全球经济及其理论辨析

由关贸总协定、世界贸易组织、世界银行、欧共体、美洲自由贸易区等国际协定和跨国公司体现的世界经济一体化是由私有化进程和打破区域垄断的自由主义经济目标推动的不可逆转的趋势。在这一过程之中经济和经济学成了世界的结构信息。经济学的两个预设———自私自利的经济人和人的世界———非人世界的二元论是全球经济的深层理论基石。经济人的实践活动造成贫富不均 ,二元论把人溺爱成肆无忌惮地破坏环境的动物。人类应该冷静思索这一新的世界形势 ,提出合理对策     

俄罗斯是否面临着人口趋减的境况?

在 1 992年至 1 993年期间 ,俄罗斯的人口总数开始呈现出下降的态势 ,随后便逐年递减。自1 991年苏联解体以来 ,人们对俄罗斯人口统计方面的诸多变化十分关注 ,并力图搞清楚下列问题 ,即这些变化是否由一系列政治事件直接引起。目前 ,俄罗斯人口逐年下降的现状和未来已经成为报刊杂志以及学术著作的热门话题。俄罗斯是前苏联遗产的继承者 ,这一点已得到人们的普遍认同。在构成苏联的 1 5个加盟共和国当中 ,俄罗斯是最大的加盟共和国。 1 989年 ,俄罗斯的人口总数占苏联总人口的 5 1 %。当时苏联的人口总数已达到 2 8亿 ,而目前俄罗斯的人口…     

Social workers' perceptions of their power and service outcomes

While social workers are becoming increasingly interested in methods of client empowerment, little attention has yet focused on the links between workers' own power and the services they provide to clients. The authors examine the link between workers' perceptions of their power on the job and perceived service outcomes. Bivariate and multivariate analyses were conducted on survey responses from 591 direct practice social workers in Israel. Results indicate that power perceptions are significantly associated with an array of perceived service outcomes. These findings highlight the relevance of self-efficacy and control theory in understanding social workers' efforts toward effective service delivery. Further, they underscore a need to consider more carefully direct practitioners' own power concerns as they increasingly consider empowerment of their clients.     

Trilateral Labour Markets, Pricing and the Demand for Personal Social Services

Correspondence to Dr B. Burkitt, Department of Social and Economic Studies, University of Bradford, Bradford, West Yorkshire, BD7 1DP. Summary The authors examine recent trends in labour markets and employmentexperience, which have altered significantly the socio-economiccharacteristics of social work clients. They argue that thesechanges have reduced the relevance of proposals for the increaseduse of pricing and the introduction of vouchers in the provisionof personal social services. The needs of clients are unlikelyto be met by a further concentration of analytical attentionon such largely unworkable proposals.     

Interpretive Psychology: Stories, Circles, and Understanding Lived Experience

This essay provide an overview of the "interpretive" or "hermeneutic" approach to psychological research. It draws primarily on the work of Wilhelm Dilthey (1833–1911), a philosopher and literary historian who is generally recognized as the "father" of the modern hermeneutic enterprise in the social and human sciences. Dilthey argued that the human world was sufficiently different from the natural world that special methods were required for its study. Hermeneutics, the deliberate and systematic methodology of interpretation, was the approach Dilthey proposed for studying and understanding the human world. This essay summarizes Dilthey's vision of hermeneutics and considers his conception of the so-called hermeneutic circle, which characterizes the complex dynamics involved in the process of interpretation. It then illustrates Dilthey's approach by interpreting a brief interview narrative using a method based on his work. It concludes with an exploration of some of the ethical implications of adopting a hermeneutic approach to psychological research.     

The psychosocial needs of the Chinese elderly

Changing Chinese family patterns caused by immigration have contributed to the breakdown of traditional community and familial control in Chinese-American families. As a result, the Chinese-American elderly are faced with unique psychosocial problems that workers must consider when providing services to this population.