Physical Activity,Exercise, and Sedentary Behavior in College Students

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Objective: This article examines students’ perceptions of individual and institutional responsibility for sexual health so that institutions can better provide for the needs of their students to increase academic success and healthy relationship outcomes. Participants: Students from 2- and 4-year colleges in 1 state (N = 78). Methods: From May through November 2010, the authors used go-along interviews to examine students’ perceptions of resources for sexual health on their campuses. Results: Participants believed that it is the college's responsibility to provide resources and the responsibility of students to access resources. Participants at 2-year schools wanted referrals to resources, whereas participants at 4-year schools expected resources to be available and emphasized the importance of a supportive community. Conclusions: Students at 2- and 4-year colleges have different expectations of their institutions; by making resources and referrals for sexual health available, colleges can better serve their students, which will result in improved health outcomes.     

Intimate partner violence,trauma, and mental health need among female community college students

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Objective: The impact of interpersonal violence on college students has received considerable attention, yet no studies have been conducted among community college students, who comprise 40% of all American college students, and have unique risk factors and needs. Community College students are more likely to be women, people of color, working, parenting, and first generation college students. Participants: Data were collected from a simple random sample from four community colleges (n=435). Methods: A cross-sectional quantitative survey was used to assess the extent of intimate partner violence, trauma exposure, sexual violence, and associated mental health consequences among female students. Results: Over 27% of participants reported IPV in the past year, while 25% reported sexual assault and 34% reported other uncomfortable sexual experiences in their lifetime. Nearly 20%of participants were currently reporting PTSD symptoms. Conclusions: Community Colleges should work with service providers to build their capacity to respond to students' needs.     

THE POPULAR IN THE POLITICAL SYSTEM

This paper suggests a systems theoretical re-reading of popular communication and the Popular in the political system. Luhmann' anti-humanist notion of communication helps to reframe the discussion of the Popular: it is not defined by an en- or decoding instance, but by a particular mode of ‘connectivity'. Drawing from heterogeneous material (Mars Attacks!, crowd psychology, theory of democracy), it is argued that the problem of the Popular arises when a functional system has to represent something that transgresses the system' universality. That which the system has to exclude to become a system re-emerges as ‘grotesque hybrid’, thus pointing at a universality that is, on the one hand, an opportunity for a further universalization and, on the other, a threat to the very universality of the system. The ‘Popular’ thus acquires a hybrid position by articulating these two dimensions.     

Migration and Aging

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This paper is based on a study in Zimbabwe of older people over age 60 living in Harare, Mutare, and villages up to 50 km from these two cities. The major areas studied were the types of migrants, preferred residence, and their overall life satisfaction. Interviews were carried out by unemployed school dropouts from the two cities, especially trained for the job. The results showed that the rural-urban migrants constituted the largest group, while returnee migrants were the smallest. Among the respondents were also foreign, rural-rural, and non-migrants. There were significant differences by location and gender. Three-quarters of the respondents preferred to live in a village than in a city. Returnee migrants were consistently the most satisfied, and those who had not migrated, the least. Policy implications are discussed.     

Relationships and the Research Process: Participatory Action Research and Social Work

Social science research methods are experiencing a paradigm shift in that participatory research methods, in many cases relegated to second-class status, are gaining credibility as valid and legitimate ways to engage in scholarly and solid research. In social work, participatory research is one more way social workers can engage with participants as partners in the process of generating knowledge and transforming society. This article discusses a particular type of participatory research called Participatory Action Research (PAR). PAR is explained and an example of how PAR has been used is offered. This article offers a discussion of how PAR is consistent with the core values of social work, especially those values of partnership, relationship, and social change. Finally, the article offers social work researchers a framework for engaging in liberatory research.     

桌面式PPCNC在《CAD/CAM》教学实践中的应用

随着数字化技术的迅速发展及其与制造业的紧密融合,CAD/CAM技术已成为机械工程师不可或缺的一项专业技能。很多工科院校已将《CAD/CAM》课程纳入本科教学的专业主干课群中。在课堂教学中引入桌面式PPCNC,实时展示数控加工过程,并建设开放式CAD/CAM技术平台和组建CAD/CAM技术实践小组,对凸显CAD/CAM技术的实践性、适应应用型人才的培养目标、提升课程教学质量、调动学生积极性、激发学生的自主能动性都是有益的探索和尝试。     

美国生态戏剧的缘起与发展动向

美国生态戏剧是20世纪末兴起于美国并扩及欧美的一场新兴戏剧思潮和戏剧运动,作为生态戏剧策源地的美国取得的成就和产生的影响最大,至今方兴未艾。由于译介滞后等原因,国内对此知之甚少。文章通过对生态戏剧的命名梳理、概念界定和特征规范,探讨美国生态戏剧的缘起和发展动向,逐步将生态戏剧引入国内,推动当代戏剧在生态时代的绿色转向。     

浅析彝族传统农耕文化中的苦荞文化

彝族传承着别具特色的农耕文化,苦荞文化是彝族传统农耕文化中的重要组成部分。苦荞麦是彝族人的日常生活中重要的粮食之一;在长期的生产实践中,彝族人总结了苦荞麦生产的习俗和经验;在彝族节日、婚丧嫁娶、祭祀鬼神等民俗活动中,苦荞麦往往也是不可或缺的物品;苦荞麦可食可药,具有很好的医疗保健功效和巨大的市场开发价值。     

浅析语境化暗示配置方式对图像意义的影响

语境/语境化虽是许多学科的常用概念,但迄今鲜有著作能确切地界定它。最近,国外在话语分析方面的研究取得了不少进步和共识,其中最重要的一点就是将语境/语境化视作对客观世界在人们心理层面的选择性呈现。这一理论构想引出不少新研究话题,比如对语境化过程中选择性心理呈现具体细节的研究。作为对上述问题的初步探讨,通过分析一幅漫画中的意义语境化过程来说明语境化暗示配置方式对图像意义解读的影响,并在此基础上讨论了这种影响对话语分析实践的启示。