Intercultural Communication and the Central States Region

This reflection essay describes the Central States Region as an area rich in intercultural communication. González describes Mexican American migrant farmworker organizing as an intercultural activity since the union activists attempted to influence both Mexican heritage and European heritage audiences. González also describes the many interculturalists working in the Midwest who influenced his early research.     

Media's influence on immigration attitudes: An intergroup threat theory approach

The current study tests the influence of threatening-mediated intergroup contact on intergroup relations. A 2 (Immigration: Threat, No-threat) × 2 (Ingroup Group Exemplar: Present, Absent)?+?1 (Control Condition) experimental design was used to examine both the direct and indirect influence of news exposure on attitudes toward immigration. The moderating role of previous local news consumption was also investigated. Results indicate that exposure to a threatening news story about immigration directly affected attitudes toward immigrants’ human rights, but not attitudes toward immigration policy. News exposure also indirectly influenced both types of immigration attitudes through feelings of intergroup anxiety, particularly for heavy news consumers. The discussion highlights the implications for both intergroup threat theory and cultivation research.     

美国高等教育中多元理念及其实践——基于俄亥俄州立大学的课程观察与思考

美国正迎来非同寻常的"后千禧一代":族裔最为多元化,受教育程度创历史最高。高等教育如何形塑新一代大学生的价值观,关乎整个社会的走向与未来。俄亥俄州立大学的课程设置和教育理念是对全球化与多元化社会的积极回应:人文通识课程教导学生审思国家特性,形塑学生的身份认同,正视"政治正确"与多元理念之间的困惑;系统研习移民社会史,使学生理解文化多元与社会融入议题;以"全球学习项目"构建学生的世界知识谱系,培养跨文化沟通与全球合作能力。美国高等教育面临的挑战实质上是主张多元文化思潮与捍卫西方正统文明之间的论争,认知并承认世界的多元性,才能建立一个有尊严而包容的社会。     

加拿大华人中产阶层探析

加拿大华人中产阶层，主要由二战后移居到加拿大的技术移民和在加拿大出生的华裔技术人员组成。该阶层产生于20世纪70年代。他们有其独特的特征，他们的劳动力价格及年均收入低于其他加拿大人。近年来，华人中产阶层在加拿大社会中的形象及地位大大改观。     

Performance factors and immigration. Impact of individual and school variables / Factores de rendimiento e inmigración. Impacto de variables individuales y escolares

The way schools address migratory movements has a direct impact on integration and social cohesion, making the in-depth study of factors that affect the lower performance of immigrant students in comparison with non-immigrants essential. Using a methodology based on random coefficient models, this paper analyses the differential effect of individual level and school level variables on the estimation of mathematical competence in non-immigrant and immigrant populations. Data are extracted from an educational assessment programme carried out in the Basque Autonomous Community. The sample consists of 16,981 students with an average age of 13.7 years, of which 1,369 are immigrant students. The results reveal that individual and family-level variables show significantly higher impact on student performance than school-level variables. The article concludes by emphasizing the importance of investing in policies to support diversity that work at family level, as a means to achieve fuller equity.     

民国时期东北军阀政府的移民政策述论

民国时期东北军阀实行的移民政策是个值得深入探讨的问题,然而研究视角却见仁见智。我们认为,从东北移民的历史背景、军阀政府支持移民东北的原因及组织保障、军阀政府制定的具体移民措施等方面进行考察、述论,可以促进对东北近代史、民族史、人口史及经济史的广泛而深入的研究。     

大西北人口迁移形势的变动及其现状特点

自20世纪70年代末以来,由于全国社会经济发展形势的变动,尤其是国家生产布局方针的调整,大西北在全国人口迁移中的地位显著下降。本文对大西北人口迁移态势的变动过程、现状特点及其对人口数量、人口结构和人口分布的影响进行了分析,并针对智力流失问题提出了相关的对策建议。     

Immigrant perpetrators in the news: A terror management approach to resultant hostility,perceived vulnerability,and immigration issue judgment

This study found that mortality salience in TV news activated more hostile attitude toward the perpetrators and negative judgment on the immigration issue. Social group difference influenced news viewers’ immigration issue judgment, but did not affect their resultant hostility and perceived vulnerability. More negative attitudes emerged toward the immigration issue when immigrant perpetrators were portrayed negatively in the news. News viewers with exposure to mortality salience in TV news reported more negative toward immigrants. Exposure to mortality-related elements in TV news could lead to social conflicts that were viewed as a severe threat by U.S. government and policymakers.     

基于五大发展理念的水利水电工程移民政策评价——以《大中型水利水电工程建设征地补偿和移民安置条例》为例

基于五大发展理念对《大中型水利水电工程建设征地补偿和移民安置条例》(国务院471号令)移民政策的进步性、局限性、制度合理性和实践合理性进行评价,有助于条例的修订完善及水利水电移民事业健康发展.471号令相对于74号令在各个方面都有了较大的进步,但一些条款已经不能适应发展要求,需在五大发展理念的指导下进行完善:移民管理体制要从"管理"转变为"治理",实现创新发展;要进一步明确项目法人与地方政府的权责,实现协调发展;要将生态文明建设、美丽中国建设的新要求贯彻到移民工作中,实现绿色发展;要消除部门立法、行业保护的影响,实现开放发展;要更多地让利于移民及安置区群众,实现共享发展.