美国道德教育的发展趋势

二十世纪初,品德教育被公认为美国正规学校     

作为增长因素和科技进步动力的社会结构

随着我国第三届马列主义社会学家代表大会的召开,在社会结构研究方面又有新的理论探讨,对迄今的理论出发点和观点进行了批判性的思考,并使之在重大理论问题上更加确切。这些新探讨的中心课题是:社会差别的缩小与再生的辩证法;共产主义初级阶段社会差别的缩小与再生的规律性;社会差别的缩小与再生能否成为增长因素和经济及科技进步的动力。     

马克思关于社会变革的看法

关于社会变革的看法是社会学家众说纷纭的一个有争议的问题,他们的看法随着不同时代而发生变化。十八、十九世纪欧洲发生包括工业革命在内的多次革命,社会发生突然的迅猛的变革,统治阶级被推翻,封建制度让位给资本主义制度。这就使一些社会学家、历史学家(如马克思)认为,矛盾,特别是阶级矛盾,是任何社会结构所固有的,一切现存的社会都包含着未来社会的社会结构的“种子”。社会变革被认为是每个社会正常的、无可避免的社会发展过程。     

弗洛伊德的精神分析与社会生物学

很少有人会怀疑弗洛伊德的精神分析是二十世纪心理学的“第一动力”。精神分析作为一种人格理论,详尽地阐述了人格的结构、动力和发展,其内涵之丰富,目前还没有一种人格理论堪与匹敌。然而,内容的复杂、浩翰并不意味着必然得到普遍的接受,精神分析自从它兴起的早期阶段就遭到了猛烈的抨击。抨击的矛头主要指向诸如本我、无意识和恋母情结等心理结构。然而弗洛伊德坚信,人们终将发现他所提出的本我、自我和超我等结构是具有生     

关于历史唯物主义“原始范畴”问题的讨论

1980年12月18～19日,举行了例行的全苏从事历史唯物主义问题研究的科学工作者和教师的协调会议。在会议发言中,人们很重视历史唯物主义的起因和“原始范畴”问题。В.И. 普里皮斯诺夫和Н.Ф. 特列季亚科夫强调说,应该把活动看作历史唯物主义的原始范畴,这不是因为它简单和不依赖于历史唯物主义的其它范畴,而恰恰是     

俄罗斯进军科技产业

曾押注Skype和Facebook的硅谷风投家又开始考虑另一个心跳赌局——让俄罗斯多样化发展,摆脱对石油产业的依赖。俄罗斯总统德米特里．安．梅德韦杰夫已将经济多样化摆到其经济政策的核心位置,并开始在莫斯科郊区建造一个被称为俄罗斯硅谷的大型科技园。     

Peep show establishments, police activity, public place, and time: a study of secondary effects in San Diego, California

An empirical study was undertaken in San Diego, California, to test assumptions made by the government and by conservative religious policy advocates that there is a greater incidence of crime in the vicinity of peep show establishments. We asked two questions: (a) Is criminal activity in San Diego particularly acute at peep show establishments compared to surrounding control locations? and (b) Is criminal activity in San Diego disproportionately greater at or near peep show establishments between the hours of 2 a.m. and 6 a.m. compared to other times of the day? The levels of crime activity and the expenditure of police resources were examined by measuring the number of calls-for-service (CFSs) to the police within a 1,000-ft. area on either side of the peep show establishments and comparably-sized control areas beyond the immediate 1,000-foot area. A more focused late-night (2 a.m. to 6 a.m.) analysis was also undertaken. The results showed no reliable evidence of differences in crime levels between the control and test areas, nor was there any evidence of disproportionately greater amounts of crime within the 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. time period in the areas surrounding the peep show establishments. We concluded that San Diego does not have a problem with crime at the peep show establishments generally, nor is there a heightened problem with crime during the 2 a.m. to 6 a.m. period. We discuss the implications of assuming that peep show establishments are associated with negative effects in the community and the possibility of viewpoint discrimination against sex communication.     

Evaluation of curricula in higher education: challenges for evaluators

Evaluation of teaching at universities is traditionally realized in terms of student ratings. Curriculum evaluation is rarely done in a systematic manner. More often, the emphasis is placed on a particular aspect, which is only of little help in terms of modifying education. A very prominent example is that of medical education. Here, evaluations of curricula primarily focus on new curricula by contrasting them to traditional ones. The article at hand deals with a different evaluation approach, in which five phases have to be considered and contrasting results to other teaching formats are not the main focus. In this article, the authors concentrate on the first phase (baseline evaluation) of the systematic evaluation of a medical curriculum. They describe several challenges of such an evaluation approach and illustrate the strategies used to overcome them. In addition, associated relevant empirical findings from this evaluation study are presented.     

Elder abuse in Europe: an overview of recent developments

Elder abuse is a global phenomenon. Despite recognition and action several decades ago in a number of countries, in many others the phenomena of abuse and neglect have been much more recently identified as in need of attention. This brief will discuss the situation relating to responses to and interventions in elder abuse that have been evolving in a number of countries in the European region, which are at different stages of development. The examples provided will assist in meeting the worldwide challenge that elder abuse presents.     

Quality of life among unemployed and employed people in northern Sweden. Are there any differences?

This study analysed self-assessed quality of life (QoL), using a QoL questionnaire (H?rnquist's QLcs) covering the life spheres, somatic health, mental well-being, cognitive ability, social and family life, activity, financial situation, meaning in life and a global score "entire life", in 487 unemployed subjects and 2917 employed subjects aged 25-64, in a population-based cross-sectional study in northern Sweden. In line with previous findings, results showed that unemployed people exhibited poorer QoL. Unemployed women scored higher in existential life domains than unemployed men did. Unemployed men were worst off in terms of general life situation. Employed respondents benefited in QoL by a university/college education, while unemployed respondents with a university/college education did not. Close social relations and money reserve were associated with higher QoL generally. It was concluded that further research is needed to differentiate various aspects of QoL and unemployment, and to compare with other samples.