Identity Development in a Transracial Environment: Racial/Ethnic Minority Adoptees in Minnesota

It has been argued that transracially adopted children have increased risk of problems related to self-esteem and ethnic identity development. We evaluated this hypothesis across four groups of transracial adoptees: Asian (n = 427), Latino (n = 28), Black (n = 6), mixed/other (n = 20), and same-race White adoptees (n = 126) from 357 adoptive families. No mean differences were found in adoptees’ ratings of affect about adoption or of curiosity about birth parents. Some differences were found in general identity development and adjustment. There were notable differences in communication about race/ethnicity across groups and between parent and child report.     

课堂教学模式对跨文化商务交际能力的培养探析

跨文化交际是全球化趋势下大学生所需具备的一种能力。随着全球经济一体化的进程,跨文化交际不再停留于语言本身,更深入到商务领域,由此产生跨文化商务交际领域的人才需求。从课堂教学入手,以教学模式为出发点,分析跨文化商务交际能力教学中存在的问题,并对如何培养学生跨文化商务交际能力提出建议。     

季羡林的多元文化观和文化交流论

季羡林先生的义理之学集中在两个方面 ,其一是文化多元观 ,其二是文化交流论。文化的产生是多元的 ,不能说是一个地方产生文化 ,或者一个民族产生文化。民族不管大小 ,都对世界文化做出过贡献。文化一旦产生 ,就必然要发生交流。交流是双向的 ,而不是单向的。交流的双方都获益 ,并由此推动整个人类文化不断前进。鲁迅提倡的拿来主义已经证明不是全面的 ,应该既拿来 ,又送去。拿来主义与送去主义相结合 ,就会使我们的文化政策比较全面 ,也会使中国了解世界 ,世界了解中国     

Navigating the COVID-19 pandemic in the contingency framework: Antecedents and consequences of public’s stance toward the CDC

This study applied the contingency theory of conflict management to examine how contingency factors influence the public’s perceptual and behavioral responses to COVID-19 and stance toward the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). In particular, we tested political ideology as an important individual characteristic variable to examine its roles in the contingency theory framework. The findings revealed that two situational variables (i.e., threat appraisal and attitudes toward CDC) positively influenced the public’s contingency accommodation stance toward the CDC. Furthermore, greater conservatism was significantly associated with lower levels of threat appraisal and more negative attitudes toward the CDC, however it did not influence the stance toward the CDC. Theoretical and practical implications of the findings and directions for future research are discussed.     

Deny or bolster? A comparative study of crisis communication strategies between Trump and Cuomo in COVID-19

This study applied the situational crisis communication theory (SCCT) in political crisis communication amidst the COVID-19 outbreak, a “sticky crisis” that is longitudinal and politicized, thereby involving multiple challenges and complexities. Considering the critical role of Twitter in the information transmissions during the ongoing pandemic, this study considered politicians’ tweets as a proxy to access their crisis communication strategies and conducted a systematic content analysis to critically evaluate COVID-19 crisis communication strategies of two politicians, Trump and Cuomo, according to their perceived day-to-day circumstances during COVID-19. Three strategies categorized by SCCT, deny, diminish, and bolstering, surfaced with significance for both Trump and Cuomo. A new strategy specific to the political context, cohesion, was also identified. In addition, significant differentiation was observed in the strategic narratives between Trump and Cuomo, which reveals the evolving political dynamics in disease representation and crisis messaging. For example, Trump emphasized social exclusion and accusations of Democrats whilst Cuomo stressed care for vulnerable and minority groups and compassion delivery. Moreover, deny strategy, especially accusing other races, significantly boosted audience engagement for Trump. The results are discussed in relation to the idiosyncrasy of the complex COVID-19 pandemic and crisis communication in the political realm. Our findings demonstrate practical implications including online crisis messaging recommendations that foster public trust during politicized and polarized health emergencies and cultivate grounds for information exchange beyond partisan barriers.     

“You’re a ‘high-risk’ customer”: A qualitative study of women’s experiences of receiving information from health professionals regarding health problems or complications in pregnancy

BackgroundExperiencing complications in pregnancy is stressful for women and can impact on fetal and maternal outcomes. Supportive encounters with health professionals can reduce the worry women experience. Further research is needed to understand women’s perspectives on communicating with their healthcare providers about their concerns.AimThis study explored women’s experiences of receiving information about pregnancy complications from healthcare providers and their interactions with multiple professionals and services during pregnancy.MethodsThis was a qualitative interpretive study. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 women experiencing pregnancy complications recruited from antenatal services at two hospitals in Sydney. Inductive thematic analysis was used to analyse the data.FindingsWomen had a range of reactions to their diagnoses, including concern for their baby, for themselves and for their labour. Most women reported that communication with healthcare providers was distressing, they were not listened to and staff used insensitive, abrupt language. Women were also distressed by delays in education, receiving contradictory information and having to repeatedly share their stories with different health professionals. In some cases, this damaged the therapeutic relationship and reduced trust towards healthcare providers. Midwives were generally preferred over doctors because they had a more woman-centred approach.ConclusionTo improve women’s experiences of care for pregnancy complications, it is critical to improve the communication skills of maternity service providers. Women’s need for information, resources and support can best be provided by continuity of care with a named health professional, for example, a midwife working within an integrated multidisciplinary antenatal service model.     

Steps towards an integration of basic therapeutic skills: a qualitative study of the development of the ideas of 15 social work students about being helpful to clients

Social work students ( n =39) were shown 10 videotaped client situations prior to and after participating in a communication skills training course. At both times, they were asked to write proposals for helpful answers for each of these situations. Proposals made by a sample of 15 students were analyzed with regard to patterns in their answers before and after the training course. These 15 were selected by using quantitative data identifying those students who changed their level of communicated empathy during the training course and those who did not. The communication course is described. Patterns in the proposals are examined and discussed in relation to central concepts of helping; such as acknowledging, empathic communication and working alliance. Three steps in the development of skillfulness are described and suggested as more general steps in the acquisition of therapeutic competence. The validity and reliability of the study are discussed, as well as possible implications of the findings for social work education.     

"中西会通"与中国法制现代化中的仿行西法偏好

19世纪中叶以来的中国法制现代化运动虽是在"中西会通"的旗帜下进行的,但不同时期、不同政权却有着"仿行西法"的共同偏好.之所以形成这种选择的偏好,是因为(1)国人以西法为强国之道,以为自强救国必须仿行西法;(2)民族原有制度文化整体落后,无能力创新也无思想资源可资创新,不整体抄袭西法则无法向新的竞争时代交卷.这种西化取向在过去是可以理解的,但现在是对其得失进行反省的时候了.     

韩国移动电子商务的发展研究及战略启示

无线技术和移动技术的产生给工商业界既带来了机遇同时也带来了挑战。无线网络把计算机用户从只能在桌前使用的有限范围里解放出来 ,从而使广大计算机用户的生活和工作变得更加方便 ,更加灵活了。日本、韩国及欧洲一些国家率先广泛生产和使用了能够使因特网移动的装置 ,因此 ,这些国家移动电子商务首先得以实现。研究韩国移动电子商务的发展 ,可以给中国电子商务的发展做出一些贡献