Are same-sex relationships anti-family?: Investigating relationship stability among interracial gay partners in South Africa

One of the main heteronormative beliefs, especially in South Africa, is that same-sex partners do not enjoy stable relationships and that their relationships are often consciously short-term and lack enduring forms of commitment. The last three decades have witnessed the production of some studies (mostly in Europe and America) on same-sex intimate relationships and familial arrangements. Most of these studies compared same-sex and heterosexual relationships. Past studies found some similarities between love and satisfaction in heterosexual and same-sex intimate relationships. In this regard, this study examined relationships stability and satisfaction ingredients among interracial gay partners living in selected Johannesburg suburbs. This study is based on an eight-month qualitative study among 10 interracial gay partners living in some selected Johannesburg suburbs. Data were collected through in-depth interviews from 10 interracial gay men (comprising 20 men who are between 23 and 58 years at the time of the research) in intimate relationships. This study finds that relationship stability and satisfaction was linked to effective communication, trust and equity as the main elements of the interracial gay partnerships. Gay men in this study have similar desires for close intimate bonds and stable households – and adopt numerous resilience strategies to ensure that these relationships remain intact. This contradicts the general stereotype that gay men are anti-family and averse to monogamy. In line with the exchange theory, participants’ exchange of intangible resources, such as trust and effective communication, are associated with their satisfaction and relationship stability.     

代际支持、社会网络对老年人生活质量的影响——基于老化态度的中介效应分析

促进家庭代际赡养,营造适合老年人互动的社会环境,激励老年人形成积极的老化态度,以更好地提高老年人生活质量,对于老年人、家庭和社会都具有重要意义.本研究基于中国老年社会追踪调查(CLASS)2014年的数据,探讨代际支持、社会网络对老年人生活质量的影响,同时从老化态度层面分析代际支持、社会网络在对老年人生活质量影响过程中...     

紫外分光光度法测定醉鱼草果实中总三萜含量

目的 建立醉鱼草果实中总三萜的含量测定方法。方法 以齐墩果酸为对照品,用5%香草醛-冰醋酸溶液,高氯酸系统显色,在540 nm处测定样品吸光度。结果 齐墩果酸在2.45~24.50 μg/ml范围内吸光度与浓度呈良好的线性关系(A=0.059 4 c-0.037 9,r=0.999 8),平均回收率为98.28%,相对标准偏差为1.59%（n=6）,所测得醉鱼草果实中总三萜含量为4.13%。结论 该方法操作简便、快速,结果稳定,重现性好,适用于醉鱼草果实中总三萜含量的测定。     

警察工作满意度现状及相关对策研究

文章以重庆市某区警察为调查对象,通过问卷调查、座谈访问等方法对警察工作满意度现状、存在的问题及影响因素进行了分析,并在此基础上提出了提高警察工作满意度的相关建议及对策。     

我国污染物总量控制制度的缺陷与完善——以太湖水污染为例

太湖流域潮湿污染物总量控制制度存在制定不科学、缺乏相应具体制度、监督和责任机制不健全的问题。应当从完善污染物总量控制立法、建立排污许可交易制度、强化政府责任等方面加以改进。     

基于博弈论的顾客满意度研究

随着社会经济的发展，用户需求逐步趋于个性化，顾客对企业是否满意正日益成为制约企业生存和发展的关键。博弈论是研究利益相关的、理性的局中人在进行策略选择时的行为规律的科学，它运用数学建模的方法建立顾客满意度与企业竞争中的两个关键因素——市场份额和生产率之间的博弈均衡，可以从中寻找如何合理平衡顾客满意与这两个因素的策略。     

交通警察工作压力分析及其对工作满意度的影响

对北京交通警察工作压力和工作满意度进行分析结果发现,年龄、学历、婚姻状况、从警时间这些人口统计学变量对工作压力有显著影响。31-40岁的民警、离异的民警、11-15年警龄的民警工作压力最大。工作满意度与工作压力反应显著负相关,即工作压力越大,工作满意度越低。与工作压力反应相关达到显著性水平的工作满意度纬度有工作条件、个人发展和工资待遇。     

民生政治视域中的执政党合法性建设研究

党的十七大报告提出了加快推进以改善民生为重点的社会建设,标志着中国进入民生政治时代。在民生政治时代,改善民生成为执政党获得政治合法性的重要来源。民生政治背景下的合法性建设不能孤立进行,必须纳入到中国特色社会主义事业的总体布局中去加以推进。民生政治时代党的政治合法性建设应当是以提高民众生活满意度为重要支撑来源,以加强经济民生、政治民生、文化民生、社会民生四大领域建设为重点,以民生的改善、国民福祉的实现作为最高标准的综合性实践工程。     

An empirical analysis of municipal efficiency and local resident satisfaction by council type in Victorian local government

Although a voluminous empirical literature has examined local government efficiency, much less attention has focused on municipal effectiveness and almost no effort has been directed at the relationship between efficiency and effectiveness. In this paper, we seek to add to the latter nascent literature by investigating the relationship between operational efficiency and local resident satisfaction for three different municipal categories (metropolitan, regional, and rural councils) in the Victorian local government system over the period 2014–2015 to 2017–2018 using data envelopment analysis and an advanced regression model. We find that although a strong relationship exists between efficiency and satisfaction for metropolitan and regional councils, the same is not true of rural councils.     

转型视域下的侗款制——基于侗寨“老年人协会”的研究

侗款制的延续与转型是其作为侗族传统制度在新的历史阶段的再一次自我调适。基于侗寨老年人协会的田野考察与结构功能分析,研究以此透视转型视域下侗款制的呈现样态,并进而反思当前侗款制的研究生态。研究发现,转型视域下的侗款制并非如历史文献脉络下多学科知识形式的分离式表达,而是呈现为一种总体性制度的本体性延续。它耦合于侗族独特的人群组合与关系结构、民间信仰与社会风俗,以及个体或群体的生活方式与行为方式,彰显于日常生活世界,内隐为本体动力。因此,侗款制在现实层面实现自我转型之同时,学界亦应在学理层面实现从知识形式到动力本体的探讨,立足于田野与文献之综合,看到其作为一种总体性制度在现代社会的意义。