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Instrução: As questões de números 21 a 26 referem-se ao texto abaixo. Os destaques ao longo do texto estão citados nas questões.
Ser professor
Por Ester Rosseto
- Ser professor é um lance de amor. Nesse caminho que venho trilhando constatei que existe
- uma profunda diferença entre dar aula e ser professor. Dar aula é muito bom. É querer
- compartilhar conhecimento, propagar a informação. Dar aula exige esforço, dedicação, preparo.
- Mas existe uma imensa distância entre “dar aula” e ser professor, porque dar aula é uma
- atividade, mas ser professor é muito mais do que isso.
- Como já dizia o grande mestre Paulo Freire, “eu nunca poderia pensar em educação sem
- amor. É por isso que me considero um educador: acima de tudo porque sinto amor”, porque
- professor vai além. Além das tarefas estabelecidas em contrato, além das horas pagas no
- holerite, além da ideia de que aquilo é apenas um meio para se ganhar a vida.
- Professor quer saber o nome, quer saber quem é quem, quer saber as histórias, as origens,
- os rumos pretendidos. Professor está na chuva para se molhar, para se arriscar diariamente.
- Para sofrer com as derrotas e vibrar com as vitórias dos alunos. Para corrigir provas como quem
- assiste a um jogo de futebol, lamentando-se quando um craque chuta a bola no travessão.
- Desacreditando quando um perna de pau acerta a bola no ângulo.
- Professor se envolve, mesmo quando tenta evitar.
- Professor se perde no cronograma. Não está lá só para cumprir horário e currículo. Está lá
- para parar a cada dúvida, para ensinar não só a matéria, mas ensinar o melhor do - pouco ou
- muito - que sabe sobre a vida.
- Professor acaba por viver muitas vidas além da sua. Vivencia o crescimento, os obstáculos,
- as crises, os começos de namoro, as brigas entre amigos, problemas de casa, a conjuntivite
- alheia, as angústias, os caminhos.
- Professor não tem medo de se expor, de se mostrar humano e vulnerável. Não tem medo de
- roupa preta suja de giz, de pilhas de livros para carregar, da odisseia do fechamento dos diários
- no fim do ano, nem das provas que parecem dar cria na calada da noite.
- Só o que sei é que, no fim das contas, ser professor é um lance de amor. Às vezes é sofrido.
- Às vezes é maçante. Como todo amor. Mas é uma dessas paixões avassaladoras que vicia, e que
- quem sente, já não consegue ver sentido em viver sem.
(Disponível em: http://zimemaper.blogspot.com/2015/11/cronica-ser-professor-ester-rosseto.html – texto adaptado especialmente para esta prova).
A autora, na construção de seu texto, emprega como recurso estilístico a repetição da palavra “professor”, seguida de um verbo, no início de várias de suas frases. Assinale a alternativa que indica o nome correto da figura de construção que representa esse recurso.
De acordo com a Lei Federal nº 12.772/2012, que estabelece a estruturação do Plano de Carreiras e Cargos de Magistério Federal, analise as assertivas abaixo e assinale a alternativa correta.
I. O desenvolvimento na Carreira de Magistério Superior poderá ocorrer mediante progressão funcional, que é a passagem do servidor para o nível de vencimento imediatamente superior dentro de uma mesma classe.
II. Para que seja realizada a progressão na Carreira de Magistério Superior, é necessário apenas o cumprimento de suas atividades por 12 (doze) meses.
III. A promoção na Carreira de Magistério do Ensino Básico, Técnico e Tecnológico poderá ocorrer mediante promoção, que constitui a passagem do servidor de uma classe para outra subsequente.
Instrução: As questões de números 01 a 10 referem-se ao texto abaixo. Os destaques ao longo do texto estão citados nas questões.
