Word: behaviorism
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...difference back then, kids, was the iron-clad code of behavior imposed on movie characters. No sexual union without marriage was condoned; no woman blithely chose to have a child out of wedlock; abortion (or, as it's delicately alluded to in Knocked Up, "shmuh-shmortion") was not considered, not even discussed. Considering all the strictures on what was allowed in movies, we marvel at the ingenuity of writers to confect situations that satisfied audiences then, and still delight us today, if only in their gleaming artificiality...
...Gates also said that while it would take decades before vaccine research for diseases—including AIDS—would materialize, efforts can still be made in the meantime to prevent risky behavior in developing parts of the world...
...principal finding of the Committee on Social Clubs—a body established by Dean Gross—that declares “undergraduates view excessive drinking…as an accepted feature of college life, and do not appreciate the very real risks that this kind of behavior entails...
...However, she emphasizes that the tutor’s role is to watch for irregular behavior and communicate with residential deans about potential issues—not to play shrink...
...subsidiary platitudes of this vacant multiculturalism. A real sensitivity for other cultures, however, would entail discerning differences, perhaps even more than finding common ground. People who truly respect Islam, for instance, should be able to understand and fear the signs sent by Mahmoud Ahmedinejad’s millennial behavior: What is not considerate of Islam is to assume that those of its adherents whose theology brooks no separation of civil and religious authority will be motivated by the same incentives that we in the West are. This type of critical thinking finds rare enunciation in a place where all cultures...