Ethos of the Day—Challenges and Opportunities in Twenty-first Century Social Work Education

Most of the social work education literatures center on epistemological and pedagogical issues underpinning curriculum design and teaching methods. There is less attention paid to the socio-economic and technological context of the society that has a significant impact on both teachers and students. This paper brings forth a discussion on such impact in terms of the political economy and electronic-mediated mode of communication in the twenty-first century. Social work educators find themselves engaged in a consumption cycle involving industry, higher education and students. The students become the ‘updated nomads’ with an instrumental and entitlement mentality. The paper also discusses the specific challenges and opportunities to social work educators in such a scenario. Preparing students to practice in the market-driven welfare field, helping students to build up a professional identity that finds personal meaning and significance, and understanding students' search for continuity between life and professional experiences present social work educators with worthy tasks in a trying scene. They are to accomplish these tasks in a co-creation process with their students in a trustful and responsible partnership.     

关于匈奴人种问题的几点认识

“中国北方长城地带”青铜时代居民的人类学资料表明,匈奴人的人种构成具有突出的地域性,不同地区的匈奴人基本延续了较早时期的人种类型。“中国北方长城地带”东周时期南下的牧人在人种类型上属于“古蒙古高原类型”,来源上应与蒙古高原以及外贝加尔石板墓的居民有一定的渊源关系。到战国晚期以后,当长城以北强大的匈奴联盟形成的时候,这部分古代居民很有可能最终加入到了匈奴联盟当中。     

四川藏区贫困农牧民的社会资本研究

四川藏区贫困农牧民的社会资本特征表现为社会网络的封闭性和同质性。并呈现不断弱化的趋势。狭小的关系网络和高同质的认知导致了四川藏区贫困农牧民的社会锁定状态。并进一步固化了其经济上的贫困状态。因此,需要提高社会资本的异质性,以打破四川藏区贫困农牧民的社会锁定状态。从而实现减轻和消除贫困的目的。     

贵霜帝国及其文化研究概述

贵霜帝国是由大月氏西迁中亚以后建立的,与两汉时代的中国关系密切。从大月氏最早的活动区域到贵霜帝国版图最大时,包括了中国西部、中亚和南亚的大部分地区。这一区域内,多种类型的文化先后存在。论述贵霜帝国及其文化研究,对于从文化角度宏观把握古代民族和国家关系提供了新的参考。