Racial differences in urban neighboring

Despite mixed expectations generated by existing theories and evidence, this analysis documents clear racial differences in urban neighboring behavior. Using data from a survey of Nashville, Tennessee, residents, we show that blacks interact with their neighbors more often than whites do, and in a greater variety of ways. The only noteworthy similarity between the two groups is the positive impact of neighboring on feelings of community affect. Overall, our results support the view that neighbor relations — like other kinds of informal participation — have helped blacks cope with constrained social opportunities and provided them with access to resources unavailable through formal institutional channels.Revised version of a paper presented at the annual meeting of the American Sociological Association, San Francisco, August 1989.     

The State of Care Management in Learning Disability and Mental Health Services 12 Years into Community Care

This paper reports on the organization of care management froma longitudinal study of community care for people resettledfrom long-stay learning disability and psychiatric hospitals.The findings from a 12-year follow-up of care management arrangementsin 12 learning disability and eight mental health study siteservices are described. The diversity of care management arrangementsfound at earlier points in the evaluation remained evident.Also, many of the former ‘care in the community’service users were excluded from mainstream care managementarrangements in their localities. The difficulty of developingperson-centred arrangements in learning disability and the lackof integration of the Care Programme Approach and care managementwere evident. The findings and observations are placed in thewider policy and practice context, with suggestions for takingcare management forward nationally and locally.     

国外社区矫正的理论基础及其发展评估

20世纪70年代以来,世界各国都在不断地进行刑罚制度的改革和创新,社区矫正就是在这样的背景下诞生的一种全新的行刑方式。社区矫正之所以能在现代社会被西方国家普遍接受和采纳,是因为其背后包含了若干深层合理的基础理论,蕴涵着人道和效益的价值理念。正如一个硬币的两面,社区矫正在发展进程中也面临着一些问题:社区矫正在减少再犯和疏减监狱拥挤压力方面成效并不显著;社区矫正的实施容易导致自由裁量权的滥用和社会控制网络的扩张。     

福利多元主义视角下的社区福利

随着经济体制的改革,“单位人”向“社区人”转变,社区福利成为社会成员普遍性的需求。但目前我国的社区福利存在着行政化、非专业化等一系列问题,社区内缺少成熟的、有活力的社会团体,严重影响了社区居民对于福利的可及性和可得性。本文尝试从福利多元主义的视角,在福利服务领域引入非营利组织,并重点讨论政府的角色转变以及与这些志愿组织和社会团体的合作关系。     

试论和谐社会与现代营销

和谐社会理念是对社会范围内基于资源有限性的社会可持续发展的指导,这个理念的提出具有很强的实践指导意义,无论是对社会还是对组成社会细胞的企业都是适用的,现代营销理念被证明是能够引领企业可持续发展的理念,现代营销观念与和谐社会理念的之间的统一更加验证了和谐社会这一目标的科学性依据,本文通过论述这两个理念的一致性,并试图通过和谐社会理念指导营销的发展,以此来深化对和谐社会构建理念的深入理解。     

社区卫生服务中心与医院手术费用的比较研究

目的:比较社区卫生服务中心及各级医院常见手术费用;社区卫生服务中心手术是否便捷、低耗,有无保留的必要。方法:调研南京市社区卫生服务中心及各级医院常见手术的单病种费用,社区卫生服务中心与各级医院的费用做统计分析比较。结果:社区卫生服务中心单病种手术平均住院费用明显低于与各级医院。结论:从经济学的角度分析,各级医院手术费用差别很大,在规范和安全的前提下,社区卫生服务中心保留基本的手术功能是符合社区居民需求和社区卫生服务自身发展需要的。     

福州市社区空巢老年人健康状况调查

目的了解空巢老年人的健康现状及其影响因素,为老龄工作提供科学依据。方法2002年4~5月进行入户调查,采用分层整群抽取福州市鼓楼、台江、仓山三个区60岁及以上的社区老年人,共得到有效样本1767例,其中空巢老人696名。空巢老人躯体健康、生活自理能力(ADL)、经济状况、精神健康、社会健康5个维度的健康状况及其影响因素的调查是本次研究的主要内容。结果福州市社区空巢老年人占老年人总体比例的39%,其中男性多于女性;由logistic检验得出空巢老年人健康状况受年龄、性别、原职业、是否赞成非家庭养老方式、锻炼程度等因素的影响。结论倡导空巢老年人形成良好的生活饮食习惯与自我保健意识,加强对空巢老年人慢性病的防治,丰富老年人的精神生活、社会生活,提高对空巢老年人经济支持,完善社区为老服务,从而改善空巢老年人的健康状况。     

社区建设中的政府职能转变

中国城市社区建设是在政府主导和推动下进行的 ,政府培育社区与转变自身职能同步进行构成这种建设的显著特征。本文结合西安市新城社区建设的实际情况 ,分析了政府在社区建设中的主导作用及其依据 ;提出了目前政府转变职能及推进社区建设方面存在的问题 ,给出相应的解决建议 ;对政府与社区职责的划分及社区的行政化问题作了简要探讨     

Can we remember differently? A case study of the new culture of memory in voluntary organisations

This article analyses the positive contribution that Slovenian voluntary, non–governmental organisations, users' organisations and community–based services in the field of mental health have made to the 'new culture of memory' of helpers and users. The conceptual differences between Slovenian psychiatric (institutional) treatment and voluntary community care are presented through the case study of Clare, a young woman who was diagnosed as a chronic schizophrenic. This example shows the importance of community care in voluntary organisations for the reduction of disability associated with mental disorders. The development of the new culture of memory in voluntary organisations and community–based services is not only the 'narrative turn' within social welfare, but also symbolises the 'implicit turn' in the relationship between the helper and the user. The real challenge of the new culture of memory in the process of help to disabled people (in respect of individuals working through traumatic memories) is that the helper can bear and support the user on a daily basis. During the process of their relationship, the deep implicit relational memories of both become activated and influence the change within the user as well as the helper.     

小区建筑物共有权权属分析

共有权权属是小区建筑物区分所有制度的核心问题。区分所有共有权与一般财产共有权在权利主客体等方面有着显著的不同,并具有特殊的按份共有的性质。国外相关立法和学理对共用部分的界定各有特点,且对其有较为一致的三种分类。中国现有立法中关于小区建筑物共有权权属的规定较为零乱。中国应借鉴国外成功的立法经验,统一、完善相关立法,以保障业主的合法权益。