Gay Affirmative Practice: A Model for Social Work Practice with Gay,Lesbian, and Bisexual Youth

Gay affirmative practice has recently been introduced into the social work literature as a culturally sensitive model for working with gay, lesbian, and bisexual (GLB) adults, however, this model has rarely been applied to practice with GLB youth. In this article, the authors review the literature to present the main tenets of gay affirmative practice, outline the challenges that GLB youth face, and delineate the environmental and individual strengths that can be enhanced to promote well-being. The authors then apply the gay affirmative practice model to GLB youth, offering concrete information about the specific knowledge, attitudes, and skills that social workers should acquire to better serve the unique, yet diverse, needs of GLB youth.     

异化及其扬弃——当前思想政治教育面临的困境与专业社会工作的启示

思想政治教育的异化使教育已经不是一种心力合一的过程,受教育者已经不能从中学到东西.产生这种异化的原因是:思想政治教育本质的改变,社会价值与个人价值相分离,单向强制灌输,教育内容上的滞后.要走出思想政治教育的困境,从专业社会工作的视角出发,对价值取向、育人关系、育人手段、工作者角色等几方面进行思考.     

高等学校实施素质教育当议

高等学校是培养德、智、体全面发展的人才,对大学生不仅要注重知识的传输,同时也要加强个性、人格和心理品质等方面的教育,本文针对目前高等学校的教育现状,阐述了加强大学生素质教育的必要性和现实意义;提出了加强大学生素质教育的主要做法;指出了加强大学生素质教育应注意的问题,以期引起教育和教育管理工作的注意,全面提高高等教育的教育质量,为社会培养更多有用的合格人才。     

新形势下党风建设环境的思考

党的作风集中体现着党的形象 ,党的形象关系着党在人民群众中的威望和人心的向背 ,由此可知党的作风建设的重要性和必要性。但要搞好新形势下的党风建设 ,惟有对现阶段党风建设面临的有利和不利的环境有清醒的认识 ,才能找出党风建设的良策所在 ,使党风建设落到实处     

合作学习在大学英语教学中的应用

由美国一些教育家倡导的合作学习是以学生为中心的教学方法,适合外语学习的特点,在世界上许多国家推广.将合作学习的方法灵活地应用于大学英语教学,不仅能够提高非英语专业学生的英语听说能力,营造良好的课堂气氛,还能够培养学生的学习自主性和人际交往能力.     

新形势下思想政治工作应坚持以人为本

面对新的形势,思想政治工作唯有坚持以人为本,才能增强其实效性。     

Forced to work and liberated from work

The work-welfare nexus is essential in all social policy regimes. The question is in what situations individuals should be entitled to social welfare benefits and in which situations they should be obliged to work. Social welfare law and administrative practices define mechanisms that separate the deserving poor from people able to work. This article analyses the functions and character of these "separation mechanisms" in Sweden during three periods in history: a) in rural society in the late 19th century; b) in industrial society during the successful years of the Swedish model from World War II until the late 1970s; and c) the present, including the period of welfare retrenchment and reconsideration since the early 1980s. The conclusion is that Swedish social policy has always been strongly work-oriented, but the specific form and content of the work ethic has varied under the influence of different ideologies and handled in different social policy institutions. Under specific conditions the work line has been either generous or restrictive and it has been based on structural attempts to improve the opportunities to work as well as on attempts to strongly pressure the individual to work. The work line of today is seen as an interesting attempt to combine an effort to create good work through improved work conditions and an effort to reinforce elements of work enforcement in the social insurance system.     

Employment and filial relations: Is there a conflict?

Since children, particularly daughters, are among the most important sources of help and support for older Americans, it has been suggested that women's increasing employment will affect filial relations. Empirical evidence on this issue is inconsistent, in part due to the use of nonprobability samples. Few studies have measured effects for men. We attempt to broaden the scope of this question beyond help to the frail elderly by asking whether employment affects filial relations in general. We examine effects of hours employed on telephone contact, visiting, feelings of closeness, filial attitudes, and assistance to biological parents, for an area probability sample of men and women over 40. There are no effects of employment for men or women on contact, closeness, or assistance. For the vast majority of this population sample, contact and assistance involve few hours per week, and thus do not seem to conflict with employment.     

论学生社团建设与高校思想政治工作的融合

近年来,学生社团的不断壮大,为高校思想政治工作开辟了新的领域和提供了新的载体;同时,思想政治工作进学生社团,为学生社团可持续发展提供了强大的动力,二者的融合有效地推进了大学生的素质教育。