Word: fineman
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...says Frank Furstenberg, sociology professor at the University of Pennsylvania and author of a study on children of divorce, "women continue to support the children, and child support doesn't make up the difference." Two-thirds of all divorces involve minor children, and according to Columbia law professor Martha Fineman, author of The Illusion of Equality, the average annual child-support payment is only around $3,000. "Equality is being applied with a vengeance against women," she says. "Assumptions are made about women's ability to earn wages that are unrealistic, given the discrimination and different rates...
What causes a human being to light fire to the dwellings, hopes and dreams of his fellows? According to Ken Fineman, associate clinical professor of medical psychology at the University of California at Irvine, who advises the Orange County fire department, 60% of arsonists fall into a "curiosity" subgroup including children or teenagers. Of the remaining 40%, some burn down buildings in retaliation for what they perceive as injustice; others are sexually excited by fires and may travel with police-band radios to catch the latest action. Few, according to Fineman, want to harm people. Arsonists usually...