InterculturalCommunicationInrecentyears,itiswidelyacknowledgedthatinterculturalcommunicationhasbeenbecominganincreasinglycommonphenomenon.Frommypointofview,anumberoffactorscouldaccountforthistrend.Firstandforemost,thedevelopmentoftransportation.Nowjetplanesflyeverywhere.ItusedtotakemonthstotravelfromShanghaitoLosAngeles,butnowittakesonly12hours.Itisnowmucheasierforpeopletomovefromonecountrytoanother.Peopleofdifferentcountriesandracesgettogethermuchoftenerthanbefore.Whatsmore,theadvancementofcommunicationmeans.Nowadayspeoplegetintouchwitheachotherinvariousways,throughinternet,telephone,mobilephoneandsoon.Theseefficientmeanssharplypromoteinterculturalcommunicationtoalargeextent.Besides,theongoingofeconomicglobalization.Sinceeconomicglobalizationleadtotheproductionandmarketglobalization,moreandmoremultinationalcorporationsnowoperateinquiteafewcountries.Theiremployeesareofdifferentethnicgroupsandfromdifferentcountries.Lastbutnotthelist,theincreasingofmigration.Millionsofpeoplenowmoveacrossnationalborderseveryyear.Therefore,allthesecausescontributetothefactthatinterculturalcommunicationisnowadailyoccurrence.Itsimportancenowisbeingrecognizedbyagrowingnumberofpeople.StepfamilyAsisknowntoall,withthenotableincreaseofdivorcerate,stepfamilyhasbeenbecominganincreasinglycommonphenomenon.Astepfamily,alsoknownasablendedfamilyorreconstitutedfamily,isafamilyinwhichoneorbothmembersofthecouplehavechildrenfromapreviousrelationship.IntheUnitedStatestoday,atleastonethirdofallchildrenwillliveinastep-familybeforetheyturn18.Step-familiesarebecomingmoretypicalthaneverbefore.Peoplehavefiguredoutavarietyofmethodstodealwithstepfamily.Firstandforemost,beforemarryingintoastepfamily,itisvitalforyoutokeepinmindthatyouarenotonlyjustmarryingamanorawoman,butalsomarryingthechildrentoo!Andyouaremarryingintoasystemthatis,bydefinition,difficult,frustratingandlonelyattimes.Eventhoughyouhaveahousefullofpeopleyoucallfamily,whenyoureastepdadorstepmother,youwillfeelisolatedandlonely.Thisisalmostcertain-withfewexceptions.Lastbutnotthelist,withblendedfamilies,itisvitaltotakethingsslowlybutsurely.Ifchildrenarestillreelingfromadivorceortheabsenceoroneoftheirbiologicalparents,itmaybedifficultforthemtoacceptorappreciateastepparentatfirst.Ifachildishesitant,donotholdthatagainsthim.Oneconflictthatiscommonwithchildrenisfeelingliketheyarebetrayingtheirrealparentbylikingthenewstepparent.Trytounderstandthepointofviewofyourchildrenandgivethemsufficienttime,spaceandlove.Thereisnodenyingthatitisnotaneasythingtocopewithastepfamily.Ittakestimeforstepfamilymemberstotrulyknowoneanother,developnewtraditionsandformlonglastingemotionalbonds.HumanCapitalandEconomicDevelopmentInrecentdecades,peopleingrowingnumberarecometorealizetheimportanceofhumancapital.Itiswidelyacknowledgedthathumancapitalplaysanincreasinglyimportantroleineconomicdevelopment.Someeconomistsinsistthattheeffectofhumancapitaoneconomicdevelopmentisgreaterthanthatofphysicalcapital.Humancapitalpromotestheeconomicdevelopmentinafewways.Firstandforemost,itenhancetheskillaswellasknowledgeoftheemployeenotably,asaresult,theworkersbecomemoreandmoreproductive.Forinstance,ifyoutrainaindividualtobeabetteraccountant,theaccountingperformanceofthatindividualwillrise.Ifyoutrainaworkertofixanengine,theworkerwillbemoreproductiveinfixingengines.Thesearetheobviousdirecteffectsofmakingpeoplemoreskilled.Lastbutnotthelist,humancapitalalsoimprovestheadaptabilityandallocativeefficiencyinsociety.Itallowagentstoallocateresourcemoreeffectivelyacrosstasks.Itenhancestheabilityofagentstoadapttochangesandtorespondtonewopportunities.Frommypointofview,wehavereasontobelievethathumancapitalisofgreatimportanceineconomicdevelopmentandwedbettersparenoefforttofulluseofit.Consequently,thereisnodenyingthatwemustpaymoreattentiontoeducationandimprovethequalityofpopulation.GenderDifferenceforcollegegraduateinEmploymentItiswidelyacknowledgedthatthegenderdifferencebetweenmanandwomaninemploymenthavebeenbecomingincreasinglyobvious.Itisnotuncommonthatfemalecollegestudentsseemshavemoredifficultyinjobsearchingcomparedwithboys.Whatsworse,quiteafewcompaniesinchinaareunwillingtoemployfemalecollegestudents.Inmyview,anumberoffactorscouldaccountforthisproblem.Firstandforemost,ithasmuchtodowithourtraditionalconcept.InChinesehistory,womanstatushasbeenlowerthanthatoftheman.Thismoreorlessmayhaveanegativeeffectonthethoughtsofsomeemployer.Whatsmore,somestisolatefemalecollegestudentsfromquiteafewjobs.Someinsistthatwomenarealwaysfragile,tenderandemotional,andtheydonthinkwomancouldbecompetentatsomejobs.Lastbutnotthelist,mostcompaniesarelessliketoemployfemalecollegestudentsbecausetheydonwtanttoundertakesocialresponsibilities.Consideringthatfemalecollegestudentsaregoingtogetmarriedaswellashaveababyafterayearortwoandtheymayaskforalongleave,manyemployersarereallyreluctanttoemploythem.Frommypointofview,itisobviousthatthephenomenonabovearetotallyunreasonableandevenillegal.Thereisnodenyingthatenoughconcernmustbepaidtothisproblem