Making the Best of a Bad Situation: Satisfaction in the Slums of Calcutta

Eighty three people in the slums of Calcutta,India were interviewed, and responded toseveral measures of subjective well-being. Therespondents came from one of three groups:Those living in slum housing, sex workers(prostitutes) residing in brothels, andhomeless individuals living on the streets.They responded to questions about lifesatisfaction and satisfaction with various lifedomains, as well as to a memory recall measureof good and bad events in their lives. Whilethe mean rating of general life satisfactionwas slightly negative, the mean ratings ofsatisfaction with specific domains werepositive. The conclusion is that the slumdwellers of Calcutta generally experience alower sense of life satisfaction than moreaffluent comparison groups, but are moresatisfied than one might expect. This could bedue, in part, to the strong emphasis on socialrelationships and the satisfaction derived fromthem.     

正确看待社会主义文化建设的消费引擎

伴随市场经济的推进和国际化程度的进一步加强,消费已经成为不可忽视的文化主导因素。在社会主义文化建设中,一定要处理好文化建设中的经济调控功能,通过妥善处理物质取向和精神取向之间的矛盾关系,进而正确对待作为文化主体的人在各类消费中所呈现的文化状态,最终妥善解决社会主义文化建设过程中的主体迷失问题,使消费成为社会主义文化建设的积极引擎。     

Dependence or Independence: Which Is the Dirty Word?

We are suspicious of the mob, the gang, the enmeshed relationship. We also know no one can be an island. Our heroes tend to be loners – the solo detective, those who live free under the stars – but we esteem individuals who devote themselves to others. We want to belong, but we don't want to be owned. Like a game of Snakes and Ladders, there are trap‐doors and escalators in the theme Dependence or independence: Which is the dirty word? This paper explores the frisson and the conflicts in the complex relationships between dependence and independence. Following an introductory vignette, a schematic account is presented of the diverse ways ‘dependence’ and ‘independence’ can be theoretically interpreted including by systems theory. A deeper attention is then paid to honouring the importance of ‘dependence’ and ‘independence’ as key referents in everyday subjectivity. A first‐person account of mental illness is drawn on to illustrate this theme. A final section examines the implications for family therapy practice that arise from the above analysis.     

Two‐dimensional mental health and related predictors among adolescents in Korea

This study examined whether the factor structure of mental health consists of two dimensions (positive and negative mental health) and whether the two dimensions are associated with different predictors. For this purpose, data from the 471 adolescents who participated in the 2012 Children Supplementary Survey of Korean Welfare Panel Study were used. Confirmatory factor analysis indicated that the two‐factor correlated model fits the data significantly better than the one‐factor model. Multivariate analyses revealed that factors associated with positive mental health differ from factors associated with negative mental health. These findings suggest that mental health professionals should consider the dual structure of subjective well‐being and suicidal ideation in the process of assessment and intervention.     

Validation of the Subjective Well-Being in Couple Relationship Scale (SWCR)

This article presents the Subjective Well-being in Couple Relationship Scale (SWCR), aiming to develop a useful instrument for professional practice which contains the main dimensions to assess in a couple relationship. The sample was composed of 620 participants from Spain. 48.4% were between 18–31 years old and 51.6% 32 or older. Most of them were single (54%), lived with their partner (66.1%) and had no children (57.9%). To study the factorial structure of the scale, the sample was divided into three subsamples: an exploratory factor analysis was performed on the first subsample; a confirmatory factor analysis was performed on the second subsample, correlating measurement errors and applying the resulting model on the third subsample to perform a cross-validation. Results provide a 19-item scale with good reliability (α?=?.84) and validity made up of six factors with appropriate reliability indices.     

Everyday life of persons with intellectual disability living in residential settings: a systematic review of qualitative studies

This article presents a systematic review of studies published between November 2010 and November 2014 about the everyday life of adults with intellectual disability as viewed from their own perspective. Everyday life refers to an interdisciplinary concept including approaches attentive to the mundane and to ordinary routines of social relations and practices. Twelve studies met the inclusion criteria. The review was carried out as an interpretive synthesis. Findings from the included studies revealed neglect of participation regarding the wishes, self-determination, choice and control of persons with intellectual disability in their everyday lives. This neglect demonstrates the limitations persons with intellectual disability face as agents and adult citizens in their everyday life, and shows violation of fundamental human rights.     

论当代女性小说对"爱情神话"的解构

20世纪80年代中期以来,越来越多的写作女性不再认同传统文化书写的爱情神话,她们不约而同地在具体的性别权力结构中书写出大量的现实爱情故事.她们对两性爱情的自觉的主体性书写,构成对传统爱情神话的深刻讽刺和无情解构.     

丈夫外出时间对农村留守妇女主观感受的影响

采用丈夫外出时间为变量,考察丈夫外出3—6个月、6—9个月、9—12个月和12个月以上四种不同状况的农村留守妇女群体在社会地位、家庭地位、就业及工作环境、生理与心理健康、文化生活和经济地位六个维度上的满意感状况后发现：丈夫外出会对留守妇女的主观满意感造成影响;丈夫外出6—9个月是主观满意感明显下降的拐点;所有维度中,对农村留守妇女影响最大的是家庭地位和经济地位。     

民事诉讼证明责任的法理探析

在对民事诉讼证明责任的概念进行界定的基础上 ,通过对主观证明责任与客观证明责任的分类与比较 ,阐述民事诉讼证明责任的内涵并对证明责任的法律属性进行了分析 ,最后结合最高人民法院《关于诉讼民事证据的若干规定》 ,分析我国民事诉讼理论中有关证明责任的相关内容。     

知识分子“过劳死”与人的“异化”

导致知识分子"过劳死"的科研、写作等脑力劳动,实际上已不再是知识分子"本质力量"的"对象化"与"确证",而是其"本质力量"的"异化"即人的"异化".对于知识分子个体而言,要避免"过劳死"悲剧,固然有赖于各种客观环境的改善,但更取决于他们自己的主观努力.