Is ethnic prejudice declining in Britain? Change in social distance attitudes among ethnic majority and minority Britons

Most literature on racial prejudice deals with the racial attitudes of the ethnic majority and ethnic minorities separately. This paper breaks this tradition. We examine the social distance attitudes of white and non‐white British residents to test if these attitudes follow the same trends over time, whether they are driven by the same social processes and whether they are inter‐related. We have three main findings. Firstly, social distance from other ethnic groups has declined over time for both white and ethnic minority Britons. For the white majority there are both period and cohort elements to this decline. Secondly, we see some evidence that social distance between the majority and minority groups is reciprocal. Specifically, minorities who experience rejection by the white British feel a greater sense of distance from them. Thirdly, we find that all groups share the perception of the same ethnic hierarchy. We see evidence of particularly widespread hostility towards Muslim Britons from all ethnic groups suggesting that Muslims are singled out for negative attention from many British residents of all other backgrounds, including a large number who do not express hostility to other groups.     

On Old-Fashioned Versus Modern Homonegativity Distinction: Evidence From Poland

Psychological research on prejudice against homosexuals distinguishes between old-fashioned (traditional) and modern (contemporary) homonegativity, which differ with regard to their content, correlates, and consequences. The current research offers evidence for the validity of old-fashioned versus modern homonegativity distinction in the post-communist, East European context. In Studies 1 and 2 (Ns = 295 and 327, respectively) the Polish adaptations of the non-gendered and gendered Homonegativity Scale (Morrison, Parriag, & Morrison, 1999) and the Modern Homonegativity Scale (Morrison & Morrison, 2003) were developed. Furthermore, divergent (discriminant) validity of traditional and contemporary anti-homosexual prejudice was demonstrated. Old-fashioned and modern homonegativity exhibited differential relationships with social distance and support for same-sex couples’ relational rights.     

Perspectives on contemporary lesbian relationships

ABSTRACT

This article introduces the special issue on contemporary lesbian relationships. The beginning notes some of the prominent changes that have occurred in the past 15 years in the visibility and positive representation of lesbian couples in our popular U.S. culture. The remainder focuses on identifying and summarizing the primary themes of the special issue, including the implications of changes in marriage rights, the acknowledgment and exploration of the effects of sexual minority stress, and a shift in the framing of research to better reflect the diversity of lesbian relationship experiences.     

How the Right Usurped the Queer Agenda: Frame Co‐optation in Political Discourse

This article draws on a case study of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) and queer politics in Vermont to explain the conditions under which radical discourse gains and loses a public voice. In contrast to claims that the marginalization of queer discourse is due to silencing by LGBT rights activists or to litigation strategies, we argue that variation in queer discourse over time is the result of the co‐optation of queer discourse and goals by opponents. Extending the social movement literature on frame variation, we argue that opponents co‐opt discourse when they adopt aspects of the content of a movement's discourse, while subverting its intent. We show that conservative LGBT rights opponents co‐opted queer discourse. As a result, queer positions lost their viability as the discursive field in which those arguments were made was fundamentally altered. Because queer positions became less tenable, we see the withdrawal of queer discourse from the mainstream and alternative LGBT media. Our work both supports and builds on research on frame variation by demonstrating how discourse can change over time in response to the interplay between changing aspects of the political and cultural landscape and the discourse of opponents.     

论无效婚姻过错赔偿制度

20 0 1年婚姻法建立了比较完整的无效婚姻制度 ,这是婚姻家庭法领域的一项重大的进步。但我国目前的无效婚姻制度仍有不足之处 ,本文所述的无效婚姻过错赔偿责任就是其一。本文主要分析设立无效婚姻赔偿责任的必然性和可能性、构成无效婚姻过错赔偿责任的条件、损害赔偿的范围、无效婚姻过错赔偿责任与财产分割的关系和赔偿请求权的行使     

海勒末年自画像《老年艺术家画像》综论

本文是对海勒遗作《老年艺术家画像》的综合探讨。文章首先考究了小说主人公,老年作家波特视工作和爱情为人生最大乐趣的人生观,继而审视了波特关于文学家、文学生涯、文学创作的思考,然后探索了作家通过天界人间立体交叉的婚姻状况描写而形成的多层面、多视角的婚姻困境展示。文章最后强调该作具有圆熟、广袤、含蓄和隽永的特点,其意义和价值有待于读者的细心体味和时间的长期验证。     

关于第三者损害婚姻赔偿责任问题的再探讨

婚姻是受法律保护的民事法律关系,其绝对权的性质决定了任何人不得侵犯,第三者介入他人婚姻的行为侵害了无过错配偶方的配偶权,给其造成了人身和财产的损失,根据我国法律及世界其他国家和地区的法律与做法,第三者必须承担损害婚姻赔偿责任。     

修正婚姻法的理性定位与立法完善

婚姻法修正草案对现行婚姻法作了较大的补充和发展 ,具体表现为对基本原则的增补、对结婚制度的完善、对家庭关系的充实、对离婚制度的调整及对法律责任的拓展。在对其立法价值予以充分肯定的同时 ,也应看到其不足与缺陷 ,并应从四方面予以完善 ,即摒弃宜粗不宜细的立法原则 ;改变亲权与监护相交叉的格局 ;弥补夫妻财产制的缺陷 ;健全离婚损害赔偿制度 ,以实现婚姻家庭立法的严谨与科学。     

后危机时代中国农村金融体制改革研究

近年来,中国农村金融体制获得的支持并不充分,最重要的表现就是农民和农村经济体融资困难。可以说,中国的农村金融体系是全国金融体系中最薄弱的一环。缺乏一定的金融服务和金融产品致使农民贷款难以及农村金融机构营利能力低下是制约农村金融体制发展的主要因素。我国农村经济改革的重中之重是加速农村金融改革的步伐,以此作为解决"三农"问题的切入点和建设社会主义新农村的关键点。     

在我国建立亲权制度之探讨

亲权是大陆法系各国民法中规范亲子关系的重要法律制度，但在我国民法和婚姻法中都无此规定。鉴于我国亲子法律关系在立法上的缺陷与不足，笔者提出要建立亲权制度，将亲权和监护分别规定，以监护作为亲权的补充，来完善我国的婚姻家庭立法制度。