On the limiting properties of social indicators

Characteristics of the population and economic measures that constitute traditional social indicators are compared with more recent “quality of life” measures to demonstrate that social indicators are always value statements at the policy level. The possibility of alternative perspectives is illustrated. It is suggested that an awareness of the assumptions implicit in any given indicator is as important as the data they provide.     

略论1946年上海摊贩请愿事件的几个问题

1946年的上海摊贩事件是两个性质运动的混合,之前的研究多集中在对事件过程的史实清理层面,缺少对摊贩事件中各方的利益争夺和政府应对的分析。本文拟在前人史实探索基本清楚的前提下,对1946年上海的社会经济状况和摊贩的经营状况、国民政府上海市政府和国民党上海市党部的应对及事件的社会政治意义加以阐发,以期更深入地了解当时的社会状况,并对整个事件给出更深入的结论。     

简论“文化强国”战略大背景下的文化产业发展

党的十七届六中全会在进一步确立＂文化强国＂战略的同时,明确地提出了要加快发展文化产业的要求。作为新闻出版业,是文化产业的生力军。因此,在深入出版体制改革的过程中,除了积极思考管理体制的创新之外,更重要的问题是要着力研究如何解决推动文化产业实现跨越式发展中的各种问题,努力推动文化产业成为国民经济的支柱性产业。 更多还原     

《六祖坛经》中的副词研究

《六祖坛经》中的副词共5类81个,其中时间副词9种36个,范围副词5种16个,程度副词2种4个,语气副词4种13个,情状方式副词9种12个。其使用特点有三:一是体现出了上古汉语、中古汉语、近代汉语三个不同的时间层次;二是单音节副词占优势;三是合成副词有双音组合副词和附加式复合副词两大类,并以双音组合副词成词为主要方式。     

中共六大苏维埃政权建设中群众思想的当代价值

中共六大在探索苏维埃政权建设的过程中,更加注重工农群众主体地位的巩固和能动作用的发挥,较为系统地论述了政权建设中的群众思想。其着重从四个方面加以阐述,形成了以实现好、维护好和发展好最广大人民群众的根本利益为政权建设的根本出发点和落脚点;尊重和激发人民群众的主体创造潜能为推动政权建设的内生动力;解决好人民群众最直接、最现实、最关心的民生问题为政权建设的着力点;始终坚持群众思想、践行群众路线为政权建设的根本路线方针等为主体内容的群众思想,对当代政权建设中的群众路线实践具有重要的理论价值和现实意义。     

十九世纪初期美国客邮述论

19世纪初期事关贸易成败的美国客邮是学界研究的空白。通过分析美国“太平洋商人号”商船在澳门修理期间发往广州的一批信件,证明了美国在广州客邮的关键环节：依托十三行商馆区后勤服务区秘密栖身,接收转发地址为广州十三行商馆区凿石街的泗兴办馆,办馆承担了邮局的收发邮政功能,澳门广州间的美国短途客邮具有独立运行的特点。这也为19世纪初期美国在华客邮提供了详实的个案。     

“Why I Can't Stand Out in Front of My House?”: Street‐Identified Black Youth and Young Adult's Negative Encounters With Police

This street participatory action research (Street PAR) study organized 15 residents to document street‐identified Black youth and adult's negative experiences with police in Wilmington, Delaware. Data were collected on mostly street‐identified Black men and women aged 18–35 in the forms of (1) 520 surveys, (2) 24 individual interviews, (3) four dual interviews, (4) three group interviews, and (5) extensive field observations. Forty‐two percent of survey participants reported being stopped by police in the last year. However, with the exception of being “stopped,” participants overall reported little negative contact with police at least within the past year. Chi‐square and ANOVA analyses suggest an interactional relationship exists between race, gender, and age on experiences with police. Younger Black men (18–21) were found to have the most negative contact with police. Analysis suggests a smaller, more hardened mostly male variant of the larger street community has had repeated contact with police. Qualitative analysis reveals at least two major themes: (1) disrespect and disdain for residents and (2) low motivation for working with police. Street PAR methodology was also found to be instrumental in working with local residents and the Wilmington Police Department to improve conditions between residents and police.     

Place attachment among children in a street situation in Pelotas,Brazil

This article explores the processes which affect street children and youths’ relationships with the place called the ‘streets’. The street as a place to live is violent and hostile. However, street dwellers aspire to see the street environment positively. In fact, being able to establish a positive relationship with the street, to become attached to it, is crucial for coping within it. In this research, longitudinal qualitative data concentrating on processes were produced time-geographically with 19 street children and youths in the Brazilian town of Pelotas. The analyses of this research reveal that attachment changes over time instead of remaining static. Examples from the streets demonstrate how the human–environment relationship is shaped by constantly changing encounters of physical, social and mental (f)actors. This article stresses the importance of individual life experiences and goals for the attachment processes and for what positively affects the attachment.