The Use of Humor With Older Adults Aging in Place

As more older adults seek ways to remain in their homes during their “golden years,” humor has proven to be a worthwhile intervention that reduces stress and provides a hopeful, playful, and optimistic environment. Development of creative and supportive housing situations for older adults combined with the use of modern technology (e.g., the Internet and computer devices used in the home), aid in bringing humor to the older adult. This article addresses some of the challenges that older adults face and the way that the use of humor can assist them to meet these challenges.     

The Magic of Oaxaca: An Emotional Geography of Age,Gender and Nation

This study analyzes interviews with expat women in Oaxaca, Mexico. The women use the “magic” of Oaxaca to elude traditional expectations of aging and gender. Oaxaca is crucial for the process of defining themselves as vital and independent in what Massey (1994) calls a progressive sense of place. A translocal emotional geography is constructed. However, the issues of place and nation are more problematic. Efforts to sufficiently enter their various communities in Oaxaca determine the success the women have at overcoming neo‐colonial interactions and assumptions.     

Privileged policies versus lack of care and engagement: the lives of retired veteran cadres in a residential community of Jinan Municipal Party Committee,China

Abstract

The Retirement System for Veteran Cadres (Lixiu) is one part of China’s dual-track retirement system. According to some official policies, retired veteran cadres should enjoy a number of privileges in terms of pension, health care, use of government vehicle, housing and peculiar political rights. Based on participant observation and semi-structured interview, the study looks into the life of the population in a residential community of Jinan Municipal Party Committee, Shandong Province. By incorporating Maslow’s hierarchy of needs theory, the study finds that in China, services for retired cadres still fall short of the expectations of policy. Establishment of ‘big communities’ with the idea of ageing-in-place is suggested.     

在绝望处寻找希望--论瓦尔特·本雅明的艺术发展观

瓦尔特·本雅明指出,由史诗分裂形成的三种文体———故事、小说、新闻消息等随着时代变迁,在艺术场的位置发生相应的变化。传统艺术灵韵消失,机械复制时代的电影等新艺术形式展示了全新的艺术功能。在《小说的危机》《讲故事的人》和《机械复制时代的艺术》等篇章中,本雅明深入探讨了从故事、小说到新闻、电影的艺术链条上展示出来的艺术形式演变以及艺术和技术的关系,进而提出了他的艺术发展观,即一时代必然有一时代之艺术。他强调,技术进步影响并改变了各种艺术形式、接受方式及其功能,现代技术在艺术变革中的潜能因而是绝对不可忽视的。     

Parametric Estimation of Menarcheal Age Distribution Based on Recall Data

Menarche, the onset of menstruation, is an important maturational event of female childhood. Most of the studies of age at menarche make use of dichotomous (status quo) data. More information can be harnessed from recall data, but such data are often censored in a informative way. We show that the usual maximum likelihood estimator based on interval censored data, which ignores the informative nature of censoring, can be biased and inconsistent. We propose a parametric estimator of the menarcheal age distribution on the basis of a realistic model of the recall phenomenon. We identify the additional information contained in the recall data and demonstrate theoretically as well as through simulations the advantage of the maximum likelihood estimator based on recall data over that based on status quo data.     

图书馆员如何适应信息时代的要求

信息时代的图书馆具有文献载体的多样化、管理手段的现代化、服务方式的多元化和情报职能的深层化等特点，这就要求高校图书馆员要有扎实的图书馆专业知识及文献信息服务技能、计算机知识及技能、信息处理技能和较好的外语水平，因此，应加强对图书馆员的思想教育和业务培训。     

云南少数民族的水文化与当代水环境保护

云南少数民族中存在着丰富的水文化,对于各民族长期的生存与发展有着积极的作用,同时也保护了云南的生态环境。由水的观念、使用与保护水的习俗、制度、规范、宗教等构成的水文化,是当代解决水危机、营造良好的水环境、实现可持续发展的重要基础,是从源头解决水环境问题的有效手段。在当代,少数民族的水文化仍然具有重要的价值,有助于人类认识与平衡自身与自然之间关系。     

青少年家庭网络道德教育缺失研究

互联网的迅速发展给我国青少年的道德观念带来极大的影响,而青少年网络道德缺失问题也日益凸显。但相对应的网络道德教育却在很多方面还是空白,传统的家庭教育还未真正将网络道德教育纳入其中。为此,从家庭教育入手,分析造成这种现状的原因,并提出了针对培养青少年网络道德的家庭教育方法。     

文本与实践:马克思资本主义理论的当代诠释

当代资本主义借助高新科技 ,推动了生产力的迅速发展 ,造就了发达资本主义国家高增长、低通胀、低失业的“新经济”。资本主义历经危机而不衰的生存能力 ,使得马克思主义的有效性不断受到质疑。但是 ,不管资本主义国家出现多少马克思未曾料到的新情况 ,马克思关于资本主义本质和资本主义发展规律的揭示 ,时至今日仍然是正确的。     

论五四时期的“性伦”文化

“五四”知识分子否定和批判了性伦偏向、性伦本能、性伦禁忌、性伦杀人等方面的封建性伦文化 ,提倡和主张高尚合理的两性状态、新式道德观和贞操观、进行性教育和生育节制教育等新式性伦文化 ,并开始了初步的实践活动。尽管五四时期性伦文化的变革还存在明显的历史局限性 ,尤其在婚俗变革过程中呈现出曲折性与复杂性 ,但它仍是开启现代文明性伦生活的先导 ,促进了社会解放、思想解放和文化转型。