Goals for Group Work with Women Transitioning from Welfare to Work

This article reports on focus group data from African American women after participating in year-long groups while attempting to make the transition from welfare to work. Qualitative data analysis is employed to examine the women's words about their experiences, within the context of Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF) requirements and group work models for women who are multiply oppressed. Their words point to recommendations for group work knowledge and skills to best support the needs of these women in the era of TANF.     

Rural African American Clergy: An Exploration of Their Attitudes and Knowledge of Alzheimer's Disease

Rural African American clergy's ability to recognize Alzheimer's Disease (AD) and their capacity to provide support to elders with this illness has been neglected in the literature. Using a mental health literacy framework, the purpose of this research was to explore rural African American clergy knowledge and beliefs of AD. In-depth interviews were conducted with 9 African American clergy who oversaw churches in central Kentucky. Although few had direct experience with providing pastoral care to elders with AD, all clergy were literate and aware of the need for additional training. This study seeks to further clarify the role of African American clergy and their understanding of AD to inform the future development of appropriate interventions and establish better collaborative community treatment relationships.     

凉山彝区与欧美地区“外游”客源间的双向禁忌

凉山之“凉”、月城之幽蜚声中外,随着我国与全球大多数国家综合关系的不断改善,随着全球变暖和生态条件的日渐衰败,清凉秀美、民风独特的凉山彝族地区业已成为吸引全球客源的重要旅游目的地。凉山彝区与欧美地区超长距大跨度的自然地理、人文民风差别虽然是吸引国际旅游客源的重要因素,但也必然会在宗教背景、审美情趣、饮食起居、行为礼仪、民俗民风等方面出现相克相悖的现象。本文从“客源”（欧关）、“目的”（凉山）两地宗教、习俗等民族文化差异的角度切入,重点对欧美基督教区域游客在凉山彝区“外游”诸环节中的“双向禁忌”做出分析探讨。     

Personal Mastery and Psychological Well-Being Among Young Grandmothers

This study examined the association between relationship quality, personal mastery, and psychological well-being among 83 young Black and White American grandmothers in families with teenage mothers. Interviews were conducted during the early stages of adaptation to grandparenthood due to the birth of a baby to a teenage daughter. Findings indicated that the effects of the mother–daughter relationship are mediated through mastery. When grandmothers feel a sense of mastery, the conflict with the teenage mother is not as detrimental to their psychological health. Findings are discussed in the context of developing supportive services for grandmothers in families with teenage mothers.     

儒道思想的变异——从甄封夫妇到宝玉宝钗

《红楼梦》首回甄士隐封氏故事模式预示着后文贾宝玉薛宝钗的故事模式,在这种托于夫妇关系的叙事中,其实寓含着以道家为体的出世思想的内在矛盾,以及以儒家为体的仕途经济之道的社会变异。而作者乃以人性之善,也即“情”为基点,对真善美进行褒扬,对假丑恶加以贬斥,并且回溯到智慧“锻炼”的原始和“情根”初步,进发到对生命本真的观照,最后触及到了存在哲学永无解决的内核。     

“美国梦”文学中的经典女性形象解读

“美国梦”一直是美国文学中的经典主题。19世纪后期以来的“美国梦”文学中,女性形象占据着举足轻重的地位,她们或传统顺从,成为了“美国梦”悲剧的牺牲品;或独立自强,在追梦过程中实现了自我价值。对“美国梦”文学中经典女性形象的分析,可看清一个多世纪以来女性发展的心路历程。     

在流浪中成长——华裔美国小说《支那崽》评析

《支那崽》描述了在美国多元文化和文化霸权并存的背景下,独特的流浪汉式的华裔主人公丁凯充满困惑与艰辛的成长经历,其中诸多仪式化的成长情节,再现了身处中美两种文化夹缝中的华裔美国人经历文化冲突和面临文化同化危机、遭遇种族和阶级歧视的边缘化境遇,揭示出华裔只有整合中西文化,自我救赎,自立自强,才能有效抵御文化霸权主义,赢得自我身份与尊严,建构独特而平等的华裔族性,开拓华裔文化发展的新空间。     

从《红楼梦》看文学经典承传

经典本身的魅力是其得以承传的第一推动力。《红楼梦》以其寓言象征表达了作者对自己、对人间世的叩问,在叩问中向生命质疑其价值、意义、目的、来路、过程、去向及生命的美丽、丑陋和悲怆,清醒地反思了人类的生存处境和归宿,体现出作者博大的悲悯情怀和拯救之愿,因而具有历久弥新的魅力。《红楼梦》自问世以来波谲云诡的遭遇和至今不衰的魅力至少可以展示经典传承的诸构成要件,它以经典的范式对人生有所叩问和承载,从人生价值的启悟和提升中走向超越且历久弥新,引导读者从悲悯的观照中提升生命的境界,珍视情性和精神的自由,超脱凡庸,从而直指生命的真谛。     

试论社会主义协商民主的本质内涵

本文论述了西方协商民主的涵义及中国特色协商民主的本质内涵,阐明中国特色协商民主对于进一步发扬社会主义民主、构建和谐社会、增强中国共产党的执政能力、实现中国梦的重大意义。     

冲突还是一致:美国民主与司法审查的关系研究

美国司法审查具有"反民主"的特征,因而受到了来自民主的质疑。司法审查审查制度的正当性成为争论的焦点。这些争论要么集中在司法审查的内部正当性,关注法官如何作出客观的宪法解释而在民主社会中具有正当性;要么集中在司法审查的外部正当性,关注司法审查如何在民主社会中被接纳。这些争议都预设了民主的前提,但论者却未能弄清美国民主的含义。美国民主是宪政民主,是一种有限民主。司法审查对民主的限制符合美国的宪政精神。从美国宪政的角度来看,司法审查与民主在维持宪政上是一致的。