Perceived workplace discrimination,coping and psychological distress among unskilled Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia

Migrant workers face many migration-related stressors that may affect their mental health. This study examines workplace discrimination in relation to psychological distress, and the role of coping among unskilled Indonesian migrant workers in Malaysia. In a sample of 119 workers (39 males and 80 females), results of a hierarchical regression analysis showed that workplace discrimination was positively related to psychological distress. Both problem-oriented coping and emotion/avoidance coping were predictive of distress. While problem-oriented coping was associated with lower distress, emotional/avoidance coping was related with higher distress levels. In addition, low emotion/avoidance coping was found to buffer the adverse effect of discrimination on distress. These results are discussed in relation to the literature on coping as well as the social-cultural context of the migrants and the host country.     

民办教育政策歧视现象分析

民办教育政策歧视有三条判别标准，即当平等处不予以平等、当差异处不予以差别对待、当补偿处不予以补偿。当前，我国民办教育政策歧视主要表现在学校税收、教师待遇、学生资助、学校办学自主权、特殊受教育群体补偿等方面，政策，中突、政策模糊和政策盲点是导致歧视发生的原因。     

A Minority within a Minority? Social Justice for Traveller and Roma Children in ECEC

This article discusses recent policy developments in Europe regarding Roma and Traveller integration and Early Childhood Provision. After a long history of oppression, Roma issues have recently become prominent on the EU policy agenda. The article discusses how these relate to developments in other areas of policy: the European children's rights agenda and the recognition that early childhood education and care is a key policy tool to combat social exclusion. It gives background information on Roma and Travellers in Europe and discusses the consequences of subsuming the various communities under one umbrella term: Roma. The EU Commission is concerned with responses from Member States to the European Framework for National Roma Integration Strategies. The article argues that in order to address Roma children's experience from a holistic perspective, social justice and equality need to be key elements of early childhood education and care provision and training. The European policy developments that frame the article are examined from a local vantage point: the experiences of Traveller and Roma children in Ireland and the Irish Preschool Education Initiative for Children from Minority Communities.     

Title IX and Retaliation: The Impact of Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education on Higher Education

In 2005, the United States Supreme Court rendered a closely divided opinion that extends the protections against discrimination provided by Title IX of the Education Amendments of 1972 to include a private cause of action for retaliation in Jackson v. Birmingham Board of Education. Therefore, “whistleblowers,” or employees who report allegedly discriminatory practices, can file suit against employers who retaliate against them on the basis of their complaints under the auspices of Title IX, which prohibits discrimination “on the basis of sex” by recipients of federal education funds. Unlike other federal anti-discrimination laws such as Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, retaliation is not expressly mentioned within the text of Title IX, and the Supreme Court reasoned that the broad language of the statute encompasses implied protections against retaliation, regardless of the gender of the employee who alleges retaliatory action. As a result of Jackson, the first generation of litigation against colleges and universities under this expanded standard has begun to navigate the federal courts. This article analyzes the Supreme Court’s opinion in Jackson and the related cases representing the first application of the retaliation standard articulated therein to colleges and universities. The article concludes with suggestions for insulation from liability associated with alleged retaliation claims against administrators and educational institutions.     

中国古代文献中的小人国母题--兼谈博物视野中的文化偏见和优越感

唐前小人传说集中出现在晋代,其作为一种先兆妖异被解释。伴随着对外视域的扩大,小人国成了外域博物传说惯常话题。唐代后海外小人传闻,作为仙话化的彼岸世界异于尘世的重要例证,渲染了异国风光的诡异奇谲。小人及小人国传说,借助于民间造伪,一些出土实物,又较多地传扬于明代隆庆年间。其往往同佛经置于一处,仍带有外域文化传播的鲜明遗痕,还体现了古人的华夷之辨。     

论古代奥运会的伦理局限

古代奥运会必然有其时代和阶级的局限性,在伦理方面主要表现为阶级歧视、性别歧视、极其残酷、越来越职业化等。古代奥运会主要属于有足够金钱和足够闲暇时间的贵族阶层,自由人参与的程度不高,奴隶完全排斥在外。有的比赛极其残酷,许多竞技者致伤、致残、致死。古代奥运会在发展中出现了职业化的倾向,逐渐堕落成为赚钱的职业工具等。     

代词"其"能否做主语的辨析

根据《现代汉语词典》中"其"的含义以及《辞海》中"主语"的定义,对5种编辑出版类期刊和3种语言文字类期刊中"其"的用法进行辨析,认为代词"其"在白话文里能够用作主语.     

基于市场均衡理论的高校毕业生就业促进策略探析

基于市场均衡理论的角度考虑高校毕业生就业促进的问题,有利于毕业生供需平衡,从而更好促进社会稳定、经济增长。为此,高校及相关部门,一方面应重视高校毕业生就业信息平台建设,减少信息不对称;另一方面应优化高校毕业生就业政策,促进供求均衡;同时,深化就业市场建设,消除就业歧视。     

从词法的角度看英语中性别歧视现象

语言是思想的直接体现。语言作为人类思想的载体和主要的交际媒介,直接反映语言使用者的思想和价值观。社会对语言具有决定性,语言随社会而产生,随社会而发展。性别歧视是一种偏离以客观事实为依据,扭曲的社会态度。语言中的性别歧视一直是社会语言学家所关注的热点问题,相关的研究也已经取得了长足的发展。本文将从英语词法的视角出发,通过实例来揭示性别歧视现象在英语语言中的体现,并分析其成因,最后提出我们每个人都应从自身的语言习惯进行细微的改变,为消除语言中的性别歧视尽自己的绵薄之力。     

张籍诗重出补辨二则

张籍现存450余首诗中有30多首重出于他人诗集,对于这些"重出"诗,佟培基《张籍诗重出甄辨》已作比较深入地考辨,本文就佟文未考定的、证据不足的两首重出诗作补充甄辨。认为《送李评事游越》确为张籍之作;《赠项斯》为王建之作,题应为"寄贾岛"。