The Idealization of Light Skin as Vehicle of Social Pathogen vis-à-vis Bleaching Syndrome: Implications of Globalization for Human Behavior

Globalization is manifested via idealization of light skin. On the basis of light skin as worldwide physiological ideal there evolved a prerequisite to enhanced quality of life. The result precipitated the bleaching syndrome as social pathogen among people of color. Western social work academies have been less privy as a result of its disqualification from public discourse. To educate social workers globally will require an acknowledgement of bleaching syndrome. In the aftermath of being informed, people of color and the Western social workers who serve them will move the profession to its next level of service technology.     

Skin color,sex, and educational attainment in the post-civil rights era

We assess the relationship between skin color and educational attainment for native-born non-Hispanic Black and White men and women, using data from the Coronary Artery Risk Development in Young Adults (CARDIA) Study. CARDIA is a medical cohort study with twenty years of social background data and a continuous measure of skin color, recorded as the percent of light reflected off skin. For Black men and women, we find a one-standard-deviation increase in skin lightness to be associated with a quarter-year increase in educational attainment. For White women, we find an association approximately equal in magnitude to that found for Black respondents, and the pattern of significance across educational transitions suggests that skin color for White women is not simply a proxy for family background. For White men, any relationship between skin color and attainment is not robust and, analyses suggest, might primarily reflect differences in family background. Findings suggest that discrimination on the basis of skin color may be less specific to race than previously thought.     

When the Spirit Blooms: Acquiring Higher Education in the Context of Welfare Reform

ABSTRACT

Established within a political context greatly influenced by stereotypical assumptions of impoverished women of color, welfare reform codified a work-first philosophy meant to attack perceived “dependency” and spur “self-sufficiency.” This article describes the shortcomings of the work-first approach and highlights the importance of higher education for helping women, and especially women of color, achieve economic well-being. It then reports key findings from a study that examines the impact of higher education on the lives of welfare participants in California. Utilizing a mix of surveys, focus groups, and personal interviews, this study finds that despite the challenges associated with balancing parenthood, college-level coursework, and the bureaucratic demands of welfare reform, the stereotypical notions of the “welfare queen” do not apply. Instead, study participants exhibited a high level of ambition, persistence, determination, and hard work in pursuit of their educational ambitions; and in the process, improved their lives and the lives of their children.     

《海浪》中颜色词语使用的心理情结与象征意义

本文以沃尔夫小说《海浪》中的两个女性对色彩词语的使用为例,指出人物的色彩词语使用与人物的性格和内心世界是相呼应的,颜色词语的使用完成了人物的心理情结表述及其象征意义。     

李Color代数的扭上圈

本文主要研究复数域上有限维李color代数的(α,β,γ)-导子,得到李color代数的(α,β,γ)-导子的一些重要性质.应用给定的复参数,推广李color代数上圈,并且得出了一类李color代数的1-上圈等价于其(α,β,γ)-导子.另外,对伴随表示的二维扭上圈也进行了详细的研究.     

《了不起的盖茨比》的荒原色彩

《了不起的盖茨比》被誉为"散文版的《荒原》",菲茨杰拉德以丰富的色彩描写和精湛的象征为读者展示了荒原时代的美国社会:丰裕物质生活的背后是充满绝望和死亡的精神荒原。主要从语义场理论入手,探索色彩语义场与其象征寓意所构成的"荒原"。     

论水彩画的色彩运用

作为中国绘画中的一种表现技法,水彩画一直被众多画家所追捧。作为艺术创作活动的一种形式,水彩画是艺术情感表达方式中的一种。如何保持颜色的纯净、透明、清新、自然,色彩的运用起到了关键性的作用。色彩在水彩静物、风景、人物以及人体画中有着不同的表现和运用。     

色彩语码象征意义的文化影响

语言既是文化不可缺少的一部分,又是文化的载体,渗透了各个民族不同的文化。民族文化的特征经过历史的积淀而结晶在词汇层面上。本文以色彩语码这一特殊词群为例,通过比较中、英、俄、法等语言中色彩语码的异同,从政治因素、宗教因素、其他文化的渗透、传统习俗、审美情趣五个方面简述了文化传统对其象征意义的巨大影响,以更深理解色彩语码的全部内涵。     

宝鸡凤翔泥塑色彩审美特征研究?

凤翔彩绘泥塑作为北方民间艺术的一个典型代表，其用色受中国传统文化的深远影响。凤翔彩绘泥塑深受中国传统文化中的阴阳、五行、周易、八卦等关于色彩观念的影响，并结合当地民众的审美习惯，表现出了独特的审美特征，也是当地民众情感、观念和愿望的有效体现。     

论诗歌教学中的美育方法

针对以往诗歌教学中,过分地强调诗歌的思想性,忽视诗歌作为文学艺术的内在规律的情况,提出了把美育贯穿于诗歌教学中,披文入情,感受情感美;品味意象,感知意境美;低吟浅唱,感受音乐美;析彩现纹,品味色彩美,进而达到美育的目的。