农村大龄未婚青年婚配困境研究

农村大龄青年婚配困境是农村婚姻变迁中的突出现象。农村婚姻变迁不仅体现在传统通婚圈向婚姻市场的外在转变,婚配方式、婚姻行为乃至婚姻观念都在发生快速而根本的转变。在男女性别比失调这一人口结构背景下,农村婚姻市场通过个体化的婚姻选择、婚姻竞争的物质转化、婚姻达成的家庭支持、婚姻市场结构失衡与社会排斥等运作机制,在结构与行动两方面形塑了农村大龄未婚青年的婚配困境。农村大龄未婚青年群体有进一步扩大的趋势,其婚配困境影响大龄未婚青年本体性价值和社会价值的实现,对农民家庭再生产有序进行以及社会稳定都造成不利影响,应当给予更多关注。     

新媒体引导下的青年话语:呈现、表达及促因

话语作为特定社会语境下人与人之间从事沟通的具体言语行为,具有社会性特征。媒介技术更迭引发了青年话语实践的变迁,包括语词、文本、社交及思维的转变。反叛和群氓是新媒体语境下青年话语的两个主题,集中表达了青年的群体地位诉求不顺和价值选择迷茫。剖析当代青年群体身份形塑困境之因,既要从政策安排相对滞后和受众商品化等因素对青年群体产生的影响进行考量,又需从数字媒介软性操控禁锢青年主体性建构和互动式信息生产模糊青年身份认同等方面综合审视。     

论青年发展社会空间的挤压与再构

当前，青年发展从社会空间的视阈进行系统研究还几近空白。从当代青年发展的现状来看，其社会空间挤压已经成为值得高度重视的现实困境。青年发展研究向社会空间视阈转向，研究青年发展社会空间挤压的生成逻辑和主要特征，重新审视青年群体社会空间和整个社会空间的结构关系，再构青年发展社会空间的新秩序是青年研究和实践领域的重大课题。因此，要不断探索和建构促进青年群体科学发展的社会空间形态和空间结构，保障青年发展社会空间的安全有序。     

从民众正义到直接参与——青年网民赛博民粹主义倾向的政治学解读

赛博民粹主义是指以互联网和信息技术为平台而形成的极端平民化的思潮与行为。赛博民粹主义是网民尤其是青年网民政治参与的突出特点。本文试图从政治学的视角对青年网民赛博民粹主义的基本性质作一学理分析,认为青年网民赛博民粹主义具有人民至上性、直接参与性、反精英性、虚拟现实性和群体非理性。     

青年研究：回溯·对话·展望——“青年研究基础理论建设研讨会”综述

基于“当代青年研究论坛”暨“青年研究基础理论建设研讨会”．本综述对青年研究三个历史时期给予了梳理和分析，概括了我国青年研究多年来取得的成绩以及当前所面，临的主要困境；阐释了青年研究的“对象”、“定位”和“途径”等基础理论问题。     

后现代主义思潮对青年亚文化的影响

本文以当代世界经济、文化的全球化为背景，从文化学的角度，考察后现代主义文化思潮对当代中国青年亚文化的影响。首先，对后现代文化思潮和青年亚文化的概念、特征做出界定与辨析。其次．对当代中国青年亚文化的后现代取向的形成动因和表现形态进行揭示。对当代中国青年亚文化现象．分别从文化冲突论和文化生态学两个不同视域展开学理层面的分析。最后，对构建21世纪中国青年新文化做出思考。     

场域转换与文化反哺:青年群体与变迁社会的信息互动

以布迪厄场域理论来考察不同社会形态下青年与社会的信息互动实践,发现青年与社会的信息互动在具有“位置-权力”关系的场域中展开,“位置-权力”关系通过信息资本的占有而建构。社会形态随技术变革更迭,青年与社会信息互动的场域逻辑与运行机制发生相应转变。从农耕社会到工业社会再到信息社会,青年与社会的互动场域变得多样,并且发生着从家庭向学校再向网络空间的偏向性转换,场域运行的推动力量也从时间权威向结构权威再向认同权威转换。可以说,青年与社会信息互动场域的转换,正是人类在不同社会形态下对“用时间消灭空间”的信息传播时空观的生产实践与社会表征。     

