Intergenerational Cultural Dissonance,Parent–Child Conflict and Bonding,and Youth Problem Behaviors among Vietnamese and Cambodian Immigrant Families

Intergenerational cultural dissonance (ICD)—a clash between parents and children over cultural values—is a frequent issue for Asian American youth. Using longitudinal data from the Cross Cultural Families Project, this study examines the mechanisms by which ICD contributes to problem behaviors, including whether ICD predicts parent–child conflict, whether parent–child conflict then has a direct effect on youth problem behavior, and whether positive bonding with parents mediates the effects of such conflict on youth problem behaviors among Vietnamese (n = 164) and Cambodian (n = 163) families with adolescents [average age = 15.2 years (SD = 1.05)]. The results from the path analyses show that, in both groups, ICD indirectly predicts problem behaviors by increasing parent–child conflict, which in turn weakens positive parent–child bonding. Interventions that target youths’ perception of intergenerational cultural gaps, help them manage conflict, and help strengthen bonds with parents may prevent problem behaviors among Cambodian and Vietnamese families. This study contributes to inform how to effectively prevent problems and difficulties among these families.

Familial Correlates of Overt and Relational Aggression between Young Adolescent Siblings

Multi-group confirmatory factor analysis and multi-group structural equation modeling were used to test correlates of overt and relational aggression between young adolescent siblings across four groups (i.e., male/male, male/female, female/male, and female/female sibling pairs), using 433 predominately European American families. Similar patterns of associations were found across groups when distinguished by gender composition. Family environment emerged as an important factor in explaining internalizing problems as well as overt/relational aggression for both younger and older siblings. While perceived maternal psychological control was significantly positively related to overt/relational aggression and internalizing problems for younger siblings, it was significantly positively associated with only relational aggression for older siblings. Findings also provided partial support for the positive linkages between young adolescents’ aggression and their own and siblings’ internalizing problems above and beyond the aforementioned family and maternal variables. Results of the current study extend the understanding of adolescent aggression to a new relational context, or among siblings, and highlight the role of family factors in promoting or buffering the impact of aggression on internalizing behaviors.

政府对新闻自由管制标准管窥

新闻自由与政府管制是一对矛盾的统一体 ,没有政府管制的新闻自由会导致对公共利益和私人利益的侵害 ;没有新闻自由的政府管制会导致专制与独裁。对新闻自由的管制 ,最重要的是确定管制标准。美国的新闻自由管制标准主要有“明显且即刻危险原则”和“逐案权衡原则”。我国宜在区分“公言论”与“私言论”的基础上 ,分别借鉴“明显且即刻危险原则”和“逐案权衡原则”确立对新闻自由管制的标准。     

从权力行使型到权力抑制型——刑事程序构造的重新设定

权力行使型和权力抑制型是刑事程序构造的两大类型 ,前者注重的是加强国家控制社会、维护秩序的能力 ;后者注重的是抑制国家权力运作的正当性 ,强调个人自由权利的保障。一部刑事诉讼法的制定、修改 ,需要从总体思路上把握是要塑造一个权力行使型构造还是权力抑制型构造。抑制国家权力并不是试图取消国家权力 ,而是保障国家权力的正当行使。两相比较 ,权力抑制型构造比权力行使型构造更值得选择。我国刑事程序构造总的说来是权力行使型构造 ,在刑事诉讼法律制度的改革完善中 ,这一构造应转变为权力抑制型构造     

两种正义观与两种立法精神——从西塞罗谈起

在人类生活与历史中体现出来的正义是绝对而永恒的,还是只是相对而临时的?这个问题的分歧导致了两种正义观。永恒正义观把正义法则看作是人-神或天-人共有的法则,因而不只是"人法",同时也是"天理"与"神律",它不仅涉及人世间的利益关系,而且涉及人-神(天-人)之间的神圣关系;而相对正义观则把正义法则仅仅看作人世间的利益关系的法则,只涉及利益关系,因而正义法则只是世间的人法,而不具有任何神圣性。两种正义观产生两种立法精神:有超越维度的立法精神与没有超越维度的立法精神。对理性的自由的觉悟,是认识正义法则绝对性与立法精神超越性的一个根本性进步。     

在上帝与虚无之间——黑格尔的苦恼意识及其现代变式

黑格尔将自我意识视为精神现象发展的转折点,而苦恼意识则是自我意识的完成,它完整地展示出人类所有精神形态的基本辩证结构。近代以来,围绕哲学与科学、知识与信仰、理性与虚无的争论无不源自自我意识这种令人“苦恼”或“不幸”的辩证结构。认识到这种结构就是人的根本的生存状态、存在状态,这不但是人追求自由和幸福、克服虚无主义的起点,也是人的使命和命运。     

论和谐社会构建中宗教的积极功能

宗教作为一种社会文化现象,是和谐社会不可替代的精神资源,在构建和谐社会的过程中,可以发挥其特定的积极功能,如社会整合功能,促进社会的安定有序;道德教化功能,促进社会的诚信友爱;心理调节功能,促进人们的心理和谐;文化功能,促进和谐文化的建设。     

刑事诉讼法学研究范式的反思

按照法律的生命有机体理论,法学者应从经验事实出发,将问题作为法学研究的起点和基础,将对问题的分析、解释和预测作为研究的归宿,并运用科学的实证方法,按照提出假设、进行论证、对相反命题进行证伪以及将得到论证的命题一般化等基本程序,组织和安排法学研究活动。为此,法学者应当对那种单纯的对策法学、引进法学和移植法学方法作出深刻的反思,并抛弃那种将理论问题意识形态化,孤立地看待刑事诉讼问题的研究方式,真正从法学各学科交叉的角度,来发现新的前沿课题。     

人民法院在学位撤销案件中如何进行审查——基于司法审查强度的裁判反思

通过对1998年至2020年我国各级人民法院公开发布的学位撤销案件进行爬梳可以发现,高校撤销学位的事由主要集中在学历证明伪造和科研论文造假,兼有学术性和非学术性;法院对高校撤销学位决定的司法审查强度基于事实认定、法律适用和法律程序的不同而存在差异性的界分。为了维系学术自由与司法审查之间的平衡,并实质性地解决教育行政争议,人民法院应根据学术性事由和非学术性事由、正式程序和非正式程序的区分来建构二元化的事实认定审查标准,强化对学位撤销构成要件审查的释法说理,并审慎对待学位撤销决定的程序违法、审慎适用撤销判决,避免"程序空转"和"虚置诉讼"。     

新闻舆论权与司法权的冲突简论

新闻舆论权作为一种社会权利与作为国家权力的司法权都有其存在的必然性内因,两者在运行过程中更是体现出无可避免的冲突性;围绕其冲突的内因与冲突的解决方案,本文作出了相关的阐述。