‘Refugees welcome?’ The interplay between perceived threats and general concerns on the acceptance of refugees – a factorial survey approach in Germany

The on-going migration of refugees to Europe has fuelled debates about the indigence of refugees and the perceived legitimacy of individual claims for asylum in different receptive countries. With a substantial body of research that has investigated the antecedents of attitudes towards immigrants, evidence on whether those underlying assumptions hold true for refugees as well remains scarce. The paper applies the framework of Intergroup Threat Theory to arrive at competing hypotheses with regard to the acceptance levels of refugees. We use pooled data from two probabilistic samples drawn in the German city of Dresden and apply a confounded factorial survey design to extend previous research on attitudes towards refugees. We find that natives perceive political persecution and war as justified reasons for seeking asylum in Germany, while socio-demographic characteristics of respondents and refugees are of minor importance. Foremost, the individual level of respondent’s fear of crime represents a crucial moderator of the perception of refugees as threatening.     

A DECISION THEORY EXAMPLE IN FOOTBALL

In the 1967 Harvard-Cornell football game, Harvard was ahead 14–0 late in the game when Cornell scored two touchdowns. On both occasions, Cornell tried and failed on the two-point conversion attempt and lost the game 14–12. Postgame arguments were divided on the merits of Cornell's strategy. For this frequently occurring scenario in college football, we derive a maximum expected utility decision rule for the decision of kicking versus running/passing based on the relative utility of a win, a tie, or a loss and the probabilities of success with a kick as opposed to a run/pass.     

基于多元智能理论的信息化教学设计

加德纳提出的多元智能理论给传统教育观念带来了巨大的冲击,也赋予了信息化教学设计新的依据和新的视角.基于多元智能理论,从目标导向、内容构建、环境创设、评价设计四个方面探讨信息化教学设计的基本理念,并对多元智能理论指导下的信息化教学设计模式进行分析.     

A CANONICAL ANALYSIS OF MANAGERIAL-ENVIRONMENTAL RELATIONSHIPS: IMPLICATIONS FOR METHODOLOGY AND POLICY*

The present study uses canonical analysis to examine the contingency model of organizations in the nursing home field. Data on environmental pressures and managerial practices relevant to the decision-making process are analyzed. Results support the theory that managerial practices are contingent on environmental pressures. The implications of these results for health-care decision makers and for future assessments of managerial-environmental relationships are discussed.     

黄裳词学观及其词的创作特色

北宋词人黄裳认为,诗词同源,词也是诗,都应遵循儒家诗教所规定的创作原则和表现手法,肯定柳永词反映太平盛世的写实意义。黄氏所存词取材涉及咏物、写景、闲适、节序、咏怀等十类,但无艳情、闺情作品。由于黄氏虽尊奉儒教,又兼好老、释,故其词风清雅、坚劲。在北宋中后期,黄裳是一位颇具特色的词论家和词作者。     

从关联理论看商业广告语的主题功能突显

关联理论作为语言学的基本理论已被广泛使用。商业广告语作为一种特殊的社会语言现象离不开信息关联。通过运用关联理论、信息的明示和推理,结合商业广告语的特点,从语音、语意和修辞等方面探讨商业广告语的主题和功能突显,以此达到捕获受众的注意力并宣传广告产品的目的。     

论辩理论及其应用

在认知科学的背景下,论辩研究已经成为了逻辑学、语言学、计算机和人工智能等共同关注的问题.然而不同学科在这一课题上却未能实现有效的交叉研究.本文立足于人工智能领域的论辩理论,对依据新论辩术理论所选择的最接近理想模型的辩论赛实例进行分析,以期为逻辑学与人工智能在论辩领域的交叉研究打下基础.     

“中国特色社会主义理论体系概论”课教学实效性路径探微

“中国特色社会主义理论体系概论”课的教学实效性体现在教学的各个环节中。教学前,注重教学实效性意识的培养;教学中,注重宏观整体与纵向历史性相结合、政治理论性与具体现实性相结合、理论深度性与模式多样性相结合;教学后,注重双向评价,以达到教育教学之目的。     

试析存在论视域的先秦道家审美观

从存在主义哲学的视野辨析先秦道家学说的存在论本质.道家的审美观念是基于"道境"的生存论体验,对"道境"的体悟决定了其对"本真美"的言说方式.这与儒家的审美观形成了鲜明的对比.     

吉登斯社会历史观研究--一种批判性的解析

吉登斯结构化理论不仅是一种社会学理论,而且是一种历史观。吉登斯从人类实践活动的理论向度出发,对于社会的构成、社会的类型和社会的变迁做出了新的分析和说明,从而实现了当代西方社会历史观的重建。虽然吉登斯历史观受马克思唯物史观的巨大影响,批判吸取了当代社会科学发展的诸多理论成果,并且做出了许多富于启发性和独创性的见解,但是,吉登斯误解了马克思唯物史观的理论体系,否认了人类社会发展的必然性和规律性,其历史观本质上是一种唯心史观。