The business of writing: literature as a commodity in Claudia Piñeiro’s Betibú

This article presents considerations about the status of literature as a commodity and writers as professionals in the twenty-first century. These considerations are based on an analysis of Argentine writer Claudia Piñeiro’s Betibú (2011), which follows the story of an Argentine crime novel writer who becomes a ghostwriter after her latest novel receives harsh reviews for being considered commercial rather than literary. I argue that the novel in question points out misconceptions about the influence of the book industry on the aesthetic quality of literary writing, highlighting the need for literary criticism to look into everyday relations between readers, authors, and editors.     

Suicide,Religion, and Latinos: A Macrolevel Study of U.S. Latino Suicide Rates

Since the publication of Durkheim's Suicide more than a century ago, researchers have been examining the relationship between religion and suicide, and race/ethnicity and suicide. However, no study has examined how religion influences U.S. Latino suicide rates. This study fills a gap in the literature by applying three competing theses to the study of Latino suicide. Results show that (1) religious contextual variables significantly affect Latino suicide rates, (2) U.S.‐born Latinos benefit from religious communities, regardless of denomination or measurement used, and (3) foreign‐born Latinos only benefit from Catholic adherents and homogeneity.     

河南城镇化进程中的犯罪问题研究

河南省城镇化实施中心城市带动战略,对犯罪形势变化将产生深刻的影响:犯罪率将呈现先升后降最终稳定的态势;流动人口犯罪、青少年犯罪、女性犯罪、职务犯罪等将会激增;各种类型犯罪在短期内都会大量增加;一些社会管理控制相对薄弱的"边缘地带"有可能成为犯罪孳生地。河南省应实行综合治理的犯罪防控战略。     

明清两代的公罪与私罪制度

中国古代将官吏犯罪区分为公罪和私罪,其目的是为了维护吏治的清明。明清两代的律、例、令、会典等条文中就有对公罪和私罪的相应规定。本文从明清两代的公罪与私罪的基本概念、具体规定、实际运行和影响因素四个方面对这一制度进行深入分析,以期对之有更加全面的认识。     

串通投标罪客观要件探析

针对司法实践中理解、适用串通投标罪存在的歧义,探析该罪的客观要件内容,认为该罪的成立应以存在法律意义上的招投标活动为前提,并对该罪的具体行为方式、罪与非罪的标准以及实践认定中的有关问题进行探讨。     

合同纠纷与合同诈骗罪辨析

合同纠纷与合同诈骗是两类既相似又本质不同的法律行为。这两者往往容易混淆,不仅在生活中而且在司法实践中也容易引起歧义。因此,对两者进行认真、全面的分析,把握两者的本质属性和具体特征,分清违法与犯罪的区别,以有利于经济交往、司法活动和法制建设。     

侵犯著作权行为的刑事法分析

侵犯著作权的行为在我国近年有愈演愈烈的趋势,并且产生了一些新的侵权行为。相形之下,现行刑法中的相关规定在打击侵犯著作权行为的实践中渐显滞后。综观我国侵犯著作权立法的历史沿革和现行刑法中有关侵犯著作权罪的犯罪构成,结合司法实践,要从扩展刑法对著作权的保护范围,取消犯罪主观案件中的非法营利目的,侧重于对被害人的实质补偿,修改罚金刑、增强其可操作性,确立对侵犯著作权犯罪以自诉为主、公诉为辅的犯罪追诉模式和充分保护著作权人的权益以及社会公共利益等方面,进一步完善我国侵犯著作权罪的相关规定。     

上市公司会计诚信与财务总监(CFO)职责分析

本文对上市公司会计造假与财务总监职责进行了分析,认为利益驱动、法律法规不健全、相关机构及个人商业伦理道德的缺乏、财务总监的职能不到位等是驱动上市公司会计造假的主要原因;而良好伦理素养及相当管理才能是上市公司财务总监应具备的基本素质,对遏制会计造假有着非常重要的作用。     

大学生网络犯罪及对策探析

网络犯罪在大学生中出现,为所有高校思想政治教育工作者敲响了警钟。深入了解大学生网络犯罪的现状,剖析其发生和发展的动因,从而在预防大学生网络犯罪上做文章,是我们每一位高校思想政治教育工作者的责任。     

Sexual Orientation in State Hate Crime Laws: Exploring Social Construction and Criminal Law

Several studies have described and analyzed the development and diffusion of hate crime laws in the United States, but none specifically examined state-level differences in protected categories. Forty-five of the 50 states have a hate crime statute, but only 30 of those include sexual orientation. In this study the social construction framework is applied to the hate crime policy domain in order to determine whether or not variations in the social and political status of gays and lesbians are associated with the inclusion of sexual orientation in state hate crime laws. Content analysis of daily newspapers in six states revealed that a positive social construction is associated with groups seeking hate crime law protections, and that political influence may also be a key factor.