Impact of youth injuries on the uninsured farm family's economic viability

The objective of this study is to estimate the impact of youth injuries on the uninsured farm family's economic viability. Using farm prototypes, we compared farm profits with costs of farm youth injuries. We built profit models for two types of farms, dairy and soybean farms. Then we estimated the cost impact of farm youth injuries of different levels of severity on a farm family with no health insurance. A severe child injury that requires at least 10 days of hospitalisation would cost almost equal to the operating profit of the average dairy farm with no health insurance and would turn the operating profit of the average soybean farm into a severe loss of $99,499. Prevention of child agricultural injuries would significantly improve the financial situation for farm families that lack health insurance.     

高校青年管理干部队伍建设问题探讨——基于赫兹伯格的双因素理论分析

高校管理是提升高校办学水平和办学效益的重要方面，膏年管理干部是高校管理工作的骨干力量。努力建设一支高水平的管理干部队伍对于高校发展有着举足轻重的作用。针对当前高校青年管理干部中普遍存在的问题，按照赫兹伯格的双因素理论的要求。既要保证保健因素的基础性作用，更要拓展激励因素的内涵，不断激发青年管理干部的工作积极性和创造性，进而推动整个学校的健康发展。     

记美国历史上的奴隶逃亡

以美国历史上的奴隶制下的奴隶逃亡为线索，详尽地讨论了三个问题：奴隶不顾一切地选择逃亡的背景，奴隶为逃亡成功获得自由而所作的种种准备以及逃亡途中部分白人所给予这些逃奴的帮助。指出了逃亡奴隶在人口结构上所呈现出的特点。     

当代青年的文化视野

文化是人掌握世界的独特方式,社会存在的复合条件,自我相关的中介系统,文明进步的动力源泉,生活实践的总体尺度,价值世界的意义标识。当代青年要摆脱“西方中心论”,肃清殖民地文化心理,挺直民族文化的脊梁,就必须了解和认识中国文化的历史渊源与现实发展,进行正确的文化选择。同时,在青年的文化视野里,网络文化、媒体文化、服饰文化、娱乐文化、东西方文化、华夏文明、儒家思想等都是不可或缺的重要内容。     

大龄青年初婚与再婚择偶标准比较——对1010则征婚启事的量化分析

大龄青年的婚配问题成为社会学研究的一个重要领域。通过对征婚启事的量化分析 ,发现初婚与再婚择偶的大龄青年在外貌、性格与人品、家境、学历与职业等择偶标准方面存在着差异 ,而在兴趣爱好方面没有差异     

Once NEET,always NEET? A synthetic panel approach to analyze the Moroccan labor market

In many regions of the world, the persistent, and growing, proportion of young people who are currently Not in Employment, Education or Training—a group increasingly referred to as NEET—is of global concern. This is no less true of Morocco: about 30% of the Moroccan population between age 15 and 24 are currently NEET. Drawing from various rounds of Moroccan Labor Force Surveys, this paper contributes to understanding the complex dynamics of labor markets in developing countries. First, it identifies the socioeconomic determinants of Morocco's NEETs. Second, employing a synthetic panel (SP) methodology in the context of labor market analysis, the paper describes how the condition of NEETs changes over time. One striking, and worrisome, pattern that emerges from the 2010 SP data is that, even after 8 years, a majority of the NEETs remained outside either the labor market or education, with very little chance of moving out of their situation. Their chronic stagnancy confirms the powerful effect that initial conditions have on determining young people's future outcomes. It also highlights the absence of corrective mechanisms and policy interventions within the Moroccan political economy landscape that could help to change NEETs' outcomes along the line.     

California conservation Corps: An idea whose time has returned?

The author explains the origins of the California Conservation Corps in the USA. He outlines how, after shaky beginnings, the organization has been the subject of much comment and praise. The activities and achievements of the Californian Conservation Corps are underlined and there is an attempt to explain the factors behind its apparent success. This personal perspective analyses the motivation of the volunteers who constitute this disciplined workforce, faced often with very demanding tasks. Admitting that some factors, possibly unique to California, have favoured this programme, the author considers how adaptation of this approach might have a crucial role in conservation policies.     

Youth engagement in agricultural policy processes in Malawi

This study assesses the nature of networking between youth and agricultural policy-makers – given youth disillustionment with agricultural livelihoods. Using the Malawi case, a mixed-methods approach shows, first, that local government departments which are mandated to work on youth issues are the main hubs of information for youth in agriculture. The Ministry of Agriculture plays a secondary role. Second, the study shows that youth in agriculture have little or no direct interactions with each other. Therefore, youth remain on the periphery of agricultural policy-making and their role in shaping agricultural policy dialogue is negligible. This is attributable to both lack of a deliberate government policy to include the youth and lack of a unified youth platform. The onus is therefore on the youth to ensure that they are effectively engaged in agricultural policy dialogue. The study concludes with policy recommendations relevant for countries with a ‘youth/agriculture’ problem like Malawi.     

Minimum Wage in Poland and Youth Employment in Regional Labor Markets

The aim of this article is to analyze the effect of a uniform minimum wage in Poland on youth employment in regional labor markets and to determine in which of the regions the effect is significant. The analyses are based on NUTS2 level in 1999–2012. The results point to a statistically insignificant parameter of minimum wage variable for the whole sample. However, after allowing the minimum wage parameter to vary across regions, we find that the relatively high ratio of minimum to average wages could be the factor limiting youth employment growth in less-developed regions in the southeast of Poland.     

Ads aimed at dads: exploring consumers’ reactions towards advertising that conforms and challenges traditional gender role ideologies

Employing gender role ideology theory, this research investigates Australian consumer attitudes towards current advertisements portraying males as caregivers. Results of an experiment demonstrate that consumers perceive in-ad gender role portrayals of males as caregivers as atypical of the current advertising environment. Consumers who, in particular, hold a non-traditional (egalitarian) gender role ideology report a more positive attitude towards advertising that challenges traditional gender role ideologies (i.e., advertising that depicts males as caregivers). We suggest that non-traditional advertising that challenges traditional gender roles provides advertisers with an opportunity to stand out; however, advertisers must ensure that their key product-related message components are not overshadowed.