基于社会管理视角下的公共领域的再阐释

公共领域一直受到社会学和政治学的关注。不论是阿伦特极权主义语境中的公共领域,还是哈贝马斯民主语境中的公共领域,以及后续研究者对公共领域的探讨,基本上都是在＂‘国家与社会’的对立＂,或者说＂‘国家与社会’的消极互动＂之逻辑预设上展开的。但实际上,＂‘国家与社会’的协作＂或＂‘国家与社会’的良性互动＂之逻辑预设同样存在可能;基于这种逻辑预设,从社会管理的视角来看,公共领域是一种社会管理机制,它同时与国家对社会的管理域、社会对国家的管理域、国家自我管理域以及社会自我管理域相联系,发挥着社会管理功能。公共领域的建构必须从外部要素和内部要素两个方向着手;外部要素包括制度与媒体,内部要素包括公众、公共知识分子以及社会空间。     

政治传媒化背景下的区域形象塑造

政党政治传媒化是现代政治发展新趋势,新闻传媒是执政党的执政资源,互联网的崛起,形成了网络政治,促进了政党政治网络化。在网络化时代,媒体是区域形象的载体和显示器。树立区域良好形象,关键是树立区域党和政府的良好形象。最重要的是努力提高党政干部的媒介素养,充分利用党在新时期执政的重要政治资源——新闻传媒尤其是互联网等新媒体,善待媒体、善用媒体、善管媒体。     

Heterosexism,racism, and mental illness discrimination: Experiences of people with mental health conditions and their families

Experiencing discrimination related to race/ethnicity, sexual orientation, or having a mental health condition is associated with negative outcomes. Research comparing types of discrimination or considering intersectionalities is lacking. This study reports findings from interviews with people with mental illnesses (PWMI) or family members of PWMI; all study participants also are of color and/or lesbian, gay, or bisexual. Findings include the following: participants experienced multiple forms of discrimination, mental illness discrimination shares characteristics with racism and heterosexism, and heterosexuals and people of color reported more mental illness discrimination than their counterparts. Implications for change advocates, mental health providers, and researchers are offered.     

Changes in coming out milestones across five age cohorts

This quantitative study examined differences in the coming-out process between self-identified lesbian, gay, and bisexual (LGB) participants in five age cohorts. An Internet survey and convenience sampling strategy was used to recruit 1,131 participants (ages 18 to 85). Participants provided demographic information and information about their home environment growing up, completed the Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Identity Scale (LGBIS) (Mohr &; Fassinger, 2000 Mohr, J. J., &; Fassinger, R. E. (2000). Measuring dimensions of lesbian and gay male experience. Measurement and Evaluation in Counseling and Development, 33(2), 66–90. [Google Scholar]), and shared ages that they achieved important milestones in the coming-out process. ANCOVA of differences between men and women in the five cohorts on the age that significant milestones were achieved resulted in significant findings for all comparisons (p < .001). In post hoc analysis, 52% of the 450 pairwise comparisons were significant at at least the .05 level. Generally speaking, two significant trends were found in this sample: (a) that the average age of achieving milestones has decreased over time; and (b) that a gender gap in the age of achieving milestones between men and women has disappeared. The current study supports and extends research that suggests a strong connection between social acceptance of LGB people and coming out at younger ages.     

On pride,shame, passing and avoidance: an inquiry into Roma young people’s relationship with their ethnicity

Roma ethnicity is one of the most stigmatised identities of today’s Europe. An emerging discourse on ‘Roma pride’ aims to reshape this widespread perception, especially among the educated youth. Drawing on 57 interviews with young people with/in higher education in Romania, this article looks into their experiences of self-identification as Roma. On the one hand, this article identified a tendency for young people to move in a conceptual space, dominated by an understanding of ethnicity as bounded and static. On the other hand, it identified an emerging tendency for flexible, hybrid identifications that deliberately avoid reifying ethnicity (e.g. being a Roma of a different kind and living beyond ethnic labels). The article calls for more informed approaches addressing ethnic identification, which avoid assumptions of stable identification and embrace more complex understandings of the social dynamics involved.     

Caring for people with intellectual disabilities in poor rural communities in Cambodia: experience from ADD International

The burden of care for a disabled relative traditionally falls on women: mothers, wives, sisters. In Cambodia, Khmer culture is strongly structured around the family unit within which both the role of women and discrimination towards people with disabilities are sanctioned by social hierarchy, perceptions of weakness, and the concept of karmic merit. This article explores the impact of ADD International's project in Cambodia to support people with ‘intellectual disabilities’ – that is, learning disabilities – and aims to assess how this work affected carers, the majority of whom were women.     

The benefits of prisoner participation in interdisciplinary learning

Abstract

This paper considers the provision of an inter-disciplinary workshop day held for Social Work, Police and Nursing students at a UK university. The focus of the day was to give the students an insight into the reality of being a mother in prison, and the impact that having a mother in prison has upon children. A key feature of the day was the involvement of a group of imprisoned mothers from an open prison, who shared their experiences and engaged with students in small groups. The workshop allowed the stereotypes that the prisoners and student professionals held in relation to one another to be challenged. The planning, aims, process and outcomes of the day are considered along with feedback from those taking part. Students reported increased awareness of the stigma faced by this often overlooked vulnerable group of service users, an increased recognition of the needs of children with mothers in prison and an appreciation of the power of interdisciplinary working to deliver a good service. The imprisoned mothers welcomed the chance to educate the students about the issues faced by themselves and their children, and they found the experience of participating to be positive and empowering.     

Participatory action research with asylum seekers and refugees experiencing stigma and discrimination: the experience from Scotland

Using evidence from a participatory action research process with over 100 asylum seekers and refugees in Scotland, this study explores participants’ views on mental health problems, stigma and discrimination. The study found that migration can have adverse effects on mental health and well-being, due to racism and the asylum process, and this is worsened by stigma and discrimination. This stigma is influenced by both social and cultural causal factors, including fear, past trauma, isolation, racism and the stress of the asylum process coupled with negative cultural beliefs about mental health problems. The paper considers the international relevance of this approach and the value of a model grounded in principles of community development and grassroots action.     

董仲舒治国方略简论

董仲舒认为只有更化才能把国家治理好。更化的标准是：“为政而直于民”,更化的基本原则是“道不变”。教化既是人性的要求,也是巩固统治的需要。为搞好教化,一是君主立大夫做出榜样;二是安民,使民乐生;三是培养好实施教化的人才。只有罢黜百家,把人们的思想统一到儒家思想上,才能确保政纪法纪的统一,达到巩固政权的目的。研究董仲舒的治国方略,有利于我们理解汉武时期的政策,对今天的启迪也是不言而喻的。     

开放式基金投资理财的实用计算方法

通过具体的投资实战例子来全面阐述开放式基金投资理财的六类计算分析方法。