Initial Validation of the Open Adoption Scale: Measuring the Influence of Adoption Myths on Attitudes Toward Open Adoption

All adoptions, including those facilitated by public agencies, should be evaluated for openness. Although there are no national figures related to openness in public welfare, there are indications that it is not considered in all cases. Adoption myths may be one of the reasons that adoption workers do not always assess a family's ability to maintain a more open adoption arrangement. The following study is the initial validation of a multidimensional psychometric instrument developed to measure myths as they relate to open adoption. Based on a sample of 547 university students, the results indicate very good reliability and acceptable factorial and construct validity. The instrument was designed as a training and research tool to inform child welfare personnel and policy makers of the influence of adoption-related myths on child welfare adoption practice.     

坚持以社会主义核心价值体系引领社会思潮

在社会转型时期,我国社会思潮呈现多样化、结构失衡、总体发展混乱和无序等新特点。坚持以社会主义核心价值体系引领社会思潮,是以胡锦涛为总书记的党中央基于对中国特色社会主义伟大事业新的文化自觉而作出的一大战略举措,反映了全国各族人民的共同愿望和意志。尊重差异,包容多样,最大限度地形成社会思想共识,相辅相成,共同构成社会主义和谐文化的重要标志,为构建社会主义和谐社会奠定坚实的思想基础。     

《诺斯托罗莫》与康拉德的艺术主张

约瑟夫·康拉德的长篇社会小说《诺斯托罗莫》以其史诗般恢弘的场面、独特新颖的创作手法和丰富的思想内涵成为二十世纪的经典之作。我国学者对它的介绍和研究远为不够。结合康拉德的艺术主张,从结构布局部、语言和人物刻画方面对这部小说进行了阐释,指出康拉德的艺术主张不仅有利于作者多层次、多角度、更加客观真实地反映事件,再现历史,而且大大提高了作品的丰厚性、含蓄性和作品题旨的多义性。     

Queer Chicano Families: The Importance of Converging Literature on Queer Families,Chicano Families,and Chicano Queers

Despite growing literature on Latino families and Latino queer identities, there has been relatively little empirical research on Latino same‐sex families. Likewise, emerging empirical research on gay and lesbian couples tends to focus on the experiences of middle‐class, well‐educated, White couples. I argue that combining theoretical and empirical works on sexuality, Chicano studies, and queer studies can assuage this lack of diversity in each body of literature. This work first examines current literature on Latino families, with a focus on Latino familism. This is followed by a brief examination of current literature on queer Chicanos. Lastly, it will discuss queer families and the lack of current literature on Latino same‐sex couples, in order to present a course of action for further research on the intersectional social location of queer Chicano families.