Childbearing and Marriage: Investigating the Importance of Context for Meaning-Making of First-Time Marriage

Previous research reveals that the temporal ordering of childbearing and marriage can have an impact on the meaning of first-time marriage. This article aims to obtain a deeper understanding of meaning-making of first-time marriage in relation to childbearing. Narrative interviews with 16 brides and grooms in 8 couples in Sweden were conducted. The material was analyzed in relation to the temporal ordering of childbearing and marriage. The study reveals that the construction of meaning of marriage does not only relate to the temporal context. Social factors such as social class or family formation might also be relevant for how meaning is constructed. This article contributes to a deeper understanding of meaning-making as a relational process constructed within particular contexts.     

Gender Differences in Union Formation in Mexico: Evidence From Marital Search Models

Although increasingly appreciated for their explanatory power in developed societies, marital search models have yet to be widely applied to developing nations. This article evaluates the applicability of marital search models to marriage timing in Mexico. The analysis compares separate models of union formation for men and women that include individual and marriage market predictors. Results show that union formation is closely linked to the uncertainties surrounding the transition to adulthood and the availability of marriageable partners. Improvements in women's economic position do not diminish the attractiveness of marriage, as female independence arguments would suggest. Instead, they are a central force behind the stability of marriage behavior in Mexico. A central transformation identified in the analysis is the reduction in sex differences in age at marriage as women expand their education and labor force participation.     

春秋时期的媵制及其盛行原因

媵制指一个贵族男子娶妻 ,这个妻的侄、娣 (妹 )也随同她一同陪嫁 ,这侄娣随姑、姊同嫁一夫的婚俗 ,在春秋时期的诸侯和士大夫中相当盛行 ,对春秋时期的政治联盟、社会稳定和婚姻外交起过十分重要的作用。这种制度的盛行 ,不仅与史前文化的遗存及西周春秋时期的宗法继承制有关 ,而且与春秋时期特殊的历史背景和现实需要有关     

简论中国共产党科教兴国战路思想产生的依据

中国共产党科教兴国的战略思想,建立在马克思主义科学理论基础之上,扎根于中华民族优秀传统文化的沃土;是当代中国社会实践发展的客观要求。这一战略的制定有其理论、历史和现实的依据。     

论晋惠公

晋惠公并非一个庸碌无为的君主。晋惠公在位期间，晋国社会继续得到稳固 和发展。晋惠公许赂又背赂、作爰田、作州兵与和戎等一系列作为不仅为晋国的富强做出了 积极的贡献，并且为晋文公及其以后晋国的霸业奠定了坚实的政治、经济、军事基础。我们 应从历史发展的角度重新给予晋惠公一个公允的评价。     

农地优化利用与农地产权制度创新

不合理的农地产权制度有碍农村土地的优化利用 ;合理的农地产权制度能够促进农村土地的优化利用。由于现行农地产权制度存在着诸多缺陷 ,因此 ,创新农地产权制度 ,重塑农地产权主体 ,以立法方式界定农地产权内容 ,加快农地产权的证券化进程 ,可以达到优化配置、高效利用农村土地的目的     

社会性别与深层道德结构--择偶、性的道德模式

在男权文化占主导地位的社会环境中,男女在择偶和性的道德模式上存在着完全不对等的规范,男女占有不同的社会资源,这些被长久地视为自然而然、合情合理的现象。文章试图从社会性别视角来探究隐藏在择偶和性风俗习惯背后的不平等的道德模式。     

Estimation of location extremes within general families of scale mixtures

In this paper, we study the estimation of the minimum and maximum location parameters, respectively, representing the minimum guaranteed lifetime of series and parallel systems of components, within a general class of scale mixtures. The conditional or underlying distribution has only the primary restriction of being a location-scale family with positive support. The mixing distribution is also quite general in that we only assume that it has positive support and finite second moment. For demonstrative purposes several special cases are highlighted such as the gamma, inverse-Gaussian, and discrete mixture. Various estimators, including bootstrap bias corrected estimators, are compared with respect to both mean-squared-error and Pitman's measure of closeness.     

探析蒙古考验婚史诗与好汉三项比赛

好汉三项比赛从萨满教祭祀仪式演变成为衡量好汉的价值标准之后 ,渐渐渗透于蒙古英雄史诗之中 ,在原有完成任务式考验婚史诗的基础上 ,出现了复合式考验婚史     

日本政府"内向型"战争追悼理念及其成因

战后日德两国政府的战争追悼理念明显呈现"内向型"与"外向型"之差异。只向本国的战争罹难者特别是战死"皇军"将士和被处决战犯表示哀悼而拒绝向被侵略国家为数更多的死难者致哀,是日本政府"内向型"战争追悼理念的主要特征。其成因主要有四:"自卫战争史观"、"解放战争史观"、"靖国史观"等错误的历史观,是其形成的思想根源;日本政要的右派构成和日本政权的保守性质,是其形成的政治基础;战后秉持错误历史观的日本国民的大量存在,是其形成的社会土壤;战后宽松的国际地缘政治环境,是其形成的外部条件。