Natureza de mulher, nome de m��e, marca de negra: identidades em tr��nsito e pol��ticas do corpo na comunidade quilombola de Boa Vista dos Negros

Las pol��ticas de salud destinadas a las mulheres de la comunidad quilombola de Boa Vista son, de manera general, las mismas pol��ticas destinadas al resto de las mujeres de la regi��n rural del Serid�� norterriograndense y tambi��n las que se corresponden con regiones marginales del Brasil entero. Aqu��, el cuerpo femenino es concebido bajo par��metros universalizantes que lo toman como una entidad homog��nea y comparable con otros cuerpos femeninos a partir de su traducci��n en ��ndices, tasas y estad��sticas. En este sentido, decimos que son cuerpos desnudos, cuya intervenci��n no considera los rasgos exteriores, aquellos llamados de culturales, como marcadores de identidad. Por otro lado, la noci��n de Salud de la Mujer Negra propuesta por recientes pol��ticas de Estado a nivel nacional, se muestra inexistente en la comunidad. El cuerpo que se se exalta hoy a partir de los par��metros de reivindicaci��n ��tnica es un cuerpo negro, pero tambi��n bello, jovem e sobre todo, fuerte; donde la noci��n de salud no penetra. De esta forma, las dos pol��ticas conciben sujetos sociales diferentes. Sin embargo, existe otro espacio, que es el espacio de las pr��cticas vern��culas, en el que las mujeres experimentan la articulaci��n entre feminilidad y negritud, pero a partir de otros par��metros local e hist��ricamente delineados. Aqu��, tanto las trayectorias de las mujeres como las redes de parentesco y cuidado locales se muestran especialmente significativas, ayudando a comprender las concepciones particulares sobre el cuerpo que imaginan y practican las mujeres de esta comunidad, y revelando la importancia de la maternidad como principio ordenador de identidades sociales. Para eso, hemos realizado un trabajo de observaci��n participante, una serie de 30 entrevista com mujeres de Boa Vista y un estudio de las redes de parentesco organizadas alrededor del t��rmino m��e. Con esto, demostramos que existe un espacio cargado de significados sobre el cuerpo femenino y la feminilidad que es construido a partir de una interpretaci��n local de la triple condici��n de mulher, de m��e y de negra

Identidade, mem��ria e narrativas na dan��a de S��o Gon��alo do povoado Mussuca (SE)

This study deals with the participation of the dance of S��o Gon��alo of the Mussuca town/SE, in the process of construction of the ethnic identity among this social group. The Mussuca is a grouping recognized as afro-descendents, linked with black enslaved people in the valley of the Cotinguiba region. The collective memory functions as a drive of this linking with the past and if it makes to elaborate narratives on this descent. The objective of this study was to investigate the ways the rite went through to constitute itself as an element of ethnic representation. Internal and external agents had been identified who had participated in different contexts. By means of an ethnographic work we ve reached some aspects of the local structure social which demonstrated the contradictions through the social relations of the group. This process of ethnic autorecognition presents the kinship and the space question as definers of the social arrangements which establish its ethnic boundaries

Negros misturados: um estudo de caso sobre identidades negras em Mossor��-RN

With more or less 213.000 habitants, Mossor�� is the second more developed city from the Rio Grande do Norte. The town is proclamated like the land of freedom. To so far, exist four moments in your history related with the defence of freedom that is point like truthful from so proclamation. Suchlike happenings are the first female vote on Brazil, the resistance against the Lampi��o s band, the worman s mutiny and the slave release in 1883, five year before the ��urea law sanction. These happenings are commemorate yearly on setember with one big theatrical event called by the freedom high. Inside this contexto of exaltation to freedom, there is one black movement by name black and beautiful. Is the present dissertation, talked about the building of black identities between the black militants of Mossor�� and the dwellers from the Santo Ant��nio district. With such approach, we intend to think about possibles differences or likeness, how the militants and dwellers from the refered district self-calleds like blacks or not. We are understanding black identity like one process to self-affirmation done by specificities of the social context and the individual particularity. This way, the identity change into one dynamic and contextual reality, gone always by one business process against the interaction of the social actors. So we search to discuss the specificities that involve the process to building of black identities in the city of freedom

