Agency and fatalism in older Appalachian women’s information seeking about gynecological cancer

Researchers consider older women in rural Appalachia to have low levels of agency and high levels of fatalism regarding decision making about cancer treatment. Using the life course perspective, we examined older women’s agency with information seeking about gynecological cancer. Semistructured interviews with 20 White women living in central Appalachia revealed four trajectories: Surrendering Control, Accepting Death, Self-Care, and Advocacy, each with its own forms of agency. Some women experienced personal transformation, increased self-efficacy, and a passion for community empowerment. Fatalism was not understood apart from placing trust in medical expertise. We implore researchers to further explore rural expressions of agency.     

Sex differences in the development of mild cognitive impairment and probable Alzheimer’s disease as predicted by hippocampal volume or white matter hyperintensities

This study examined biological sex differences in the development of mild cognitive impairment (MCI) and probable Alzheimer’s disease (AD) development as predicted by changes in the hippocampus or white matter hyperintensities. A secondary data analysis of the National Alzheimer’s Coordinating Center Uniform Data Set was conducted. We selected samples of participants with normal cognition at baseline who progressed to MCI (n = 483) and those who progressed to probable AD (n = 211) to determine if hippocampal volume or white matter hyperintensities (WMH) at baseline predicted progression to probable AD or MCI and whether the rate of progression differed between men and women. The survival analyses indicated that changes in hippocampal volumes affected the progression to probable AD (HR = 0.535, 95% CI [0.300–0.953]) only among women. White men had an increased rate of progression to AD (HR = 4.396, CI [1.012–19.08]; HR = 4.665, 95% CI [1.072–20.29]) compared to men in other race and ethnic groups. Among women, increases in hippocampal volume ratio led to decreased rates of progressing to MCI (HR = 0.386, 95% CI [0.166–0.901]). Increased WMH among men led to faster progression to MCI (HR = 1.048. 95% CI [1.011–1.086]). Women and men who were older at baseline were more likely to progress to MCI. In addition, results from longitudinal analyses showed that women with a higher CDR global score, older age at baseline, or more disinhibition symptoms experienced higher odds of MCI development. Changes in hippocampal volumes affect the progression to or odds of probable AD (and MCI) more so among women than men, while changes in WMH affected the progression to MCI only among men.     

“We wouldn’t say it to their faces”: online harassment,women sports journalists,and feminism

In April 2016, a US-based independent sport media organization Just Not Sports launched #MoreThanMean, a digital media campaign to raise awareness about online harassment of women in sports journalism. The video quickly reached 3.7 million views and generated widespread coverage in mainstream news media, sports media, and online-only outlets. Using the #MoreThanMean campaign as a case study, this study assesses how discourses circulate in the sports media environment and, in particular, how feminist messages travel as the content moves from social media to mass media. This study engages with post-feminism in order to examine how various producers of media content position online harassment and sexism in sport and society. While the campaign positioned online harassment as gendered workplace discrimination, the mainstream and sports media coverage typically centralized men in the discussion. Feminist perspectives were constrained to platforms with a progressive, women-centered, and/or explicitly feminist take. Implications for digital feminist activism in the context of sport are discussed.     

全球妇女创业现状概述与分析

本文概述了全球妇女创业在性别差距、创业动机、创业活动涉及的行业范围、年龄、就业情况、教育、收入、女性创业心态等方面的现状,并以此为依据,分析了全球创业环境因素与女性创业自身特点对女性创业的影响,提出了促进女性创业的对策.     

宋代女性的拒巫活动

宋代巫风盛行,女性中既有巫术的笃信者、信疑参半者,也有对巫术持否定态度者,本文通过对女性柜巫态度及行为表现的考察以展现其特有的精神风貌.     

略论杜甫诗中劳动妇女形象的悲剧美

以对《石壕吏》、《新婚别》、《又呈吴郎》三首诗歌来解读杜甫所塑造的老妪、新娘、寡妇三种类型的劳动妇女形象,并进一步分析这些劳动妇女形象所体现出的一种在苦难生活中诞生的坚强生命的悲剧美。     

论卢梭的幸福哲学

在卢梭的伦理思想中,幸福观是一个被忽视的主题。卢梭认为幸福就在我们自身,它和知识无关,也与财富地位无关,本质上是一种自由处境。人类最自由、幸福的生活是一种本性的生活,即自爱、怜悯和善的生活。只要按照人自身具有的这三种本性生活,就一定会找到通往幸福的道路。卢梭的幸福哲学对现代社会具有很大的启示意义。     

妇女、家庭与生育

在临近20世纪末的时候,人们发现家庭制度已经发生了很大的变化,呈现出一幅之多散漫的状态,那么在这些变化中,妇女在家庭与生育问题中所处的地位发生了多少变化,我们希望通过国内外的一些数字来说明问题。因为这些数字的背后折射地是一个心理观念、价值取向的现实问题。数字告诉我们妇女、家庭与生育问题也是一个事关社会稳定与发展的大问题。     

西学东渐与中国近代女性道德观的演进

鸦片战争后,伴随着西学东渐的深入,近代西方女权思想、人权观念、婚姻理论等渐次传人中国,在近代中国社会引起共鸣。近代先进之士对比中西方女性道德文化,在对中国传统妇德的缺陷进行深刻反省和检讨的基础上,提出了近代意义上的新型女性道德观。这种新型女性道德观的形成与发展,集中地反映了近代先进知识分子对传统性别伦理道德反思的深度和广度,也清晰折射出西学东渐的日益加深。     

论我国妇女政治参与的当代意蕴

随着两性平权意识的广泛传播,妇女参政已经成为国际化的潮流。虽然我国自解放以来就倡导男女平等,但几千年传承下来的男尊女卑观念根深蒂固,妇女的社会政治地位、接近政治资源的渠道,以及对政策的影响力远不及男性。当前中国要走向国际化、构建和谐社会呼唤妇女参政,推进社会主义市场经济亟待妇女参政,重构公正先进的性别文化亦期待妇女政治参与。