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...welcome divergence arrives in the ninth essay, David B. Morris' "Placebo, Pain, and Belief: A Biocultural Model," which departs from the heavily clinical investigations of preceding chapters to reestablish the broader, sociological approach utilized by the Shapiros. Linking human behavioral biology to cultural conceptions which range from early Native American culture to present-day society, Morris' argument discusses the resurgence of placebo research and the role of endorphins with vivid allusions to historical and religious conceptions of pain. The capstone of the essay section of the book, Morris' work also prepares the reader for the long-awaited highlight of Harrington...
Covering a topic simultaneously entertaining and enigmatic, The Placebo Effect is simple to swallow but difficult to digest. By incorporating a variety of specialized glimpses into the nature of human psychosomatic response alongside broader, interdisciplinary anecdotes and assertions, The Placebo Effect provides a well-balanced yet inconclusive view of "how symbols, settings, and human relationships literally get under our skin...
...framework for the new social contract lies in a broader coalition," she said...
This blend of direct community action and broader social consciousness has had broad appeal to the Harvard community...
Just last month he agreed to pay $1.2 billion for the CompuServe online service, keeping CompuServe's Internet hookups and swapping its consumer subscribers for the hookups of America Online. That gave WorldCom, which has made some 50 acquisitions in little more than a decade, a broader range of telecom assets--from local and long-distance lines to high-speed Internet-access networks--than even mighty AT&T. Adding MCI would balloon WorldCom's revenues from $4.5 billion in 1996 to nearly $28 billion and make the company, based in Jackson, Miss., by far the leading challenger...