A construção da cultura pelas dimensões ideológica e comportamental
Por Marcos José da Silveira Mazzotta e Maria Eloísa Famá D’Antino
- Numerosas são as concepções de cultura, consoantes ____ variadas vertentes teóricas. De
- início, é importante destacar que Sorokin, um dos clássicos autores da sociologia, ao abordar a
- estrutura do universo cultural, ressalta que a “cultura ideológica” consiste na totalidade dos
- valores e normas adotados por indivíduos e grupos interagentes, o que consolida o aspecto
- cultural da interação significativa. As ações e reações significativas, por meio das quais os
- conteúdos da “cultura ideológica” são objetivados e socializados, constituem sua “cultura
- comportamental” e, num terceiro nível, a “cultura material”, significando todos os demais
- objetos, veículos e energias materiais por meio dos quais a “cultura ideológica” se manifesta,
- socializa-se e se consolida. Assim, o sociólogo Sorokin salienta que “a cultura empírica total de
- uma pessoa ou grupo é constituída por esses três níveis de cultura: ideológico, comportamental
- e material”. Portanto, o universo cultural abarcando esses três níveis caracteriza a vida social
- que não se limita a objetos e fatos de um mundo natural, já que se constitui pelas ações,
- manifestações verbais, símbolos, textos, construções materiais de grande variedade e de sujeitos
- que se expressam por meio desses artefatos procurando entender aos outros e a si mesmos.
- Na evolução histórica do conceito de cultura, o pensador John Thompson distingue quatro
- tipos básicos de concepção, classificando-as como: clássica, descritiva, simbólica e estrutural. A
- primeira remonta aos séculos XVIII e XIX, quando o termo “cultura”, diferindo em certa medida
- do processo de “civilização”, era usado em referência a um processo de desenvolvimento
- intelectual ou espiritual. A segunda envolve um conjunto de valores, crenças, costumes,
- convenções, hábitos e práticas característicos de uma sociedade específica ou de um
- determinado período histórico. A terceira entende os fenômenos culturais como simbólicos e o
- estudo da cultura voltado basicamente para a interpretação dos símbolos e da ação simbólica.
- Considerando restritivas tais concepções, aquele teórico formula, então, a que chama de
- “concepção estrutural de cultura”, propondo que “os fenômenos culturais podem ser entendidos
- como formas simbólicas em contextos estruturados, e a análise cultural pode ser pensada como
- o estudo da constituição significativa e da contextualização social das formas simbólicas”.
- Numa breve interpretação, podemos entender que as interações significativas ocorridas em
- contextos estruturados constroem a cultura pelas dimensões ideológica e comportamental.
- Nesse sentido, cabe ressaltar a construção e sedimentação de estigmas, estereótipos, padrões
- de beleza, dentre outras formas simbólicas acompanhadas de atitudes e ações em relação a
- pessoas que se encontram em determinadas condições individuais e sociais e que em contextos
- específicos passam a ser discriminadas negativa ou positivamente, tendo favorecida a
- concretização de situações de inclusão ou exclusão nos variados espaços da vida social. Situações
- de segregação, marginalização ou exclusão, de quem quer que seja, concretizam atitudes que
- se configuram como violência simbólica. E, como bem observa Habermas, a violência simbólica
- se dá sempre que uma pessoa é impedida de defender os seus próprios interesses.
- Historicamente, as pessoas que apresentam diferenças muito acentuadas em relação à
- maioria das pessoas constituem-se alvo das mais diversas estratégias de violência simbólica. Um
- dos segmentos populacionais reiteradamente colocados nessa posição tem sido o composto de
- pessoas com deficiências físicas, mentais, sensoriais ou múltiplas, além daquelas que
- apresentam outros transtornos de desenvolvimento. Elementos como funcionalidade e
- incapacidade, bem como fatores contextuais de ordem pessoal e ambiental, são fundamentais
- para a melhor compreensão das implicações individuais e sociais das deficiências. Fatores
- contextuais, portanto, concretizam-se, muitas vezes, em situações limitadoras impostas pelo
- ambiente físico e social que, defrontadas com as condições individuais, ampliam as desvantagens
- sociais da pessoa com deficiência.
(Disponível em: chromeextension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/https://www.scielo.br/j/sausoc/a/mKFs9J9rSbZZ5hr65TFSs5H/?format=pdf&lang=pt – texto adaptado especialmente para esta prova).
Com o intuito de preservar a mensagem original do texto, a locução conjuntiva em destaque na linha 12 NÃO pode ser substituída por:
I. ao passo que.
II. uma vez que.
III. pois.
Quais estão corretas?
No dia 7 de outubro o mundo foi surpreendido por uma ataque contra Israel deflagrado a partir do território palestino da Faixa de Gaza. Quem foi o autor deste ataque?
In the sentence "The quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog," what is the syntactic function of the word "over"?
Identify the sentence with the correct subject-verb agreement.