Natureza de mulher, nome de m��e, marca de negra: identidades em tr��nsito e pol��ticas do corpo na comunidade quilombola de Boa Vista dos Negros

Las pol��ticas de salud destinadas a las mulheres de la comunidad quilombola de Boa Vista son, de manera general, las mismas pol��ticas destinadas al resto de las mujeres de la regi��n rural del Serid�� norterriograndense y tambi��n las que se corresponden con regiones marginales del Brasil entero. Aqu��, el cuerpo femenino es concebido bajo par��metros universalizantes que lo toman como una entidad homog��nea y comparable con otros cuerpos femeninos a partir de su traducci��n en ��ndices, tasas y estad��sticas. En este sentido, decimos que son cuerpos desnudos, cuya intervenci��n no considera los rasgos exteriores, aquellos llamados de culturales, como marcadores de identidad. Por otro lado, la noci��n de Salud de la Mujer Negra propuesta por recientes pol��ticas de Estado a nivel nacional, se muestra inexistente en la comunidad. El cuerpo que se se exalta hoy a partir de los par��metros de reivindicaci��n ��tnica es un cuerpo negro, pero tambi��n bello, jovem e sobre todo, fuerte; donde la noci��n de salud no penetra. De esta forma, las dos pol��ticas conciben sujetos sociales diferentes. Sin embargo, existe otro espacio, que es el espacio de las pr��cticas vern��culas, en el que las mujeres experimentan la articulaci��n entre feminilidad y negritud, pero a partir de otros par��metros local e hist��ricamente delineados. Aqu��, tanto las trayectorias de las mujeres como las redes de parentesco y cuidado locales se muestran especialmente significativas, ayudando a comprender las concepciones particulares sobre el cuerpo que imaginan y practican las mujeres de esta comunidad, y revelando la importancia de la maternidad como principio ordenador de identidades sociales. Para eso, hemos realizado un trabajo de observaci��n participante, una serie de 30 entrevista com mujeres de Boa Vista y un estudio de las redes de parentesco organizadas alrededor del t��rmino m��e. Con esto, demostramos que existe un espacio cargado de significados sobre el cuerpo femenino y la feminilidad que es construido a partir de una interpretaci��n local de la triple condici��n de mulher, de m��e y de negra

Verbal instruction abolishes fear conditioned to racial out-group faces

Previous research has shown resistance to extinction of fear conditioned to racial out-group faces, suggesting that these stimuli may be subject to prepared fear learning. The current study replicated and extended previous research by using a different racial out-group, and testing the prediction that prepared fear learning is unaffected by verbal instructions. Four groups of Caucasian participants were trained with male in-group (Caucasian) or out-group (Chinese) faces as conditional stimuli; one paired with an electro-tactile shock (CS+) and one presented alone (CS). Before extinction, half the participants were instructed that no more shocks would be presented. Fear conditioning, indexed by larger electrodermal responses to, and blink startle modulation during the CS+, occurred during acquisition in all groups. Resistance to extinction of fear learning was found only in the racial out-group, no instruction condition. Fear conditioned to a racial out-group face was reduced following verbal instructions, contrary to predictions for the nature of prepared fear learning.

