Cultural Equivalence and Cultural Variance in Longitudinal Associations of Young Adolescent Self-Definition and Interpersonal Relatedness to Psychological and School Adjustment

Ethnic group differences in the contributions of self-definition (self-worth and efficacy) and interpersonal relatedness with parents and peers to changes in psychological and school adjustment were examined among 448 White, Black, and Latino girls and boys (11–14 years of age). Self-report questionnaires and school records were evaluated for socioeconomic and ethnic group differences in patterns of change over 1 year. Overall similarity in changes over time across ethnic groups was found for relatedness, self-definition, and psychological adjustment, although Black and Latino youth reported more overall adjustment difficulties, Black youth reported less positive relationships with parents, and lower SES youth reported less positive peer relationships than others. Ethnic group differences in changes to school adjustment, even after controlling SES, suggested a cultural variation in which often cited declines in school adjustment during middle school characterize White adolescents to a greater degree than Black or Latino adolescents. Ethnicity moderated associations of relatedness and self-definition with psychological and school adjustment such that Black and Latino youth appeared particularly vulnerable to experiences that threaten closeness and trust in relationships. Results pointed to potentially important situational and cultural differences in maladaptive and adaptive developmental processes across ethnicity.     

“三个代表”重要思想与当代中国政治体制改革

从生产力发展要求的层面来看,政治体制改革在客观上要适应经济体制改革的需要;从政治文化的角度来看,"三个代表"重要思想为政治体制改革提供了智力和思想上的支持;从代表最广大人民的根本利益来看,"三个代表"重要思想指明了当代中国政治体制改革的根本目的.     

美国和欧盟正在分道扬镳吗?--关于文化的概念及文化差异的思考

文化可以定义为一个成规系统,借助这一概念,可以将文化区分为不同的类别,从而清晰地描述和阐释两种或几种文化之间的同异。在伊拉克战争中的不同表现,凸显了美国与欧盟文化层面上的歧异,有学者将之归结为具有"现代"与"后现代"特征的战略文化之间的不同,这种观点值得进一步辨析。文化成规不是一成不变的,美国与欧盟的战略文化也必将随着全球语境的变化而变化。     

网络传播与社会文化

互联网正成为最具影响力的文化传播媒体。网络传播的特点和文化意义有助于转变社会文化观念,打造网络文明形态。网络媒体是一柄双刃剑,既能为社会进步和人类价值实现提供技术基础,同时又带来一系列社会问题和道德问题,因而网络文化建设需要改善网络伦理系统,健全并优化网络生态环境。     

试论政治合法性与中国共产党组织基础的扩展

现代化的进程,就是对社会力量不断进行整合的过程。从历史—现实的维度与合法性的视角看,中国共产党组织基础是一个不断扩展的过程,也是中国共产党政治合法性基础不断增强的过程。尤其是当今市场经济的发展,中国原有的力量分布格局发生了变化,社会阶层进一步分化,这对中国共产党的组织发展提出了新的要求。以江泽民为代表的中国共产党人,审时度势,大胆进行理论创新,提出新的政治思路,基本解决了这个新问题,因而扩大了中国共产党的组织基础,增强了中国共产党执政合法性基础。     

加快推进贵州民族文化建设的几点思考

在实施西部大开发,全面建设小康社会的伟大历史进程中,贵州民族地区如何抢抓机遇,加快推进民族文化建设,实现精神文明和物质文明协调发展,是一个值得深入思考的现实课题.文章就当前加快推进贵州民族文化建设亟待处理好的几个关系问题,阐述了作者的看法.     

Public Opinion and the Role of Government Arts Funding in Spain

While several studies have probed the determinants of public support for government funding of arts and culture in the United States, little work to date has addressed the question in Europe. Yet as private cultural funding increases in magnitude in most Western European countries, the answer to this question has policy implications. This article formalizes the theory of the determinants of this public support in a model, employs public opinion data from Spain to estimate this model, and compares the results with those from the U.S. I find that support in Spain increases strongly with age, but is insignificant in most other variables. The article's empirical results yield several lessons for cultural policy design.     

西方非营利组织理论述评

本文评述了当前西方非营利组织研究的主要理论 ,包括政府失灵理论、合约失灵理论、第三方管理理论、政府与非营利部门关系类型学以及政府、市场、志愿部门相互依赖理论。在此基础上 ,文章认为 ,现有的西方理论在解释中国非营利组织的生成和运作时还存在着理论上的局限性。因此通过精细的实证研究 ,发展出更具解释力的理论是非常必要的。     

论高校校园文化建设——兼论思想政治教育与高校校园文化建设的关系

校园文化主要包括校园物质文化、校园制度文化和校园精神文化三方面的内容。它具有独特的功能。要充分发挥校园文化的功能,就必须切实加强校园文化建设,主要是围绕三个层次的校园文化来展开进行。在校园文化建设中,要正确认识思想政治教育和校园文化建设的关系,寓思想政治教育于校园文化建设之中。     

社会资本视角下中国善治问题研究

经济全球化和政治民主化浪潮的加速发展催生了社会对善治的诉求,但是,社会资本与善治之间存在着结构性制约与依赖的关系。我国政权的性质和谋求发展的政策取向决定了我国对善治的必然选择。目前,我国现代社会资本还相当缺失,制约了善治模式的普遍形成。发展公民社会的现代公民意识,增强公民的主体意识、权利意识和参与意识;发展公民社会的公共精神,提高公民社会的认同、信任、合作和互助水平;培育民间组织的发展,形成现代社会资本的网络结构,对于我国善治的普遍形成具有重要的意义。