De acordo com os apontamentos da Base Nacional Comum Curricular (BNCC) de Língua Inglesa, assinale a alternativa INCORRETA.
De acordo com a Lei nº 9.394/96 − Lei de Diretrizes e Base da Educação Nacional, "baixar normas gerais sobre cursos de graduação e pós-graduação" cabe(m) ao(à)(s):
Which of the following words is an example of a homonym?
Which of the following sentences best illustrates the concept of semantic ambiguity?
Which of the following sentences contains a grammatically correct use of the subjunctive mood?
No que concerne aos direitos individuais dos adolescente, segundo a Lei nº 8.069/90 − Estatuto da Criança e do Adolescente, assinale a alternativa INCORRETA.
De acordo com a Lei nº 13.005/14 que aprova o Plano Nacional de Educação - PNE, "apoiar a ampliação das equipes de profissionais da educação para atender à demanda do processo de escolarização dos (das) estudantes com deficiência, transtornos globais do desenvolvimento e altas habilidades ou superdotação, garantindo a oferta de professores (as) do atendimento educacional especializado, profissionais de apoio ou auxiliares, tradutores (as) e intérpretes de Libras, guias-intérpretes para surdos-cegos, professores de Libras, prioritariamente surdos, e professores bilíngues" é uma estratégia referente à seguinte meta:
De acordo com os Parâmetros curriculares nacionais de língua estrangeira, quanto à compreensão escrita no campo da avaliação, o aluno deverá ser capaz de, EXCETO:
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder às questões de 1 a 4.
A doll to place your dreams on...
(1º§) "Someday I'm gonna be, exactly like you... till then... I'll make believe I'm you." So went the dulcet tones of Barbie's first ever TV advert in 1959. That year, what would come to be toy company Mattel's most significant and long-lasting creation, Barbie, arrived.
(2º§) She was the brainchild of Ruth Handler; the co-founder, along with her husband Eliot, of Mattel in 1945. According to one of two origin stories (the other involving an adult novelty doll called Bild Lilli, handed out at bachelor parties), Handler noticed her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls and decided she wanted to give her a doll that was not a baby, but a woman she could aspire to. Barbie, named after her daughter, was born and she premiered at the annual Toy Fair in New York in March 1959. In the first year, 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold.
(3º§) She was 'petite' as the advert chimes, with all the latest clothes and accessories. Among these was, of course, a wedding dress. Her immediate MO was clearly as a stylish and sophisticated style maven, the kind of svelte, pretty woman young girls wanted to be − at least in 1959. Her first ever outfit − as exemplified in Gerwig's initial teaser trailer for the Barbie movie − was a black and white swimsuit, with white heels and white-rimmed sunglasses. Unsurprisingly, by 1961, she was 'going steady' with Ken (oddly named after the Handlers' son).
Courting controversy
(4º§) By the 1960s, Barbie was already attracting criticism for being a 'sex symbol'. To counteract this, the Handlers gave her a little sister, Skipper (originally a child and now sold as a teenager), and a best friend, Midge − who would go to have her own chequered history. Fashioned as a 'homelier' friend for Barbie (with red hair and freckles) Midge would disappear after 1967, returning in the 1980s along with a husband, kids and a 'Happy Family Line' of toys, which even included Pregnant Midge (with a detachable womb!). The line courted scandal from every angle − among which was outrage that Midge was pregnant without a wedding ring. Cannily, Gerwig has lined up Emerald Fennell to play Midge. Yes, Pregnant Midge.
(5º§) Though to many Barbie was too conventional − with her improbable proportions and origins as a doll who aspires to, essentially, marry Ken − to many she was too progressive. Indeed, as early as 1968, nine years after Barbie's invention, Mattel introduced their first Black doll, Christie, a friend of Barbie. Christie arrived at a fecund point in American politics, just as the Civil Rights Act of 1968 − enshrining the illegality of racial discrimination − was passed.
(6º§) It would not be until 1980, however, that Mattel would produce its first Black Barbie. She was designed by Kitty Black Perkins, who was then chief designer for Barbie. She bought her first Barbie doll aged 28, when interviewing for the position, when she was asked to create a whole new wardrobe for the doll. She was chief designer for more than 30 years and, in 1979, she was asked to design the first ever Black Barbie. When she arrived, she was wearing a red disco jumpsuit and came with the tagline: "She's Black! She's beautiful! She's dynamite!"
