A preliminary look at relationships between married gay men and lesbians and their parents-in-law: Five case studies

With marriage between lesbians and between gays now legal in the United States, it is important to gain an understanding of how in-law relationships function for this population. Five case studies, part of a larger study of in-law relationships, are presented that help further knowledge of the potential obstacles that some couples may face in relation to their in-laws. Common experiences include relationships improving over time; struggling with acceptance; feeling closer to parents-in-law because other adult children or adult children-in-law have fallen out of favor; recognizing the significant role that the child-in-law’s spouse plays in the relationship between the child-in-law and the parent-in-law; understanding the role that the larger community plays; considering both parents-in-law as separate voices in the in-law dyad; and experiencing feelings of ambivalence that arise between family members. Practice implications for clinicians are included as are implications for future research.     

Parents’ perspectives of social support and social cohesion in urban contexts of diversity

Although provisions for young children are increasingly considered as ideal places to foster an inclusive and socially just society by embracing issues of social support and social cohesion, there is no in-depth understanding of the role these provisions can play in enabling supportive and cohesive encounters in contexts of diversity. Even more striking is the absence of parents’ voices in this discussion. Based on an analysis of qualitative interviews with 18 parents who use childcare services in urban contexts of diversity, our findings show the relevance of ephemeral contacts with diverse people that could offer bridging opportunities in terms of social connectedness to familiarise within diversity while decoding the other in urban contexts of diversity. However, neither bonding nor bridging contacts appear as self-evident. Our research shows that the role of childcare services might be vital in creating light and temporal communities as the prerequisite for social cohesion to flourish, in both individual as well as collective dimensions.     

Gender,work, and childcare in Kazakhstan,Mongolia, and Russia

The current study seeks to understand the nature of gender relations within a post‐Soviet welfare model in Kazakhstan, Mongolia, and Russia. On the basis of the analysis of key labour market indicators, parental leave, and childcare policies, it finds that the welfare models in the three countries are hybrid, and neither authoritarianism in Kazakhstan and Russia nor democracy in Mongolia lead to substantive gender equality outcomes. Persistent gender inequality in these countries is underpinned by the neo‐liberal approach to welfare provision, conservative social norms, and limited agency of civil society to influence the policy agenda. Nonetheless, these states have distributed to the population with an emphasis on working mothers, and this policy choice has been driven by economic, demographic, and political considerations, which ultimately serve to support, rather than transform, the patriarchal power structure in these societies.     

Western Liberal Democracy: The Struggle of Muslims for Freedom,Equality and Dignity

The increasingly multicultural fabric of Western liberal democracies has given rise to the issue of the presence of Muslim minorities in the West, as rising hatred and hostility toward Islam and Muslims in the West undermine the three guiding principles of freedom, equality and dignity that underpin the foundation of liberal democracy, human rights and multiculturalism. Today, Muslims in the West struggle for freedom, equality and dignity to ensure their ethnocultural survival and full and equal participation within the mainstream society. Therefore, it would be quite correct to say that the endurance of liberal democracy, human rights and multiculturalism built on the Western civilization depends on the eradication of Western Islamophobia.     

中国教育资源市场化与个体选择：初中课外补习效应异质性探究

本文在中国教育资源市场化的背景下,探究了初中课外补习对学业成绩的效应异质性及其对教育公平的启示。通过分析“中国教育追踪调查”（CEPS）的数据发现,从同质性效应来看,参加课外补习对于提升初中生学习成绩没有显著影响,但参与课外补习的倾向性影响其效应异质性。课外补习有助于提高倾向性处于中间水平学生的学习成绩,表明课外补习受益学生大多来自学习成绩中等的普通工薪家庭。对于倾向性较低的大多数相对弱势的家庭和倾向性较高的少数优势家庭而言,课外补习对学业成绩的作用微乎其微。研究表明,中国教育领域的市场化变革和相关政策的制定需要考虑个体教育选择的复杂性及其对教育公平所造成的深刻影响。     

论唐与奚、契丹的和亲

安史之乱前,唐朝为控制辽西,以便向东控制辽东,向西控制北亚,试图用和亲来抚绥辽西两蕃奚、契丹,但由于两蕃的内讧而归于失败。之后,唐与两蕃陷入了累年相攻之中。     

庄子基本思想平议

庄子发明了哲学怀疑的方法,确立了独立的精神,找到了走出乱世的端点,开启了全新的哲学探索。他以气论和“道观”的方法论发展了老子道论。“道观”是道家思维完成普遍化、客观化的重要环节。“逍遥游”捍卫存在与价值、人与自然价值、工具价值和内在价值的统一。“齐物论”建构起两行逻辑和多元认识论的立场,树立了道的胸怀和视野。如此才能平等、开放、公允地看待事物和言论的长短意义。庄子对儒家仁爱机制的反思有利于真正道德主体的确立。庄子从逻辑上对百家争鸣的终结产生了作用,庄子思想被专制法制排斥而失去社会建构的机遇是历史的遗憾。     

论无效婚姻过错赔偿制度

20 0 1年婚姻法建立了比较完整的无效婚姻制度 ,这是婚姻家庭法领域的一项重大的进步。但我国目前的无效婚姻制度仍有不足之处 ,本文所述的无效婚姻过错赔偿责任就是其一。本文主要分析设立无效婚姻赔偿责任的必然性和可能性、构成无效婚姻过错赔偿责任的条件、损害赔偿的范围、无效婚姻过错赔偿责任与财产分割的关系和赔偿请求权的行使     

家庭性别平等观念与生育性别意愿——对湖北省8县(市)996名农村居民的实证分析

以人口学、社会学(家庭方面)、社会心理学(认知方面)等相关理论为基础,从生育主体———农村居民的主观角度,通过大规模问卷调查,并辅以个案访谈的方式收集资料,考察和研究了家庭性别平等观念、生育性别意愿以及两者之间的关系。并依研究结论讨论了当前我国农村家庭性别平等观念的表现和变化,以及对生育性别意愿的研究思路和方法。     

在我国建立亲权制度之探讨

亲权是大陆法系各国民法中规范亲子关系的重要法律制度，但在我国民法和婚姻法中都无此规定。鉴于我国亲子法律关系在立法上的缺陷与不足，笔者提出要建立亲权制度，将亲权和监护分别规定，以监护作为亲权的补充，来完善我国的婚姻家庭立法制度。