ECO SOCIOLOGY

Author: COSTA MORATA PEDRO.
Year: 2004.
University: COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID [www.ucm.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS POLÍTICAS Y SOCIOLOGÍA.

Summary: This thesis is divided into three parts and fifteen chapters, plus an annex bibliográfico.En Part I, Overview of the space coast, he examines the physical framework (Chapter 1) or coastal area studied, from the strip of the Mediterranean and Southeast Peninsula Iberíca, which includes 235 municipalities between Portbou and Ayamonte, a demographic analysis (Ch. 2) that explains the accumulation of population in the coastal provinces and municipalities, a study of the economy of the coast (Ch. 3) with reference to accumulation invesiones in the coastal area from the so-called Stabilization Plan, a sociology brief tourism coastline (cap.4) with particular depth in bankruptcy and ethics root of the conflict, both the municipal and criminal at large, a historical exhibition and content policy Spanish coasts (Ch. 5) analyzing especially the Coastal Act of 1988: an analysis concerning foreigners (Chapter 6), and legal type, which provides models French, British and europeo-comunitario. Part II, The framework regionalde of widespread conflict, analyzes the conflict coast, in all its expressions (environmental, naturalistic, urban, geomorphological) in coastal regions considaradas: Catalonia (Chapter 7), Valencia (cap.8) , Balearic Islands (cap.9), Murcia (chapter 10) and Andalucia (chap .11). Part III, for a sociology coast, entering the more purely sociological aspects of the thesis Thus, we studied in detail the formation of a movement response and reinvidicación coast (Chapter 12), taking into account the historic look of the so-called movement ecologist antinuclear since its inception in the early years of 1970; discusses a case study, namely Grupo Ecologista Mediterranean (cap.13) since its inception in 1977; recital features ten episodes of conflict in the littoral (cap.14 ), according to the motivaciónpredominante in them and with particular depth in the conflict emerged from the overall degradation of landscapes, and ends with a tentative proposal for a sociology coast (Chapter 15), in parallel with the methodologies used in other sociologías, as Rural Urban, the Territory of Conflict, etc.. can abnrir lights and prospects in the comprehensive study of space as a strip characters, and the time, conflicting. An annex bibliographic almost 200 references closes the work, which is illustrated in all and each of the 15 chapters with numerous tables and graphs alluding to the text.

Author: GRANERO GALLEGOS ANTONIO.
Year: 2004.
University: ALMERÍA [www.ual.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAD.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN.

Summary: This study deals with the figure of the pilgrim who runs the Road to Santiago at present, analyzing both the expectations that you have before starting the journey of hundreds of miles, as the experiences in the activity ffsico-deportiva has experienced over the route. This itinerary (a World Heritage Site and First European Cultural Route) lives a few moments of great boom in the late twentieth century and the beginning of the century, the so-called postmodemidad, becoming a mass phenomenon, in a fashion, in which the sports and physical component of the journey is becoming increasingly important. The way of life in society postmodema has stimulated people in a desire to return to nature, to find themselves and experiment with new experiences. Now, the activities físico-deportivas adventure in the natural environment, such as hiking and cycling, acquire high profile as a recreational leisure practices and new forms of tourism. To achieve the goals outlined in this paper opts for a quantitative research methodology, using descriptive, as a technical survey and the questionnaire as a tool. There are two populations subject of this investigation. On the one hand, the pilgrims who start in Roncesvalles (on foot, by bicycle or horse) his tour of the Camino de Santiago in Spain, and secondly, the pilgrims who come to Compostela after their "journey" jacobeo (walking, cycling horseback). For the selection of the sample of each of them has used the stratified sampling procedure polietápico afijación by proportional representation by dividing the sample strata at different stages. Thus, the representative sample of the population in Roncesvalles is 1,071 subjects and Santiago de Compostela, 1,091. This is a validity of the results in a margin of sampling error of +-3% and a confidence level of 95.5%. By two questionnaires self, translated into five languages (French, English, German and Italian, in addition to Spanish) was conducted field work during the summer of 2003, both as Roncesvalles in Santiago de Compostela. The findings show that those who do walk the path motivated by several reasons, the combination of a spiritual, cultural, sports and the relationship with other people, with the practice of activity físico-deportiva motivation for the majority of traveling the Camino de Santiago. In addition, the pilgrims, who have enjoyed doing physical activity for the route, being met their initial expectations after the tour itinerary and feel that volverfan a pilgrimage to Santiago, saying they prepare for the physically-route is the main change that would make for a new pilgrimage. Starting with the work done and the answers found new questions arise, open new objects of study, so that it is essential to continue or initiate other investigations.

