Social Support and Parental Nurturance among Asian Indian Families in the US: Mediating Role of Parenting Self-Efficacy

Asian Indians in the United States are one of the fastest growing ethnic groups, yet empirical research on this population remains extremely scarce. This might be partly due to the “model minority” assumption that implies research on this population is not needed. This study is one of the first studies to examine the effects of social support on parental nurturance of children in a sample of Asian Indian parents and investigate the mediating role of parenting self-efficacy in this relationship pathway. We used newly available data from the Survey of Asian American Families and conducted analyses in the Asian Indian sub-sample (N?=?211). The regression models controlled for a rich array of parent and child characteristics and family socioeconomic status. We found that parental nurturance was positively associated with family support but not with support from partner or friends. Parenting self-efficacy played a significant mediating role in the relationship between family support and parental nurturance. These findings have important implications for social work practice and policy interventions that address the needs of the growing ethnic minority population of Asian Indians in the US.     

Center-Based Care in the Context of One-Child Policy in China: Do Child Gender and Siblings Matter?

We examined the effects of child gender and siblings on center-based care enrollment in the context of China’s one-child policy and its tradition of preference to have many children, especially sons. Using data from the China Health and Nutrition Survey (CHNS) 2000 wave and multilevel logistic regression models, we found that children without siblings consistently had higher odds of receiving center-based care than those with siblings, while there was no evidence that child gender mattered. Further analyses did not show evidence that the effects of child gender and siblings were moderated by household and community resources or local one-child policy. However, we did find that the presence of male, older, or school-age siblings (as compared to female, younger, or preschool-age siblings) reduced preschoolers’ odds of receiving center-based care. This was possibly because parents valued formal education much more than preschools and thus focused more on boys when they entered elementary schools than on their sisters or younger brothers. These findings suggest that more attention needs to be given to the equal education opportunities for boys and girls as well as for children with and without siblings.     

北京市外来人口聚集区:模式和发展趋势

外来人口聚居区的出现和发展,是城市化进程中的产物,它已成为北京外来人口生活居住的主要地区。2000年,北京市外来人口上万人的街道有102个,占到街道总数的30.4%,集中居住了74.4%的外来人口。外来人口高度聚集的情况短期内不会消失,并会随着北京的发展,形成数量更多、规模更大的聚集区。聚集区可以按照内部结构划分为缘聚型和混居型,依照行业依托情况分为完全依托、半依托和无依托。从动态角度来看,社会实行最低工资限额并能让向上流动成为可能,无依托型外来人口聚集区或许会继续保持一段时间的中转功能之后,转型或消失。完全依托型和半依托型聚集区问题则只能从产业结构调整、市场分布及配套方面入手解决。     

论《古诗十九首》与曹植的关系——兼论《涉江采芙蓉》为曹植建安十七年作

《古诗十九首》是曹睿于景初中对曹植文集"撰录"的结果。曹、甄之爱,发生于建安十六年(211)暑期,写于建安十七年七月的《离思赋》,为曹植之思甄之作;《涉江采芙蓉》为曹植于建安十七年十月随父出征孙权时于长江北岸所作,与曹植《离友.其二》为同一主题的不同体裁之作。翌年正月从江边归程中写作的《朔风诗》,再次证明了《涉江采芙蓉》为曹植思甄之作。     

论李白词为词体发生的标志

李白词作的真实性,有诸多史料证明.词体的创制,是李白天宝初年宫廷生活的产物,有着从宫廷乐府诗、宫廷歌诗到宫廷应制词,再到以词体抒发个人情怀的渐进过程.其中<清平乐>为李白所创制,也是词体文学的最早创制;<菩萨蛮>、<忆秦娥>为李白天宝二年秋的思归之作.李白的宫廷词确为词体发生的标志.     

用逻辑的观念审视中国逻辑研究——兼论逻辑史研究中的几个问题

中国逻辑研究作为逻辑学的分支领域是从中国近代开始的。其后,一直到今天,中国逻辑研究成为国内外学术界十分关注的重要领域。逻辑观念从中国近代以来的发展出现了从文化意义到哲学意义以及向逻辑意义回归的多重意义演变,这种演变在整体上直接影响了中国逻辑研究的基本方法和模式。逻辑以证明为研究对象,中国逻辑史的对象是关于中国思想史中与证明有关的思想学说的研究。中国逻辑研究的方法主要有逻辑解读、文化解读、动态分析和比较研究等方法。     

明清时期动态助词"将"的发展演变及衰亡原因

"将"是近代汉语中新产生的一个动态助词,萌芽于魏晋,形成于唐代,宋元时期得到充分发展,明清则开始走向衰落。论文通过穷尽调查《金瓶梅词话》、《醒世姻缘传》、《聊斋俚曲》三部语料中"将"的使用情况,结合"将"所在的句式,对明清时期的动态助词"将"进行了描写分析,揭示了动态助词"将"发展演变的轨迹、在明清时期呈现出的特点以及消亡的原因。     

信任与风险社会——西方理论与中国问题

信任作为一种被社会关注的现象是现代性的产物.随着工业社会与现代化的来临.人类对自身的生活方式感到了焦虑与不安.经验和熟悉不再是信任的保证.于是西方社会学理论在对社会形态的分类中看到了现代社会的风险,他们希望通过建立一套信任制度来保障人类的安全,产生了一系列的理论论述.但一种社会能否建立起一套现代信任机制涉及到该社会的文化根基.中国社会的文化根基在于家庭生活,它限制了社会信任的范围.而当今中国经济的单面发展.非但没有建立一种新型的信任机制,反而其传统根基也受到动摇,这是中国信任危机的根源.     

Welfare Participation and Time Use in China

Using the newly available China Family Panel Studies 2010 survey data and a propensity score matching method, this study examines the possible influence of participation in China’s primary welfare program, Dibao, on household head’s time use pattern in both urban and rural areas. We find that Dibao lowered recipients’ time spent on various leisure and social activities and increased their time spent on unspecified activities or being idle for both urban and rural residents. Urban Dibao recipients also tended to spend less time on education activities, while rural Dibao recipients spent less time on work activities but more time on personal care and household activities. These findings provide pioneering evidence on the possible link between welfare participation and time use patterns in the global welfare literature. As Dibao continues to expand, the empirical evidence from this article suggests that Dibao might have some unintended adverse effects on recipients, including less time spent on leisure and social activities, reduced time on work and education activities, and more time on being idle. Future reforms of Dibao and its supplementary policies and programs need to consider how best to promote both the economic and holistic well-being of the participants.

     

个人所得税的收入差距调节功能及其优化

调节个人收入差距是个人所得税的基本功能之一。我国的《个人所得税法》历经数次修改,其收入分配调节功能在逐步增强。但由于对税制模式等问题没有进行大的改革,其收入分配调节功能仍有一定局限性。个人所得税收入比重过低、分类所得税制、征税对象范围狭窄、税法执行力度等问题都影响了个人所得税收入差距调节功能的发挥。为完善个人所得税制,应当改分类所得税制为综合所得税制,建立科学合理的费用扣除制度,全面梳理个人所得税税收优惠政策。