‘That right level of intoxication’: A Grounded Theory study on young adults’ drinking in nightlife settings

The present study examined the meaning and functions of drinking across different nightlife settings (e.g., bars, dance clubs) in a sample of Italian young adults. A Grounded Theory recursive and iterative process of data collection, through 10 focus group interviews, and data analysis revealed the complex and dynamic nature of young people's experience of drinking in nightlife settings. Results indicated that three major categories of social nightlife settings associated with different meanings and uses of alcohol: a more moderate social drinking in bars, a pursuit of a desired level of intoxication in dancing settings, like nightclubs, with festivities and celebratory settings most associated with alcohol abuse and heavy drunkenness as a mean to maximize the celebration and the uniqueness of the event. The core category emerging was related to the collective social process of youngsters optimizing alcohol intake throughout the night to find and maintain a desired level of intoxication (‘just the right buzz’) in dancing settings, to reach a controlled disinhibition to get what they consider positive outcomes minimizing negative ones. Results can be informative for other cultural regions too where differences in the drinking experience across nightlife settings have not been fully addressed yet.     

Millennial Generation’s Job Search Activity and Job Quality: Findings from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth

Job quality of young adults in the USA has been eroding since the Great Recession of 2007. The intensity of job search activities are a well-established predictor of employment, yet little is known whether job search intensity is associated with the quality of subsequent secured employment. This study examined the 2013 sample of the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth (NLSY) (N?=?1566), which follows a sample of American youth born between 1980 and 1984 and contains reliable measures of job search activities and job quality. Multivariate regression models examined whether job search activities were associated with pay, paid vacation days, full time job status, regular work schedule, and availability of a union contract, controlling for demographic factors. The results demonstrated that the number of job search activities completed was positively associated with multiple positive employment-related outcomes. Programs to assist individuals in the job search process may benefit from these results when offering strategies for successfully securing employment of a higher quality that may offer increased quality of life.     

Using allegory to think about youth work in rich countries that fail some young people

This article explores the opportunities afforded by Ursula Le Guin’s allegory ‘The Ones Who Walk Away from Omelas’ for thinking about the role of youth work in modern cities and societies that are deemed to be successful but at the same time fail some young people. Using Melbourne and Australia as examples and following Le Guin the case is made that the prosperity of ‘liveable’ cities and ‘lucky’ countries coincides with the neglect and mistreatment of some young people. The same cultural, economic and political practices and processes that produce the beauty and abundance also produce the inequalities and hardships, and these include policies inspired by neoliberalism, processes of individualisation, and utilitarianism. Unlike the ones who walk away from Omelas youth workers can stay and fight adversity and injustice, however alleviating problems young people experience is more complex than it is often thought to be. One reason this is the case is because youth work is entangled with the same range of ethical, emotional, intellectual, political, and economic circumstances that generate thriving places and disadvantaged young lives, and inadvertently youth workers can reproduce the challenging and limiting conditions faced by some young people.     

基于冰山模型的独立学院青年教师队伍建设研究

独立学院青年教师作为独立学院教师队伍的重要组成部分,其素质的高低关系到独立学院的教育水平和长远的发展。要保证独立学院在激烈的竞争中继续生存和发展,必须重视青年教师队伍的建设。文章从人力资源管理的角度,结合冰山模型的构建探讨了如何在新时期有效地进行独立学院青年教师队伍的建设。     

20世纪40年代中原“半拉报”现象解析--以《阵中日报》和《正义报》为例

20世纪40年代，中原地区部分报纸的主要版面代表统治阶级的立场观点，副刊却在一定程度上表达了民主进步的思想，这种副刊与正刊背道而驰的状态被称作“半拉报”。“半拉报”现象在中原两次出现，有着深厚的社会背景与历史原因。政治势力之间的角逐与力量消长，酝酿了相关文化的生存环境；作家兼报人的责任意识，打造了传播进步文化与民主诉求的阵地；历史文化的积淀融入独特的区域氛围，成就了个性鲜明的表达方式。     

Politicians,celebrities and social media: a case of informalisation?

With electoral politics no longer organised by social class, politicians increasingly seek to relate to a broad spectrum of citizens and part of their relatability is conjured through more casual, informal performances aimed at cultivating authenticity. The various platforms of social media promote forms of authentic communication by blurring the public/private divide, creating ‘spontaneous’ and instant access to ‘real life’. This article seeks to investigate the informalisation thesis by applying it to data from young people aged 16–21 years in Australia, the UK and the USA, asked about the way politicians and celebrities use social media. Findings reveal respondents’ desire for more authentic and accessible politicians, but this was in direct tension with traditional views and expectations of politicians needing to be professional, informed and worthy of respect. Informalisation amongst politicians is evident and welcomed by young citizens but persistent traditional views means it also threatens their credibility.     

幼儿勇敢品格的理论解析及培育建议

勇敢作为儿童的必备品格之一,对儿童的幸福生活和全面发展起着重要的作用。透过“历史掠影”,我们发现勇敢具有中 性的勇、道德的勇、道德勇气三层含义。通过“地理定位”,我们认为幼儿勇敢品格是勇敢这种基础品格中的初级阶段,其培养 目标应该是重点实践中性的勇,初步体验道德的勇,简单了解道德勇气,幼儿勇敢品格与信任、自律、坚忍三种品格相互关联。 通过“样貌描摹”,我们将幼儿勇敢品格阐释为幼儿为了做自己知道是正确的事情,克服对困难、疼痛、危险等的本能恐惧的精 神和行动;幼儿勇敢品格的结构是恐惧、目的和行动的交叉;幼儿勇敢品格包括身体勇敢、心理勇敢和道德勇敢三种类型,并表 现为具体的若干发展目标。在上述分析基础上,建议幼儿勇敢品格的培育可以从创设积极的教育环境、采用适宜的教育方式, 以及避免勇敢的教育误区几个方面予以努力。     

幼儿社会退缩行为及其干预的个案研究

为促进社会退缩幼儿身心和谐发展,本研究采用个案研究法,探讨幼儿园一名社会退缩幼儿退缩行为产生原因及其教育干预策略。研究结果表明,幼儿退缩行为产生原因主要有缺乏社会交往经验、人际交往质量低、缺乏交往的自我效能感。基于此,研究者通过建立良好师幼关系与同伴关系,提升幼儿社交技能与交往的自我效能感进行教育干预,较好地改善了幼儿的退缩行为。     

新时期高校培养青年马克思主义者面临的挑战及途径探索

在大学生中培养坚定的青年马克思主义者,是确保党的事业后继有人的重大工程,是社会主义高校的重要使命,也是大学生自身成长成才的需要。当前各种新兴媒体的兴起、社会转型期各种矛盾的凸显以及人们价值观的多元化,对高校培养青年马克思主义者带来了诸多挑战。新时期高校培养青年马克思主义者必须重情感、抓信念;重层次、抓机制;重效应、抓榜样;重平台、抓载体。