Socio-demographics,implicit attitudes,explicit attitudes,and sustainable consumption in supermarket shopping

The aim of this research is to examine whether socio-demographics, implicit and explicit attitudes towards the environment predict sustainable consumer behaviour, measured using supermarket loyalty card data. The article uses an Implicit Association Test (IAT) and Likert scales to gauge implicit and explicit attitudes towards sustainable consumption in a real consumer sample, and measures demographic characteristics of participants. Results indicate that level of education is a key predictor of an aggregate measure of sustainable consumption, with a small part of this influence mediated by level of explicit environmental concern for climate change. Econometric modelling shows that explicit and implicit attitudes influence consumer decisions differently in specific food categories. Results, obtained with real consumer data, call into question the accepted socio-demographic profile of the green consumer and help identify conditions under which pro-environmental attitudes predict sustainable consumption.     

Treatment Strategies for Juvenile Delinquency: Alternative Solutions

Social workers involved in the treatment of adjudicated youth commonly encounter youth sentenced to traditional incarceration or parole as a path to rehabilitation. This article examines alternative treatment strategies for adjudicated youth, namely Victim Offender Reconciliation Programs (often called mediation), Boot Camps, and Wrap-Around Community-Based Care, to help these youth avoid reoffending. While popular with the media, policymakers, or the general public, an evaluation of the literature makes it clear that these programs do not necessarily guarantee lower recidivism rates for program participants. It is evident that further research and evaluation must be done in order to more fully understand the drawbacks and benefits of alternative strategies, and to more appropriately help adjudicated youth and their communities.     

调解的百年嬗变：本原、异化、新生与重构——基于民事纠纷调处实践的历史考察（1912～2012）

在文献浩瀚的调解研究中,有关调解的百年历史嬗变研究还存在相对空白。文章基于法社会学视角,对1912～2012年间相关统计数据等进行再分析,从历史角度考察辛亥革命已降,调解在城乡民事纠纷的调处实践,分析其所嵌入的社会结构,总结其历史阶段特征与发展规律。研究发现,调解的百年嬗变历程为：中华民国时期的本原阶段,其表现为乡土礼俗调解;1949～1977年间的异化阶段,其表现为意识形态化调解;1978～2000年间的新生阶段,其表现为“情、理、法”调解;21世纪以来的重构阶段,其表现为“大调解”格局。调解的百年历史流变表明,由社会劳动分工所形塑的社会结构形式孕育了相应的法治模式与社会维系纽带,进而最终影响了调解的功能与特质。     

矛盾凸显期农村纠纷调解的个案分析——基于鄂北一个村庄的纠纷调处记录

随着我国社会进入矛盾凸显期,农村各种矛盾纠纷日益增多,为及时调解纠纷,维持社会稳定,实践中各种纠纷调处机制应运而生。本文分析了鄂北一个村庄的纠纷调处记录,研究发现,较之于"以事实为依据,以法律为准绳"的现代司法准则,以"村庄法官"角色存在的调解者,不以立法条文以及事实情况作为判断是非的依据;实现法律意义上的公平、公正也并非是纠纷调处的主要目的,但他们在工作中特别注重当事人主观上的接受情况。同时,调解者经常集多重角色于一身,实行"保姆式"办案,还会动员多方主体参与到问题的解决中去;在另一些冲突中,调解者刻意不彻底解决纠纷,为当事人自动和好留下足够的空间,最终既平复了争议,又保存了当事人的颜面。结合村庄的调解经验,文章认为,尽管矛盾纠纷的增多,为现代立法快速进入乡土社会提供了更大的空间和可能性,但到目前为止,无论是笼统意义上的法治理念,还是国家立法的具体规则都没有全面、彻底地进入乡村社会;各地村级调解机制设立和运作更多是为了维持社会稳定,而不是为了推进"法律下乡"。     

调解：实现公义的另一选择——从《秋菊打官司》说起

文章从电影《秋菊打官司》说起,引出了论述主题。首先回顾了我国重视调解的法律传统,然后重点论述了调解制度在我国法制现代化过程中的现实意义,即调解也是实现公义的另一选择。调解能够实现公义的内在依据主要有两点：一为其当事人主义的本质;二为调解有利于社会关系的全面修复。     

法院民事调解在和谐社会构建中的功能

司法的目的是要形成和谐秩序,并非对抗态势。调解之所以受到关注和重视,关键是它在解决社会纠纷中发挥着特殊的功能。民事诉讼调解制度是和谐主义模式的诉讼机制中重要组成部分,是促进社会纠纷和谐解决的重要方式。     

试析德国在"陶德曼调停"中的亲日倾向

对于"陶德曼调停"事件,虽然德国出于自身的政治、经济、军事考虑,竭力维持中立的幌子,但是,从德国选择的调停时机、在调停中对中日两国的不同态度以及调停失败后德国远东政策的突变等一系列过程,可见其明显的亲日倾向.德国在这次调停中所表现出来的既不想公开放弃中立立场,又处处维护日本的态度,是德国在一战结束后一直以来的亲日东亚政策的反映.     

Focusing the mediating role of institutional trust: How does interpersonal trust promote organizational commitment?

Numerous organization scholars point out that trust is crucial for well-functioning organizations. However, trust in organizational settings could differ according to the objects of trust. This study compares two conceptually different models: main-effect model and mediation-effect model. The main-effect model assumes that both interpersonal trust and institutional trust promote organizational commitment independently, but the mediation-effect model assumes that institutional trust is cultivated by interpersonal trust and increases organizational commitment. The results of structural equation modeling (SEM) show that the mediation-effect model fits better than the main-effect model and that the structural coefficients of the mediation-effect model are neatly interpreted by social scientific studies of trust. This study's findings have two important implications: First, there seems to be sequential order between different types of trust in organizational settings. Second, interpersonal trust promotes organizational commitment only if it facilitates institutional trust, providing an explanation for the inconsistent findings of previous studies.     

Mediation und Coaching — ein Vergleich

Mediation and coaching — A comparisonMediation and coaching — two terms which have generally gained familiarity in the last decade. Nevertheless, it is still mostly experts who know what is inherent in these concepts. This comparative analysis will therefore first explore and compare the origin and development of mediation and coaching. With reference to the relevant literature, the methods and strategies of these two forms of intervention will subsequently be presented. After discussing these topics, the paper will examine the personal prerequisites, i.e. the competencies, knowledge and skills that should be required of a mediator and coach. The author hypothesises that the highest degree of correspondence and congruency found in the comparison will be in regards to these prerequisites.     

Adult resilience among maltreated children: A prospective investigation of main effect and mediating models

Studies examining resilience to child maltreatment reveal that maltreatment victims can achieve adaptive functioning in several areas of development; however, few of these individuals persistently demonstrate resilience across multiple domains. The majority of these investigations define adjustment with a limited number of outcomes measured proximal in time to the maltreatment experience. In contrast, this study measured adjustment across a diverse set of domains during early adulthood (ages 16–24), a number of years after the occurrence of childhood maltreatment (ages 0–11).