1.

Record Nr.

UNICAMPANIAVAN00019820

Autore

Churchland, Patricia S.

Titolo

Il cervello computazionale / Patricia S. Churchland, Terrence J. Sejnowski

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Bologna, : Il mulino, [1995]

Titolo uniforme

The computational brain

ISBN

88-15-05142-2

Descrizione fisica

756 p. ; 22 cm

Altri autori (Persone)

Sejnowski, Terrence J.

Disciplina

612.820113

Soggetti

Cervello - Funzionalità - Modelli matematici

Lingua di pubblicazione

Italiano

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910959220103321

Titolo

The psychology of diversity : beyond prejudice and racism / / James M. Jones, John F. Dovidio, and Deborah L. Vietze

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Chichester ; ; Malden, Mass., : Wiley Blackwell, 2014

ISBN

9781118588147

1118588142

9781118587898

1118587898

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (429 p.)

Collana

New York Academy of Sciences

Classificazione

361.5

305.8

Altri autori (Persone)

DovidioJohn F

VietzeDeborah L

Disciplina

305.8

Soggetti

Multiculturalism - Psychological aspects

Prejudices

Stereotypes (Social psychology)

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Preface -- Framing diversity -- The psychology of diversity: challenges and benefits -- Central concepts in the psychology of diversity -- Historical perspectives on diversity in the United States -- Psychological processes -- Personality and individual differences : how different types of people respond to diversity in different ways -- Social cognition and categorization : distinguishing "us" from "them" -- Social identity, roles, and relations : motivational influences in responses to diversity -- Is bias in the brain? -- Coping and adapting to stigma and difference -- Intergroup interactions : pitfalls and promises -- Culture, power, and institutions -- Cultural diversity : preferences, meaning and difference -- Social roles and power in a diverse society -- The challenge of diversity for institutions -- The psychology of diversity : principles and prospects -- Glossary -- Index.

Sommario/riassunto

The Psychology of Diversity presents a captivating social-psychological study of diversity, the obstacles confronting it, and the benefits it provides.  Goes beyond prejudice and discrimination to discuss the



personal and social implications of diversity for both majority and minority group membersConsiders how historical, political, economic, and societal factors shape the way people think about and respond to diversityExplains why discrimination leads to bias at all levels in society - interpersonal, institutional, cultural, and social<