1.

Record Nr.

UNISA996248140603316

Titolo

Putting folklore to use / / Michael Owen Jones, editor

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lexington, Kentucky : , : The University Press of Kentucky, , 1994

©1994

ISBN

0-8131-3193-6

1-322-59550-X

0-8131-4770-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (277 p.)

Collana

Publication of the American Folklore Society. New series

Disciplina

398/.0973

Soggetti

Applied folklore - United States

Folklore - United States - Research

United States Social life and customs

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Includes index.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Applying Folklore Studies: An Introduction; Part I. Promoting Learning, Problem Solving, and Cultural Conservation; 1. How Can Acting Like a Fieldworker Enrich Pluralistic Education?; 2. Folklore in Museums: Issues and Applications; 3. Aiding the Homeless: The Use of Narratives in Diagnosis and Intervention; 4. Folklife, Cultural Conservation, and Environmental Planning; Part II. Improving the Quality of Life; 5. Folklore and Medicine; 6. Democratizing Art Therapy; 7. Designing Public Spaces for People's Symbolic Uses

8. A Folklorist's Approach to Organizational Behavior (OB) and Organization Development (OD)9. Moving Toward Responsible Tourism: A Role for Folklore; Part III. Enhancing Identity and Community; 10. Serving the Public: An Assessment of Work in Public Sector Folklore; 11. Promoting Self-Worth among the Aging; 12. Reflecting and Creating an Occupation's Image; 13. Helping Craftsmen and Communities Survive: Folklore and Economic Development; About the Authors; Index; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V; W; Y; Z

Sommario/riassunto

<P>Essays by thirteen folklorists explore applications in such areas as



museums, aiding the homeless, environmental planning, art therapy, designing public spaces, organizing development, tourism, the public sector, aging, and creating an occupation's image.""</P>

2.

Record Nr.

UNISA996212659103316

Autore

Sardinha João

Titolo

Immigrant associations, integration and identity : Angolan, Brazilian and Eastern European communities in Portugal / / João Sardinha

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Amsterdam, : Amsterdam University Press, 2009

©2009

ISBN

1-282-59176-2

9786612591761

90-485-0673-5

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource  (335 pages) : maps, charts

Collana

IMISCOE dissertations

Disciplina

301

350

Soggetti

Immigrants - Portugal - Social conditions

Angolans - Portugal

Brazilians - Portugal

East Europeans - Portugal

Portugal Emigration and immigration

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references.

Nota di contenuto

Table of contents; Acknowledgements; List of figures and tables; Abbreviations; 1. Introduction; 2. Integration and identity: Theoretical concepts and approaches; 3. The phenomenon of migrant associations; 4. Characteristics and consequences of immigration to Portugal; 5. Setting the scene: Research design and fieldwork methodology; 6. The associations: A typology; 7. The associations, integration and identity: Strategies for coping?; 8. The associations and Portuguese social and community services; 9 Conclusion; Epilogue; Appendix: List of interviewees; Notes; Bibliography



Sommario/riassunto

An analysis of how Angolan, Brazilian and Eastern European immigrant associations negotiate integration and identity strategies in Portugal.