Word: behaviorisms
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Dates: during 1980-1989
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...more aggressive than heavy metal, punk and other types of highly charged rock 'n' roll. Rejecting the notion that rap is inherently violent, Psychiatrist Alvin Poussaint of Harvard explains that "rap music really comes from inner-city street kids, some of whom are gang members immersed in antisocial behavior." Promoters have found that when guards are trained to spot gang colors and bar potential troublemakers, rap concerts are trouble free. Meanwhile, Run-D.M.C. is proceeding with the final week of its tour, hoping to raise a little less hell...
None of this makes much practical sense, says Serpell, a research associate in animal behavior at the University of Cambridge. To appreciate his view of human-animal relations, it is necessary to face a tangle of mutual benefits and glaring paradoxes. Why, for example, should one little piggy be indulged as an intelligent pet while another, equally alert, is abstracted as pork- belly futures? Humans are, of course, aggressive carnivores with unusual powers of rationalization. They are also unpredictable in their attachments. Serpell tells of a Texas hairdresser whose four-week-old daughter was killed by the family Rottweiler...
...constitutional proscription against unreasonable search and seizure is not limited to only those who are suspected of criminal behavior," wrote a judge in another New Jersey drug-testing case. "Instead," he continued, "all searches...must satisfy constitutional reasonableness standards." The San Fransisco law, which requires reasonable suspicion of a specific individual's substance abuse--and a concomitant threat to the safety of others--best satisfies such standards. As George Shultz, a former college dean, should know, those who have nothing to fear because they have nothing hide lack also one other thing. They have nothing to prove...
Each participant undergoes "psycho-correctional therapy," which includes lectures and discussions on fighting criminal behavior. Inmates listen to motivational tapes with titles like "Think Positive" and "Improving Relationships." Psychologist Nanolla Yazdani leads spirited talks on psychology and decision making. "You have the guts to break the law," he admonishes. "I want you to have the guts to break your bad habits too." Says he: "The closest thing to what we do is a brain transplant...
...dogs' well-organized lovers assail all such criticism of their pets as unfair. They insist that the pit bull is a friendly animal whose behavior depends on how it is treated and trained. Says Robert Rush of the Los Angeles department of animal regulation: "It's not a dog problem; it's a people problem." Contends Bill Leamer, an officer of Missouri's Sho-Me Pit Bull Club: "There's no dog that has a bigger heart. You can just feel the love coming from this dog." For those who have felt the pit bull's teeth rather than...