“鲁蛇世代”：台湾地区青年的生存困境与发展前景

台湾地区青年对于"鲁蛇世代"的群体文化经历了从他者定义到自我认同、从结构使动到自主赋能的转变,具有与东亚地区其他同类群体不同的特质。时代变迁、世代差异、阶级分化、贫富固化限定了"鲁蛇时代"的生存空间以及亚文化的发展方向。对"世代正义"和"分配正义"的诉求成为"鲁蛇世代"的差异点和特质,但台湾地区社会的发展困境无法有效回应这种诉求。"鲁蛇世代"的生成与发展历程体现了当下台湾地区青年群体所面临的发展困境。而走向两岸融合发展是突破困境的理性选择和理想之路。     

试论社会的青年化与青年的社会化

当今社会已经进入一个高速发展的时期，发自于社会经济与物质生活条件的大变革，引起了一系列的社会结构嬗变。青年转型与社会转型同步进行，相伴相随，而“青年一代进入自立的社会生活的过程具有两个侧面：青年的社会化与社会的青年化”①。因此，如何分析目前社会的青年化趋势，如何使青年的社会化过程得以顺利实现，成为我们青年研究工作者应予关注的重要课题。一、对社会青年代的还把社会的青年化趋势由来已久，从古代社会没有“青年”概念到近代青年群体的形成，从传统的青年“边际人”的参与到现代的青年社会的形成正在预示着，社会青…     

从兴趣、技艺到地摊:青年"手作族"的身体实践

青年"手作族"指的是热衷于手工劳作的都市青年新族群.在高度依赖自动化、智能化的现代社会,都市人大多忽视和远离了手工劳作,然而青年"手作族"却重新关注、回归以手为核心的身体实践.这种身体实践起始于从身体出发的兴趣探索,再内化为日常惯习的身体技艺,最终以地摊作为身体出场的景观,完成了媒介化与娱乐化的身体展演.其间,青年"手作族"呈现出自我主体性、多元创造性和审美趣味性的族群文化,同时面临着玩乐与谋生、生产与损耗、美好表象与困境遮蔽等现实矛盾.     

Continuity and Discontinuity of Violent and Nonviolent Behavior: Toward a Classification of Male Adolescent Immigrants from the Former Soviet Union in Israel

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This article examines the perceptions of male adolescent immigrants to Israel from the former Soviet Union (FSU) and what accounts for their using or refraining from violence. A grounded theoretical classification of four groups relating to continuity and discontinuity of violent and nonviolent behavior is presented and reasons provided for these behaviors in the host country, compared with the country of origin. Each group is described and analyzed by inductive parameters relating to self-perception, immigration, attitudes toward violence, and identification and acceptance of norm differences. Findings are based on semistructured interviews with 40 male adolescents who immigrated from the FSU to Israel. Youth who have immigrated due to ideological reasons, had control over the decision to emigrate, or were able to identify norm differences between the two countries adjusted well and were nonviolent in the receiving country. Youth whose families immigrated due to pragmatic considerations, who had little or no control over the decision to emigrate, had difficulty adjusting, or preferred to live by the norms they were used to in the FSU tended to be involved in violent behavior. The findings are presented in a grounded theoretical model and discussed in the context of theoretical concepts of “uprooting of meaning” for the youth in each of the four groups.     

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Good News for Youth, Bad News for Adults Treatment Field Copes with Hurricane Aftermath in Face of Uncertainty on Funding How to Help Effect on Recovery Month Opiates Can Exacerbate Vulnerability to Stress, Says Study Researchers Optimistic Buprenorphine Can Help Cut HIV Spread Study with Rats Suggests Long‐Term Sensitization, Problems from Early Drug Experimentation Briefly Noted Resources Invitation for Participation Coming Up     

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Opioid Detox Study Shows Buprenorphine Improves Retention Rate for Teens Funding for Katrina: A Benefit or a Threat for Treatment Field? Buprenorphine, Clonidine, and Naltrexone New Meth Bill Introduced as Souder Lambastes the Administration Again Reclaiming Futures, Youth by Youth Laws Aimed at Denying Benefits to Drug Offenders Affect Only a Small Percentage: GAO Briefly Noted Names in the News Resources Coming up     

