Cultural diversity competencies in child and youth care services in Portugal: Development of two measures and a brief training program

Few researchers have examined the training of child care workers in cultural diversity competencies, despite the growing number of ethnic minority children and youth in residential care. The present paper reports two studies. In study 1, we aimed to adapt and develop two measures of cultural diversity competencies—a self-report questionnaire and an objective measure based on a case vignette (n = 51). In study 2, we proposed a brief training program. A quasi-experimental design (n = 30) was used, with cultural competencies being evaluated before and after the training. Results revealed that (1) child care workers tended to over-estimate their self-perceived competence and that (2) the experimental group was more capable of including cultural elements in their definition of strategies and relational aspects of intervention after a brief training than the group that received no training (control). Implications of this study are discussed for further development of cultural diversity competencies in professionals working in residential child care.     

Practitioners’ perceptions of their ethics in Korean global firms

This qualitative study used in-depth interviews to review the perceptions held by public relations practitioners who work in global public relations firms, regarding their ethics, and to identify elements that support their ethics. Results indicate that those practitioners are adamantly ethics-oriented but they have a limited understanding of ethics specific to public relations. No absolute universal ethical standards were found. This study identified nine elements affecting public relations practitioners’ ethics. The important and powerful elements were chiefly attributed to cultural influences. It finally provides critical clues to the process of enhancing public relations professionalism.     

Ethical implications of the promotion of elder volunteerism: A critical perspective

This critical inquiry explores the question: What are the ethical implications of promoting normative ideals for healthy aging, such as volunteerism and civic engagement, that specifically emphasize productivity and contribution? In this paper, we identify the values and ethical standpoints embedded in the discourse promoting volunteerism and productive aging and then describe what this suggests about how older adults are viewed, valued and judged. More specifically, we argue that older adult volunteering has at times been framed in a manner that dually suggests: a) lifelong productivity is a necessary condition to be a good old person; and b) lifelong productivity is a necessary condition to be a good old citizen. We then demonstrate that the current promotion of older adult volunteerism and productive aging is ethically troubling because: 1) it fails to capture the full potential of the self — and in particular, the aging self; and 2) it grounds justice in a narrowly defined and unfair distributive scheme. An alternative model of aging is then presented based on equal regard for all persons insofar as this approach is inclusive of the diversity of older adults and aging processes, and policy implications are discussed.     

论中国伦理学的发展趋向

世界性的经济和文化态势,必将同中国自身的现代化进程一起,直接制约和影响21世纪的中国伦理学的发展。21世纪的中国伦理学将以经济全球化和世界性的文化冲突为宏观背景,以中国特色的社会现代化转型进程为直接依据,始终坚持"面向世界、面向未来、面向现代化"的原则;将以唯物史观为基本方法,在理论框架和学术内容上努力体现文化综合时代的必然趋势和客观要求,充分表达中华民族的价值理念和精神追求;将在全面汲取人类文化精华的基础上,在认真为中国特色社会主义的构建和完善提供伦理道德论证的同时,努力为人类追求自由、幸福的理想生活提供一种伦理范式和道德建议。     

A concluding comment: Toward a critical social network analysis

The authors of articles in this special issue on “Ethics in SNA” contribute to enriching the continuing discussion of major ethical dilemmas that social network analysts need to confront. These articles encourage us to replace silence with thoughtful consideration and innovative paths forward. I highlight three themes that emerged in my own reading of these contributions: moving beyond “ethics versus science,” deepening reflexivity, and possible approaches toward a critical SNA.     

城市弱势群体的社会支持网络——基于河北省保定市北市区的抽样调查研究

在保定市北市区弱势群体的抽样调查基础上,本文通过引入社会网络理论范式,对弱势群体的基本状况进行了具体的描述和深入分析,认为城市弱势群体社会支持网络存在着规模小、构成简单、同质性强、缺乏阶层内部整合等特征和问题,而引入社会工作专业支持,对培育和强化弱势群体社会支持网络至关重要。     

论解放战争时期土地改革 对乐户身份的瓦解与重构

自1946年以后开始的土地改革,不仅改变了农民和地主之间的土地关系,而且使乡村社会结构发生了根本性转换.但迄今为止,学界对土改的研究多停留在它对革命战争的重大作用以及它对中国共产党夺取全国政权的意义上,而对土改的社会意义未予足够的重视.有鉴于此,文章以山西省壶关县乐户为例,通过土地改革对乐户贱民身份的瓦解与重构、实现从贱民到农民的转变这一史实,对土改的社会意义进行了深入的分析与探讨.     

社会工作研究中的价值介入与社会研究伦理考量

社会工作研究在研究方法、研究手段等方面都受到社会研究多种方法论范式的影响,社会工作研究者无论选择何种社会研究范式进行研究,都会在选题、分析、总结等过程中有不同程度的价值介入,而源于价值观的社会研究伦理又将直接影响研究者的研究选题、方法和结论。本文从社会研究中的价值介入问题入手,探讨社会工作研究中的价值与伦理问题带来的思考。     

东方“天演论”——世界上第一部不用文字的哲学著作

《周易》六十四卦序列和后天八卦是周文王（名姬昌）的原著。六十四卦符号的排列顺序,蕴含了对于自然和人类社会进化规律的理解,其思想体系一直渗透在中国政治社会的各个方面,而且在当今社会仍然闪耀着光芒。六十四卦序列是世界上第一部不用文字的哲学著作,周文王是人类文明史上伟大的哲学家、思想家、政治家。东方古老文化的精髓——“天人合一”的思想集中体现在六十四卦序列当中,它是古代东方的“天演论”。     

儒家"五伦"思想和刘智"五典"思想之比较

从明朝后期开始一直到清朝末年近300年的时间里,中国伊斯兰伦理思想研究取得了巨大的发展,一大批“以儒释伊”的汉文伊斯兰译著家和思想家异军突起。他们以实际行动开启了历史上的“回儒对话”,推动了伊斯兰教的中国化和本土化进程,进一步巩固了回族穆斯林对中华文化的适应。刘智的“五典”学说就是这次“回儒对话”的重要成果。本文就儒家“五伦”思想和刘智“五典”思想进行比较,以期全面认识包括伦理思想在内的伊斯兰文化的本来精神。