Indifference to the difference? Older lesbian and gay men’s perceptions of aging services

ABSTRACT

This qualitative study examined: 1) What older lesbians and gay men know about OAA-funded services; 2) attitudes towards the services; 3) experiences utilizing the services; 4) how current needs are met; and 5) plans for care as they age. Focus groups were conducted from June-August 2016. Purposive and snowball sampling yielded a sample size of 31. Five focus groups were conducted, and analysis used Grounded Theory. Four themes emerged: 1) low expectations of a welcoming environment, 2) the importance of being out, 3) need for LGBT-specific services, and 4) how to create inclusive services.     

拜伦《赞大海》等三诗译者辨析

一直以来,拜伦的《去国行》、《赞大海》、《哀希腊》被认为是苏曼殊的译作,而根据黄侃的自述,三诗乃黄侃所译。从文献上看,两人的创作风格和诗体特点相差悬殊;曼殊的生平和学习汉语的经历决定了其语言的使用风格离三诗的浑厚和高古存在一定距离;黄侃先生胸怀若谷、恃才傲物,不可能无中生有;而在黄侃文稿中发现三诗的译稿进一步证实黄侃乃三诗的真正译者。从文本上看,三诗的翻译风格和苏曼殊的其他译诗迥异。因此,三诗乃黄侃所译。     

二战后加拿大的土著民族自治政策及存在问题

二战后,加拿大国内形势发生了有利于土著民族的重大变化。土著自治政策作为土著民族政策的重要组成部分也随之取得了很大进步,土著自治权利逐渐得到加拿大政府的承认,并在实践上取得了相当大的进展。但无可否认的是,土著自治政策的实施过程中存在着诸多矛盾与问题,制约着土著自治政策的进一步发展,土著自治的实现还有很长的路要走。     

和谐社会的本土化思想资源——中国近代史上的社会建设思想

在中国近代史上出现过三次理想社会思潮,分别是洪秀全太平天国的农业社会主义理念;康有为资产阶级维新派的大同社会主义理念;孙中山资产阶级革命派的民生主义理念。这三种理想是中国近代有关和谐社会思想的典型代表,在一定程度上反映了人们对和谐生活的渴望,在中国思想领域中影响深远。以和为贵作为中国人核心的价值理念,是当下构建和谐社会的重要本土化思想资源。     

《高祖还乡》的陌生化解读

“陌生化”意味着“使其陌生”，是俄国形式主义诗学的核心概念，它昭显了俄国形式主义的纯艺术观。以“陌生化”为基点，俄国形式主义构建了一个自主性的文学理论体系。在《高祖还乡》中，睢景臣通过陌生化的艺术处理，对传统的根深蒂固的文化正统和帝王权威进行了成功的颠覆，使接受主体摆脱了机械化的定势的感知模式，以一种全新的眼光和视角来体验、观照和审视历史。     

Predicting group consciousness among Asian Americans: Considering commonalities,shared interests,panethnic group identification,and linked fate

Identifying factors linked to the development of group consciousness is important toward bettering our understanding of group formation processes among marginalized ethnoracial groups. This study examines predictors of group consciousness among Asians and Asian Americans in the United States, focusing on numerous dimensions of this concept, including linked fate, panethnic group identification, and four specific sources of perceived group commonality and interests: (1) cultural, (2) economic, (3) political, and (4) racial. We use data from a national survey to examine socio-structural, political, discrimination, and immigration correlates associated with separate dimensions of Asian group consciousness. We found that perceiving interpersonal discrimination increased the importance of being Asian; heightened the odds of feeling linked fate with other Asian people; and enhanced the odds of identification as “Asian American.” Republicans and Independents were less likely to perceive different elements of Asian group consciousness compared to Democrats. Educational attainment, income, gender, employment status, ethnicity, and English-speaking comfortability had varying effects across certain measures of Asian group consciousness. For Asians and Asian Americans, interpersonal discrimination and certain socio-structural, political, and immigration factors may be especially meaningful toward the development of linked fate, shared group interests and commonalities, and panethnic identification, all of which are key toward activating group consciousness.