(adapted) https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/entertainment/a44129282/
In response to criticism that Barbie was seen as a 'sex symbol,' what did the Handlers do to counteract this perception?
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder às questões de 1 a 4.
A doll to place your dreams on...
(1º§) "Someday I'm gonna be, exactly like you... till then... I'll make believe I'm you." So went the dulcet tones of Barbie's first ever TV advert in 1959. That year, what would come to be toy company Mattel's most significant and long-lasting creation, Barbie, arrived.
(2º§) She was the brainchild of Ruth Handler; the co-founder, along with her husband Eliot, of Mattel in 1945. According to one of two origin stories (the other involving an adult novelty doll called Bild Lilli, handed out at bachelor parties), Handler noticed her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls and decided she wanted to give her a doll that was not a baby, but a woman she could aspire to. Barbie, named after her daughter, was born and she premiered at the annual Toy Fair in New York in March 1959. In the first year, 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold.
(3º§) She was 'petite' as the advert chimes, with all the latest clothes and accessories. Among these was, of course, a wedding dress. Her immediate MO was clearly as a stylish and sophisticated style maven, the kind of svelte, pretty woman young girls wanted to be − at least in 1959. Her first ever outfit − as exemplified in Gerwig's initial teaser trailer for the Barbie movie − was a black and white swimsuit, with white heels and white-rimmed sunglasses. Unsurprisingly, by 1961, she was 'going steady' with Ken (oddly named after the Handlers' son).
Courting controversy
(4º§) By the 1960s, Barbie was already attracting criticism for being a 'sex symbol'. To counteract this, the Handlers gave her a little sister, Skipper (originally a child and now sold as a teenager), and a best friend, Midge − who would go to have her own chequered history. Fashioned as a 'homelier' friend for Barbie (with red hair and freckles) Midge would disappear after 1967, returning in the 1980s along with a husband, kids and a 'Happy Family Line' of toys, which even included Pregnant Midge (with a detachable womb!). The line courted scandal from every angle − among which was outrage that Midge was pregnant without a wedding ring. Cannily, Gerwig has lined up Emerald Fennell to play Midge. Yes, Pregnant Midge.
(5º§) Though to many Barbie was too conventional − with her improbable proportions and origins as a doll who aspires to, essentially, marry Ken − to many she was too progressive. Indeed, as early as 1968, nine years after Barbie's invention, Mattel introduced their first Black doll, Christie, a friend of Barbie. Christie arrived at a fecund point in American politics, just as the Civil Rights Act of 1968 − enshrining the illegality of racial discrimination − was passed.
(6º§) It would not be until 1980, however, that Mattel would produce its first Black Barbie. She was designed by Kitty Black Perkins, who was then chief designer for Barbie. She bought her first Barbie doll aged 28, when interviewing for the position, when she was asked to create a whole new wardrobe for the doll. She was chief designer for more than 30 years and, in 1979, she was asked to design the first ever Black Barbie. When she arrived, she was wearing a red disco jumpsuit and came with the tagline: "She's Black! She's beautiful! She's dynamite!"
(adapted) https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/entertainment/a44129282/
Who designed the first-ever Black Barbie?
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder às questões de 1 a 4.
A doll to place your dreams on...
(1º§) "Someday I'm gonna be, exactly like you... till then... I'll make believe I'm you." So went the dulcet tones of Barbie's first ever TV advert in 1959. That year, what would come to be toy company Mattel's most significant and long-lasting creation, Barbie, arrived.
(2º§) She was the brainchild of Ruth Handler; the co-founder, along with her husband Eliot, of Mattel in 1945. According to one of two origin stories (the other involving an adult novelty doll called Bild Lilli, handed out at bachelor parties), Handler noticed her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls and decided she wanted to give her a doll that was not a baby, but a woman she could aspire to. Barbie, named after her daughter, was born and she premiered at the annual Toy Fair in New York in March 1959. In the first year, 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold.
(3º§) She was 'petite' as the advert chimes, with all the latest clothes and accessories. Among these was, of course, a wedding dress. Her immediate MO was clearly as a stylish and sophisticated style maven, the kind of svelte, pretty woman young girls wanted to be − at least in 1959. Her first ever outfit − as exemplified in Gerwig's initial teaser trailer for the Barbie movie − was a black and white swimsuit, with white heels and white-rimmed sunglasses. Unsurprisingly, by 1961, she was 'going steady' with Ken (oddly named after the Handlers' son).
