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Qualitative Sociology -     

Racial Differences in Abused Older African American Males, Caucasian Males, and their Abusers

This study examined racial differences between mistreated and abused older African American and Caucasian men. The racial and gender differences of their perpetrators were also examined. Data from a single elder abuse provider agency in the State of Illinois were analyzed. Differences with respect to physical abuse, emotional abuse, physical neglect, deprivation, confinement, and financial exploitation were examined, as were demographic characteristics and limitations of victims and abusers.     

英汉思维方式对语言结构的影响

思维方式对语言的结构有哪些影响?本文从形合与意合在句法上与章法上的不同表现,论述了英汉两种语言在结构和表达方式上的不同,并通过实例归纳出一些具体做法,供同行进一步探讨。     

Kernel Estimation of Rate Function for Recurrent Event Data

Abstract.  Recurrent event data are largely characterized by the rate function but smoothing techniques for estimating the rate function have never been rigorously developed or studied in statistical literature. This paper considers the moment and least squares methods for estimating the rate function from recurrent event data. With an independent censoring assumption on the recurrent event process, we study statistical properties of the proposed estimators and propose bootstrap procedures for the bandwidth selection and for the approximation of confidence intervals in the estimation of the occurrence rate function. It is identified that the moment method without resmoothing via a smaller bandwidth will produce a curve with nicks occurring at the censoring times, whereas there is no such problem with the least squares method. Furthermore, the asymptotic variance of the least squares estimator is shown to be smaller under regularity conditions. However, in the implementation of the bootstrap procedures, the moment method is computationally more efficient than the least squares method because the former approach uses condensed bootstrap data. The performance of the proposed procedures is studied through Monte Carlo simulations and an epidemiological example on intravenous drug users.     

建国初期有组织犯罪惩治策略研究--一种犯罪学的分析路径

有组织犯罪日益猖獗已成为国际关注的社会问题。我国 97刑法增设了黑社会性质组织罪条款 ,作出了立法反应。对这种特殊形态的犯罪如何有效地惩治与防范 ,已是急迫而艰巨的任务 ,也是犯罪学极富价值的课题。从建国初期新生政权惩治有组织犯罪的策略其效用来看 ,对当代中国惩治有组织犯罪实践有三个方面的启示 :国家与社会双本位控制 ;打击与促进社会整合相结合 ;宽严相济的灵活的刑事政策有利于分化瓦解有组织犯罪。     

李觏宗教观述评

李觏倡导礼让和礼治，主张传播儒家礼学以压制佛道两教。李觏痛感同胞对佛寺道观过度热情，对孔庙祖庙反为冷漠。他的理想社会是有祖端无寺观，让人们免除佛道诱惑。他谴责儒者失职，让佛道两教乘虚而入民心。他排斥僧、道于士农工商四民以外，并罗列了佛道两教十项害处。     

Unequal at the Starting Line: Creating Participatory Inequalities across Generations and among Groups

We investigate how inequalities in political participation are shaped across generations by considering the influence of family background--in particular, parents' education and political involvement--on political participation. We pursue this issue, first, for individuals, investigating the effects of parental characteristics on the participatory profile of their offspring. Then, we use what we have learned to understand how group differences in political participation--between women and men and among Latinos, African Americans, and Anglo Whites--are rooted in the legacy of class and political background and in experiences throughout the life cycle.     

"升格"呼唤"自觉"-- 对儿童文学教师学术意识的思考

随着时代的需求,师范教育已面临着由三级向二级过渡,全面实现高等教育的现实.而办学层次的提升要求教师整体素质和教学水平、科研能力相应地提升,这便对升格后的师范院校提出最为现实的要求.本文着眼于儿童文学的教学要求,论及了升格后中、幼师儿童文学教师在自身建设、学术追求、学科视野等方面应注意的问题,以此对目前已提升了办学层次的师范院校儿童文学教师的自身建设提出善意的建议.     

冗员失业、社会负担与国有企业效率

影响国有企业效率的因素有很多,其中制度因素最为重要。而在传统的国有企业制度下,冗员失业和社会负担又是制约企业效率提高的关键。时至今日,这个问题仍是国有企业进行减员增效改革、实施战略性重组的最大障碍。从理论上研究冗员失业对企业效率的影响,并结合我国实际情况分析社会负担给国有企业造成的压力,以强化社会保障为突破口,提出解决冗员失业和社会负担问题、提高国有企业效率的具体对策。     

论民事证据法上的诚信原则

诚信原则在民法与民事诉讼法上具有十分重要的地位,其在民事证据法领域的适用在最高人民法院《关于民事诉讼证据的若干规定》中有所体现。现行立法关于举证时限与证据失权、证人真实义务、举证责任分配与证据审查判断的相关规则在一定程度上体现了诚信原则之精神,但远非完善。为了促进民事司法公正与效率的实现,不仅应该确立诚信原则在立法上的原则地位,而且要将其转化为可以操作的具体规范,以建立完善的诚信规则体系。