Spatial Variations in Church Burnings: The Social Ecology of Victimized Communities in the South*

Abstract In recent years, church burnings in the South have attracted a great deal of attention. Many commentators have charged that they are a product of strained race relations throughout the South, and particularly of severe racial tensions in Southern rural areas. In this study we evaluate these claims. We begin by mapping the spatial coordinates of recorded church burnings from 1990 to 1997, and find that church arsons indeed are concentrated in the South. Church burnings, however, are a more urban phenomenon than popular media accounts would suggest. Our analysis then explores the influence of contextual factors (population and locale, racial composition and inequality, so‐cioeconomic conditions, local religious ecology, and patterns of reported crime) on church burnings in counties located in the study region. Logistic regression models confirm that church arsons are most likely to occur in small metropolitan statistical areas (MSAs) and non‐MSA counties containing a city of at least 10,000 residents. Church burnings also are especially likely in counties with a higher percentage of black residents, a larger number of churches relative to the rest of the state, and a higher arson rate. We conclude by discussing the implications of these findings for future research and public policy.     

Relations Between Measures of Irritability and Contingency Detection at 6 Months

The hypothesis that irritability and contingency detection are negatively correlated was examined in thirty‐one 6‐month‐old infants. Observation and maternal report‐based assessments of irritability were correlated with both a criterion score and a continuous score of contingency detection. Results indicated that greater irritability in infants was associated with lower contingency detection scores. Discussion focuses on identifying processes by which the 2 constructs may be associated.     

Adolescents' and Mothers' Understanding of Children's Rights in the Home

Adolescents' and mothers' understanding of children's self‐determination and nurturance rights was examined in the context of the home. In individual interviews, 141 sixth, eighth, and tenth graders and their mothers responded to hypothetical vignettes in which a child story character wished to exercise a right that conflicted with parental practices. For each vignette, participants were asked to judge whether the story character should have the right in question and to provide a justification for their decision. Generally, eighth and tenth graders were more likely than their mothers to endorse requests for self‐determination and less likely than their mothers to support requests for nurturance. Mothers of tenth graders were more likely to support requests for self‐determination and less likely to favor adolescents' request for nurturance in the home than were mothers of sixth and eighth graders. In terms of reasoning, adolescents and mothers were more likely to consider the individuals' rights when discussing self‐determination situations, whereas nurturance situations elicited responses pertaining to participants' understanding of familial roles and relationships. Furthermore, mothers' reasoning about childrenà s rights reflected sensitivity to the developmental level of their children. The findings are discussed in terms of previous research on the development of children's understanding of rights and adolescent autonomy.     

我国城市土地产权制度建设的基本思路

一、我国城市土地产权制度的基础 一个国家和地区的土地产权制度,决定了这个国家或地区的土地所有权能否实现,而且影响着地产市场的发育、运作状况以及土地资源的配置等.     

常德市土壤水分平衡指标定量计算研究

土壤水分平衡指标是衡量某一区域土壤水分状况的重要标志，正确掌握某一区域的土壤水分平衡指标．有利于该区农业生产的合理布局和各种农作物的合理配置。定量计算表明：常德市的几种主要土壤水分平衡指标为：年可能蒸散量Ep919mm，年实际蒸散量E．906mm，土壤年缺水量D13mm，土壤年余水量R473mm。通过对常德市全年土壤水分收支情况的分析，得到了较为满意的结果，为有关方面提供了借鉴材料。     

虎鲨对温度、pH值的耐受性研究

本文报道了在LRH-250E型培养箱中对平均尾重0.2g和1.2g的虎鲨进行温度耐受性试验,并对均重1.2g的虎鲨做了pH耐受性研究。结果表明:尾重O.2g的虎鲨在驯化温度为20℃时,水温突变引起的致死高温为41℃,致死低温为14℃;尾重1.2g虎鲨在驯化温度为24℃时,水温突变引起的致死高温是42℃,致死低温为14.5℃。尾重1.2g虎鲨能够耐受的pH值其上限是11.51,下限是2.52。     

一种基于宏块类型的自适应运动估计算法

利用低码流、运动量较小的视频序列前后帧具有很强的时空相关性的特点，进行了算法改进的实验，在保持视频性能的同时，减少了运动搜索的计算量，提高了运动估计的速度。     

蔬菜学博士点立项建设的实践与认识

博士点建设是高校建设的重点。文章通过对华中农业大学蔬菜学科博士点立项建设的总结 ,认为在高校博士点立项建设过程中 ,既要抓住人才培养这个关键 ,加强学科队伍建设 ,又要不断创新 ,扎实开展科学研究和成果推广工作 ,并通过服务社会不断夯实学科发展的物质基础