Parent–Adolescent Discrepancies in Reports of Parenting and Adolescent Outcomes in Mexican Immigrant Families

Parents and adolescents often have discrepant views of parenting which pose challenges for researchers regarding how to deal with information from multiple informants. Although recent studies indicate that parent–adolescent discrepancies in reports of parenting can be useful in predicting adolescent outcomes, their findings are mixed regarding whether discrepancies relate to more positive or more negative adolescent outcomes. This study examined the longitudinal implications of parent–adolescent discrepancies in reports of parenting (warmth, monitoring, and reasoning) on adolescent behavioral, psychological, academic, and physical health outcomes among Mexican immigrant families in the United States. Participants were 604 adolescents (54% female, M _age.wave1?=?12.41 years) and their parents. Taking a person-centered approach, this study identified distinct patterns of parent–adolescent discrepancies in parenting and their different associations with later adolescent outcomes. Adolescents’ more negative perceptions of parenting relative to parents were associated with more negative adolescent outcomes, whereas adolescents’ more positive perceptions relative to parents related to more positive adolescent outcomes. There were also variations in discrepancy patterns and their associations with adolescent outcomes between mother–adolescent vs. father-adolescent dyads. Findings of the current study highlight individual variations of discrepancies among parent–adolescent dyads and the importance of considering both the magnitude and direction of discrepancies regarding their associations with adolescent well-being.     

(Un)twisted: talking back to media representations of eating disorders

In 2014–2015, there were several news reports about a rise in the diagnoses of eating disorders (EDs), as attributed to the use of image-driven social media. Such coverage can be situated within a long history of concern in which those diagnosed with an ED are constructed as ‘especially vulnerable’ to the power of media images – a subjectivity which is pathologised and devalued precisely through its association with femininity. The most incisive objections to EDs being presented as a response to the ‘weight’ of media representation have come from Abigail Bray (2005) in her work on how anorexia is constructed as a reading as well as an eating disorder. In exploring the results of 17 semi-structured interviews with people who have experience of an ED discussing their encounters with media representations of EDs (material that is often co-opted into debates about the ‘toxic’ nature of media culture in this regard), this article uses empirical evidence to intervene in how ‘ED’ media subjectivities are often defined. In particular, it aims to explore the qualitative responses in the context of more ‘every day’ understandings of media engagement, thus working against the gendered pathologising which has persistently occurred.     

大国战略与大国关系

力量对比决定了美国在今后一个时期内仍是惟一的超级大国,由于其他大国或国家集团的力量在增长,尤其是某些地区大国正在崛起,美国“独霸”的局面将被打破。今后一个时期的大国关系将是斗争中有合作,合作中又有斗争。     

日本"慰安妇"问题再掀波澜

"慰安妇"制度是日本在二战期间所实施的军队性奴隶制度,"河野谈话"标志日本政府对该问题的反省.近来,美国众议院议员提出了有关"慰安妇"问题的决议,敦促日本政府就二战"慰安妇"问题以一种清晰的、毫不含糊的方式正式予以承认、道歉,并承担历史责任.日本首相安倍先是矢口否认"慰安妇"问题,随后面对确凿的证据和国际媒体的口诛笔伐,不得不低头道歉."慰安妇"问题的解决依然任重而道远.     

"马拉巴尔-2007"五国军演的背后

2007年9月4日至9日,美国、印度、日本、澳大利亚、新加坡五国海军在孟加拉湾举行了超大规模的联合军事演习.美国派出了包括核动力航母"尼米兹"号、常规动力航母"小鹰"号、"芝加哥"号核潜艇等主力战舰在内的13艘舰船;印度派出了由"维拉特"号航母领衔的7艘军舰;日本与新加坡也分别派出了两艘驱逐舰和1艘护卫舰;澳大利亚则派出了1艘护卫舰外加1艘油轮.     

广西北部湾经济区府际合作机制探索

在区域一体化背景下,广西北部湾经济区的发展应加强成员城市地方政府间的合作。广西北部湾经济区地方政府间合作存在诸多困境,应该从健全法律体系、规划布局产业链、利用财政金融手段、设立协调机构、打破地区本位、改进绩效考核、定期举行合作论坛七个方面对政府间合作机制的建立进行探索,以期进一步推动广西北部湾经济区的发展。     

德语专业学生跨文化意识调查

本文采用Kuhn和McPartland的个人态度测定造句法,要求德语专业本科生分别用中国人和中国、德国人和德国以及美国人和美国作主语分别写出三组句子来,然后,应用内容分析的方法将各组句子中出现频率最高的前十个名词和形容词从句子中分离出来进行对比分析。分析结果显示,样本具备了基本的跨文化意识,但也存在一定程度的刻板印象。样本对中国人和中国、德国人和德国的印象比对美国人和美国好。     

Mother-Adolescent Language Proficiency and Adolescent Academic and Emotional Adjustment Among Chinese American Families

This study examined the role of adolescents’ and mothers’ self-reports of English and heritage language proficiency in youth’s academic and emotional adjustment among 444 Chinese American families. Adolescents who were proficient in English tended to exhibit higher reading achievement scores, math achievement scores, and overall GPA. Mothers who were English proficient tended to have children with higher academic achievement and fewer depressive symptoms. Results also indicated that adolescents’ heritage language maintenance was associated with positive adjustment, particularly amongst foreign-born youth and for youth whose parents were highly proficient in the heritage language. Mother-adolescent match in heritage language proficiency was related to higher math achievement scores and overall GPA. Additionally, higher heritage language proficiency was associated with fewer depressive symptoms for foreign-born but not U.S.-born youth. Overall, the findings suggest that proficiency in both the English and heritage language may confer advantages to Chinese American youth.

南京体院职业技术学院体育休闲专业学生管理两则案例分析

本文通过对南京体育学院职业技术学院体育休闲专业学生的两则案例以及问卷调查的数据分析,提出：（1）针对学生的特点进行管理;（2）在民主的前提下建立健全班级管理工作制度,做到赏罚分明;（3）进一步关注学生的文化理论学习和专业技能学习;（4）充分调动学生的积极性,发挥他们的能动性和创造性;（5）加强对学生的就业指导。     

论我国白领犯罪的成因及防控

白领犯罪作为一种独特的犯罪现象,它的社会危害性已经超出我们的想象。然而在理论和实践上,我们都没有给予其应有的重视．以致大有愈演愈烈的趋势。因此,界定白领犯罪的范畴,分析其形成的原因,提出防控的对策就十分必要了。