Consumption and Saving Behavior of Older and Younger Baby Boomers in Korea

The 1998 Korean Survey of Family Income and Expenditures was used to examine the overall consumption and saving behavior of Korean baby boomers and compared the differences in consumption and saving behavior between older and younger boomers. The t -test results indicated that the younger boomers allocated a significantly higher percentage of their expenditures on food away from home, household appliances, transportation and communication than did the older boomers, whereas the older boomers spent higher amounts and allocated larger budget shares on their children's education than did the younger boomers. The results of Ordinary Least-Squares (OLS) regression analysis showed that, holding other factors constant, older boomers not only spent significantly more in the total consumption expenditures and education expenditures, but older boomers also saved significantly less than did younger boomers.     

‘Back to our Roots?’ Re-visiting psychoanalytically-informed baby and young child observation in the education of student social workers

While there is a well-established literature on psychoanalytically-informed baby and young child observation in social work education, little has been published recently. This paper reviews the rationale for its use, evaluating its impact on students’ learning in the light of contemporary policy and practice contexts facing social work education. Analysis of feedback gained from a recent cohort, identifies three ways in which learning through baby and young child observation contributes: firstly, students encounter and learn about the complexity of child development from the direct experience of observing and secondly, observing facilitates the development of important skills for practice; students’ ‘use of self’. Thirdly, through observing, students describe how they develop the capacity to take-up and sustain a professional role. Well-structured teaching and learning through observation is therefore shown to provide a rigorous, theoretically-grounded contribution to the training of university-based social work students entering this complex and challenging professional field.     

从“单独二孩”政策看性别评估机制在公共政策中的缺席与问题

“单独二孩”政策的出台是我国计划生育基本国策调整变化的一个重要转折点,被寄予“稳定适度低生育水平,促进人口长期均衡发展,保持合理的劳动力数量和结构,促进经济持续健康发展”的厚望。但是,育龄女性作为该项新政关联度最高的目标群体,在“单独二孩”政策制定和合法化过程中几乎处于失声状态,政策前评估基本忽略了这部分人群的立场和利益。当下社会现状和性别关系模式下,“单独二孩”政策可能对女性造成加大潜在的生育保障压力、加重养育照料负担、加剧就业困境等负面影响。“单独二孩”政策引发我们思考性别评估机制在公共政策中的缺席和问题。     

Bisphenol A: How the Most Relevant Exposure Sources Contribute to Total Consumer Exposure

Bisphenol A (BPA) is an endocrine disrupting chemical that is found in human urine throughout industrial societies around the globe. Consumer exposure pathways to BPA include packaged food, household dust, air, and dental fillings. To date, information on the relative contribution of the different pathways to total consumer exposure is lacking, but is key for managing substance‐associated risks. We investigated the relative contributions of the pathways known to be most relevant for nine different consumer groups. Our results suggest that the most important pathways for infants and children are the use of polycarbonate (PC) baby bottles and for adults and teenagers the consumption of canned food. Dental surgery can also considerably contribute over a short time directly after the surgery. For infants fed with PC baby bottles with mean dose rates of 0.8 μg/kg_bw/d the highest exposure dose rate was calculated. This dose rate is far below the tolerable daily intake of 50 μg/kg_bw/d. However, it is of the same order of magnitude as recently reported concentrations that caused low‐dose health effects in rodents. We find a pattern of falling exposure levels with rising age that is supported by urinary concentrations of BPA available for selected consumer groups. Similarly, the exposure levels we predict are confirmed by the levels reported in these studies.     

略论原始民族在生育过程中的饮食禁忌

饮食是人类生存和繁衍的首要物质基础。饮食文化比起器物文化来,它的社会学和心理学的因 素更为显著。原始民族在生育过程中所施行的饮食禁忌,特别是父亲的饮食禁忌是原始民族利用交感巫术给 予妻子心理上的安慰和鼓励,籍巫术的感应力以求母婴的平安、种族的繁衍。     

三峡移民生育意愿探析

对三峡移民生育意愿实地经验调查的基础上 ,着重分析了个体因素、社区因素与生育意愿存在的相关性。分析结果表明 ,社区因素在移民生育意愿的形成中可能具有更深层的影响力 ,在我们的移民人口管理工作中 ,应当注重从社区整合的角度出发改变人们传统的生育观念。     

《蝉歌》的诗性解读

王敦贤的散文笔意洒脱,恣意汪洋,深得庄子遗风,有非常浓郁的地域色彩。其散文集《蝉歌》是一部抒写心灵的美妙之歌,作者通过对自然、对生活、对故乡的独特体验的透视,体现了深刻的哲理内涵、质朴的赤子情怀和逍遥的审美观照。文本充分展示了深厚的哲学底蕴和对生命本体的关注,呈现出一种个性十足的艺术化内在世界。     

生命保护的比较法研究——以存活引产婴儿生命权为中心

近代以来,随着国际社会对生命问题的逐渐关注与重视,诞生了一系列的国际公约和区域性法律文件,各国政府亦通过立法等措施加强对生命权的保障。然而,引产婴儿在火葬场"复活"而后在医院"致死"现象的出现,仍然显示出当今世界生命的法律保护是非常薄弱的。从法理上来看,各国法制及国际法在生命保护方面存在许多问题。因此,本文认为,生命保护首先应当树立尊重生命的人道主义原则,其次则是需要设计一个系统的法律工程。     

Tracing Stigma in Long-Term Care Insurance in Israel: Stakeholders’ Views of Policy Implementation

A rapidly expanding number of baby boomers provide care to aging parents. This study examines associations between caregiver status and outcomes related to awareness and anticipation of future long-term care (LTC) needs using 2007 Connecticut Long-Term Care Needs Assessment survey data. Baby boomers who were adult child caregivers (n = 353) versus baby boomers who were not (n = 1242) were more likely to anticipate some future LTC needs and to have considered certain financing strategies. Although baby boomer adult child caregivers more readily anticipate some future LTC needs, they are not taking specific actions. It is important to address the need for public education directed toward those who are currently (or have recently completed) caring for aging parents.     

Child Abuse Prevention During Infancy: Intervention Implications for Caregivers' Attitudes Toward Emotion Regulation

Increasing numbers of states are in the process of passing laws requiring all new parents to receive educational materials to prevent shaken baby syndrome (SBS). These laws create powerful opportunities to reach large numbers of families with an important prevention effort. Results from the effort to raise SBS awareness described here indicate that not only is the content of SBS prevention (e.g., consequences of shaking; emotion regulation/coping skills; safety planning) an important consideration; so too is the approach any given prevention program utilizes. By incorporating social work theory on family-centered practice, social workers, home visitors, and other prevention professionals strengthen the likelihood of having a meaningful impact on caregivers' safe strategies for coping with the frustrations of caring for an infant.