Mentor relationships and the career development of pregnant and parenting African-American teenagers

The influence of natural mentor relationships on the career outlook of African-American pregnant and parenting teenagers was examined. More than half of the participants nominated adults they considered to be mentors. A path model indicated that mentor support was associated with increased life optimism, beyond its indirect effects on career activities and beliefs about the opportunity structure. These findings suggest that natural mentors are an important resource in the career developmnent of pregnant and parenting African-American adolescents.     

Telling stories: metaphors of the Human Genome Project

Scientists of the Human Genome Project tend to rely on three metaphors to describe their work, each of which implicitly tells much the same story. Whether they claim to interpret the ultimate “book,” to fix a flawed “machine,” or to map a mysterious “wilderness,” they invariably cast the researcher as one who dominates and exploits the Other. This essay, which explores the ways such a story conflicts with feminist values, proposes an alternative.     

试论徐福的思想和品德

试论徐福的思想和品德赵志坚,安克骏徐福是秦代著名的方士、伟大的航海家、中日友好的使者。但是长期以来,他的思想和品格却很少为学者们注意,这是因为有关他的史料太少,所以很少有人有兴趣去发掘这一难度极大的课题。但是,作为一个在历史上留下辉煌功业的伟大人物,...