ASOBI IN ACTION

In the past 30 years, play (asobi) has become the subject of a heated ideological debate in urban Japan, reflecting processes of cultural transformation. During these years, a late consumer culture characterized by an incessant pursuit of playlike hedonistic pleasures has reached its apotheosis within a conservative social context that maintains high levels of conformity and prioritizes production. It is against the background of these sociocultural dynamics that the cultural conceptualization and appreciation of play have been negotiated between play as a subsidiary activity complementary to work life, confined within boundaries, and play as a phenomenon of greatest personal significance, hardly constrained by time or space. These dialectics have influenced collective imaginaries, transforming play into a symbolic activity through which people can experience and reproduce cultural rhetoric about social distinctions, values and priorities.     

用VB实现Mp3文件的播放

VisualBasic下的多种控件和函数可进行多媒体程序的设计,但是,在VB系统中却没有可播放Mp3的控件.本文给出了利用非VB标准控件Mediaplay和Mp3play.ocx,实现Mp3音频文件播放的两种方法.     

第16届世锦赛中国男排进攻得失分情况研究

中国男排在第16届世锦赛中成绩并不理想,与世界强队之间存在很大差距,主要表现为：强攻不强;传统战术快攻体现不出优势;后排进攻主要集中在1号位和6号位,1号位成功率较低;中国队的拦网相对较弱.     

Using Sand Tray to Facilitate College Students' Career Decision‐Making: A Qualitative Inquiry

Career decision‐making can be a challenging and stressful process for college students, and career counselors can be instrumental in helping college students to ease this process. Sand tray, an expressive, play therapy technique, offers career counselors a potentially useful method in this regard. The authors examine the use of sand tray to promote the career decision‐making process. Four undergraduate college students engaged in a sand tray intervention designed to promote career decision‐making. In the final session, students participated in an interview and had the opportunity to review and reflect on their sand tray photographs. Results of a phenomenological‐based analysis revealed 5 themes: (a) initial skepticism, (b) helpfulness, (c) awareness, (d) self‐expression, and (e) continued work. Career counselors may use this unique, creative approach to help clients who are stuck in the career decision‐making process. Future research may include examining the use of sand tray with other interventions, as well as examining intervention effectiveness on career outcome variables.     

Online Gaming Practices of Preteens: Independent Entertainment Time and Transmedia Game Play

This article examines online gaming practices of 7‐ to 11‐year‐olds in home settings in the United States. Based on observations and interviews with children and parents, the analysis considers the specificity of preteen experiences within domestic settings. Employing a socio‐cultural approach, the article analyses ways online gaming is strongly shaped by specific social and developmental factors that relate specifically to preteens. Children's online gaming is analysed as a form of independent entertainment time that reflects limitations experienced by preteens in this study as well as developmental characteristics of this age range. Further, the analysis indicates that gaming practices of preteens are embedded in wider transmedia play practices.     

《天之骄女》：历史视域下的女性关怀

英国女剧作家卡里尔·丘吉尔的戏剧创作，通常将女性放置在广阔的社会、经济、历史、文化的时代变迁中来考量，以跨越时空的艺术构思，使用社会主义的、历史主义的视角，描绘一个个鲜活的女性形象，具有明显的女性主义特征。文章以丘吉尔早期女性主义代表作《天之骄女》为个案，对其写作所产生的缘由、剧作的现实观照与历史意识等方面进行考察、论述，进而揭示女性主义文学的发展趋势。     

Are Mothers and Fathers Interchangeable Caregivers?

Abstract

Recent debates about same-sex marriage have raised questions concerning the interchangeability of mothers and fathers. This paper provides three pieces of empirical evidence that highlight the distinct role that fathers and mothers play in the home. First, we use time-use data to show that fathers and mothers provide different amounts of time to their children regardless of who is the breadwinner in the household. Second, we show that men and women choose different occupations, with men more likely to choose occupations that have a protective role and mothers more likely to choose an occupation with a nurturing role. Third, we find that children are much less likely to experience domestic violence and neighborhood violence when there is a father in the home.     

The Influence of Parent Expectations and Parent-Child Relationships on Mental Health in Asian American and White American Families

Previous studies have suggested that Asian parents’ high academic expectations can lead to negative mental health outcomes among Asian American youth. We explore this hypothesis by analyzing data collected in an affluent, suburban high school with a large Asian American population. We examine the relationships between parent expectations, students’ relationships with their parents, and mental health outcomes among Asian American (predominantly Indian American and Chinese American) and white youth. We find that the quality of parent-child relationships is associated with mental health outcomes and that the association between parent expectations and mental health outcomes is insignificant after controlling for these relationships. We discuss significant differences by race and gender. The findings presented expand our understanding of the influence of Asian parents. They suggest that focusing on improving parent-child relationships, as opposed to altering parents’ expectations, might lead to improved mental health outcomes for Asian American youth, particularly for those in affluent communities.     

利用重点大学优势发展高职教育的思路

高等职业教育事业在我国正蓬勃兴起 ,各类高职院校都应立足本身的优势进行教育改革与实践。本文从实际出发 ,对如何利用重点本科院校教育优势办高职的意义、定位和专业设置以及高职素质教育进行了探讨 ,并在实践的基础上提出了重点本科院校办高职应注意的若干问题