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BRODEUR'S BOOK IS downright frightening. With a chilling absence of tone or bias, Brodeur shows that microwaves have occupied a place in American life since the beginning of the century, without commanding any kind of public awareness or concern about their effect on life or the environment...
...emotionally (and not just academically) caught up in the phenomenon he was researching. The results were unexpected. What had begun as a survey of the various Eastern religious organizations over the country at large turned into more of an autobiographical essay. Cox moved from bending-over-backwards-to-avoid-bias against what he initially considered to be "inward" and "socially passive" philosophies (this stance, Cox wryly admits, was "tepid, commendably moderate, and, above all, dull"). From this position, he turned to discussing the impact on individuals of the "New Orientalism," the historical and modern-day forces within the American systems...
...There seems to be an implicit bias in question number seven," Charles M. Judd, assistant professor of psychology, said yesterday. He added that the item "clearly" implied that "limited breakfast is superior...
...sections, as well as an overall figure. The Otis-Lennon, a group test, measures "general intelligence." (Sample question from the version for ten-year-olds: "What is the opposite of 'easy'?") The Culture Fair Intelligence Test concentrates more on the interpretation of diagrams; to avoid any cultural bias inherent in language, it employs no verbal questions...
...agree that next to putting up with jokes about their size (a 6-ft. 5-in. teammate ordered Atlanta's Lawrence out of the shower "because grown people don't shower with Munchkins"), the biggest hurdle is getting an opportunity to display their skills. Football's bias toward big men usually means lower spots in the draft for small players and fewer invitations to training camp as free agents, and more modest starting salaries. The important thing, says the Colts' Stevens, "is to get the chance to show what you can do and not get written...