流动人口城市化进程中的制度性障碍研究

流动人口作为游离于城市与农村之间的一个特殊群体 ,由于存在户籍制度、教育制度、社会保障制度等一系列制度性障碍 ,使其难以融入城市。但在我国不断推进的城市化进程中 ,流动人口逐渐转变为城市人口是不可避免的趋势。政府对户籍等制度采取渐进式改革 ,强化社会管理职能以保障流动人口的合法权益 ,是一个当然选择。     

论国有企业社会责任的误区与法治出路

国有企业社会责任是国有企业得以保留的合法性基础,文章分析了两种典型的认识国有企业社会责任的误区,厘清了国有企业营利事业、慈善捐赠、主营业务、非主营业务和社会责任之间的联系与区别,结合我国国有企业改革实践提出了普通公司立法与特殊企业政策立法的复合调整机制,并针对竞争型国有企业与公益型国有企业分别提出了相应的规制政策思路。国企改革法治出路的关键应该在于,为广泛的社会群体提供反映其利益要求的渠道与平台,凝结社会共识,使社会公众对国有企业合理的期望诉求能够通过公司治理的相关制度安排来得到体现。     

公共责任:社会工作机构的价值选择

社会工作机构的出现是中国社会工作职业化的一个发展,它为社会提供专业社会服务,也为多数的社会工作者提供就业岗位、工作机会、成长空间。社会工作机构独特的公益性质、伦理使命和伦理精神使得公共责任成为社会工作机构中的一个核心问题。社会工作机构公共责任的实现,是一个以制度规范为保障的内外部监督机制完成的他律过程,更是一个由他律走向由内在伦理精神驱动的自律过程。所以,需要建构多元共治的社会工作机构的责任体系。     

社会服务项目化运作对基层社区社会工作发展的意义探究——以上海市Z区为例

"社区公益创投大赛"和"社区公益项目招投标"是上海市民政局推出的两项社会服务项目化运作的典型工程,文章以上海市Z区为例,探讨了社会服务项目化运作对基层社区社会工作发展的意义。包括居民需求的真正满足、社会组织的破土新生、社会工作的专业推广和民政工作的专业化发展。     

从关系到关系资源--对丁村、胡村社会阶层分化的实地调查

本文将研究视角放在微观层次上,选择关系资源为分析路径,同时结合宏观层面的制度性动力分析,拟以实地调查和理论研究相结合的形式,来探析农村社区阶层分化逐渐发生、发展的过程,研究当代中国农村,特别是以安徽为典型形态的中部地区农村农民的社会阶层分化问题,探讨转型期关系资源与农民阶层分化的关联,并将就实地调查中所获农民阶层分化的具体情况,探析"关系"这一中国传统文化因子向关系资源转变的过程,分析关系资源在农民阶层分化中扮演的角色,对这一微观层面的社会事实做出解释,并尝试性地提出相应的对策,为相关社会决策提供参考。     

三十而立:社会史研究在中国的实践

新时期中国史学最引人注目的事件是社会史的复兴与发展.30年的中国社会史研究经历了整体社会史、区域社会史、新社会史三个发展阶段,这是一个不断反思和不断创新的过程,也是一个不断走向成熟的过程.三十而立,回顾与前瞻同样重要.     

吉登斯社会历史观研究--一种批判性的解析

吉登斯结构化理论不仅是一种社会学理论,而且是一种历史观。吉登斯从人类实践活动的理论向度出发,对于社会的构成、社会的类型和社会的变迁做出了新的分析和说明,从而实现了当代西方社会历史观的重建。虽然吉登斯历史观受马克思唯物史观的巨大影响,批判吸取了当代社会科学发展的诸多理论成果,并且做出了许多富于启发性和独创性的见解,但是,吉登斯误解了马克思唯物史观的理论体系,否认了人类社会发展的必然性和规律性,其历史观本质上是一种唯心史观。     

Social Harmony in Hong Kong: Level,Determinants and Policy Implications

This study aims at ascertaining how Hong Kong people perceive Hong Kong as a harmonious society. It also identifies the elements that are most conducive to social harmony in Hong Kong, so that the government could take reference when formulating new policies. 1,062 adults residents were asked to rate their perceived level of social harmony and their satisfaction with 36 items (divided into three dimensions: public governance, society, and economy, family and work) for which the research team believes would be influencing the perceived level of social harmony. Results show that the average rating of social harmony was 5.57 (out of 10), delineating a moderate level of social harmony. Subsequent multivariate factor analysis and regression analysis show that the four extracted factors (from the three dimensions) had significant impacts on the level of social harmony. These were, in order of significance: (a) public governance, (b) social solidarity and respect, (c) economy/family/work and, (d) social tolerance and progressiveness. According to the factor loadings of each significant factor, we identified four core values which we hope the government would consider when formulating new policies, as follows: (1) A Justice Government with Sincerity on Communication, (2) Mutual Support and Respect with Integrity and Dedication, (3) Dedication to One’s Job and Community by Helping the Needed and, (4) Creativity and Progressiveness with Tolerance. Implications for policy making are discussed. The study was conducted under the direction and guidance of the Fostering Social Harmony Task Force of the Hong Kong Professionals and Senior Executives Association (HKPASEA). The authors acknowledge the kind support and assistance provided by the Council Members of HKPASEA and staff members of the Centre for Corporate Governance and Financial Policy at Hong Kong Baptist University. We are also grateful to Prof. Alex Michalos and Prof. P. K. Ip for their comments and suggestions given at the International Conference on National Well-Being held in November 2006 at the National Central University, Taiwan.     

The French Regions and Their Social Health

In this article, a new indicator designed to capture the multidimensionality of the social health of the French regions is put to the test. Drawing on regional data for 2004, this indicator of social health (ISH) sheds new light on the social performance of the French regions. The worst performers are the highly urbanised regions, whereas others, such as Limousin, turn out to perform well in social terms. Two or three regions remain stuck at the bottom of the table regardless of the indicator used. Nord-Pas-de-Calais and Languedoc-Roussillon, which bring up the rear in terms of gross disposable income (GDI) and gross domestic product (GDP) per capita, also record very mediocre scores for social health as measured by our ISH.

Personal Values as Mitigating Factors in the Link Between Income and Life Satisfaction: Evidence from the European Social Survey

Using data from the first two rounds of the European Social Survey, we examine the link between income, reference income and life satisfaction across Western Europe. We find that whilst there is a strong positive relationship between income and life satisfaction, reference or comparison income exerts a strong negative influence. Interestingly, our results confirm the importance of personal values and beliefs not only as predictors of subjective well-being, but also as mitigating factors in the relationship between income, reference income and life satisfaction. While our findings provide additional empirical support for the relative utility hypothesis, they are also consistent with Rojas’ (J Econ Psychol 28:1–14, 2007) Conceptual-Referent-Theory (CRT), which is based on the premise that the salience of income and comparison income depends on one’s intrinsic values and personal beliefs.