Courting controversy
(4º§) By the 1960s, Barbie was already attracting criticism for being a 'sex symbol'. To counteract this, the Handlers gave her a little sister, Skipper (originally a child and now sold as a teenager), and a best friend, Midge − who would go to have her own chequered history. Fashioned as a 'homelier' friend for Barbie (with red hair and freckles) Midge would disappear after 1967, returning in the 1980s along with a husband, kids and a 'Happy Family Line' of toys, which even included Pregnant Midge (with a detachable womb!). The line courted scandal from every angle − among which was outrage that Midge was pregnant without a wedding ring. Cannily, Gerwig has lined up Emerald Fennell to play Midge. Yes, Pregnant Midge.
(5º§) Though to many Barbie was too conventional − with her improbable proportions and origins as a doll who aspires to, essentially, marry Ken − to many she was too progressive. Indeed, as early as 1968, nine years after Barbie's invention, Mattel introduced their first Black doll, Christie, a friend of Barbie. Christie arrived at a fecund point in American politics, just as the Civil Rights Act of 1968 − enshrining the illegality of racial discrimination − was passed.
(6º§) It would not be until 1980, however, that Mattel would produce its first Black Barbie. She was designed by Kitty Black Perkins, who was then chief designer for Barbie. She bought her first Barbie doll aged 28, when interviewing for the position, when she was asked to create a whole new wardrobe for the doll. She was chief designer for more than 30 years and, in 1979, she was asked to design the first ever Black Barbie. When she arrived, she was wearing a red disco jumpsuit and came with the tagline: "She's Black! She's beautiful! She's dynamite!"
(adapted) https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/entertainment/a44129282/
What inspired Ruth Handler to create Barbie?
O texto seguinte servirá de base para responder às questões de 1 a 4.
A doll to place your dreams on...
(1º§) "Someday I'm gonna be, exactly like you... till then... I'll make believe I'm you." So went the dulcet tones of Barbie's first ever TV advert in 1959. That year, what would come to be toy company Mattel's most significant and long-lasting creation, Barbie, arrived.
(2º§) She was the brainchild of Ruth Handler; the co-founder, along with her husband Eliot, of Mattel in 1945. According to one of two origin stories (the other involving an adult novelty doll called Bild Lilli, handed out at bachelor parties), Handler noticed her daughter Barbara playing with paper dolls and decided she wanted to give her a doll that was not a baby, but a woman she could aspire to. Barbie, named after her daughter, was born and she premiered at the annual Toy Fair in New York in March 1959. In the first year, 300,000 Barbie dolls were sold.
(3º§) She was 'petite' as the advert chimes, with all the latest clothes and accessories. Among these was, of course, a wedding dress. Her immediate MO was clearly as a stylish and sophisticated style maven, the kind of svelte, pretty woman young girls wanted to be − at least in 1959. Her first ever outfit − as exemplified in Gerwig's initial teaser trailer for the Barbie movie − was a black and white swimsuit, with white heels and white-rimmed sunglasses. Unsurprisingly, by 1961, she was 'going steady' with Ken (oddly named after the Handlers' son).
Courting controversy
(4º§) By the 1960s, Barbie was already attracting criticism for being a 'sex symbol'. To counteract this, the Handlers gave her a little sister, Skipper (originally a child and now sold as a teenager), and a best friend, Midge − who would go to have her own chequered history. Fashioned as a 'homelier' friend for Barbie (with red hair and freckles) Midge would disappear after 1967, returning in the 1980s along with a husband, kids and a 'Happy Family Line' of toys, which even included Pregnant Midge (with a detachable womb!). The line courted scandal from every angle − among which was outrage that Midge was pregnant without a wedding ring. Cannily, Gerwig has lined up Emerald Fennell to play Midge. Yes, Pregnant Midge.
(5º§) Though to many Barbie was too conventional − with her improbable proportions and origins as a doll who aspires to, essentially, marry Ken − to many she was too progressive. Indeed, as early as 1968, nine years after Barbie's invention, Mattel introduced their first Black doll, Christie, a friend of Barbie. Christie arrived at a fecund point in American politics, just as the Civil Rights Act of 1968 − enshrining the illegality of racial discrimination − was passed.
