Ethnic Minority Families and Minority Gays and Lesbians

Attitudes toward sexuality differ within the diverse ethnic and racial communities that exist in the U.S., and the cultural values and beliefs surrounding sexuality play a major role in determining how individuals behave within their sociological context. The family unit is the domain where such values and beliefs are nurtured and developed. An individual's value system is shaped and reinforced within the family context which usually reflects the broader community norms. Disclosure of a gay or lesbian sexual preference and lifestyle by a family member presents challenges to ethnic minority families who tend not to discuss sexuality issues and presume a heterosexual orientation. For ethnic minority gays and lesbians the "coming out" process presents challenges in their identity formation processes and in their loyalties to one community over another. Ethnic gay men and lesbians need to live within three rigidly defined and strongly independent communities: the gay and lesbian community, the ethnic minority community, and the society at large. While each community provides fundamental needs, serious consequences emerge if such communities were to be visibly integrated and merged. It requires a constant effort to maintain oneself in three different worlds, each of which fails to support significant aspects of a person's life. The complications that arise may inhibit one's ability to adapt and to maximize personal potentials. The purpose of this paper is to examine the interaction and processes between ethnic minority communities and their gay and lesbian family members. A framework for understanding the process of change, that occurs for the gay or lesbian person as they attempt to resolve conflicts of dual minority membership, is presented. Implications for the practitioner is also discussed.     

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波利比乌斯论撰史中的“失真”问题

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传统伦理视域中的父子关系——构建支撑和谐社会的父子关系(上)

传统父子伦理关系在诸多封建伦理关系中的凸显经历了漫长的演变过程,它是封建社会秩序文化自觉的必然产物。父子伦理是双向度的伦理体系,既包括慈父伦理又包括孝子伦理,慈父伦理有父义母慈、正身率下、端蒙重教、爱子有道等,孝子伦理有养亲、尊亲、谏亲、显亲、继亲、祭亲等。     

略论高校经管类专业经济法课程实践性教学改革

经管类经济法课程的实践性教学是培养应用型人才的一个重要方面。经管类经济法课程的教学中存在一些问题,有必要通过实践性教学目标、教学任务、教学体系、教学手段及教材选用的完善与授课教师实践能力的提高等方式,来提升实践性教学的质量。     

985高校专业建设质量分析——以2012-2013年本科专业评价结果为例

经过14年的发展,985工程稳步推进,使一批学科专业达到或接近国际一流水平,985高校专业建设质量的评价有利于弄清国内本科教育发展水平,对政府、高校制定更科学的发展路线和改革方针具有重要的现实意义。文章以2012-2013年本科专业评价结果为例,论述了评价对象、指标体系、数据来源与处理以及评价结果的表示方式,从985高校的专业优秀率与星级分布分析了985高校专业建设的宏观总体情况,进一步针对4种类型的专业进行分析,从微观层面反映出985高校专业的发展水平。     

大型体育赛事与城市形象建设

北京奥运会以后,中国各大城市逐渐掀起了承办大型体育赛事的高潮,这种密集型体育赛事现象的出现,有其历史的必然性。文章从三个方面予以分析:一是中国国情;二是中国转型时期的特点;三是从文化和风俗学意义上讲,体育赛事起到节日不足的调剂作用。文章对集约式举办大型体育赛事带来的负面作用进行了具体讨论,最后从"节俭办会"原则出发,提出了具体的操作性意见。     

革命历史剧：集体记忆的影像建构

革命历史剧是一种独特的大众文化现象,是集体记忆的影像载体。革命历史剧的流行是现实社会语境下官方意志和民众心态的不谋而合。在当下社会大众传播语境中,革命历史剧从叙事框架、人物塑造和细节描摹的三个层面进行流行式的文本创新,迎合观众对不同时空历史情境的参与渴求,从而凝聚共识,达成集体认同,完成主流意识形态的传播。     

古地图:见证中国地理大发现——以中国的天文观测与地图测绘技术为依据

通过对《山海经》、《梁书·诸夷列传》等古籍记载的扶桑国、女国、毗骞国等古国地望的考证,以及对唐代《华夷图》、元代《东南海夷图》和《西南海夷图》、明代《内板山海舆地全图》及清代《大清统属职贡万国经纬地球式》等古地图的地图投影方式进行研究,清晰再现了中国古代发现世界和测绘世界地图的历史脉络。本文认为,中国古代的地理发现范围广阔、领先世界,在1375—1392年期间采用先进的横轴等距方位投影绘制了精确而完整的世界地图。从古地图中不仅破解了困扰地图学1000多年的谜题,而且见证了中国地理大发现——中国发现世界——并非传说。     

Polygynists and Their Wives in Sub-Saharan Africa: An Analysis of Five Demographic and Health Surveys

Differential polygyny in Ghana, Kenya, Senegal, Uganda, and Zambia is investigated using individual-level Demographic and Health Surveys data. As well as contrasting polygynists' first wives with women in monogamous unions, the analysis distinguishes higher-order wives from first wives. This permits study of the determinants of the prevalence and intensity of polygyny respectively. Polygyny and other aspects of marriage interlock in very similar ways in all five countries. Individuals' experience of polygyny tends to reflect their luck in the marriage market rather than their socio-economic characteristics. While polygyny is less prevalent in urban areas, other socio-economic factors are important only in Kenya and Zambia, the two countries where less than 25 per cent of married women are in polygynous unions. The prevalence and intensity of polygyny are negatively associated. Thus, any drop in the prevalence of polygyny in Africa may be accompanied by a rise in the number of wives per polygynist.