Latin American convergence and divergence towards the mortality profiles of developed countries

It is uncertain whether Latin America and Caribbean (LAC) countries are approaching a single mortality regime. Over the last three decades, LAC has experienced major public health interventions and the highest number of homicides in the world. However, these interventions and homicide rates are not evenly shared across countries. This study documents trends in life expectancy and lifespan variability for 20 LAC countries, 2000–14. By extending a previous method, we decompose differences in lifespan variability between LAC and a developed world benchmark into cause-specific effects. For both sexes, dispersion of amenable diseases through the age span makes the largest contribution to the gap between LAC and the benchmark. Additionally, for males, the concentration of homicides, accidents, and suicides in mid-life further impedes mortality convergence. Great disparity exists in the region: while some countries are rapidly approaching the developed regime, others remain far behind and suffer a clear disadvantage in population health.     

Design selection for strong orthogonal arrays

Strong orthogonal arrays (SOAs) were recently introduced and studied as a class of space‐filling designs for computer experiments. An important problem that has not been addressed in the literature is that of design selection for such arrays. In this article, we conduct a systematic investigation into this problem, and we focus on the most useful SOA(n,m,4,2 + )s and SOA(n,m,4,2)s. This article first addresses the problem of design selection for SOAs of strength 2+ by examining their three‐dimensional projections. Both theoretical and computational results are presented. When SOAs of strength 2+ do not exist, we formulate a general framework for the selection of SOAs of strength 2 by looking at their two‐dimensional projections. The approach is fruitful, as it is applicable when SOAs of strength 2+ do not exist and it gives rise to them when they do. The Canadian Journal of Statistics 47: 302–314; 2019 © 2019 Statistical Society of Canada     

Acculturative stress in the adjustment of immigrant families

This study reviews the issue of acculturative stress in immigrant families. Acculturative stress includes behaviors experienced by immigrants that are a direct consequence of the process of acculturation and adaptation to a new society. A number of stressors impacting on the acculturation of immigrant families is discussed. These stressors include lack of English language skills, employment and economic status, educational background, family life, and sociopolitical and immigration status.     

19世纪后半期美国女子高等教育发展的历史动因分析

19世纪后半期美国女子高等教育的发展主要表现为女子学院、附属女子学院的创办以及男女合校教育的推行。这一发展是女子高等教育观念、工业化发展、女权运动勃兴、战争影响等诸多社会因素综合作用的结果。这一时期美国女子高等教育的发展极大地丰富了美国现代高等教育制度的内涵。     

伊朗核危机与中国石油安全

伊朗核危机中,伊朗凭借其地缘、能源“优势”大力开展“政治性能源外交”,与美国展开“能源博弈”,这一状况将对中国的石油安全造成一定的影响。为了突破能源“困境”,中国需要做出一些“战略性”的政策调整。     

英美国家的专家证据制度与我国专家证据制度的建立

专家证据是随着科技进步而广泛运用的证据形式。英美法系国家的专家证人制度将专家视为一种特殊证人较有特色。专家证人以鉴定结论或专家意见等多种形式向法庭提供证据 ,强调专家证人的公正性、独立性 ,通过交叉询问进行审查。而我国专家证据仅有鉴定结论一种形式 ,既不科学 ,又不能满足实际需要。借鉴英美国家的经验与教训 ,建立我国以鉴定结论为主、以专家证言为补充的专家证据制度势在必行     

一曲美国南方没落贵族的挽歌--评威廉·福克纳的《喧嚣与骚动》

《喧嚣与骚动》是美国现代著名作家威廉·福克纳的惊世之作。在小说中 ,福克纳刻画了一幅美国旧南方贵族没落的图景 ,为没落的旧南方贵族弹奏了一曲凄凉的挽歌 ,深刻地揭示了美国旧南方的衰败。本文从不同的角度来体现小说深刻的思想主题及作品鲜明的艺术特色     

Generations,Identities, and the Collective Memory of Che Guevara1

Has the image of Che Guevara lost its power to evoke radical politics in the face of pervasive commodification? The commercialization of this 1960s political icon has called into question the power of the market to shape collective memories. Meanwhile, antisystemic movements of the left continue to erect his image at protest events. In light of this contest over how Che Guevara is remembered, we investigate, using data from a survey of Spanish citizens, who is most likely to recall him. We find qualified support for the theory of generational imprinting—Che is more often recalled by those generations who saw him rise to prominence during their formative years, although prominent as a collective symbol rather than as a living person. Our results also corroborate the claim that historical figures or events are more salient for, and therefore more likely to be remembered by, some subgenerational units than others. Thus, although the younger generations are in general more likely than their elders to recall Che, he is most frequently remembered by the highly educated leftists who espouse postmaterialist and posttraditionalist values and identify more with their local regions than with the nation of Spain. These patterns suggest that, in contrast to the dire predictions of mass culture theorists, the memory of Che Guevara has become increasingly tied to markers of social, ethnic‐regional, and political identity.     

美国资本主义经济发展中的契约自由与合同法

合同法是美国法律体系中最重要的柱石之一 ,契约自由是美国资本主义社会的一个重要标志。但美国合同法走过的历史道路也许不能简单地概括为从意愿论的胜利到合同的死亡。 2 0世纪的美国合同法面临重重挑战 :立法入侵、行政机构权力的扩大、大公司的发展、经济的复杂化和不确定性、社会各阶层对公平的要求。为了应对这些挑战 ,美国合同法进行了重大调整。这些调整最重要的目标就是使合同法具有适应社会经济变化的更大的灵活性和更高的公平标准。     

文化身份认同危机与异化——论查建英的《到美国去!到美国去!》

不同于上几代老移民作家,也有异于同时代的一些新移民作家,作为20世纪80年代的新移民作家代表,美籍华人查建英致力于描写北美华裔所面临的文化和性别冲突.她徘徊于中西文化之间,体会着"边缘化"的状态,其作品《到美国去!到美国去!》透视了"边缘人"的生存和心理状态,反映出人物在中/西矛盾对立中特殊的充满悖论式的生存困境,揭示了新移民难以逃遁的文化身份认同危机和异化等问题,以及在身份认同危机和异化中所追求的一种自我放逐的自由.