Framing breast cancer: Building an agenda through online advocacy and fundraising

Using qualitative content analysis, this study employs agenda building and framing to examine e-mail messages from Susan G. Komen for the Cure and the Komen Advocacy Alliance to determine strategies for communicating about breast cancer and inspiring involvement in nonprofit advocacy and fundraising efforts. Three types of messages, nine frames, and various tactics emerged among 50 messages sent during 1 year. Theoretical implications and practical applications for public relations and fundraising professionals are discussed.     

Advocacy Evaluation for Counselors Serving LGBTQ Populations

ABSTRACT

Advocacy and social justice initiatives for lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer and questioning (LGBTQ) clients in counseling emphasize counselor and client collaboration in challenging discrimination and oppression and promoting LGBTQ inclusive sociopolitical changes. Although researchers have highlighted the counseling and advocacy needs of LGBTQ populations, few have yet examined processes for assessing the outcomes of advocacy efforts. Advocacy evaluation may provide counselors and counseling organizations with a framework for monitoring and assessing the outcomes of LGBTQ advocacy initiatives. The authors discuss the goals and elements of advocacy evaluation and review the LGBTQ Counseling Advocacy Evaluation Self Assessment.     

“周人尚赤”说的历史考察

战国时代儒家提出的“周人尚赤”说,是通过夸大周人习用红色牺牲等个别事实的意义构拟的一种假说,它与西周春秋时代战旗尚白、礼服尚黑的历史实际相抵牾,故难以成立。儒家对“周人尚赤”的论证一开始就相当牵强,秦汉学者特别是董仲舒的一些补充,说明其已完全陷入不顾史实随意演绎的误区。将崇尚某种颜色列为一朝典制是从秦朝开始的,在此之前并不存在与“秦尚黑”类同的制度。“周人崇尚什么颜色”和“周朝属于五德中的哪一德”一样,都基于错误的理论预设,因而带有伪问题的性质。总体来看,“周人尚赤”说对于今人研究周代礼制没有太大的参考价值,轻信此说并据之推论周代的相关文化现象,极易得出错误的结论。     

为什么跨小区的业主组织联盟存在差异 ——一项基于治理结构与政治机会（威胁）的城市比较分析

本文结合社会运动联盟理论和城市治理理论,比较了上海和广州两个城市跨小区的业主组织联盟形态,提出一个基于治理结构与政治机会（威胁）的比较分析框架来理解两个城市业主组织联盟形态的差异。研究发现,与广州相比,上海的物业管理制度更加完善,基层治理组织架构也更加健全,体制内支持者相对缺乏,从而降低了社会冲突发生以及冲突激化为社会性公共议题的可能性。考虑到都市抗争的反应性特征以及中国社会管理体制所具有的社会控制和利益表达双重功能,都市抗争研究应该具体分析行动限制的制度根源、国家在预防社会抗争出现以及在抗争过程中的多重角色。     

Utilizing findings from a gender-based analysis to address chronic disease prevention and management among African-American women in a Michigan community

This research note underscores the importance of including strategies to address gender-based disparities when planning and implementing community health improvement programs. Working in collaboration with the Inkster Partnership for a Healthier Community (IPHC), the National Kidney Foundation of Michigan conducted a gender-based analysis as part of its broader community health needs assessment efforts in Inkster, MI. The findings from these studies revealed significant challenges impacting women that were not being adequately addressed within the community. In response to these findings, the IPHC created a strategic action plan to respond to the highest priority needs by increasing community awareness of and linkages to resources that provide supportive services for low-income African-American women.     

Changing cultural stigma: A pilot study of LGBT and mental illness organizations

This study examines how an LGBT advocacy organization and a mental illness advocacy organization influence cultural byproducts that result in stereotypes. Burke's (1989) redemption ritual is adapted as a framework for conceptualizing the process that occurs when an advocacy organization expresses discontent with a cultural producer's byproducts.     

Spatial and Temporal Aspects of Alcohol-Related Crime in a College Town

Objective: The authors aimed to clarify crime "movement" through the city of Madison to focus efforts to address consequences of student drinking. The authors examined all crime reported by police during the 2003 year. Methods: Using geographical information system (GIS) mapping and 2003 crime data from the University of Wisconsin-Madison and the city of Madison, the authors investigated the relationships among high-density alcohol outlets and various city neighborhoods. Results: Different categories of crime showed different temporal and spatial patterns: Serious crimes peaked between 2 and 3AM, coinciding with bar closing time. Less serious crimes peaked between 11PM and midnight. Reports of vandalism peaked in the morning and afternoon. "Hotspots" for different crimes moved throughout the downtown. Results were consistent with problems associated with high-risk student drinking in college communities. Conclusion: These results and maps generated by GIS led directly to changes made by city and university officials to address high-risk drinking.     

Advocacy by Nonprofit Human Service Agencies

Abstract

This article reports and analyzes findings of a mixed-methods study which examined correlations between select organizational factorsbudget size, staff size, age, local government funding, and leadership-and the advocacy behavior of human service agencies in Washington, DC. Surveys were sent to 100 agency executive directors, and 43 were returned. Follow-up interviews with staff from the five highest scoring and five lowest scoring agencies are reported. Findings show that budget size, staff size, leadership, and local government funding are positively correlated to agency advocacy behavior. Barriers and enhancements to agency advocacy behavior are also discussed.     

倡导联盟框架下中国住房政策变迁分析

住房作为人们生活的必需品,一直以来都是人们关注的焦点。住房政策的微小调整都涉及到方方面面的利益格局的变化。住房政策的出台也是多方博弈的结果。本文利用最具影响力的公共政策过程理论之一——倡导联盟框架理论来对中国住房政策变迁过程进行分析,并对未来的住房政策走向进行预测。     

My Life-Long Involvement with Games

This essay draws on my own personal research and teaching experience with games to illustrate the many ways game simulations can further the sociological enterprise. Examples include the usefulness of games in research, teaching, negotiation, and conflict management, and as a resource for social change.