Nineteenth-century ceramics and consumer behavior among the “mountain folk” of the Upper Cumberland Plateau,Tennessee

The Massengale site near Rugby, Tennessee was the nineteenth-century residence of one of the earliest white settler families to the Upper Cumberland Plateau of north central Tennessee, the Massengales. Archaeological excavations at their home site and historical document research into the family provided an opportunity to study their lifeways in this remote region. Initially, the Massengale ceramic assemblage appeared unusual, as a vast majority of their ceramics were undecorated. This study includes a comparison of the Massengale’s ceramic assemblage with those from four nearby, contemporary sites. Results indicate that the Massengale’s ceramic assemblage was not as unique as originally believed, and is representative of Appalachian farming families in this part of the Cumberland Plateau. Rather than attributing the lack of decorated ceramics simply to socioeconomic status, this paper examines a number of other factors that likely influenced their choice of ceramics.     

公共行政人员行为选择的伦理困境及其化解

公共行政人员作为最重要的公共行政活动主体,其职权行为对社会具有普遍影响力。然而,作为一个“利益人”,公共行政人员的职权行为具有多元的利益取向,进而可能产生行政行为的伦理困境。实现负责任行政行为的关键在于制度伦理建设、公共精神的彰显以及行政人格的塑造,通过外在约束和自我规制,从而构建以公共利益为导向的行政行为。     

藏族传统体育美学探微

藏民族自古生息繁衍在青藏高原地区。由于特殊的地理环境,藏族人民在长期的劳动中形成了具有鲜明的草原游牧民族文化特色的生产生活方式,创造了绚丽多彩的藏族传统体育文化,如在民间开展的赛马、射箭、“古朵”、赛牦牛等体育活动体现了浓郁的草原游牧民族的风格特征。本文从体育美学与藏族传统体育文化的角度,透视并分析了藏族传统体育的内涵、特征及研究发展思路。     

移民的行动抉择与网络依赖--对温州侨乡现象的社会学透视

有关温州侨乡的研究并不多,仅有的少数研究认为,温州侨乡之所以有那么多人不断地涌向海外,是因为那里存在着"炫耀消费"和"相对失落感".本文从社会网络依赖和行动选择两个层面来解释温州侨乡现象,认为温州侨乡之所以持续存在,是因为社会网络对行动路径的影响造成的,而炫耀性消费和相对失落感仅仅是表象.     

‘In the best interests of the child’: juggling the geography of children's gardens (between adult agendas and children's needs)

This review paper presents literature, particularly in children's geographies, in support of the proposition that the rationales for the current children's garden movement flourishing particularly in the United States, albeit well-intentioned, continue to be dominated by adult discourses acting ‘in the best interests of the child’. The paper concludes that broadening the debate on ‘children and gardens’ through inclusion of research that focuses on children's competence and empowerment offers a different perspective of what children might want from these spaces. This highlights new directions for research on children's gardens which would focus this garden typology more on children's needs than adult agendas, and therefore contribute positively to development of these gardens as sustainable environments for children's learning and enjoyment of nature.     

人类空间选择行为与环境关系个案研究——以清代陕南秦巴山地为例

本文运用经济社会学界提出的"有限理性人"理论,从文化、风俗、政策等方面,分析了清代陕南流民在空间选择、垦殖活动以及环境变迁条件下,流民行为的基本取向。结果表明,人类空间选择行为遵循风俗相近原则,而不是地理环境最优原则。追求单位时间上效果最大化是流民行为选择的普遍趋势。在此基础上,考察了清代陕南山地与平原、河流上游与下游流民不同行为之间的关联与互动,对备受非议的流民刀耕火种与清代陕南环境变化之间的关系给予重新认识。