德昂族生活习俗的变迁 --德昂族经济和社会发展研究报告之三

本文通过考察德昂族村寨民居、服饰、饮食等文化现象,来描述德昂族生活习俗的特点、习俗的变迁及所受影响因素,并对这种变迁进行了一定的思考.     

现代民族素质的结构及其相互关系--民族素质研究之三

本文从智能素质在民族素质结构中的作用、体能素质与智能素质的关系、智能素质和传统文化及民族历史积淀对民族心理、意识素质的影响等方面,对民族素质的结构及其相互关系进行了开创性的研究.     

旅游开发与民族传统文化保护的主体

随着西部地区民族旅游业的发展 ,民族传统文化的衰退和变迁问题日益突显。文章就保护民族传统文化 ,从保护的意义、对象、主体及动力四个方面进行了探讨     

赫哲族伦理道德初探

赫哲族的伦理道德是赫哲族人民的宝贵精神财富,它在赫哲族人民的精神生活中起着直接的规范性作用。这也表明赫哲族是一个极为讲究伦理道德的民族,其伦理道德既是中华民族传统伦理道德不可分割的组成部分,又具有自身鲜明的特点。赫哲族伦理道德在赫哲族人的生活习俗、民间文学等诸多方面都有十分具体的体现。在社会主义精神文明建设中,对赫哲族伦理道德的特点进行分析,取其精华,弃其糟粕,通过吸收和改造,使赫哲族的传统道德和社会主义道德相统一,是本文研究的主旨。     

西北农村教师生存境况的调查及思考

在问卷调查和深度访谈的基础上,结合相关文献资料,对西北农村教师的生存境况进行了全面描述,结果表明:农村教师的工资水平不断提升,但由于工作任务繁重、社会地位不高、自我职业认同度底、职业流动困难及发展空间狭窄等方面因素的影响,部分农村教师压力巨大、身心疲惫,职业厌倦感明显。因此,要改善西北农村教师的生存境况,需要政府承担主体责任,继续加大教育经费投入并优化分配机制,优化组合教育资源,优化农村教育环境;需要营造尊重教师自我价值和现实需求的良好社会氛围;需要教师个人树立职业情感以增强职业成就感。      

关于“非遗”保护三个基本问题的话语分析

话语研究不仅关心人们如何言说,而且更为重视分析决定言说方式的深层动因。“非遗”保护既是一个社会各阶层权力角逐的场域,又是一个可通过不断协商达成共识的平台。人们对于“非遗”保护的认识人言言殊的根本原因在于参与“非遗”保护的社会各阶层各自的利益诉求并不完全一致。“非遗”保护工作正是在争论中逐渐确立了自身的工作目标、指导原则、实施方案,体现了极强的话语建构性。“非遗”作为一种传统生活方式的隐形载体,活态传承性是其精髓与灵魂;“非遗”保护必须以人为本,只有让“非遗”与现实的人民群众的日常生活发生联系和耦合,“非遗”保护才可能取得实效。     

略论新媒体时代广西非物质文化遗产的创新保护

在新媒体语境下,广西壮族自治区非物质文化遗产的保护工作应开辟新途径,让新媒体发挥其优势,承担“非遗”传承的重任。借助新媒体拓宽广西“非遗”的传播途径及加速广西“非遗”“活态化”的创新发展,以数字化技术推进广西“非遗”的产业化及其传承人的普及化培养,不失为有效的创新方法。在充分利用新媒体技术进行“非遗”保护工作时也应遵循主体性、优先性、本真性和整体性等原则。     

Living Arrangements and Quality of Life Among Chinese Canadian Elders

This paper examines the role of living arrangements in thequality of life of community-dwelling Chinese elders (aged 65 andover) currently residing in Vancouver and Victoria, BritishColumbia. Data are based on a random sample of 830 persons[response rate = 71.5%], who were interviewed in their homes inthe language of their choice in 1995–96. Three dimensions ofquality of life – satisfaction, well-being and social support –are examined for married men and women [living with spouse alonevs. living intergenerationally] and widowed women [living alonevs. living intergenerationally]. Few differences are found formarried persons, especially women; for widows, living alonesignificantly reduces quality of life in a number of areas.Regression analyses indicate that living arrangements are not asignificant predictor of life satisfaction or well-being formarried men and women. For widows, living arrangements determinewell-being but not life satisfaction.Overall, age, health status, and social support (havingfriends/confidante) are better predictors of quality of life forelderly Chinese Canadians than are living arrangements. Findingshighlight the importance of: empirically distinguishing maritalstatus and living arrangements in studying the quality of life ofelders; not homogenizing Chinese Canadian seniors with regard toliving arrangements; and focussing on Chinese elderly widows wholive alone as a group at risk of low well-being.     

Measuring longevity achievements under welfare interdependencies: a case for joint life expectancy indicators

Whereas period life expectancy constitutes an intuitive indicator of the survival conditions prevailing at a particular period, this paper argues that, given the existence of welfare interdependencies, that widespread indicator is nonetheless an incomplete measure of the longevity achievements relevant for human well-being. The central importance of coexistence for human-beings implies that usual life expectancy measures should be complemented by joint life expectancy indicators, which measure the average coexistence time under particular survival conditions. After a study of the theoretical foundations of ‘single’ and ‘joint’ life expectancy indicators, it is shown that joint life expectancy measures tend to enrich significantly the comparison of longevity achievements across countries and periods. Moreover, the introduction of joint life expectancy indicators—as a complement to conventional life expectancy measures—into multi-variable indexes such as the United Nations’ HDI is also shown to affect international rankings of standards of living to a non negligible extent.