Keeping Surveys Valid,Reliable, and Useful: A Tutorial

This tutorial focuses on how to produce reliable and generalizable data from random‐digit‐dialing (RDD) landline and cell phone surveys. The article notes that RDD response rates have declined and explores the impact of this pronounced decline. The tutorial addresses order, response mode, and many other biases, sample size, cooperation and response rates, weighting, and hybrid designs‐all using examples from risk analysis to illustrate the key points. The article ends with a brief review of the advantages and disadvantages of major Internet and paper surveys tools, and how these can be molded and sometimes combined in repeated, longitudinal, and other designs to answer questions about risk preferences and perceptions.     

Alcohol and the Elderly:

This paper provides an overview of what is currently known about elderly alcohol use and abuse. It identifies areas of social work practice that need to be improved to meet the needs of elderly problem drinkers, and makes recommendations regarding identification, treatment, and coordination of services for this population.     

Acculturative Stress and Mental Health Among Korean Adolescents in the United States

This study investigated Korean-American adolescents' stress related to their acculturation experiences and mental health. A total of 260 Korean-American adolescents from immigrant families (ages 12–18 years) participated in the study. The U.S. born group had a higher level of acculturative stress than the Korea-born group (t = 2.222; df = 258; p < .05). Males reported a higher level of self-esteem than females (t = ?2.112; df = 257; p < .05). Acculturative stress was positively correlated with depression (r = .299; p < .01) and negatively related to self-esteem (r = ?.292; p < .01). Self-esteem was negatively related to depression (r = ?.536; p < .01).     

Methodological Challenges of Studying Asian Gangs in Canada

This paper discusses the methodological challenges encountered in a research study on Asian gangs in Canada with reference to (a) defining Asian gangs; (b) seeking external funding; (c) securing support from ethnic communities; (d) getting approval for ethical research with human subjects; (e) recruiting research participants; (f) ensuring safety of the researcher; and (g) protecting the identity of research participants. The issues discussed would be relevant to those who are interested to examine the same phenomenon in countries with large Asian populations in Western counties (e.g., the United States and the United Kingdom) and in the Asia-Pacific Region such as Australia, Singapore, and Malaysia.     

从第27届男篮亚锦赛中国队失利看亚洲篮球新格局

第27届男篮亚锦赛中国队遭遇惨败,年龄结构不合理、攻防两端不平衡、球员的位置技术基础欠缺、主帅与球员磨合期短等因素,是导致中国男篮成绩跌入谷底的主要原因.反观冠军伊朗队,其强势崛起值得思考,亚洲篮球新格局已经形成.     

重大事件政府新闻发布传播策略分析——以广州亚运会为例

政府在重大事件中的新闻发布活动是树立政府形象的良好机会。2010年广州亚运会作为亚洲体坛盛会，是一次展示国家形象和广州城市形象的绝佳时机，其新闻发布策略与传播效果尤其值得关注。文章在系统阐述重大事件新闻发布传播策略的基础上，针对广州亚运会裳间广东省及广州市政府新闻发布运行机制与传播策略进行分析，总结出包括制度规范、主题制定、模拟演练，现场应对、舆情监测等传播策略，并对其效果进行分析。     

The Role of Hawaiian Elders in Substance Abuse Treatment Among Asian/Pacific Islander Women

SUMMARY

The elders of a culture are often the designated transmitters of long-standing values and ways that define the unique essence of a people. Küpuna (elders) teachings are especially important to Native Hawaiians who have experienced the cumulative effects of cultural imperialism, which has taken their lands, discouraged use of their language and cultural ways, damaged their identity as a people and destroyed their sovereignty.

Modern day cultural imperialism, which universalizes the dominant group's experience and culture, renders minority groups as invisible while marginalizing them (Young, 1990). The chronic stress of this insidious form of oppression can translate into physical, mental health problems which lead to decreased life expectancy (McEwen, 1998; Schulkin, Gold & McEwen, 1998). Statistics on Hawaiians and other Asian/Pacific Islanders in Hawaiì indicate these groups have high rates of health problems and increasing rates of substance abuse (Office of Hawaiian Affairs, 1998).

This article describes the roles and Hawaiian practices of küpuna who acted as facilitators in the healing of Asian/Pacific Islander pregnant and postpartum women who participated in a culturally based substance abuse treatment program (CBSATP). The findings of a qualitative study, which examined the effectiveness of küpuna in these roles and their implications for practice are discussed.     

AsianWORKs

ABSTRACT

Achieving economic self-sufficiency through employment is the ultimate goal of recent changes to the welfare program. The Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) population is most vulnerable to failing in this goal because of language difficulty, low education levels and lack of job skills in the labor market. Many AAPI immigrants, and Southeast Asian Americans in particular, suffer from adjustment and mental health problems due to their experiences as refugees. These are but a few of the obstacles for AAPI welfare recipients to become self-sufficient, making them one of the most “hard-to-serve” populations. The goal of self-sufficiency through employment can be reached if culturally appropriate and adequate support services are provided to meet the unique needs of the population. Few programs, however, are targeted at AAPIs. Using key-informant interviews and the case material review method, this article highlights the difficulties of AAPI welfare recipients and describes a unique program serving the Southeast Asian American, particularly the Cambodian, population. The article focuses on the program components of outreach and engagement, day socialization and job readiness, and family support services, and it discusses improvement to service access and lessons learned for the practice of cultural competence.     

论中国对非软权力外交的体系及内容

中非关系的可持续发展，需要中国大力推进对非软权力外交。目前，中国对非软权力外交已成体系：在制度层面上，中非合作论坛是对非软权力外交的制度表现与保障；在此基础上，对非经济、社会软权力外交与对非文化软权力外交在具体领域中推进中非关系，组成对非软权力外交的操作层面。中国对非软权力外交已取得一系列成果，但还要在克服现有问题的情况下加以完善。     

论区域的技术创新型模式及其创新网络——以北京中关村地区为例

:在经济全球化和新技术革命背景下 ,区域竞争优势的获得和保持 ,关键依靠区域持续不断的创新能力。技术创新型模式 ,则是许多技术型区域发展中所选择的一种成功模式。而在区域技术创新过程中 ,区域创新网络的构建对创新活动发生的作用尤为重要。北京中关村地区发展之路 ,是区域技术创新型模式的发展典型实例