1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910462547303321

Autore

Lorick-Wilmot Yndia S. <1977->

Titolo

Creating Black Caribbean ethnic identity [[electronic resource] /] / Yndia S. Lorick-Wilmot

Pubbl/distr/stampa

El Paso [Tex.], : LFB Scholarly Pub., 2010

ISBN

1-59332-647-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (180 p.)

Collana

The new Americans

Disciplina

305.896/0729

Soggetti

Caribbean Americans - Social conditions

Caribbean Americans - Ethnic identity

Caribbean Americans - Services for

Caribbean Americans - New York (State) - New York - Social conditions

Caribbean Americans - New York (State) - New York - Ethnic identity

Caribbean Americans - Services for - New York (State) - New York

Electronic books.

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

CONTENTS; Acknowledgments; CHAPTER 1; Introduction; CHAPTER 2; From Grassroots Movement to Rise of an Organization; CHAPTER 3; Legacies of race and Immigrant-based Policies and the Expansion of The Caribbean Service Center; CHAPTER 4; Homecoming: Celebrating Caribbean Ethnic Identity; CHAPTER 5; Problems and Possibilities; CHAPTER 6; Final Word; APPENDIX A; Description of Positions and Demographic Information, New York; APPENDIX B; Listing of Participants; APPENDIX C; Methodology and Description of Instrument; APPENDIX D; Detailed Description of Programming and Services; REFERENCES; INDEX

Sommario/riassunto

Lorick-Wilmot explores the complexities of Black Caribbean ethnic identity by examining the role a community-based organization plays in creating ethnic options for its first-generation Black Caribbean immigrant clients. Her case study particularly focuses on a Caribbean-identified organization's history, culture and climate, and the kinds of resources staff and community leaders provide that, ultimately, supports the maintenance of Caribbean ethnicity and Black ethnic



identities and slows the rate of acculturation. Her case study points to the ways ethnic identity formations feed into the

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910145279303321

Titolo

The Blackwell guide to philosophy of mind [[electronic resource] /] / edited by Stephen P. Stich and Ted A. Warfield

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Malden, MA, : Blackwell Pub., c2003

ISBN

1-4051-6474-3

1-78268-742-4

1-281-31255-X

9786611312558

0-470-70198-6

0-470-99876-8

0-470-99875-X

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (432 p.)

Collana

Blackwell philosophy guides ; ; 10

Altri autori (Persone)

StichStephen P

WarfieldTed A. <1969->

Disciplina

128/.2

Soggetti

Philosophy of mind

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

The Blackwell Guide to Philosophy of Mind; Contents; Contributors; Introduction; 1 The Mind-Body Problem: An Overview; 2 The Mind-Body Problem; 3 Physicalism; 4 Dualism; 5 Consciousness and its Place in Nature; 6 Thoughts and Their Contents: Naturalized Semantics; 7 Cognitive Architecture: The Structure of Cognitive Representations; 8 Concepts; 9 Mental Causation; 10 Folk Psychology; 11 Individualism; 12 Emotions; 13 Artificial Intelligence and the Many Faces of Reason; 14 Philosophy of Mind and the Neurosciences; 15 Personal Identity; 16 Freedom of the Will; Index

Sommario/riassunto

Comprising a series of specially commissioned chapters by leading scholars, this comprehensive volume presents an up-to-date survey of the central themes in the philosophy of mind. It leads the reader



through a broad range of topics, including Artificial Intelligence, Consciousness, Dualism, Emotions, Folk Psychology, Free Will, Individualism, Personal Identity and The Mind-Body Problem. Provides a state of the art overview of philosophy of mind. Contains 16 newly-commissioned articles, all of which are written by internationally distinguished scholars. E