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New Jersey's Recovery Mentor Initiative Increases Workforce More Good News for Youth in Annual Survey, but Treatment Gap Persists Review Shows No Beneficial Link Between ONDCP Campaign, Youth Use Theme at Annual Forum is Change and Journey into the Future Alcohol Expenditure Study Show Alcohol Industry Has Financial Interest in Underage Drinking Reversal of Doctor's Conviction Calls Attention to Pain Management Briefly Noted Grants and Funding Coming Up     

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NASADAD Report: Most States Seeing Increase in Heroin Admissions and ODs Some States' Initiatives in MAT Rely Heavily on Primary Care Study Finds Some Benefit of Methadone over Buprenorphine Talking Circles to Be Studied as Youth Prevention Approach NIDA and NIAAA Start to Assemble Plan for Longitudinal Study State News Names in the News Coming up     

Another Way of Looking

This article presents a discussion that emerged in response to a dilemma faced by an experienced social work lecturer in planning an introductory life course lecture about people labelled as having learning disabilities. The dilemma related to whether or not to begin with a quote from a parent reflecting on her own feelings shortly after her twin children, aged six months, had been identified as having a congenital impairment. The statement, reproduced below, was made 13 years later, and involved a recollection of how the mother had felt when seeing a display of skipping ropes in a department store. A discussion ensued concerning how ways of thinking about impairment can be informed by the affirmative model of disability, a recent theoretical development within disability studies. The article takes the form of a dialogic exchange where the affirmative model is presented and examined as an alternative to the way disability has traditionally been understood in social work education. The aim is to illustrate the application of the affirmative model and to provide disabled people/social workers/families with a theoretical tool with which to look differently at impairment and disability and to challenge some traditional assumptions and practices.     

Developmental Outcomes for Children of Young Mothers

This study tested the association between mother’s early age at first birth and various life outcomes for her children in later adolescence and early adulthood. Data were analyzed from the Rochester Youth Development Study, an ongoing panel study of adolescents enrolled in seventh or eighth grade in Rochester Public Schools in 1988 (N =729). Boys born to mothers who began childbearing before age 19 had elevated risks of drug use, gang membership, unemployment, and early parenthood. Girls born to young mothers only had elevated risks of early parenthood. Of the mediators tested, low maternal education had the largest mediating effects. The findings suggest that the risks associated with being born to a young mother are substantial but perhaps disproportionately so for boys.     

RACIAL/ETHNIC DIFFERENCES IN THE POLITICAL BEHAVIOR OF AMERICAN RELIGIOUS CONGREGATIONS

In this study we present evidence which supports the use of retrospective research designs to study the transition from delinquency to adult deviance. Delinquency rates based on adolescents’ responses to the Richmond Youth Study in 1965 are compared to the rates based on retrospective accounts of delinquency provided by adults to the Epidemiologic Catchment Area Study in 1981–82. These comparisons were enhanced by controlling for race, sex, birth cohort and the greater period at risk of delinquency experienced by the adult respondents. The item specific pattern of adolescent behavior recalled by adult respondents in 1981–82 is very similar to that reported by adolescents in 1965.     

Safety Nets and Scaffolds: Parental Support in the Transition to Adulthood

Using longitudinal data from the Youth Development Study (analytic sample N = 712), we investigate how age, adult role acquisition and attainments, family resources, parent-child relationship quality, school attendance, and life events influence support received from parents in young adulthood. Parental assistance was found to be less forthcoming for those who had made greater progress on the road to adulthood, signified by socioeconomic attainment and union formation. The quality of mother-child and father-child relationships affected parental support in different ways, positively for mothers, negatively for fathers. School enrollment, negative life events, and employment problems were associated with a greater likelihood of receiving support. The findings suggest that parents act as "scaffolding" and "safety nets" to aid their children's successful transition to adulthood.     

Self‐Regulation Across Adolescence: Exploring the Structure of Selection,Optimization, and Compensation

Intentional self‐regulation (ISR) is thought to undergo significant development during the second decade of life, but our understanding of ISR's development during this period remains incomplete. We discuss the development of ISR as operationalized by Freund & Baltes's (2002) measure of selection, optimization, and compensation (SOC). We use data from 5,471 youth that had participated in the 4‐H Study of Positive Youth Development in Grades 5 through 12. Using exploratory factor analyses, our findings suggest that the SOC questionnaire adheres to a stable three‐factor structure across adolescence, with factors representing selection, intentional self‐regulation, and a reverse‐coded method factor. We discuss the implications of our findings for future research.