Self-Control,Social Factors,and Delinquency: A Test of The General Theory of Crime Among Adolescents in Hong Kong

The objectives of this study were to test the predictive power of self-control theory for delinquency in a Chinese context, and to explore if social factors as predicted in social bonding theory, differential association theory, general strain theory, and labeling theory have effects on delinquency in the presence of self-control. Self-report data were collected from 1,015 Chinese secondary school students (463 boys and 552 girls) in Hong Kong aged between 14 and 19. Bivariate results showed that low self-control is correlated with delinquency in the Chinese setting. We also found that low self-control is linked to a range of negative social conditions in Chinese adolescents, including disrupted social bonds, delinquent association, deviant definition, educational under-achievement, coercive parenting, negative school experiences, negative relations with peers, stressful life events, and labeling by parents and teachers. However, contrary to self-control theory and many previous studies based on Western samples, self-control fails to predict delinquency when social variables are controlled for among Chinese adolescents. The effects of social factors on delinquency remain significant net of self-control. This suggests that it is the combination of self-control and social factors in the prediction of delinquency that might be variant across cultures. These findings from adolescents from Hong Kong only partially support the culture-free thesis of self-control theory. The implications of Chinese cultural forces on the influence of self-control merit closer attention.

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。     

Individual integrity,freedom of association and religious exemption

ABSTRACT

Of the many questions Cécile Laborde addresses in her magisterial Liberalism’s Religion, several relate to what she describes as ‘the puzzle of exemptions’. I examine some of the issues raised by her efforts to solve that puzzle: whether her ideal of moral integrity squares with the nature of religious belief; whether we should find the case for collective religious exemptions in freedom of association and the ‘coherence interests’ of associations; how much significance we should give to the ‘competence interests’ of organised religions; and by which criteria we should assess individual claims to religious exemption.     

Relational Goods and Endurance of Voluntary Associational Participation: The Case of the Indigenous Mapuche in Santiago de Chile

This article analyses the reasons for the continuing membership of Mapuche associations in Santiago de Chile after the promulgation of the Indigenous Law in 1993. By following a relational goods approach, the article suggests that the constructed nature of ethnicity leads the Mapuche to create and join ethnic associations in an urban milieu. This study reveals that the main motivations for sustaining an active associational engagement are threefold: identity recovery struggle, leaving an identity legacy and bonding with their ethnic peers; all of these identified as relational goods. This investigation is based on ethnographic fieldwork conducted over eight months.     

行业协会在产业升级中的作用:文献评论

在当代中国,产业升级已然成为热门议题。行业协会与政府、企业一起在产业升级中各自发挥着重要作用。国内外行业协会推动经济发展、促进产业升级的作用表明,行业协会遵循对外争取资源、对内提供服务促进会员集体合作的逻辑,论者们在理论上将其归纳为影响逻辑和会员逻辑。行业协会促进产业升级的作用发挥以完善的内部治理结构、外部市场竞争压力与政府的规约激励等为前提条件。     

Do government sponsored marriage promotion policies place undue pressure on individual rights?

The dominance of social science research in the debate over the Bush Administration’s Healthy Marriage Initiative may explain why questions regarding the proper role of government in regulating adult intimacy have received little attention. Social science research focuses on outcomes such as well-being and health. In contrast, rights-based legal theory considers whether state action undermines the rights of individuals. In this article, I intend to shift the debate over marriage promotion policy from questions of child well-being to questions of individual rights. I will ask the following questions: Do individuals have a liberty interest in making their own choices about intimate relationships, such as marriage? Do federally-financed (and frequently state-run) marriage programs compromise this liberty interest? Are there any constitutional grounds for objecting to marriage promotion policy?     

业主及其自治团体的法律地位确立问题探讨

近年来,随着中国房地产的快速发展,物业服务企业与业主之间的纠纷也随之产生。其中,业主不交物业管理费和物业服务公司挪用业主共有收益的纠纷较为常见。本文通过界定业主在物业管理中的法律地位,认为纠纷产生主要原因在于业主自治团体的缺位所导致的业主的权利受到侵害;因此,应当通过确立业主自治团体的法律地位来理顺物业管理中的法律关系,维护业主的合法权利,为业主营造良好的居住环境。     

论洛夫诗歌的艺术型构

洛夫诗歌的艺术型构,是在东方智慧的根基上,广纳西方现代意识,铸成以现实、超现实与禅思相结合的书写＂主轴＂,在广度与深度上,探析现代主义有关存在、生死、命运、虚无、永恒、瞬间等母题。他经营的意象思维,带动投射、转化、隐喻、畸联等多项＂链条＂,连接起现代诗把握自我与把握世界的途径。在那里,我们领略到了四通八达的诗性智慧和魔幻般的诗意盛宴。     

对俄投资必修课:俄罗斯公司法——我国对俄投资公司法实务问题分析

我国对俄投资企业确立投资项目后仍面临诸多问题,如投资主体法律组织形式的选择、股权并购具体方案的执行、股东权的确认、公司章程的设定、公司董事会的组织等公司治理相关问题,这些问题会随着在东道国俄罗斯实施经营而不断提上议事日程。这些公司法律问题的有效解决,对在俄经营企业的健康发展和实现投资目标十分重要,为此我国对俄投资企业高管应特别关注和研究俄罗斯公司法问题,掌握在俄罗斯公司运行的游戏规则。     

论患者权利类型

患者权利类型的确定是构建患者权利保护体系的理论基础，应分为两大类：患者作为“人”在医疗领域所享有的个体权利和作为“公共卫生体系使用人”的集体权利。前者是患者在接受医疗服务过程中基本人权的实现，包括人格尊严权、不受歧视的权利、私生活和秘密被尊重的权利、生命健康权、获得有质量的医疗服务的权利等。后者则包括患者群体通过自己的社团——患者组织——在卫生法规决策过程中的介入权、在卫生机构中的代表权、在卫生监督部门中的参与权等等，与国家公权力机关共同实现卫生领域的民主，以构建和谐的医患关系及促进医疗水平提高。在现有立法、司法及理论对患者个人权利已逐步承认并加强保障的情况下，认识患者集体权利的实现具有更强的理论意义及实践价值。