Functional Decline and Emotional Elder Abuse: a Population-Based Study of Older Korean Adults

Elder abuse is an increasingly prevalent issue in South Korea. The current study examines the association between functional impairment and emotional abuse victimization in Korean adults 65 and older. We also examines the mediating roles of diverse aspects of family resources (i.e., older adult’s self-esteem, family cohesion, family assistance, contact with friends/neighbors, and participation in social activities) in the aforementioned association. We analyzed 9691 community-dwelling older Koreans from a population-based survey of the 2009 Survey of Elderly Care and Welfare Need. We conducted a path analysis to analyze the mediational hypothesis. About 11% of the study sample reported experiencing emotional abuse by a family member in the past year (n?=?1082). The results of the mediational analysis showed that greater ADL/IADL limitations were associated with (a) reduced self-esteem and (b) receiving more assistance from family, which were ultimately associated with increased risk of emotional abuse victimization. Elder abuse is a family crisis that may occur as a result of maladaptation to the heightened long-term care needs of older family members. Practitioners should take into account older adults’ vulnerability in terms of the loss of adaptive resources in the face of functional decline. This study further supports the importance of relieving the burden of family caregivers to avoid the incidence of emotional elder abuse.     

高校特色学术期刊的自组稿模式、问题及其应对策略——以《民办教育研究》的组稿为例

特色学术期刊在长期的办刊过程中形成了自组稿模式。这些模式各有其长,也各有其适应对象,在运用这些组稿模式时,要注意学术期刊工作与高校学科建设和科研工作的互动;准确定位,科学把握内外稿的刊发比例,彰显学术期刊的特色;利用学术优势,发挥学术期刊的人才培养功能。     

论郑和与东南亚的伊斯兰教

郑和出身于穆斯林世家,他在国内从事多种伊斯兰教活动。关于郑和在海外传播伊斯兰教一事,中国史籍上没有涉及,但海外却有不少这方面的记载和传说。本文联系当时东南亚的社会背景介绍了海外有关记载,并分析了长期以来中外学者关于郑和在海外传播伊斯兰教的研究很少的原因。作者认为,七下西洋期间,郑和在完成明廷使命之余,在海外传播伊斯兰教是完全可能的。海外有关的记载和传说,固然尚待进一步考证,但毕竟为我们提供了十分宝贵的线索, 有助于我们了解郑和下西洋的全面情况,尤其是他在15世纪东南亚伊斯兰教发展过程中的作用。如事实确凿,这也是中国与东南亚文化交流的组成部分。     

信息悖论与企业信息战略管理

信息悖论是一个客观存在的现实,越来越多的企业家认识到它的危害性.本文认为信息悖论产生的重要原因在于企业缺乏整体的信息战略管理,并且提出只有加强信息战略管理,才可以摆脱信息悖论的困境,发挥信息技术的真正力量.     

环境防卫权辨析

环境防卫权与刑法中的正当防卫在防卫的起因条件、时间条件、对象条件等方面存在差别,因此不可以混同。环境防卫权基本构成要件有防卫的起因是环境侵权行为,防卫的主体是受环境污染等环境侵权行为影响的公民、法人或其他组织,环境防卫的时间条件是危险状态仍然存在时即可实施防卫行为,防卫对象是实施侵害行为的主体,包括自然人和法人,在防卫限度上是主体行使权利时不得越出权利的控制边缘。公民的环境防卫权需要立法加以明确。     

论公民对公共行政的参与:价值、形式与保障

20世纪70年代,民主渗透到行政领域,集中表现为公民对公共行政的直接参与,它有效弥补了自由主义民主建制合法性的流失。公民参与公共行政大致有四种实现形式,而实现的程度有赖于组织、精神、环境等因素的保障。     

China's engagement-oriented strategy towards North Korea: achievements and limitations

In response to the challenge of unstable North Korea (weak economy, weapons of mass destruction [WMD] development), China has followed an engagement-oriented strategy based on diplomatic persuasion, economic interaction and moderate economic sanctions. Intensified engagement (2009–2012) facilitated North Korean convergence with China in respect of economic reform but divergence has persisted over WMD development. Despite the widening of divergence since 2013, China has refrained from applying crippling sanctions. This article seeks to explain these diverging results and their implications for China's strategy towards North Korea. Reviewing recent literature and data, it will argue that Chinese economic input reinforced the trend of economic reform that formed the basis of political consolidation under the new hereditary regime. On the other hand, the prospect of stable dependence on China ran counter to that regime's pursuit of WMDs as the basis of security and diplomatic diversification. These mixed results reveal the limits of China's strategy: its economic input involuntarily reinforces North Korea's WMD potential but it is not prepared to accept the risks of enforcing WMD restraint by crippling sanctions either. With limited room for manoeuvre, the attainment of China's strategic objectives ultimately depends upon policy change from the US or South Korea.     

中国的中亚问题研究

我国对中亚地区①严格学术意义上的研究,开始于20世纪30年代.根据其研究内容与发展线索,大致可划分为以下4个阶段:(1)20世纪30年代.     

美国对外政策：“变”与“不变”—对奥巴马政府外交“新政”的分析、判断与思考

一、奥巴马：“华盛顿的政治现状必须要改变”。奥巴马的出现是美国应对国内外重大危机与挑战的标志性事件。其竞选与就任之际,这个国家正期盼改变、渴望新面孔、寻找新的方向。2008年的美国大选,并不是一次“活动”,实质上是一场“拯救美国”和“变革美国”的“运动”。     

中国检察权配置的方向

该文从中国检察权运行配置的方向入手,阐述了我国检察机关作为两大司法机关之一,其活动应体现出积极性特征,既区别于狭义上的消极性司法,又符合法律监督职能的内在需求。全文尝试从积极性司法的内涵、外延及特征等三个方面展开论述。