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Estudo das representações sociais do suicídio e do terrorismo nos católicos e nos muçulmanos
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Com o intuito de verificar se a Representação Social que os Católicos e os Muçulmanos
têm dos fenómenos do Suicídio e do Terrorismo é semelhante ou divergente, ou seja, se a
pertença a uma determinada Religião é ou não uma variável que influencia o que a pessoa
pensa, sente e simboliza sobre os fenómenos em estudo, desenvolveu-se um estudo
comparativo, com duas amostras aleatórias independentes, com um total de 74 adultos e
jovens adultos (42 Católicos e 32 Muçulmanos). Foi aplicado um questionário com questões
de resposta aberta, de metodologia associativa, e com quadros de conceitos metafóricos,
construído especificamente para este estudo. Os dados obtidos foram tratados qualitativa e
qualitativamente através da Análise de Conteúdo e da Análise Estatística, respectivamente.
Os resultados demonstram que, relativamente à Representação Social do Suicídio, os
grupos em estudam evocam, maioritariamente, conteúdos que remetem para uma Dimensão
Intra-Individual (Afectos e Doença/Perturbação Psicológica). Numa percentagem menos
expressiva, são ainda evocados conteúdos que remetem para uma Imagem Crítica/Negativa
do Suicídio – a componente Externa ou Inter-Individual apenas surge ao nível das Causas
apontadas para a sua ocorrência.
Quanto à Representação Social do Terrorismo, os dois grupos evocam, na sua maioria,
Imagens – imagens de Morte/Violência e uma Imagem Negativa/Crítica do Terrorismo –,
nomeadamente ao nível do que pensam e das causas que associam a este fenómeno. Os
grupos também evocam, de forma significativa, conteúdos que remetem para uma Dimensão
Intra-Individual (Afectos e Doença/Perturbação Psicológica), quando se referem ao que
sentem e à caracterização/descrição da pessoa que comete um acto terrorista – aqui, ao nível
das causas apontadas para a ocorrência do Terrorismo, a componente mais Externa e Inter-
Individual torna-se mais significativa, à semelhança do que acontece na Representação Social
do Suicídio.
ABSTRACT: In order to verify if the social representation that Catholics and Muslims have the phenomena of Suicide and Terrorism is similar or different, that is, if belonging to a particular Religion is a variable that affects what a person thinks, feels and stands on the phenomena under study, it was developed a comparative study, with two random and independent samples, with a total of 74 adults and young adults (42 Catholics and 32 Muslims). It was applied a questionnaire with questions to open answer, by an associative methodology, and with tables of metaphorical concepts, built specifically for this study. The resulting data show that, concerning the Social Representation of Suicide, groups in study mentioned, mostly, content referring to an Intra-Individual Dimension (Affection and Psychological Disease/Disturb). In a less significant percentage, are still evoked content referring to a Negative/Criticism Image of Suicide – the External component or the Inter- Individual Dimension appears only at the Causes identified for its occurrence. As for Social Representation of Terrorism, the two groups evoke, mostly, Images – images of Death/Violence and a Negative/Criticism Image of Terrorism – in particular at the level of Thinking and of associating Causes of this phenomenon. The group also refer, in a large extent, content referring to an Intra-Individual Dimension (Affection and Psychological Disease/Disturb), when they refer to what they Feel and to Characterization/Description of the person who commits a terrorist act – here, at of the reasons given for the occurrence of Terrorism, the External component or Inter-Individual Dimension becomes more significant, as is the case in Social Representation of Suicide.
ABSTRACT: In order to verify if the social representation that Catholics and Muslims have the phenomena of Suicide and Terrorism is similar or different, that is, if belonging to a particular Religion is a variable that affects what a person thinks, feels and stands on the phenomena under study, it was developed a comparative study, with two random and independent samples, with a total of 74 adults and young adults (42 Catholics and 32 Muslims). It was applied a questionnaire with questions to open answer, by an associative methodology, and with tables of metaphorical concepts, built specifically for this study. The resulting data show that, concerning the Social Representation of Suicide, groups in study mentioned, mostly, content referring to an Intra-Individual Dimension (Affection and Psychological Disease/Disturb). In a less significant percentage, are still evoked content referring to a Negative/Criticism Image of Suicide – the External component or the Inter- Individual Dimension appears only at the Causes identified for its occurrence. As for Social Representation of Terrorism, the two groups evoke, mostly, Images – images of Death/Violence and a Negative/Criticism Image of Terrorism – in particular at the level of Thinking and of associating Causes of this phenomenon. The group also refer, in a large extent, content referring to an Intra-Individual Dimension (Affection and Psychological Disease/Disturb), when they refer to what they Feel and to Characterization/Description of the person who commits a terrorist act – here, at of the reasons given for the occurrence of Terrorism, the External component or Inter-Individual Dimension becomes more significant, as is the case in Social Representation of Suicide.
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Dissertação de Mestrado apresentada ao ISPA - Instituto Universitário
Keywords
Representações sociais Suicídio Terrorismo Religião Social representations Suicide Terrorism Religion