历史上最早记载《三字经》的文献——《三字经》成书于南宋中期新说

南宋慈溪人桂氏《家训》中的一条记载,填补了《三字经》早期文献的空白。桂氏《家训》约成书于嘉定年间,《三字经》应成书于南宋绍熙至嘉定年间。桂氏《家训》的发现,使现知《三字经》的文献记载由明中叶一下子推进到了南宋中期,整整提前了近四百年,不但从根本上动摇了王、区两说的立论基础,而且在客观上证明了宁波是现知《三字经》最早的流传地区,慈溪桂氏家族最早将《三字经》列为蒙学教材用以教育子弟。     

Family involvement in the institutional eldercare context. Towards a new understanding

This article focuses on family involvement and its various patterns and expressions in the context of end-of-life care in a nursing home. Based on analyses from an ethnographic study carried out at a nursing home ward, the aim is to describe and analyze the conditions of aging and dying for the old residents, as well as effects on their visiting families and relatives. As in similar research findings, it became clear from the study that families continue to visit and contribute to the care of the old resident throughout the years, from the time of placement to their demise, but that this involvement might vary both in content and in extent. However, it was found that families' involvement (as well as their changing relationships and roles) is particularly shaped by the very process of dying and lingering aura of death on the ward. The analysis presented in the article evinces the difficult — and in many ways impossible — role of the family in the institutional end-of-life setting, and discloses the various patterns and manifestations of family involvement in this environment. Different meanings and implications of family involvement are discussed and highlighted.     

Texting among United States young adults: An exploratory study on texting and its use within families

The current study examines general text messaging tendencies, patterns of and reasons for texting family members, and the impact of texting on familial relationships among a young U.S. adult sample. Participants were recruited through Facebook; they then completed an online questionnaire. Data from 127 young adults (men: 38; women: 87; unidentified: 2) are analyzed and compared by gender. Findings suggest that young adults text at high rates per month. Participants generally report a prompt response to texts and their ability to honestly express feelings within these messages. Results also suggest participants text family members for a variety of reasons, such as to convey information, plan activities, and engage in general conversation. Distinct gender differences, however, are evident regarding who men and women text as well as texting's effects on familial relationships. Overall, these findings expand researchers’ understanding of texting in general and its impact within the family.     

Reunifying Families Affected by Maternal Substance Abuse: Consumer and Service Provider Perspectives on the Obstacles and the Need for Change

ABSTRACT

This paper presents the findings of a qualitative study which examined the views of chemically dependent mothers, child welfare service providers and substance abuse service providers regarding the obstacles to family reunification and recommendations for change. Implications for practice, policy and research are discussed, with special reference to the mandates of the Adoption and Safe Families Act.     

厦门竹坝华侨农场社会保障问题调查研究

以厦门同安竹坝华侨农场社会保障制度改革的研究为标的,成文过程查阅了竹坝农场1960年以来四十多年的相关档案资料,并做了深入细致的实地考察,在此基础上进行了探讨、研究.首先对农场的社会保障制度改革的路径进行了总体描述,揭示了不同阶段不同的特征表现,尤其突出了现时特征;其次提出了改革至今仍存在的问题,诸如历史旧帐不清、政策落实不到位、管理体制不顺等等,并揭示其原因;最后对于农场的社会保障制度的进一步健全与完善提出建议.     

Family farmers and major retail chains in the Brazilian organic sector: Assessing new development pathways. A case study in a peri-urban district of São Paulo

The expansion of the organic sector in Brazil is seen as a leverage for the social emancipation of the small family farmers. Next to the traditional alternatives circuits of organic food and farming, new powerful capitalistic actors, such as supermarket chains, are rapidly entering the Brazilian organic arena. Can family farming benefit from the development of these “conventional” commercialisation circuits in the organic sector? Research undertaken in 2007, in a green belt rural community of São Paulo, shows how family farmers may have benefited from the implication of large retail chains in the organic sector and how an economically and ecologically outstanding agriculture may arise from these circumstances. However, we highlight the crucial role played by social regulation: only strong solidarity between farmers and the implication of technicians, militants and researchers in the process made it possible to counter the negative effects of the liberal logic governing the development of organic farming via the major retailers. Still, as tougher competition is expected on the regional organic market, the development of short supply chains involving “committed” consumers and the broader integration of the local farmers in networks of organic militancy appear crucial. It would guarantee a continuous enhancement of the local human and social capital, reinforce an emerging process of internal conversion and allow for a stronger social regulation of the future local development pattern.     

从灶神赫斯提亚崇拜看希腊人的家庭观和生殖观

希腊语表示“家庭”这个词的意思是“环绕圣火的人”或是“同一烟火下的人”，其意思是组成家庭的人就是那些被许可崇拜同一家火并祭祀同一祖先的人。因此家庭不是男女双方两性关系的结合。而是由灶神赫斯提亚联系起来的一家人，赫斯提亚是希腊家庭的组织原则。另外，希腊人的思想中一直莆绕着纯粹父系遗传的梦想，故而创造了“技子是炉灶中的一块烧焦的木柴”的王室神话以及大地生人的“地生人”神话，进而产生了“男人是种子，女人是地，孩子在母亲的子宫中生长，就像庄稼在撒下种子的土壤中生长一样”的思想。而孩子生下后的“十日礼”则彻底抹去了在母亲的鲜血和肚腹中出生的事实，同时也把妇女完全排除在城邦公民权之外。     

家庭价值观结构、代际变迁及其影响因素

对中国家庭价值观核心结构、核心家庭观念的代际变迁及其相关影响因素的研究表明,中国家庭核心观念包括孝道观、男性中心观和家庭本位观3个方面。除了男性中心观呈现明显的"代际"下降趋势外,孝道观和"家庭本位观"基本没有出现代际差异。这表明在传统农业文明和现代工业文明的双重影响下,中国家庭核心价值观认同表现出一定的选择性。从中我们既看到人们对传统价值观的坚持,又能看到现代家庭观念的发展。     

Leadership Dimensions,the Critical Link for the Evolution of Collaboration

Abstract

This article traces the history of one community's efforts to coordinate services to address family violence. The current mazeof organizations in communities is overwhelming to the professionals who work in them, the political leaders who authorize them, the foundations and United Ways who fund them, and, most assuredly, to the persons for whom the various organizations were established. A review of the literature on coordination and collaboration is included as well as a discussion of leadership challenges during the various stages in the evolutionary process to provide confidential, culturally sensitive, comprehensive, accountable, and user-friendly community social service systems.