a research project about the origins of animation in Brazil. Its precursors, the first festivals, how the National Film Board of Canada helped animation in Brazilian, the history of the main parties in Brazilian animation, the first producers of animation in the country, a detailed summary about the work and difficulties of the directors…

Geometric Dimensioning and Tolerancing (GD&T), when made an integral part of the Product Development/Delivery Process through drawing previews/reviews, is the tool that can have the greatest impact on improving quality, cost and delivery of your product. GD&T is not new, but there is newness about it. Recent developments in CAD and CMM technology, ISO Standards and Statistical Process Control have brought GD&T once again to the forefront of design, quality and manufacturing. GD&T is a…

perseverança associada com alta eficácia é susceptível de conduzir a um melhor desempenho which in turn raises one's sense of efficacy, whereas the giving-in associated with low que por sua vez aumenta o senso de eficácia, enquanto o dando-in associado com baixa efficacy limits the potential for improving self perceptions. eficácia limita o potencial para melhorar a percepção auto. The third way that self-beliefs A terceira maneira que a auto-crenças affect human agency is by…

a range of perspectives on the collection, analysis, and broader relevance of variable language data. In the first half of the book, the focus is firmly on the description and comparison of methods for collecting and analysing examples of variation in language. Novel quantitative and computational methods are introduced and exemplified alongside more traditional approaches. The innovative second half of the book establishes and tests the relevance of language variation to other aspects…