体制转型中的民意表达及其约束机制

民意表达渠道在计划经济向市场经济体制转型过程中表现出的不适应,是民意表达渠道梗阻的重要原因。从制度上解决民意表达渠道的梗阻问题,需逐步建立与完善促进民意充分表达的制度体系,并针对体制转型时期特点,积极探索有利于制度化保障民意渠道畅通的过渡性措施、方法,推进疏通民意表达渠道的实践逐步走上制度化的轨道。同时要深入民意表达渠道程序设计、指标评价体系研究,逐步建立和完善保障民意表达渠道便捷、畅通的制约机制。     

清末学制转轨中的蒙学教育及其发展

清末随民族危机加剧、国民观念的引入,普及教育、义务教育成为教育要旨。“蒙学”教育随即由传统的“父兄谋之”转向由国家操持,传统蒙学课业及训蒙方式亦受到否定。随外来学制的引入,清朝试图调节既有学制与新式学制对接,在对传统蒙学的处理上,游移于中西之间,态度数次更易,经历了较为曲折的发展过程。     

新中国60年中国共产党执政成本升高的合理性因素分析——基于制度转轨的考量

新中国成立60年以来中国共产党的执政成本尤其是经济成本不断升高,这里面既有合理性因素的增长又有不合理因素的增长。但是学者们往往过多地关注于不合理因素的增长,对于合理性因素的增长的分析很少涉及。分析执政成本升高,不看到其升高的客观性、合理性、必然性,只去分析其不合理构成和不合理因素,不是科学的态度和方法,由此而得出的结论就难免有失偏颇。如果能从制度转轨导致执政成本升高的合理性因素分析入手,则会对执政成本升高的原因得出更为全面客观的诠释。     

透析实施生育保险制度的局势

从社会学视角对实施生育保险制度的必要性进行探讨,分别从宏观(包括人口转变规律、经济体制改革、提高人口素质的需求三个方面)、中观(包括社会支持网络的变迁、保障女性群体地位、保障企业平等竞争三个方面)和微观层面(包括生育观念的转变、生育的风险性、体现女性的生育价值三个方面)进行层层剖析,说明实施和拓宽生育保险制度势在必行。     

京津冀经济协同发展背景下河北省承接京津产业转移推进策略研究

京津冀协同发展作为国家战略已成为河北省面临的重大发展机遇。在此过程中承接首都产业的转移已成为急迫的现实需要,但如何在实践中顺利推进已成为亟待解决的问题。文章在相关理论研究成果的基础上,着重分析了河北省在承接京津产业转移方面存在的主要问题,进而从河北省角度提出了在京津冀协同发展背景下进一步推进产业承接的对策建议,从而为相关管理部门的宏观决策提供有益的参考与借鉴。     

试论民间故事类型的传承与过渡礼仪模式——以“黄粱梦”故事为例

民间故事类型的研究重在传承史的梳理和异文的解读,对故事类型传承的动因有所忽略。从“黄粱梦”故事入手,尝试引入“过渡礼仪模式”,阐释民间故事类型中隐含的生命转换过程即生命的社会性特质。对人类生命社会性特质的理解与传递,或许就是众多的民间故事类型传承至今的重要原因。     

Patterns and severity of menopausal symptoms among Jordanian women

We examined 359 women aged 45–65 years who visited Jordan University Hospital between February and November 2014. The menopausal symptoms were assessed using a validated Arabic version of the menopause rating scale. The mean age at menopause was 49.4 years. Women aged 50–55 years more frequently exhibited hot flushes and vaginal dryness. Although premenopausal women were 1.5 times more likely to experience irritability, perimenopausal women were more likely to experience hot flushes, physical and mental irritability, sexual problems, vaginal dryness, and joint and muscular discomfort. Hence, health care providers should focus on women at all stages of life.     

Reinforcement and erosion of traditional gender roles among young people in a poor metropolitan area of Turkey

This paper aims to contribute to the existing studies on the young women’s transition to adulthood in the case of Turkish women’s exclusion from the labour market. The issue is discussed largely within the boundaries of traditional gender restrictions that keep women out of employment. Herein, we argue that the gender-based control of young women, perceived as the reason for their exclusion from the labour market, may be used by disadvantaged women as a way of avoiding difficult and unfavourable employment situations. Similarly, the gender roles imposed on men could also not be fulfilled due to the same restrictive labour market conditions. Furthermore, we suggest that the poverty simultaneously strengthens and erodes the very base of the traditional gender structure for both young women and young men, while forcing the young women out of employment and the young men to the unstable working conditions. This argument is based on a study conducted in Alt?nda?, Ankara with a sample of 279 females and 340 males aged between 15 and 24. A mixed methodology, comprising a survey questionnaire followed by 60 in-depth interviews and 4 focus group discussions, was employed for this study.     

Women’s Movements in Portugal and Spain: Democratic Processes and Policy Outcomes

Portugal and Spain underwent dramatic transformations between 1974 and the early 1980s, transitioning from dictatorships to democracies. In this article I explore why Portugal was faster than Spain in adopting key gender-rights policies (e.g., divorce, equal pay, state feminism) during the period in question. Bridging insights from the democratization, social movement, and women’s studies literatures, I argue that Portugal’s accelerated policy path on women’s rights can be explained by three complex factors: (1) the nature of the revolutionary transition, which structured options for women’s movements and for institutional actors; (2) the configuration of movement-party alliances; and (3) supranational pressures to reorganize the state-civil society relationship. The study contributes to the engendering of democratization processes in Iberia by paying close attention to the interconnected agency of women’s movements with other political actors at a time of regime transformation.     

Promoting healthy transition to college through mindfulness training with first-year college students: Pilot randomized controlled trial

Objective: Given the importance of developmental transitions on young adults' lives and the high rates of mental health issues among U.S. college students, first-year college students can be particularly vulnerable to stress and adversity. This pilot study evaluated the effectiveness and feasibility of mindfulness training aiming to promote first-year college students' health and wellbeing. Participants: 109 freshmen were recruited from residential halls (50% Caucasian, 66% female). Data collection was completed in November 2014. Methods: A randomized control trial was conducted utilizing the Learning to BREATHE (L2B) program, a universal mindfulness program adapted to match the developmental tasks of college transition. Results: Participation in the pilot intervention was associated with significant increase in students' life satisfaction, and significant decrease in depression and anxiety. Marginally significant decrease was found for sleep issues and alcohol consequences. Conclusions: Mindfulness-based programs may be an effective strategy to enhance a healthy transition into college.