Goffman on the Jury: Real Jurors’ Attention to the “Offstage” of Trials

Social psychologist Erving Goffman, in his classic work The Presentation of Self in Everyday Life, provides a framework that explains why jurors may turn their attention at the courthouse to information not formally presented from the witness stand. We dub this “offstage observation,” a type of juror behavior that has not been systematically examined empirically. Analyzing a unique data source of 50 actual jury deliberations in civil trials, we find that jurors do look to the offstage in evaluating the claims of the parties. However, in contrast to predictions, these observations played a surprisingly minor role in the jury deliberation process.     

重建批判精神:马克思主义哲学建设的必然选择

批判精神是马克思主义哲学的重要精神。马克思主义哲学在本质上是批判的,革命的。马克思主义哲学薪火相传的批判精神具有理论批判、实践批判和自我批判的理论品格。在中国现代化进程中,我们只有重拾马克思的"批判的武器",践行"武器的批判",去对我们时代的困境进行批判性的反思和总结,才能让马克思主义哲学真正地走进人民,成为"时代精神的精华"。     

入世过渡期后对国际金融服务提供监管的法律依据问题

“审慎例外”授权WTO的成员方为审慎目的采取审慎措施，而不受GATS其他规定的羁绊，是我国金融开放的安全阀。同时，完善监管立法，监管措施与国际标准接轨，可使我国对金融服务的监管无可挑剔。对于审慎性尚存疑问的措施，为稳妥起见，可将其作为对市场准入和国民待遇的限制列明，由此保留采取相关措施的权力。对于金融开放中的国际金融监管合作，我国可根据GATS和金融附件的规定，就相互承认对方的监管措施、制定共同的监管标准和监管信息分享等达成协议或安排。     

Social problem solving,anxiety, and depression in adult male prisoners

Objectives. Social problem‐solving ability has been identified as a significant mediator between stressful life‐events and psychological distress in community samples. This study examined the relationships between social problem solving, anxiety, and depression in adult male prisoners. The hypothesis was that a negative problem orientation (NPO) would be the strongest predictor of anxiety and depression. Methods. Participants (N=68) completed the Social Problem‐Solving Inventory–Revised: Short Version (SPSI‐R:S) and the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS). Results. NPO was found to be the sole predictor of anxiety and depression. Conclusion. NPO includes feelings of nervousness, threat, and fear in response to problems. In a prison setting, this may serve to protect the individual against conflict with and abuse by dominant others. However, high levels of fear and anxiety may be disabling both for coping with imprisonment and for effective participation in rehabilitation programmes. While this raises issues regarding prison cultures and the damage imprisonment may cause to individuals, it also indicates that interventions to assist some prisoners to cope are required.     

人民币汇率构成对中国出口产品的财政资助吗?

近来以美国为代表的西方对人民币汇率的一项主要指责是将所谓人民币汇率低估与中国对出口产品的补贴挂钩,指责人民币汇率构成WTO法上的补贴,并以提交国际或国内解决相威胁。通过WTO《反补贴协定》对财政资助的规定进行研究表明,人民币汇率既不构成WTO《反补贴协定》第1条第1款(a)项规定的财政资助,也不符合《反补贴协定》例示性清单的例举,不构成我国对出口产品的财政资助和出口补贴。美国这些举动的意图不排除是通过施压欲收到不战而胜的效果,但我国应对这些举动进行跟踪研究,做好充分准备。     

企业价值理念在共青团组织中的运用与探索

近年来,胜利油田团委在科学把握市场经济条件下企业共青团工作运行规律,推行"三阶四步"工作运行管理模式,改善和提升组织生存发展状况的实践探索中,借鉴现代管理学中的"价值链"理论,对共青团组织在企业中的竞争状况进行了科学分析,结合自身实践创造性地提出了以"企业价值"、"企业价值判定参量"以及"企业价值持续提升途径"等为主要内容的"企业价值理念".