A social forecast revisited

In 1971, the authors produced a 30-year forecast of leisure in the UK. In 2001 they obtained survey data for comparison with the forecasts. The paper presents the original forecasts and describes the methods used to produce them, assesses their accuracy in the light of the survey data, and concludes with some reflections on the underlying forecasting methodology and on changes in leisure patterns

Time budgets and time use

"Die empirischen Statistiken über Zeitverwendung bieten ein einzigartiges Werkzeug, um ein weites Spektrum von Politikanliegen zu erforschen, einschließlich sozialem Wandel, Arbeitsteilung, Zeitallokation der Hausarbeit, Schätzung des Wertes der Haushaltsproduktion, Transport, Freizeit und Erholung, Rentenpläne oder Gesundheitsprogramme. Die Autoren diskutieren in ihrem Beitrag neuere Entwicklungen und zukünftige Herausforderungen der Forschung über Zeitverwendung und Zeitbudgets und gehen dabei auf deutsche und internationale Forschungsprogramme ein, insbesondere auf die Forschungsergebnisse der "Harmonised European Time Use Study" (HETUS). Schwerpunkte ihrer Darstellung sind unter anderem neue internationale Zeitverwendungsinstitutionen, Datenarchive und Umfragen, deutsche Zeitverwendungsdaten und ihr Zugriff, aktuelle Forschungsfelder und Studien der Zeitverwendung, neue Methoden und Zeitverwendungserhebungen, zukünftige Entwicklungen sowie europäische und internationale Herausforderungen der Zeitverwendungsforschung." (ICI

Ambivalent sexism and perceptions of men and women who violate gendered family roles

This study draws on ambivalent sexism theory to explore the role of benevolent and hostile gender attitudes in determining perceptions of individuals who comply with traditional gender roles or violate them. Three hundred and eleven participants were presented with a description of a male or a female target who was either a primary breadwinner or a primary caregiver. As hypothesized, hostile sexism predicted more negative perceptions of a female breadwinner, whereas benevolent sexism predicted more positive perceptions of a female caregiver. Moreover, participants who endorsed hostile attitudes toward men reacted more positively to a nontraditional male caregiver, whereas those who endorsed benevolent attitudes toward men reacted more negatively to a male caregiver. Implications regarding the nature of ambivalent gender attitudes are discussed

A Survey of Copyright Law

This paper examines the persistence of state copyright laws, and the extent to which they still exist in light of federal copyright law to further understand how those state laws will be affected by possible preemption. Specifically, the scheme and penalty of unauthorized duplication and bootlegging statutes are examined from all fifty states. We further address areas where the Copyright Act would preempt these state laws

A Survey of State Copyright Law

This paper examines the persistence of state copyright laws, and the extent to which they still exist in light of federal copyright law to further understand how those state laws will be affected by possible preemption. Specifically, the scheme and penalty of unauthorized duplication and bootlegging statutes are examined from all fifty states. We further address areas where the Copyright Act would preempt these state laws

National Policies Affect Poverty Rates in Rich Nations

The labour market alone cannot move struggling families out of poverty. The social welfare programs in a country have a great impact on the level of poverty among minority and native population.York's Knowledge Mobilization Unit provides services and funding for faculty, graduate students, and community organizations seeking to maximize the impact of academic research and expertise on public policy, social programming, and professional practice. It is supported by SSHRC and CIHR grants, and by the Office of the Vice-President Research & Innovation. [email protected] www.researchimpact.c

5'UTR sequence requirements for stability of rbcL transcripts in the chloroplast of Chlamydomonas reinhardtii

A reporter gene was constructed of the Chlamydomonas reinhardtii rbcL 5 f region from position -70 to +47, relative to the transcription start point (+1), followed by the E. coli uidA (GUS) gene and the Chlamydomonas psaB 3 f region downstream of it. Two constructs were made in order to examine the importance of the sequence of a predicted stem-loop structure between positions +1 and +41 of the C. reinhardtii rbcL 5 e region. The first construct tested consisted of a reversed nucleotide sequence between positions +5 and +37, while the second construct examined consisted of a complete change of sequence between positions +6 and +36 of the region, in which the nucleotides were changed so that each purine is replaced by another purine (A ¨G; G ¨A), and each pyrimidine by another pyrimidine (C ¨T; T ¨C). The constructs were inserted into the chloroplast genome downstream of the atpB gene. Transcript accumulation of the reporter gene was determined by Northern blot. Both constructs did not exhibit a change in accumulation of GUS transcripts in comparison to the original reporter gene construct, proving that the altered nucleotides are not significant in stabilizing the rbcL transcript in the C. reinhardtii chloroplast