The University: An Agent of Social Change?

Can universities be agents of progressive social change? How would we know if a university was acting as an agent of social change? Drawing on four case studies, I raise a number of questions to problematize our understanding of the university as an agent of social change. I outline a number of contributing factors that appear to explain successful cases. I conclude by arguing the relevancy of these cases for larger, and more traditional, sociological projects.     

A review of the epidentiological research on child sexual abuse. Community and college student samples

This article is the first of two consecutive reviews on the major empirical studies which have been carried out in an attempt to estimate the prevalence of child sexual abuse among females. The research is structured in terms of three sample categories: (a) probability and non-probability samples of the general population; (b) college student samples; and (c) clinical inpatient and outpatient samples. This part of the review deals with (a) and (b) and highlights a number of unresolved methodological issues which may contribute to the variance in reported prevalence rates. These include a myriad of definitions of child sexual abuse and different methods of eliciting information on possible histories of abuse. Despite these problems. taken as a whole the prevalence studies indicate the significant numbers of people who have experienced abuse and who are willing to disclose aspects of these abusive experiences.     

重庆市都市区人中就业现状及变化趋势

都市区作为重庆经济的核心区域,随着经济的快速发展以及城市化进程的加快,正对人口产生巨大的聚集效应,而人口就业将成为一个十分突出的问题。因此,准确把握劳动力供求变动趋势十分重要。为此通过模型运算,对2000-2020年的都市区劳动年龄人口和劳动力的供求变动趋势进行了预测分析。     

高新技术园区社会创新环境的系统整合

今天的高新技术园区在发展的意义上 ,已经成为现实的社会实体。从这一理念出发 ,思考园区的建设和发展 ,其创新环境是个非常重要的问题 ,也可以说它是各类高新技术园区得以发展的基本条件。创新环境状况的好坏直接关系到园区内高新技术产业的发展。从严格意义上讲 ,缺少这个基本条件 ,高新技术园区难以形成 ,创新环境不完善 ,即便是已经建立起来的园区 ,也难以得到真正的发展。由此决定了建设高新技术园区必须重视对园区社会创新环境的研究 ,通过精心培育创新环境 ,推动我国高新技术园区在 2 1世纪得到健康、持续的发展。     

寻求就业增长点

在扩大内需的过程中保障就业位置的增加 ,使就业增长速度与经济增长速度保持同步 ,这是我国目前经济工作面临的重要问题。为此 ,作者提出了增加就业位置和就业机会的几点看法。     

论杜威“民主共同体”思想的价值维度

杜威以道德伦理价值为取向,提出了以“民主共同体”为理想的政治哲学思想。“民主共同体”体现了人的价值和尊严,符合人的本性。它是一种“实现每一个人的解放和全面发展”的社会理想状态。这是我们理解杜威“民主共同体”思想的逻辑前提。     

知识经济与就业革命

知识经济的到来 ,对传统的就业方式提出了重大挑战 ,引起了就业领域中就业结构、就业机会、工作制等多方面的转变 ,一场有关就业的文明革命悄然兴起。中国应通过提高劳动者素质 ,转变劳动者就业观念 ,调整国家就业政策等多方面措施 ,改善就业环境 ,刺激就业增长 ,以缓解目前所面临的巨大就业压力 ,迎接知识经济的挑战     

我国就业制度的演变及其对妇女发展的影响

文章着重研究不同的就业制度对妇女发展的深刻影响 ,阐述就业制度的选择与男女平等观念实现的关系 ,以期能为当前就业政策的制定提供一些理论思考     

科技创新与劳动就业关系探讨

科技创新为劳动力就业提供了广阔的发展空间,但是伴随着生产力的发展和提高,对劳动力的素质提出了更高、更严的要求。针对我国现存实际就业状况及劳动力素质状况,应对科技创新和进步的要求,提高劳动力素质应是解决目前科技创新与进步,进而解决劳动力相对过剩的根本途径。     

Living Arrangements, Employment Status, and the Economic Well-Being of Mothers: Evidence from Brazil, Chile, and the U.S

Using data from Brazil, Chile, and the U.S., we estimate country specific models of household income that characterize mothers according to their marital status, living arrangement, and employment status. We assess the predicted economic well-being of each type of mother relative to a benchmark of married mothers in the same country, and at various points in the income distribution. We find dramatic cross-country differences in the distribution of mothers across categories, but few differences in each type's relative economic status. In all three countries and at all points in the income distribution, mothers who are the only adults in their households have the lowest levels of predicted income, while married mothers—followed closely by cohabitors—have the highest levels.