The present work aims to investigate the religious beliefs and ways of believing of two generations of people born in the decades of 1940–1950 and 1965–1975 in the Portuguese region of Braga. We assume that people from both generations share common experiences and values that connect them—experiences they have built in relation to specific life situations and through the bonds they have established with other g...
A presente reflexão questiona as representações sociais associadas à condição de pessoa idosa na contemporaneidade. Se, em muitas tradições antigas, a velhice era celebrada como cúmulo da experiência e da sabedoria, hoje, num contexto dominado pelo progresso tecnológico, pelo culto da aparência jovem e pelas métricas de produtividade, o idoso tende a tornar‑se invisível ou até estigmatizado como “obsoleto”. Est...
The Camino de Santiago is one of the most important pilgrimage routes and representative of the world of Christianity, and the first European Cultural Route that leads to the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela (Cazaux in Tour Int Interdiscip J 3(1):353–367, 2011; Mróz et al. in Int J Relig Tour Pilgr 7(5):56–71, 2019; Roszak in J Relig Health, 62:2734–2745, 2023; Zhang et al. in J Relig Health, 63(1):89–108, 2...
Understanding the evolution of societal values is crucial amidst globalization and migration. This study aimed to (1) map Portugal’s basic human values (BHVs) profile in 2020 through comparison with six European countries (Bulgaria, France, United Kingdom, Hungary, Italy, and Norway) and (2) analyze Portugal’s BHVs trajectory from 2002 to 2020. Drawing on Schwartz’s theory and European Social Survey (ESS) data,...
This study examines a generation of women born in the 1940s–1950s in the Braga region, northern Portugal. It analyzes their relationships with family, school, work, leisure and consumption, and religion. The sample considers generation, gender, and social class, focusing on low, medium-low, and medium classes, which predominate in Portuguese society. A qualitative methodology was employed, using Focus Groups an...
This article examines the contemporary Portuguese family through the lens of changes in the transmission of family values, with a particular focus on the religious sphere. Using a quantitative methodology based on a questionnaire survey administered to a nonprobabilistic convenience sample of 3634 respondents in Portugal, this study explores the transformations in family values and the role of religion. The fin...
O envelhecimento demográfico em Portugal tem gerado uma crescente procura por instituições que prestam cuidados especializados a pessoas idosas, como as Estruturas Residenciais para Pessoas Idosas (ERPI). Este estudo investiga a relação entre o papel do Diretor Técnico e a satisfação profissional dos colaboradores, bem como o impacto dessa satisfação na qualidade dos cuidados prestados aos utentes. Com base num...
Este capítulo analisa o fenómeno da urbanização como um dos processos mais estruturantes da contemporaneidade e os seus desafios à missão da Igreja. Partindo de uma perspetiva interdisciplinar, examina-se o processo histórico da urbanização, com particular atenção ao caso português, e identificam-se as principais dinâmicas urbanas que reconfiguram as identidades e as formas de pertença: diversidade cultural, mo...
The primary objective of this study is to evaluate the role of senior tourism as a catalyst for active aging and enhanced quality of life among the elderly, defined in this study as individuals aged 65 and over. This research, grounded in an understanding of interconnected factors—social, economic, and health-related—that affect the aging process, analyzes travel frequency trends to explore how tourism designed...
This work presents a systematic review aimed at addressing exclusion in cultural access, especially for socially and/or intellectually vulnerable groups, in order to contribute to social inclusion and active participation. It proposes to diagnose factors of exclusion in cultural access, reflect on inclusion models, understand the role of culture in restructuring identity and autonomy, and identify best practice...