Relationship between perceived acculturation expectations and Muslim minority youth's acculturation and adaptation

Acculturation strategies have frequently been used to describe how members of ethnic minorities reconcile their heritage culture with the culture of their society of residence. Recently, studies have started to pay increased attention to the fact that the choice of acculturation strategy does not take place in a social vacuum. In the present study, we test whether the perception of assimilation expectations held by the societal majority (PSAE) as well as separation expectations held by ethnic peers (PESE) may be related to individuals’ own acculturation strategy. Furthermore, we investigate whether these perceived expectations are directly related to stress and indirectly to adaptation, mediated by acculturation strategies. All relationships were investigated using multi-group structural equation modeling with members from three Muslim minority groups: 301 German-Turks, 302 French-Maghrebis and 262 British-Pakistanis. Across the samples, PSAE was associated with higher degrees of stress. PESE was negatively related to integration, while it was positively related to separation. In addition, PESE was indirectly and negatively related with self-esteem and/or socio-cultural adaptation in all samples. The impact of societal assimilation expectation appears to be limited in this regard. In all, the present study suggests that perceived acculturation expectations may influence ethnic minorities’ acculturation strategy. The results also suggest that perceived expectations that contrast with individuals’ personal acculturation preference could result in higher levels of stress and lower levels of psychological and socio-cultural adaptation, mediated by acculturation strategies.     

捉民工权益保障中存在的闯题及对策

农民工是在我国经济转型过程中形成的一种特殊的劳动力群体，是我国工业化和城镇化进程中产生的独特社会现象。农民工在我国经济建设中发挥着巨大的作用，然而他们的合法权益却没有得到应有的保障，如就业权、社会保障权、教育发展权、民主政治权等。目前应加强从法律上对农民工权益的保障。     

娱乐新闻中的媒体责任边缘化及其纠正

当前的一些娱乐新闻报道由于过度放大娱乐功能,出现了热衷炒作猎奇,格调内容低俗,侵蚀主流文化,偏离主流舆论,误导新闻受众等媒体责任边缘化现象.要尽快扭转娱乐新闻报道责任偏移的不良倾向,必须遏止新闻消费主义影响,严把内容关,坚持正确的舆论导向,大力倡导主流文化,提升娱乐新闻品位.     

浅谈当代农村小学教育

教育是国家发展的基石。当今世界,知识成为提高综合国力和国际竞争力的决定性因素,人力资源成为推动经济社会发展的战略性资源,人才培养与储备成为各国在竞争与合作中占据制高点的重要手段。我国是人口大国,教育振兴直接关系国民素质的提高和国家振兴。然而农村教育却成为我国教育发展的瓶颈。     

我国当前精英高等教育的边缘化问题及其对策研究

在高等教育大众化阶段,出现精英高等教育边缘化倾向,主要表现在:大众化高等教育削弱了精英教育的力量、政府对精英教育干预过多、精英教育质量下滑以及功利主义价值追求等。在社会经济发展中,精英教育与大众教育各司其职,不可替代,二者相辅相成。在高等教育大众化阶段,政府应建立多元化的评估体系引领高等教育的发展,高校要明确定位、加强学术自治和过程管理,不断提升精英教育水平。     

On the Margins of the "Information Society": A Comparative Study of Mediation

While much has been written about marginalization as a structural phenomenon, there is little understanding of how the dynamics of marginalization unfold at the micro level in urban contexts. We seek to understand these micro-level marginalization processes via a comparative study of Bangalore, India, and Ronneby, Sweden. Our analysis highlights the important role that “mediators” such as governmental agencies, nongovernmental organizations (NGOs), and international agencies play in ensuring the success of initiatives launched by national governments and international agencies for drawing disadvantaged groups into the information society.     

‘It’s a dark cloud’: experiences of social undermining among people living with HIV in New Mexico

Social undermining as a strong predictor of adverse health outcomes in people living with HIV (PLWH), yet little is known about the experiences that constitute social undermining in this population. We led community-engaged research to identify and understand experiences of social undermining of PLWH in largely rural, minority-majority Southwestern communities. While past research focused on stigma-related experiences, participants in this study also told stories that shared their feelings of being undermined by lack of patient-centered care that they did not attribute to stigma, but to bureaucratic and impersonal service provision that marginalized them. These experiences create stress and serve as barriers for participants’ well-being and care. By bringing to the front experiences and mechanisms of social undermining, these findings advance theory, research, and practice regarding social undermining and living with HIV in diverse communities.     

社会本位论视域下学校体育“边缘化”的审视

学校体育是我国体育事业发展的重要组成部分,也是我国实现体育大国向体育强国转变的重要基石,学校体育边缘化是社会的发展必然结果。研究表明：学校体育边缘化的原因主要有：学校体育在举国体制下的边缘化;应试教育背景下的边缘化;教育改革进程中的边缘化;体育转型期中的边缘化是造成学校体育边缘化的主要原因。学校体育应该回归社会本位,回归教育的中心。     

立足根本 切实有效 因材施教——关于“大学语文”走出边缘化困境的思考

尽管国家高度重视,但多年来"大学语文"一直未摆脱边缘化的困境,其关键因素在于课程自身存在误区:课程定位宽泛或不准确、承载过多过重、忽视与中学语文的联系与区别、千校一面。走出这些误区,必须做到"立足根本"、"切实有效"、"因材施教"。     

报纸语言使用不规范原因探微——兼谈"大学语文面临边缘化"的对策

报纸语言使用不规范的产生,既有“大气候”的“外因”,也有大学生个人的“内因”。其根源是“大学语文面临边缘化”。解决的对策是把规范使用语言的意义提高到“保卫汉语”的高度来认识、提高大学语文在全部课程中所占的比例、采取措施改变“在教育内容上的功利化倾向”。