NOT (QUITE) A HORSE AND CARRIAGE

This note critically interrogates the Civil Partnership Act 2004. Through an examination of the legislative background and some of the provisions of the Act, it is argued that civil partnership mirrors a marriage model with some exceptions. In creating this new legal status, the legislation also exacerbates the exclusion of some relationship forms from dominant legal norms. It should be understood as part of an agenda for social inclusion, rather than as radical social change.     

Factors Associated with Physician Discussion of Health Behaviors with Adolescents

Behaviors developed in adolescence influence health later in life. The purpose of this study was to investigate the frequency of health care provider's discussion of health behaviors with overweight and non-overweight adolescents and identify demographic and health behaviors related to exercise, hours of television viewing, and weight issues associated with these discussions. A Cross sectional survey of urban adolescents was conducted. Trained interviewers administered surveys over a three month period in 2001 at an urban academic pediatric and adolescent clinic. The 252 adolescents surveyed had a mean age of 15 with 49% categorized as being at risk for overweight/overweight and 51% as normal weight using the CDC percentiles for BMI. While 16% of the adolescents reported that their physician or nurse discussed the amount of television they watched, rates of discussion related to exercise (58%), and weight (54%) were much higher. In multivariate analyses, health care provider discussions with adolescents regarding exercise were more common for overweight (O.R.=2.42, 95% C.I. [1.28–4.57]) and at risk for overweight (O.R.=1.98, 95% C.I. [1.03–3.81]) adolescents, whereas physician discussion of television viewing was not associated with weight. Discussions of weight were more common for female (O.R.=2.18, 95% C.I. [1.21–3.95]), African-American (O.R.=2.53, 95% C.I. [1.40–4.57]), and overweight (O.R.=3.92, 95% C.I. [1.97–7.81]) adolescents. Even after adjusting for weight, race and gender strongly influenced the frequency of discussions about weight in physician offices. Although health care providers frequently address weight and exercise with adolescents, more discussions related to sedentary behaviors such as television viewing may be warranted to address adolescent obesity.Received PhD in Epidemiology from University of California, San Diego. Research interests include smoking prevention and cessation among adolescents and health promotion interventions.Received MD from University of Missouri-Kansas City and MPH from Johns Hopkins University. Research interests include health services research and research in support of measurable, systematic improvements in the quality of medical care.Received medical degree from Christian Medical College, Punjab, India and Master of Public Health from University of Kansas School of Medicine. Research interests include diet and physical activity behaviors, role of the environment in obesity and obesity prevention, especially among children and adolescents.Received MBBS from Allama Iqbal Medical College, Punjab University, Lahore, Pakistan and MPH from University of Kansas Medical Center. Research interests include smoking cessation, database design, implementation, data management and analysis, and use of information technology in health care settings.Director, Cancer Prevention, Control, and Population Sciences, Kansas Cancer Institute. Received MD/MPH from Tulane University and MS from Harvard School of Public Health. Research interests include disparities in healthcare; smoking cessation among underserved populations, specifically African Americans; diet, nutrition, obesity, and physical activity.     

Existential Anxiety in Adolescents: Prevalence, Structure, Association with Psychological Symptoms and Identity Development

Existential anxiety is hypothesized to be a core human issue in a great deal of theoretical and philosophical writing. However, little is known about the emergence of these concerns and their relation to emotional functioning in youth. The purpose of this study was to examine the phenomenon of existential anxiety in a sample of adolescents. Data on existential concerns, identity development and psychological symptoms were collected on a sample of 139 youth in grades 9–12. Results indicated that existential anxiety concerns have a theoretically consistent factor structure, are common among adolescents, and are associated with psychological symptoms, as well as identity issues. Results are discussed with regard to the importance of existential concerns in the lives of youth and the need for additional research.Received PhD from Florida International University. Interests are identity development including associated anxiety and distress, cross-national comparisons, and the development of identity interventions.Received PhD from Florida International University. Interests focus on the developmental psychopathology of anxiety and depression.Received PhD from the University of Arizona. Interests include a range of topics in developmental psychopathology, prevention, program evaluation, and research methodology.     

外资企业工会化问题的思考和分析--以跨国公司工会风波为案例

我国法律在外资企业职工建立工会的问题上,还存在自愿性与强制性间纠缠不清与未明确工人建会意愿表达程序等深层次问题.文章以2004年末发生的跨国公司工会风波为案例进行分析,认为全球化背景下的劳资力量对比严重失衡是外资企业工会化困局的深层原因.要破解外企工会化困局,就要让职工与外企都看到建会的好处,掌握帮助建会的火候,发动工人自觉进行工会运动,完善立法并严格执法,改变政府政策制定方向,争取工会在财政及人事上独立.     

中央档案馆长讲述长征

在红军长征胜利70周年到来之际,我们在他的家中,倾听了他对长征的追溯。今年是红军长征胜利70周年纪念。70年前,中央红军离开江西瑞金革命根据地,开始二万五千里长征。那段经历虽然已经过去70年,但是它所表现出来的在中国共产党领导下的红军不畏艰难困苦,勇往直前的革命精神,在     

增强自主创新能力 构建创新型城市

城市是经济社会发展的重要载体,构建创新型城市对于增强自主创新能力、转变经济增长方式、促进城乡统筹发展、推进城市自身进步、顺应世界城市发展趋势都具有十分重大的意义。创新型城市的构建要素可归结为产业创新、基础设施创新、制度创新、环境和文化创新、人才创新五个方面。而建设创新型城市,需要提升创新思维,弘扬创新文化;加强制度建设,完善创新机制;加速科技进步,提高创新能力;加强互动合作,注重成果转化;实施人才战略,打造人才高地。     

韩国政府绩效评估及其对中国的借鉴意义

20世纪90年代,韩国政府启动了以创建廉价、高效和服务型政府为目标的行政改革。为推动行政改革和提高政府绩效,韩国政府开展了一系列绩效评估的实践,包括成立政府经营诊断委员会、加强政府绩效审计、推行制度评估和以目标管理为基础的公务员绩效评估制度以及制定实施政府绩效评估框架法案等。韩国政府绩效评估对我国政府绩效评估制度建设有重要的借鉴意义:要把政府绩效评估与行政改革结合起来;提高公民对绩效评估的参与度;要重视对公务员个人的绩效评估;绩效评估要与管理模式相适应;绩效评估要制度化和规范化。