Author: GÓMEZ LÓPEZ MANUEL.
Year: 2004.
University: ALMERÍA [www.ual.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN.
Place of preparation: FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN.

Summary: This research analyzes and determines if there are changes in the behaviors, attitudes, motivation over the years, groups of students of Almeria Mandatory Post Secondary Education and the University of Almeria, in the academic year 2001/02. Populations previously studied by researchers Hemández Rodriguez (2001) in the course 1996197y Ruiz John (2001) in 1998/99, the results of which we used to develop a longitudinal analysis of trends, an extension in time of three five years. Regardless, we have also conducted a cross-sectional analysis among both populations. To achieve the goals outlined in this study, we opted for a method of quantitative research, using descriptive, as a technical survey and the questionnaire as a tool. There are three populations of this work. On the one hand, students of Almeria Mandatory Post Secondary Education and other university students of first and second cycle. For the selection of the sample of each, has used the stratified sampling procedure polietápico by afijación proportional, with the proviso that with the collective Post Secondary Mandatory were used cluster stage of sampling. So the representative sample of the population of Post Secondary Education Mandatory is 1,016 subjects, the first degree is 991 subjects and belonging to the second stage is 843 subjects. This is a validity of the results in a margin of sampling error of +-3% and a confidence level of 95.5%. The field work was conducted between February and May 2002, applied in the classroom so autoadministrada standardized questionnaire in the presence of an interviewer. The findings about the free time available note that regardless of the type of population, there is still a relationship between the time period analyzed and leisure time available, and on working days available shortly on weekends enough and in much of the holiday periods. As the years have demonstrated the existence of changes in the availability of free time, denying the presence of linear patterns of behavior. With regard to the occupation of spare time, it is shown that this still marked by periods of life, making passive leisure activities during the week, activities regarding social and fun on weekends and active leisure activities and sports in holiday periods. It is interesting to note an association between increased availability of free time continued with the practice of activities físico-deportivas. As for attitudes towards activity físico-deportiva, continuous presence of a marked interest in the practice of this type of activity, although it has fallen over the years. The positive assessments of the classes of Physical Education conducted by the students, along with parents' attitudes toward the practice físico-deportiva of children's free time, impacting positively in the interest of the latter to such practices. Another of the conclusions obtained in this study, is that a single reason does not determine the different behaviors practice fisicodeportiva, is the lack of time and laziness and unwillingness major cause of inactivity, while the most important reasons for people being active health-related and affiliation relations soc 8 iales. 526 Continuing with the findings, stating that there has been a decline in the rate of students, significantly increasing neglect físico-deportivo and remaining stable, the percentage of students who have never been active. Regardless of the type of modality done, dominated practice on their own and without competitive nature. We can assert that demand is preferably carried out activities fisicodeportivas more and more jobs and that there is uniformity in the application of the holiday periods in the three populations under study, preferring practice fisico-deportiva freely and without competitive nature.

Author: PEREZ SANCHEZ ALDO.
Year: 2004.
University: ALMERÍA [www.ual.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN.
Place of preparation: HUMANIDADES Y CIENCIAS DE LA EDUCACIÓN.

