Parental Leave Policies and Second Births: A Comparison of Czechia and Slovakia

Population Research and Policy Review - The paper investigates the transition to second births in Czechia and Slovakia in the context of the development of parental leave policies since the...     

Life Satisfaction of Rural Migrant Workers in Urban China: The Roles of Community Service Participation and Identity Integration

Abstract

China is home to approximately 245 million rural-to-urban migrant workers. The influx of migrants into urban areas has posed various challenges for local social service systems. Recently, increasing number of community services have been developed to meet the growing service demands from the migrant population. However, whether increase in community service use results in improved wellbeing among migrant workers remains critically unexplored. As such, this study examines the role of community service use in migrant workers’ life satisfaction and the potential mediating effect of identity integration in Shenzhen, China. Bootstrapped models were adopted to examine relationship among variables. Drawing from a sample of 1,087 rural-to-urban migrant workers, we found that community service use is positively correlated with both identity integration and migrant workers’ life satisfaction. Moreover, identity integration served as a partial mediator between community service use and life satisfaction. The mediating effect of identity integration was found to increase with age. This study highlights that diverse services should be implemented to address divergent needs of migrants in different age groups. Community service can also serve as a vehicle to foster integration among migrant workers in host communities, especially for older age groups. Future studies may further investigate the relationships between community social capital, community social support, quality of community-based organization and frequency of service use so as to optimize the life satisfaction of migrant workers.     

The effect of paid maternity leave on low-income families' welfare use in the US

Despite the critical role that paid maternity leave can assume in the economic lives of low-income families, research to date has paid insufficient attention to whether paid maternity leave reduces welfare use for low-income families. Using the Current Population Survey (CPS) March Supplement 2007–2014 with the difference-in-difference (DiD) technique, this study finds a significant policy effect of paid maternity leave on reducing the probability of using Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF), TANF benefit amounts and TANF participation length. This study confirms that paid maternity leave is likely to prevent low-income families from using welfare during job interruptions stemming from the birth of a child. Given that TANF is often associated with negative political and social connotations, paid maternity leave can be used as an important social policy to improve economic security as well as offer empowerment in overall social standing for low-income mothers. The discussion focuses on the implications of the findings in a broader context of American welfare states.     

简论壮族五大文化遗产

南方稻作民族人文始祖洛甲及布洛陀、洪水育人神话盘古兄妹、左江花山崖壁画、歌圩的女儿、歌仙刘三姐、全国篇幅最长的民间抒情长诗《嘹歌》,及壮族原生态民歌,是广西壮族五大文化遗产。文化遗产是建设先进文化的民族根基,抢救文化遗产与建设首府先进文化密切相关。     

Functional and emotional traits of corporate social media message strategies: Behavioral insights from S&P 500 Facebook data

Drawing from literature regarding public engagement, the Elaboration Likelihood Model (ELM), computer-mediated communication research, and emotion psychology, this study examines the effects of companies’ social media communication strategies on public engagement behaviors as indexed by post likes, shares, and comments. Specifically, it investigates how corporate Facebook posts’ functional traits (functional interactivity and vividness) and emotional traits (emotion presence, valence, and strength) impact public engagement online. Through data mining and computer-assisted sentiment analysis of 33,379 posts from 106 Standard & Poor 500 companies’ Facebook accounts, this study finds a negative effect of functional interactivity but a positive effect of vividness on engagement. It also shows that emotional traits overall yield stronger public engagement outcomes. Two-way interactions between emotional and functional features are also detected. Theoretical and practical implications are discussed.     

The quest for legitimacy and the communication of strategic cross-sectoral partnership on Facebook: A big data study

Nowadays, many wicked problems such as environmental issues require organizations from multiple sectors to form cross-sectoral alliances. Cross-sectoral alliance networks can transfer resources and signal affiliations and value alignment between strategic partners. The communication of cross-sectoral alliances is a form of CSR communication that serves organizations’ strategic goals and objectives. Drawing on the literature on digital CSR communication and legitimacy theory, this article examines which legitimacy needs shape the formation of cross-sectoral ties on Facebook in addressing environmental and sustainable development issues in the United States. Combining data-mining, text-mining, social network analysis, and exponential graph modeling, this research investigates the structure of a network among 3071 organizations across multiple sectors. Findings show that organizations’ cross-sectoral tie formation is mainly driven by social legitimacy and alliance legitimacy needs.     

试论反腐败审计

文章以反腐败审计为目标,构建反腐败审计的理论与方法,并提出开展反腐败审计的工作思路和方法,力求实现审计在反腐倡廉中功能作用的创新,以及工作方式上反防结合的飞跃.     

涵咏中国古代"礼"的情感文明思想——兼举《仪礼》为例

中国古代的礼论及仪礼中包含丰富的情感文明意蕴.一方面,文明源于情深,显示了"文明莫过于善"的思想实质;另一方面,情感要有涵养,也必须具备"文明"的气质."仁"是情感文明要达成的最高境界,而礼是实现这一境界的建构性途径.情感文明寓于礼,礼练就情感文明.中国古代情感文明思想体现出合礼化原则、"仁义在先,情爱至上"的价值性取向、中庸性特征、等级性色彩以及"主善慎罚"的仁政倾向.中国古代"礼"的情感文明思想意味深长.     

重大突发公共卫生事件中政府新闻发布会效果研究——以墨西哥政府新冠肺炎疫情新闻发布会为例

在应对重大突发公共卫生事件过程中,政府应当做好信息公开。新闻发布会是政府向媒体和民众公开信息的重要渠道,是政府应对重大突发公共卫生事件的重要工具,运用得当能够满足民众的知情权,指导民众与政府在重大突发公共卫生事件应对中形成合力,甚至能变危为机。通过对墨西哥联邦政府在第一波新冠肺炎疫情期间召开的每日疫情情况报告新闻发布会进行研究和评估,可以看出重大突发公共卫生事件发生后,政府新闻发布会应当做到及时主动、真实详尽,并适当体现人文关怀。     

论新型农村社会保障体系的建立和完善

农村社会保障体系建设是中国整个社会保障体系建设的重要组成部分,但目前中国农村社会保障体系建设还很薄弱.本文论述了农村社会保障制度建立和完善的必要性,提出建立和完善社会保障体系的主要途径.