Considering the Tower of Babel: Correlates of Assimilation and Multiculturalism among Ethnic Minority and Majority Groups in the United States

Survey data collected from multiethnic samples of geographically dispersed college students and a national probability sample of US adults were utilized to examine the correlates of support for multiculturalism and assimilation—two competing interethnic ideologies, or ideals for how an ethnically diverse society should optimally function. Endorsement of multiculturalism and assimilation was related to perceived ethnic group differences, intergroup bias, and voting behavior on a number of public policies, but in opposite directions. Relative to white participants, ethnic minority participants endorsed multiculturalism to a greater extent, reported higher levels of group identification, and were more likely to support pro-diversity public policies. Discussion focuses on explanations for the variety of observed differences between ethnic minority and majority respondents, on the meaning of assimilation and multiculturalism, and on the argument that harmony between ethnic groups and dissimilarity between ethnic groups need not be thought of as mutually exclusive.

转型中的市场经济:理解"看不见的手"仍然需要相当长的时间

斯密"一只看不见的手"的经典理论验证了所有西方工业化国家市场经济的成功,可见"看不见的手"在市场经济中发挥的价值毋庸质疑.尽管如此,中国的市场经济的转型使我们花去了太多的时间,但是我们仍然不知道还要花多少时间和付出什么样的代价才能很好地理解"看不见的手".     

国际投资与环境保护——从Metalclad公司诉墨西哥政府案想起的

NAFTA号称"世界上最绿的贸易协定",它提出贸易目标应以"与环境保护和保全一致的方式"实现,要求成员国通过实施贸易自由化的方案来促进"可持续发展"和"加强环境法律法规的制定与执行".NAFTA的贸易、投资制度设计和纠纷解决为国际社会提供可资借鉴的经验.Metalclad公司诉墨西哥案对分析NAFTA在处理"与环境有关的投资纠纷"中存在的问题有重大意义.     

A week in the life of a hospital

The same urgency and intellect that America's teaching hospitals apply to saving lives is now also going into saving the institutions themselves. All across the country, academic medical centers are trying to figure out how to marry progress with profits. At the Duke University Medical Center, TIME visits the front line in the war between money and medicine.     

基于能力培养的笔迹检验情境教学法探索

笔迹检验是一门理论性和实践性很强的学科，传统的教学方法很难让学生真正理解其理论内容，将理论应用在实践中解决实际问题更是难上加难。情境教学法让学生身临其境，亲身体验了理论与实践的紧密结合过程，即加深了对理论知识的理解，也提高了分析问题、解决实际问题的能力。实践证明，在笔迹检验中引入情境教学法具有不可比拟的优势，收到了良好的教学效果。     

Murder in Moscow

<正>Has the assassination of Boris Nemtsov shaken Russian politics?The slaying of Russian opposition politician Boris Nemtsov in February has not triggered anti-government sentiment or radical criticism,suggesting weakness in the country’s opposition parties and the continued strength of Russian President Vladimir Putin’s     

对当前青少年违法犯罪及其社区预防工作的实证分析

社区是预防青少年违法犯罪的重要载体,也是联结相关预防单元的重要单位。尤其在市场经济条件下,社区在预防青少年违法犯罪方面的作用愈加突出。因此,青少年违法犯罪的社区预防工作应该形成一个动态的系统,注重“七化”建设,从而通过其自身所特有的机制来充分发挥在预防青少年违法犯罪方面的功能。     

论跨国企业集团破产的处理方法——独立实体原则与单一企业原则的争辩

"独立实体原则"与"单一企业原则"是跨国企业集团破产的两种处理方法。"独立实体原则"坚持集团各实体结构独立、责任独立;"单一企业原则"将整个集团看作一体。两种方法在不同类型的跨国企业集团破产中都发挥着自身的作用。     

1982年宪法以来国家机构的发展与经验

我国当前的国家机构是在1949年《共同纲领》和1954年宪法的基础上，根据1982年宪法建立起来的。从30年来国家机构的建设和发展中得出的启示是，以中国特色社会主义理论和宪法原理为指导，贯彻民主集中制原则，不断依法推进国家机构改革，我国国家机构将发挥更大的作用。