Summary: The problem of the relationship between physical activity, sport habits, lifestyles and quality, is of great importance for the isntituto National Sports, Physical Education and Recreation (INDER) of the Republic of Cuba as an institution, given its social custom. In the specific conditions under which Cuba is developing a social system, the determination of a computerized basis of a scientific nature of enabling support and endorse the political and administrative decision-making, take a value and a growing urgency. As with the study which led to this Ph.D., has sought to obtain the necessary information from a survey, between March and May 2002, with provincial representation, using the framework maestral, preparatory the population and housing census, the national office of statistics, through a sampling procedure polietapico stratified. The exhibition covers all the municipalities of the city, where from 1144 subjects. In the direction of achieving the goals set out so far, it has established a set of goals that has led to characterize sports habits and health of the population habanera more than 15 years, allowing determine in a fundamental way, that the occupation of free time the habaneros are characterized by the activities of passive recreation and social relationship and fun, basically, were relegated to the sidelines the físico-deportivas, activities that only excel in holiday periods, but being conducted in all periods for boys, which reproduces almost situations that existed decades ago. It also concluded that sex, age and the main activity was erected as the key variables discriminares in behavior before practicing físico-deportiva and health of Havana, while not a valuation of physical education classes received, interest and the demand for this practice are directly related behaviors before practicing activity físico-deportiva free time, so whether or not to be active deferent produces healthy behaviors or risk to the lives of habaneros, and the practices of activity físico-deportiva free time, so whether or not to be active produces different behaviors or health risk to the lives of habaneros, and the practices of activity físico-deportiva free time, a crucial determinant in the health of habaneros. This situation tends to confirm the strengthening of socio-cultural model or sociodeportivo implemented in Cuba, which states the right of everyone to receive this field teaching and practice of sport with a sense environmentally and in terms of improving the health and quality of life of citizens. Another important conclusion to be up in the thesis is the tipolofización seven lifestyles of the population habanera, which is achieved through the procedures of statistical analysis factora and conglomerates in two phases. Finally it can be argued that the results have made it possible to characterize the qualitative and quantitative relationships have been established between population and social service that should develop inder, as the agency responsible for the state to meet the needs of physical and sporting activities of the population, to contribute to the ratification or correcting decisions and organizational strategies and methodologies, including specific levels, and that the results were stratified by age groups, occupations, income levels and education.

Author: TOBASURA ACUÑA ISAIAS.
Year: 2004.
University: SALAMANCA [www.usal.es].
Place of defense: FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS SOCIALES.
Place of preparation: SOCIOLOGIA Y COMUNICACION.

Summary: In Colombia, the environmental movement, given its growing prominence in actions to defend the natural resources, environment and quality of life, is one of the areas of research that arouses interest. However, there is a lack of studies to analyze the process. Accordingly, this paper analyzes the action of four players of this movement: the environmental NGOs, academia, the "environmentalists" and peasant struggles. The work poses as a case study "the Colombian environmentalism," the source through oral, document review and participant observation. Concludes that: in Colombia, despite the absence of a green party or a movement formally institutionalized, as in other countries, individual and collective action, organized or spontaneous, an "archipelago" of groups, academia, " environmentalists, farmers and other social groups has come to the fore in the areas of the state, incorporating in the Constitution of 1991 and Act 99 of 1993, environmental principles set out in the "Earth Charter", which today constitute the frame of reference for environmental management. At this time, identifies three "cycles of protest." The first, in the seventies, characterized by the direct action of civil society and the press to defend strategic ecosystems and against energy projects and productive. The second, in the eighties and early nineties, characterized by the construction of ideology environmentalist in forums and meetings, it is considered for the creation and mobilization of consensus. The third, after Rio-92, marked by the creation of NGOs involved in environmental management, known as "environmental management". It identifies, in this process, three key players: the creators of thought, those engaged in the practice and action-oriented policy.