People use money in everyday life in ubiquitous ways. In addition, they know that money has quite different and multiple meanings in different social contexts, depending on the situation in which it is used. That said, what do people actually know about money, money creation, money backing and the institutional foundations of the monetary order? While contributions in the rapidly extending field of financial literacy have empirically studied people’s knowledge about mathematical and financial issues, people’s knowledge about the functioning of the money system and monetary institutions remained mostly unexplored. To improve our understanding of people’s knowledge of the money system and the most important money institutions, we questioned 2,000 individuals in Austria using a standardized population survey. In this paper, after a short critical review of the sociology of money and the literature on financial literacy, we present and critically discuss the results of the survey. We found that, independently of age, gender, education and income, people know very little about the money system or money institutions and mostly believe in money myths, such as the notion that money is still backed by gold. Finally, we discuss our empirical findings against the backdrop of the state of research on the sociology of money1.

La notion d’intuition (du latin intuitio, désignant l’action de voir une image dans une glace) apparaît comme un mode de connaissance immédiat, préalable à la raison, qui prend la forme d’un sentiment d’évidence dont l’assurance est d’autant plus remarquable qu’il est souvent difficile d’en défendre la pertinence autrement que par des arguments circulaires. L’histoire de la philosophie nous montre l’intérêt des philosophes, notamment Spinoza et Bergson, pour cette notion qui, pour la plupart, est essentielle dans la connaissance. L’intuition, au niveau des mécanismes, est généralement perçue comme immédiate, c’est-à-dire sans médiation bien qu’elle puisse le plus souvent puiser sa pertinence dans des souvenirs enfouis dans l’inconscient ou le subconscient ce qui nous permet de réfléchir à sa place dans le champ des sciences, de la psychanalyse, et particulièrement dans la relation thérapeutique en référence à la clinique comme système symbolique complexe. À travers ces questionnements, nous pouvons avancer l’idée que l’intuition est peut être la propriété de la vie de se sentir elle-même.

L’objectif de cette étude est de déterminer le niveau de connaissances générales et des perceptions sur les crises non épileptiques psychogènes (CNEP) des psychiatres et internes de psychiatrie exerçant en France. L’objectif secondaire est d’étudier la relation entre les connaissances et les perceptions des CNEP et le fait d’avoir bénéficié d’une formation ou d’avoir une expérience de suivi de patients présentant des CNEP. Dans cette enquête, les psychiatres ont été invités par courriel, à répondre à un questionnaire mis en ligne sur internet. Le questionnaire portait sur les connaissances générales des CNEP, puis les perceptions des CNEP étaient recueillies avec le Brief Illness Perception Questionnaire (Brief-IPQ). L’enquête a permis de recueillir les réponses de 1242 participants, et 963 réponses étaient exploitables. L’étude indique que trois quarts des psychiatres exerçant en France (75 %) n’ont jamais bénéficié de formation sur les CNEP, et 42 % des psychiatres n’ont jamais suivi de patients souffrant de CNEP. Les résultats révèlent que d’une manière générale les psychiatres considèrent les CNEP comme une maladie chronique, avec un retentissement important sur la qualité de vie. Ils admettent une compréhension limitée de cette pathologie même s’ils ont conscience de l’importance des traumatismes psychiques dans la survenue des CNEP. La terminologie et la classification de ces troubles sont peu connues des psychiatres et les liens avec la personnalité histrionique sont massivement surévalués. Le fait d’avoir bénéficié d’une formation sur les CNEP permet une nette amélioration du niveau de connaissances et une adaptation des perceptions. Les CNEP restent assez méconnues par les psychiatres français et certaines de leurs perceptions sont particulièrement erronées. Une formation spécifique semble indispensable pour une meilleure compréhension des CNEP.

Previous findings on older adults' awareness of community support services (CSSs) have been inconsistent and marred by acquiescence or over-claiming bias. To address this issue, this study used a series of 12 vignettes to describe common situations faced by older adults for which CSSs might be appropriate. In telephone interviews, 1,152 adults aged 50 years and over were read a series of vignettes and asked if they were able to identify a community organization or agency that they may turn to in that situation. They were also asked about their most important sources of information about CSSs. The findings show that, using a vignette methodology, awareness of CSSs is much lower than previously thought. The most important sources of information about CSSs included information and referral sources, the telephone book, doctors' offices, and word of mouth.

This study aimed at (a) developing a restraint reduction program, (b) describing its implementation in long-term care units, and (c) examining its effects on care staff's perceptions of and knowledge about the use of restraints. The program was composed of three parts: consciousness-raising meetings, staff education, and clinical follow-up. The study was a randomized, controlled clinical trial with eight intervention care units (five nursing homes) and 11 controls (five additional nursing homes). Care staff was surveyed at two time intervals over a 7-month period (pre- and post-test intervention; intervention care units: N = 171 [T0] and N = 158 [T1]; controls: N = 181 [T0] and N = 166 [T1]). The implementation of the program was successful and results showed significant changes in care staff perceptions of and knowledge about the use of restraints.

FAO's role in integrated pest management (IPM) in Africa has many components. Broadly speaking, it is the promotion of IPM in member countries, done within the context of strengthening plant protection in general and under the guidance of the FAO/UNEP Panel of Experts on Integrated Pest Control.

Activity areas undertaken by FAO which have links with IPM, include:

Awareness, creation and promotion of IPM

Organizes meetings, seminars, workshops, etc. to discuss and present results obtained in field projects; participates in meetings organized by other organizations; prepares publications on IPM in general, or on specific components of IPM, and on results obtained in field projects; and prepares teaching and training materials on improved plant protection and IPM.

Infrastructure

Sets up or strengthens plant protection services or plant research institutes to make them functional, giving due consideration to regulatory functions; gives training in improved plant protection at all levels within the framework of the field programme.

Development

Develops appropriate pest control measures in line with the IPM strategy.

Implementation

Conducts field projects to strengthen capabilities in plant protection at the national level; conducts IPM implementation projects and plant production/protection projects.

Policy development

Convenes regular meetings of statutory bodies (various panel meetings); convenes meetings or expert consultations on special topics; advises member countries on strategies to increase capabilities in plant protection.

Co-ordination

Convenes donor meetings; co-ordinates donor activities and inputs; conducts regional or global activities on specific topics such as quarantine, pesticide residues, etc.