This article seeks to enlighten the deep connection between three concepts: 1. The phantasia-affection, 2. What Marc Richir called, in his first book (1977) “the beyond of Copernican reversal” and, finally, 3. Architectonics its phenomenological effectiveness. Firstly, we introduce concept “transcendental misalignment”, thereby underlining intrinsically hyperbolic structure acts representation....

This report describes the reasons of the suicidal behavior in adolescents, taking in this anthropologic analysis, the impact in the familiar and social context. The study was conducted during the period of March to August, 2005 using a qualitative approach and ethnography as methods. The participants of this study were 12 teenagers, assisted in an emergency hospital in Fortaleza, Ceará State, B...

The coeLiac affection occurs among children of all financial grades of the population, making its appearance some time between the ninth month of life and the end of the second year. Its incidence has been on the increase since before 1939, partly, no doubt, due to a more frequent recognition of its features. The war cannot be entirely blamed as, both during hostilities and since, food rationin...

We use insurance behavior as a context to study affective influences in seemingly purely monetary decisions. We report two related findings. First, people are more willing to purchase insurance for an object at stake, the more affection they have for the object, holding the amount of compensation constant. Second, if the object is damaged, people are also more willing to go through the trouble ...

Abstract This research seeks to contribute the understanding of problem motivation regular practice physical and sporting activities. To do so, we analyze metaphorical use word “malhar”, which, in Brazil, is associated with exercise. One hundred ninety four people participated “free association method”, by saying from one three words or expressions that came immediately their minds, inductor te...