(6º§) It would not be until 1980, however, that Mattel would produce its first Black Barbie. She was designed by Kitty Black Perkins, who was then chief designer for Barbie. She bought her first Barbie doll aged 28, when interviewing for the position, when she was asked to create a whole new wardrobe for the doll. She was chief designer for more than 30 years and, in 1979, she was asked to design the first ever Black Barbie. When she arrived, she was wearing a red disco jumpsuit and came with the tagline: "She's Black! She's beautiful! She's dynamite!"
(adapted) https://www.harpersbazaar.com/uk/culture/entertainment/a44129282/
Select the alternative that presents the best title for the text.
Text: “Why do people collect?”
Petra Engels owns 19,571 erasers, Carol Vaughn has 1,221 bars of soap, and Ralf Shrőder has a collection of 14,502 packets of sugar. Many people love to collect things, but why? Psychologists and collectors have different opinions.
The psychologist Carl Jung believed that collecting is part of our ancient human history. Thousands of years ago, humans collected nuts and berries. They kept them carefully and ate them when there was no food. The best collectors survived long cold winters or seasons without rain. Their genes passed to future generations. Nowadays, we still have a collecting instinct.
Historian Philipp Bloom has a different opinion. He thinks collectors want to make something that will remain after their death. By bringing many similar items together, the collector gains historical importance. Sometimes their collections become museums or libraries, for example, Henry Huntington, who founded a library in Los Angeles to house his collection of books.
Author Steve Roach thinks that people collect things to remember their childhood. Many children collect things, but few have enough money to buy the things they really want, and they lose interest. In later life, they remember their collections fondly. Now, they have enough money and opportunity to find special items, and they start collecting again. This way, they can re-live and enjoy their childhood years.
Art collector, Werner Muensterberger, agrees that collecting is linked to childhood. But he believes we collect in order to feel safe and secure. While babies hold blankets or toys to feel safe when their mother isn’t there, adults collect things to stop feeling lonely or anxious.
Autograph collector Mark Baker agrees that collecting is emotional, but he doesn’t collect to reduce anxiety. “For me, it’s the excitement,” he says. “I love trying to get a famous person’s autograph. Sometimes I succeed, and sometimes I fail. Also, by collecting autographs, I feel connected to famous people. I don’t just watch them on television. I actually meet them.”
These are just a few reasons for collecting. Do you know any people with collections? Why do they collect?
Questions related to the text above
Thousands of years ago, humans collected ____ and ____.
Text: “Why do people collect?”
Petra Engels owns 19,571 erasers, Carol Vaughn has 1,221 bars of soap, and Ralf Shrőder has a collection of 14,502 packets of sugar. Many people love to collect things, but why? Psychologists and collectors have different opinions.
The psychologist Carl Jung believed that collecting is part of our ancient human history. Thousands of years ago, humans collected nuts and berries. They kept them carefully and ate them when there was no food. The best collectors survived long cold winters or seasons without rain. Their genes passed to future generations. Nowadays, we still have a collecting instinct.
Historian Philipp Bloom has a different opinion. He thinks collectors want to make something that will remain after their death. By bringing many similar items together, the collector gains historical importance. Sometimes their collections become museums or libraries, for example, Henry Huntington, who founded a library in Los Angeles to house his collection of books.
Author Steve Roach thinks that people collect things to remember their childhood. Many children collect things, but few have enough money to buy the things they really want, and they lose interest. In later life, they remember their collections fondly. Now, they have enough money and opportunity to find special items, and they start collecting again. This way, they can re-live and enjoy their childhood years.
Art collector, Werner Muensterberger, agrees that collecting is linked to childhood. But he believes we collect in order to feel safe and secure. While babies hold blankets or toys to feel safe when their mother isn’t there, adults collect things to stop feeling lonely or anxious.
Autograph collector Mark Baker agrees that collecting is emotional, but he doesn’t collect to reduce anxiety. “For me, it’s the excitement,” he says. “I love trying to get a famous person’s autograph. Sometimes I succeed, and sometimes I fail. Also, by collecting autographs, I feel connected to famous people. I don’t just watch them on television. I actually meet them.”
These are just a few reasons for collecting. Do you know any people with collections? Why do they collect?
Questions related to the text above
What does Petra Engels collect?