Oceanografia UFBA : Desenvolvimento de Marca, Imagem e Identidade

A well-developed brand helps to establish a solid identity and creates support to an image that is coherent to the actual motivations in an institution. Educational institutions have inherent characteristics that are diverse from the other sort of institutions, mainly when the focus is set on its internal and external publics. Consequently, these institutions should deal with the development of their brand and identity system also in a different approach. This research aims to investigate the traditional methodology for brand and identity systems development and proposes some modifications in order to allow a broader inclusion of the stakeholders in the process. The implementation of the new Oceanography Course in the Federal University of Bahia (UFBA) offered a unique opportunity to investigate and test these new strategies. In order to investigate and relate the image, identity, interaction and experience concepts through a participative methodology, this research project applies the new suggested strategies in the development of a brand and an identity system for the Oceanography Course in UFBA. Open surveys have been carried out between the alumni, lecturers and coordination body, in order to discover and establish a symbol for the course. The statistic analysis of the surveys��� results showed clear aesthetic preferences to some icons and colours to represent the course. The participative methodology celebrated, in this project, a democratization of the generally expert-centred brand development process.

Racial/ethnic variations in violence against women : Urban, suburban and rural differences

A large literature shows that violence against women in intimate relationships varies across racial/ethnic groups. However, it is unclear whether such variations differ across urban, suburban, and rural areas. The main objective of this article is to examine this issue using 1992 to 2009 National Crime Victimization Survey data. We also test the hypothesis that racial/ethnic minority women living in rural areas are more likely to be assaulted by their current and former intimate partners than are their urban and suburban counterparts. Contrary to expectations, results indicated virtually no differences in the rates at which urban, suburban, and rural racial/ethnic minority females were victims of intimate violence. The results indicate the great need of additional research into this important topic.

Racial differences in physical activity among breast cancer survivors : implications for breast cancer care

Background: Physical activity after breast cancer diagnosis is associated with improved survival. This study examines levels of and changes in physical activity following breast cancer diagnosis, overall and by race. Methods: The Carolina Breast Cancer Study, Phase III, assessed pre- and post-diagnosis physical activity levels in a cohort of 1,735 women, aged 20-74, diagnosed with invasive breast cancer between 2008 and 2011 in 44 counties of North Carolina. Logistic regression and analysis of variance were used to examine whether demographic, behavioral and clinical characteristics were associated with activity levels. Results: Only 35% of breast cancer survivors met current physical activity guidelines post-diagnosis. A decrease in activity following diagnosis was reported by 59% of patients, with the average study participant reducing their activity by 230 minutes (95% CI: 190, 270). Following adjustment for potential confounders, when compared to white women, African-American women were less likely to meet national physical activity guidelines post-diagnosis (odds ratio: 1.38, 95% CI: 1.01, 1.88), reported less weekly post-diagnosis physical activity (182 vs. 215 minutes; p=0.13), and reported higher average reductions in pre- versus post-diagnosis weekly activity (262 vs. 230 minutes; p-value = 0.13). Conclusion: Despite compelling evidence demonstrating the benefits of physical activity post-breast cancer, it is clear that more work needs to be done to promote physical activity in breast cancer patients, especially among African-American women.

The educational pipeline for health care professionals : understanding the source of racial differences

The underrepresentation of blacks in the healthcare professions may have direct implications for the health outcomes of minority patients, underscoring the importance of understanding movement through the educational pipeline into professional healthcare careers by race. We jointly model individuals' postsecondary decisions including enrollment, college type, degree completion, and choosing a healthcare occupation requiring an advanced degree. We estimate the parameters of the model with maximum likelihood using data from the NLS-72. Our results emphasize the importance of pre-collegiate factors and of jointly examining the full chain of educational decisions in understanding the sources of racial disparities in professional healthcare occupations.

The con-stitutional re-cognition (s)cam-pain: The campaign for the hidden recognition of first nations peoples' racial inferiority

The constitutional recognition campaign has received party-wide support and its efforts have been promoted by Prime Minister Tony Abbott as being something that would ���complete our Constitution.��� The broader rhetoric surrounding this campaign suggests that it will result in a just, albeit delayed, recognition of indigenous peoples in the Australian legal system. However, beneath the surface of this seemingly benevolent gesture, is a reaffirmation of the colonial subordination and erasure of the several hundred original nations��� peoples and ways of being.