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Shelley reviews 'Political Activists in America: The Identity Construction Model of Political Participation' by Nathan Teske.

Political, social, economic, and ethical impacts likely to result from a commitment by the Iowa State Legislature to channel over $17 million into research on molecular biology at Iowa State University.

Examines the results of 48 national public opinion polls measuring support for George Bush and Michael Dukakis during the 1988 presidential campaign, conducted or reported by five major media polling organizations.

China launched a comprehensive health reform in 2009, as part of the central government's plan to improve its healthcare system. This study investigates the associations of socioeconomic status with receiving adequate healthcare services among Chinese older adults following the 2009 health reform. Using the 6th and the 7th waves of the Chinese Longitudinal Healthy Longevity Survey (CLHLS), a repeated cross-sectional study design was adopted (n = 9305). Firth's logistic regression models were used for statistical analysis. In the fully adjusted model, being non-married was negatively associated with adequate healthcare services (adjusted odds ratio (AOR) = 0.68, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.54, 0.86). Higher levels of income were positively associated with adequate healthcare services (all ps < 0.05). Participants who relied on non-urban social insurance plans all had lower odds of receiving adequate healthcare services (all ps < 0.01), compared with older adults who used the urban employment basic medical insurance (UEBMI). However, disparities regarding education and urban-rural differences were not observed in the full model. As China is pushing for further reforms, vulnerable population groups, such as non-married or more impoverished older adults, should be assisted in receiving adequate healthcare services.

Results of data from a 2003 national computer-assisted telephone interview random sample survey (n = 478 completed surveys were returned) are reported. Adult respondents living in Colorado, Iowa, and Pennsylvania were eligible for participation. Of respondents 55 and older, 49% had a home computer, 46% used e-mail, and 43% used the Internet. For seniors 75 and older, 19% had a home computer, 15% used e-mail, and 19% used the Internet. A fully saturated structural equation model with observed variables was estimated. Our survey results leave little doubt that demographics (age, education), attitudes toward the role of technology (IT advantages, computer apathy), and behavior (use of technology in daily life) play a role in determining patterns of electronic citizenship. Most (74%) of the negative total effect of age on e-politics was indirect, as was nearly half (47%) of the effect of education on e-politics. Since attitudes toward technology are formative barriers to digital citizenship, service-learning may be a key ingredient in challenging technological attitudes and increasing electoral participation of marginalized groups. Adapted from the source document. COPIES ARE AVAILABLE FROM: HAWORTH DOCUMENT DELIVERY CENTER, The Haworth Press, Inc., 10 Alice Street, Binghamton, NY 13904-1580