IDENTIFYING THE PSYCHOLOGICAL FACTORS THAT MEDIATE THE ASSOCIATION BETWEEN PARENTING PRACTICES AND DELINQUENCY*

Past research has largely ignored the developmental changes within the child that account for the association between parenting and risk for delinquency. We used structural equation modeling and data from a longitudinal study of several hundred African‐American families to test the contentions of various theories regarding the sociocognitive and emotional factors that mediate the impact of parental behavior on a youth's risk for delinquency. Our findings largely supported the theories. The impact of monitoring/discipline was indirect through low self‐control and acceptance of deviant norms, whereas the effect of hostility/ rejection was indirect through low self‐control, hostile view of relationships, and acceptance of deviant norms. These two dimensions of parenting were no longer related either to affiliation with deviant peers or to conduct problems once the effects of these psychological characteristics were taken into account; the impact of these parenting practices was completely mediated by these four cognitive/affective variables. Contrary to expectation, however, these psychological factors did not mediate any of the relationship between caretaker involvement in antisocial behavior and child conduct problems.     

Failed States After 9/11: What Did We Know and What Have We Learned?

This paper addresses the relationship between accumulated knowledge and U.S. policy dealing with failed states and terrorism. The central thesis is threefold: (1) that more was known about the possible linkages between failing states and terrorism than appears in pre-9/11 U.S. policies; (2) that since 9/11 some important realignment of knowledge and practice has occurred, but it remains partial and incomplete; and (3) that new knowledge, especially about the policies to sustain and promote legitimate governance, needs to be generated in order to support an effective grand strategy for addressing the threats and challenges of the twenty-first century. The paper recommends such a grand strategy and, in addition to the required new knowledge, a significant reorganization of the U.S. national security policy-making apparatus. International studies curricula appear well suited for contributing to that new knowledge and the practitioners we require.     

试论中国国际信托关系的法律适用

信托源于遥远的古代,但作为一种法律制度发展起来则是从11世纪的英国最先开始的。在借鉴英美法系和大陆法系信托制度的基础上,中国于2001年4月28日颁布了《信托法》。然而,不无遗憾的是,该法并没有对涉外信托的法律适用作出规定。这对于加入WTO之后中国国际信托关系的发展缺乏应有的预见性,也给人民法院审理涉外信托纠纷案件留下了法律适用的难题。因此尽快建立和完善中国国际信托关系法律适用规范已成当务之急。首先回顾了中国信托法律制度的演变过程,然后阐析了中国国际信托关系法律适用的原则,最后提出了完善中国国际信托关系法律适用的若干法律思考。     

边缘无浆体MSP5蛋白基因的克隆及原核表达

参照已发表的边缘无浆体主要表面蛋白5(MSP5)基因的核苷酸序列,设计了1对特异性引物,以边缘无浆体基因组DNA为模板,采用PCR技术扩增获得了MSP5蛋白基因。将其克隆到pGEM-T Easy载体,并进行测序分析。结果表明,克隆的MSP5基因与GenBank上登录的Florida株MSP5蛋白基因的序列同源性达98.6%,编码氨基酸的同源性为99.0%,并且该序列包含有完整的开放阅读框,大小为633 bp。将该基因亚克隆入原核表达载体pGEX-4T-1,构建了重组原核表达载体。将其转化到DH5α宿主菌中,用IPTG进行诱导表达,实现了融合表达,表达产物的分子质量为45 ku。Western-blot分析表明,此表达产物能够被抗边缘无浆体阳性血清所识别。     

一部高等学校管理学研究的力作—-评柳菊兴教授的《大学的追求》

前不久,柳菊兴教授的新著《大学的追求》由华中师范大学出版社出版。这是作者在大学的领导和教学岗位上苦苦探索、孜孜追求的又一思想结晶,也是作者推出的一部高等学校管理学研究的力作。我们作为这部书的责任编辑和第一读者,读了该书之后,感触颇多。柳菊兴的《大学的追求》,确有很多值得称道的地方。在我看来,此书最值得称道的有以下三点:一是立意高新。“路漫漫其修远兮,吾将上下而求索”,这是屈原的一种追求;“人生自古谁无死,留取丹心照汗青”,这是文天祥的一种追求;“我自横刀向天笑,去留肝胆两昆仑”,这是谭嗣同的一种追求。那么,柳菊…