1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910778007403321

Autore

Seltzer Richard, Ph. D.

Titolo

Experiencing racism [[electronic resource] ] : exploring discrimination through the eyes of college students / / Richard Seltzer and Nicole E. Johnson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, : Lexington Books, c2009

ISBN

1-282-49428-7

9786612494284

0-7391-3433-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (306 p.)

Classificazione

10

24,2

5,3

AL 17900

DU 6002

DV 2850

AL 46950

AL 91500

Altri autori (Persone)

JohnsonNicole E. <1973->

Disciplina

305.8

378.1/9829

Soggetti

Discrimination in education - United States

Minority college students - United States - Attitudes

African American college students - Attitudes

College students, White - United States - Attitudes

Black people - Race identity - United States

Race discrimination - United States

USA

Schwarze

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; Preface; Introduction; Ch01. Childhood; Ch02. Family; Ch03. Friends; Ch04. School; Ch05. Teachers and School Administrators; Ch06. Dating; Ch07. Sports; Ch08. Service and



Shopping; Ch09. Discrimination; Ch10. Stereotyped; Ch11. Racial Slurs; Ch12. Skin Color; Ch13. Language; Ch14. Other Ethnic; Ch15. Self-Image; Ch16. Violence; Ch17. Police; Ch18. Is Prejudiced; Ch19. No Racism; Conclusion; References; About the Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Experiencing Racism provides a thought-provoking and thorough analysis of how race is lived in America. Collecting essays on personal experiences of race and racism from a wide spectrum of college students, the authors employ existing social science literature and textual analysis to illustrate common themes and departures. The essays and associated analyses capture the impact of racism on its perpetrators and victims, highlighting how individuals choose to cope with racist experiences in their lives. Relevant empirical literature is interwoven throughout the chapters to demonstrate the

2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910495189903321

Titolo

Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction : 5th IFIP WG 5.15 International Conference, ITDRR 2020, Sofia, Bulgaria, December 3–4, 2020, Revised Selected Papers / / edited by Yuko Murayama, Dimiter Velev, Plamena Zlateva

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2021

ISBN

3-030-81469-6

Edizione

[1st ed. 2021.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 pages)

Collana

IFIP Advances in Information and Communication Technology, , 1868-422X ; ; 622

Disciplina

658.4038

Soggetti

Application software

Computer networks

Coding theory

Information theory

Artificial intelligence

Computer and Information Systems Applications

Computer Communication Networks

Coding and Information Theory

Artificial Intelligence

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa



Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Web Portal to Support Remote Island for Sightseeing and Disaster Management -- Development of Real-time Evacuation Support System (RESS) to Reduce Human Damage in Natural Disasters -- Visualization of Tweets and Related Images Posted During Disasters -- Preliminary Evaluation of Information Sharing in COACHES -- Application of Disaster Management Information for the COVID-19 Pandemic -- Applying Information Technology for Cross Border Disaster Risk Reduction through Public Private Partnership amidst COVID-19 -- Towards Single Value Coordinate System (SVCS) for Earthquake Forecasting using Single Layer Hierarchical Graph Neuron (SLHGN) -- The Muddy Practice of Social Media Crowdsourcing in Bandung City -- Bumikita Mobile Application: The starting point of a Children-Centred Approach for Multi Hazard Early Warning System in Indonesia -- General Knowledge Representation and Sharing for Disaster Management -- Information Technology based on Qualitative Methods in Cyber-Physical Systems of Situational Disaster Risk Management -- Creating a List of Works on Reconstruction of Infrastructure Elements in Natural Disasters based on Information Technologies -- The Ianos Cyclone (September 2020, Greece) from Perspective of Utilizing Social Networks for DM -- Cyber-security in Digital Metering Value Chain for Mountain Landslide Warning -- Disaster Risk Reduction for All? Understanding Intersectionality in Disaster Situations -- Opportunities and Challenges of ICT in Emergency Processes -- Integration in and Between Earth Observation Research Centers for Achieving Sustainable Development -- Towards Safety and Security-related Testing of Crisis Management Solutions -- Mathematical Model of Integral Fire Risk Management -- Mathematical and Computer Modeling of Active Movement of People during Evacuation from Buildings -- Cyber Resilience Strategic Planning and Self-Assessment Tool for Operationalization in SMEs -- Monitoring the Health System Saturation Risk During COVID-19 Pandemics -- Emergency Response Supported by Drones and Experts Perceptions -- Fuzzy Logic Approach to Complex Assessment of Drought Vulnerability.

Sommario/riassunto

This volume constitutes the refereed and revised post-conference proceedings of the 5th IFIP WG 5.15 International Conference on Information Technology in Disaster Risk Reduction, ITDRR 2020, in Sofia, Bulgaria, in December 2020.* The 18 full papers and 6 short papers presented were carefully reviewed and selected from 52 submissions. The papers focus on various aspects and challenges of coping with disaster risk reduction. The main topics include areas such as natural disasters, remote sensing, big data, cloud computing, Internet of Things, mobile computing, emergency management, disaster information processing, disaster risk assessment and management. *The conference was held virtually.