West Indians in New York

Abstract

The process by which diverse ethnic groups from around the world blended into a unique civilization called the United States of America has provided insight into how mass immigration impacts on the development of human societies. This study explored the economic, educational, and social integration of a group of 409 first generation West Indian immigrants into the fabric of the society in New York City. It used the self-reports of those who were born and had worked in the West Indies, and had migrated and lived for several years in New York. The survey asked about their economic and educational status in the West Indies, compared with their current socio-economic profile, in order to determine the degree and quality of their social mobility. The criterion variables economic integration and experiencing problems of living in the United States of America were associated with nine input factors: age, citizenship, education, gender, income, length of residence, marital status, occupation, and reason for migrating to the United States.     

食品安全:政府的市场监管不能缺位

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Psychological and behavioral adjustment in female youths with high or low psychopathic traits

The aim of the present study was to analyze the role of psychopathic traits in female juvenile delinquency. Using a sample of 236 young females from the Juvenile Detention Centers of the Portuguese Ministry of Justice and schools in the Lisbon area, a group of female youths with high psychopathic traits (n = 118; M = 15.84 years of age; range = 14–18 years of age) and a group of female youths with low psychopathic traits (n = 118; M = 15.77 years of age; range = 14–18 years of age) were formed based on the Portuguese version of the Antisocial Process Screening Device-Self-report (APSD-SR). The results showed that young females with high psychopathic traits start engaging in criminal activities and come into contact with the justice system earlier in life; exhibit higher levels of behavioral problems, conduct disorder, delinquent behaviors and serious criminality; and demonstrate lower levels of self-esteem and pro-social behavior. The importance of some variables in predicting group membership (high versus low psychopathic traits) was established through a binary logistic regression. Our findings reinforce the importance of the psychopathy construct for the early identification of potentially high-risk female youths and for the assessment of female youths who have already come into contact with the judicial system.     

老年人交通安全问题研究

随着人民群众的生活水平显著的提高,私家车的数量也逐年呈现暴涨趋势,其连锁反应就是道路交通事故的逐年增多,其中老年人交通事故占有一定比例。本文从三个方面阐述了老年人的生理特点和心理特点,老年人交通事故特点和分类,老年人交通安全的对策,用来解决老年人交通安全问题。     

东营市光伏产业存在的问题与对策

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警察干预家庭暴力模式的构建——国外、境外的经验与我们的选择

警察是干预家庭暴力的重要职能主体之一,但目前我国还缺乏明确的警察干预家庭暴力的模式和规范。目前国外、境外警察干预家庭暴力的主要模式有三种,即积极介入、限制介入和法定介入。确定我国警察干预家庭暴力的模式面临着法定职责与法定措施不对应、警察权介入家庭暴力的限度定位不明确、缺乏充足的社会支持以及警察自身对干预家庭暴力的态度不够积极等四个方面的困境。综合我国有关家庭暴力的立法和社会文化背景等因素,我国警察干预家庭暴力应采取法定介入和社区警务相结合的模式,并应制定详细的规范操作流程。     

管辖权异议在司法实践中存在的问题及对策

管辖权异议制度是民事诉讼机制中的一项重要制度,它被视为一个＂补救＂或＂救济＂机制,即能够有效地防止法院的＂管辖错误＂。然而管辖权异议制度的主体、客体尚存在争议,管辖权异议被滥用现象也不鲜见,本文拟对此提出一些建设性的意见和建议,以期对该项制度的完善起一定的推动作用。     

当前高校形势与政策课程建设的新探索

形势与政策课是高校思想政治理论课的重要组成部分。当前个别院校仍存在着对这门课程不够重视、课程内容缺乏时效性、教学方式陈旧等方面的问题。针对这些问题探索其对策：提高相关学校各个方面对课程的重视程度;不断更新课程内容,与社会实践相结合;创新完善教学模式,增强课堂实效性;改进考试方法,健全考评机制等。     

浅析英语专业学生阅读存在的问题及对策

阅读课是高校英语专业学生十分重要的一门必修课,然而在阅读教学和学习的过程中仍然存在很多亟待解决的问题。主要从教师教学和学生学习方面阐述了高校英语专业学生英语阅读存在的问题,并针对这些问题提出了相应的对策。     

健全和完善我国公共危机管理预警机制

公共危机管理预警机制是整个公共危机管理过程的第一步,决定着危机管理的发展态势。近年来,各类公共危机事件时有发生,为了预防危机,最大限度地降低危机带来的损害,必须构建完善的公共危机管理预警机制。本文从公共危机管理预警机制的内涵入手,分析了我国公共危机管理预警机制存在的问题,并借鉴国外公共危机管理预警机制的先进经验,探讨了如何健全和完善我国公共危机管理预警机制。