Queer,young, and homeless: A review of the literature

Queer (lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, intersex, questioning, two-spirited) youth are greatly overrepresented in the homeless youth population. The present review critically analyzes the literature on queer youth homelessness, with a particular focus on (a) methodological issues; (b) entries into homelessness; (c) programming needs; (d) targeted programming; and (e) exits out of homelessness. Results from this review demonstrate that homeless queer youth are a unique population who require specialized services, implemented by sensitive and knowledgeable staff. Recommendations focus on practical implications, policy implications, and ideas for future research.     

Ourtown for teens: Long-term impact of a youth diversity program

This study fills a gap in the literature in regards to the effectiveness of youth diversity programs by exploring the sustaining effects of a week-long youth diversity camp program. Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, the study results suggest the camp achieved positive, sustaining impacts. Some of these findings include (1) enhancement of leadership skills; (2) greater understanding of “the other”; and (3) increased communication skills, particularly when oppression was observed. These effects were observed in the respondents who had recently attended the camp, as well as those who had attended a long time prior. Such impact reported in the study reiterates that more diversity programs for youth should be developed, implemented, and evaluated.     

Conflict Resolution in Mexican American Adolescents’ Friendships: Links with Culture,Gender and Friendship Quality

This study was designed to describe the conflict resolution practices used in Mexican American adolescents’ friendships, to explore the role of cultural orientations and values and gender-typed personality qualities in conflict resolution use, and to assess the connections between conflict resolution and friendship quality. Participants were 246 Mexican American adolescents (M = 12.77 years of age) and their older siblings (M = 15.70 years of age). Results indicated that adolescents used solution-oriented strategies most frequently, followed by nonconfrontation and control strategies. Girls were more likely than boys to use solution-oriented strategies and less likely to use control strategies. Familistic values and gender-typed personality qualities were associated with solution-oriented conflict resolution strategies. Finally, conflict resolution strategies were related to overall friendship quality: solution-oriented strategies were positively linked to intimacy and negatively associated with friendship negativity, whereas nonconfrontation and control strategies were associated with greater relationship negativity.

Participation in Extracurricular Activities in the Middle School Years: Are There Developmental Benefits for African American and European American Youth?

In this study, we examined the associations between organized activity participation during early adolescence and adjustment in a large and economically diverse sample of African American and European American youth. The sample included 1,047 youth (51% female and 49% male and 67% African American and 33% European American). We used analysis of covariance techniques to examine links between participation in 8th grade school clubs, school sports teams, and out of school recreational activities and adjustment at 8th and 11th grade, controlling for a set of self-selection factors measured at 7th grade prior to activity involvement. Organized activity participation was associated with higher than expected grades, school value (i.e. perception of importance of school for the future), self-esteem, resiliency, and prosocial peers, and lower than expected risky behavior, though the pattern of findings differed by activity context, outcome, and time point. In a few of the models, the relation between activity participation and adjustment varied by gender, race, and socioeconomic status.

浅谈现阶段青年政治不参与

在任何一个国家政治发展中,公民的政治参与都存在着参与和不参与并存的局面.现阶段青年的政治不参与存在着一定的危害性和普遍性.青年政治不参与行为的产生有着社会、家庭、学校和青年自身两个方面的原因.激发青年的政治参与热情,减少政治不参与行为的发生,必须从理论指导、民主法制建设、市场经济和解放思想等几个方面入手.     

知识经济与青年职业选择--北京地区大学生就业选择的变化、障碍及应对

对北京地区2000年大学毕业生求职现状的调查结果表明知识经济对青年职业选择有很大的影响,随着知识经济的发展,大学生职业选择出现了五个新的趋势,顺利实现就业选择面临五方面阻力,为了给大学生创造更好的就业环境,政府、高校、社会各界已作出了积极的应对,这种应对还需要进一步加强.     

商法探源——论中世纪的商人法

对商法史的考察和分析历来是我国商法学研究的薄弱环节。本文采用史论结合的研究方法 ,对中世纪商人法的产生背景做一些宏观考察 ,并尝试概括出其几个世纪以来演进的基本特点 ,希望可以收到正本清源、以史鉴今之效果。     

沈阳市和平区青少年违法犯罪问题调研、剖析及有效的预防对策

本文通过对沈阳市和平地区14-16岁青少年犯罪情况的调研,概括出青少年违法犯罪的主要特征,分析了他们违法犯罪的心理成因,并在此基础上提出了切实可行的预防对策。本文作者号召全社会重视青少年违法犯罪问题,采取有效措施予以解决,为构建和谐社会奠定良好的社会基础。     

我国青少年权益保护的成就、问题与展望

改革开放以来,我国青少年权益保护取得了令人瞩目的成就。专门法与非专门法相结合的青少年权益保护法律体系初步建立、青少年权益保护工作机制初步形成、青少年权益受到尊重并获得较为充分的实现、青少年的幸福感总体处于较高水平。然而,在青少年权益保护中不可避免地存在着误区、青少年权益实现状况还存在群体差异、城乡差异、社会中侵害青少年合法权益现象仍然存在。提高我国青少年权益保护水平,需要加强青少年权益保护的理论研究、实证研究以及国际比较研究,健全和完善青少年保护制度、福利制度和少年司法制度,健全和完善青少年权益保护工作机制,预防和打击侵害青少年的违法犯罪行为。