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1、InterculturalCommunicationInrecentyears,itiswidelyacknowledgedthatinterculturalcommunicationhasbeenbecominganincreasinglycommonphenomenon.Frommypointofview,anumberoffactorscouldaccountforthistrend.Firstandforemost,thedevelopmentoftransportation.Nowjetplanesflyeverywhere.Itusedtotakemonthstotravelfro
2、mShanghaitoLosAngeles,butnowittakesonly12hours.Itisnowmucheasierforpeopletomovefromonecountrytoanother.Peopleofdifferentcountriesandracesgettogethermuchoftenerthanbefore.Whatsmore,theadvancementofcommunicationmeans.Nowadayspeoplegetintouchwitheachotherinvariousways,throughinternet,telephone,mobileph
3、oneandsoon.Theseefficientmeanssharplypromoteinterculturalcommunicationtoalargeextent.Besides,theongoingofeconomicglobalization.Sinceeconomicglobalizationleadtotheproductionandmarketglobalization,moreandmoremultinationalcorporationsnowoperateinquiteafewcountries.Theiremployeesareofdifferentethnicgrou
4、psandfromdifferentcountries.Lastbutnotthelist,theincreasingofmigration.Millionsofpeoplenowmoveacrossnationalborderseveryyear.Therefore,allthesecausescontributetothefactthatinterculturalcommunicationisnowadailyoccurrence.Itsimportancenowisbeingrecognizedbyagrowingnumberofpeople.StepfamilyAsisknowntoa
5、ll,withthenotableincreaseofdivorcerate,stepfamilyhasbeenbecominganincreasinglycommonphenomenon.Astepfamily,alsoknownasablendedfamilyorreconstitutedfamily,isafamilyinwhichoneorbothmembersofthecouplehavechildrenfromapreviousrelationship.IntheUnitedStatestoday,atleastonethirdofallchildrenwillliveinaste
6、p-familybeforetheyturn18.Step-familiesarebecomingmoretypicalthaneverbefore.Peoplehavefiguredoutavarietyofmethodstodealwithstepfamily.Firstandforemost,beforemarryingintoastepfamily,itisvitalforyoutokeepinmindthatyouarenotonlyjustmarryingamanorawoman,butalsomarryingthechildrentoo!Andyouaremarryinginto
7、asystemthatis,bydefinition,difficult,frustratingandlonelyattimes.Eventhoughyouhaveahousefullofpeopleyoucallfamily,whenyoureastepdadorstepmother,youwillfeelisolatedandlonely.Thisisalmostcertain-withfewexceptions.Lastbutnotthelist,withblendedfamilies,itisvitaltotakethingsslowlybutsurely.Ifchildrenares
8、tillreelingfromadivorceortheabsenceoroneoftheirbiologicalparents,itmaybedifficultforthemtoacceptorappreciateastepparentatfirst.Ifachildishesitant,donotholdthatagainsthim.Oneconflictthatiscommonwithchildrenisfeelingliketheyarebetrayingtheirrealparentbylikingthenewstepparent.Trytounderstandthepointofv
9、iewofyourchildrenandgivethemsufficienttime,spaceandlove.Thereisnodenyingthatitisnotaneasythingtocopewithastepfamily.Ittakestimeforstepfamilymemberstotrulyknowoneanother,developnewtraditionsandformlonglastingemotionalbonds.HumanCapitalandEconomicDevelopmentInrecentdecades,peopleingrowingnumberarecome
10、torealizetheimportanceofhumancapital.Itiswidelyacknowledgedthathumancapitalplaysanincreasinglyimportantroleineconomicdevelopment.Someeconomistsinsistthattheeffectofhumancapitaoneconomicdevelopmentisgreaterthanthatofphysicalcapital.Humancapitalpromotestheeconomicdevelopmentinafewways.Firstandforemost
11、,itenhancetheskillaswellasknowledgeoftheemployeenotably,asaresult,theworkersbecomemoreandmoreproductive.Forinstance,ifyoutrainaindividualtobeabetteraccountant,theaccountingperformanceofthatindividualwillrise.Ifyoutrainaworkertofixanengine,theworkerwillbemoreproductiveinfixingengines.Thesearetheobvio
12、usdirecteffectsofmakingpeoplemoreskilled.Lastbutnotthelist,humancapitalalsoimprovestheadaptabilityandallocativeefficiencyinsociety.Itallowagentstoallocateresourcemoreeffectivelyacrosstasks.Itenhancestheabilityofagentstoadapttochangesandtorespondtonewopportunities.Frommypointofview,wehavereasontobeli
13、evethathumancapitalisofgreatimportanceineconomicdevelopmentandwedbettersparenoefforttofulluseofit.Consequently,thereisnodenyingthatwemustpaymoreattentiontoeducationandimprovethequalityofpopulation.GenderDifferenceforcollegegraduateinEmploymentItiswidelyacknowledgedthatthegenderdifferencebetweenmanan
14、dwomaninemploymenthavebeenbecomingincreasinglyobvious.Itisnotuncommonthatfemalecollegestudentsseemshavemoredifficultyinjobsearchingcomparedwithboys.Whatsworse,quiteafewcompaniesinchinaareunwillingtoemployfemalecollegestudents.Inmyview,anumberoffactorscouldaccountforthisproblem.Firstandforemost,ithas
15、muchtodowithourtraditionalconcept.InChinesehistory,womanstatushasbeenlowerthanthatoftheman.Thismoreorlessmayhaveanegativeeffectonthethoughtsofsomeemployer.Whatsmore,somestisolatefemalecollegestudentsfromquiteafewjobs.Someinsistthatwomenarealwaysfragile,tenderandemotional,andtheydonthinkwomancouldbec
16、ompetentatsomejobs.Lastbutnotthelist,mostcompaniesarelessliketoemployfemalecollegestudentsbecausetheydonwtanttoundertakesocialresponsibilities.Consideringthatfemalecollegestudentsaregoingtogetmarriedaswellashaveababyafterayearortwoandtheymayaskforalongleave,manyemployersarereallyreluctanttoemploythem.Frommypointofview,itisobviousthatthephenomenonabovearetotallyunreasonableandevenillegal.Thereisnodenyingthatenoughconcernmustbepaidtothisproblem
