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...many modern Chinese who fret about political malaise and economic stagnation, Mao symbolizes the promise of the '50s, when the leadership appeared to be incorruptible and struggle -- political and otherwise -- seemed to have a purpose. The new Mao cult has even imbued the Chairman with talismanic powers. In Guangdong province, truck drivers and shop owners display Mao posters, believing the image will ward off ill fortune and bring profits to their businesses -- an ironic twist for an anticapitalist who imposed radical egalitarianism on China...
...emotional effects can spill over to all parts of a person's life. In times of crisis, says Columbia's Gorman, someone who tends toward pessimism will not worry about just the economy but will also fret about getting sick or wonder whether war will break out in the Middle East. Barbara McCuen at the University of Nebraska at Omaha warns that there may be psychological fallout for the family. "The tensions come out at home," she says. "A five-year-old may not understand why there won't be a big Christmas...
Other subjects deal with such worrisome matters as male impotence (it is frequently a physical problem that can be fixed) and women's concerns about small breasts (don't fret -- many men nowadays approve). "We don't discuss these things," says Reinisch. "We whisper about them. But we don't really communicate about them, and we're certainly not educated about them...
...nerves. Though the two countries will not formally tie the knot until Oct. 3 -- the earliest practicable date -- the euphoria of unification has given way to a summer of unemployment, rising prices and political disillusionment. Both sides remain firmly committed to the merger, but East Germans have begun to fret over the economic disintegration of their country and West Germans worry about the price of preventing...
...Kids are not at all defensive about being in-betweeners. Unlike their musical elders, who might fret about being corporately co-opted, these boys see sponsorship as just another welcome token of their sudden, lavish success. "Fans chasing me, McDonald's offering us endorsements -- to me, that's big," says Wahlberg, the group's offstage leader. "I mean, I came from food stamps and nothing. I'm not going to look at that and be, like, 'Oh, get out of here, McDonald's.' I'm like, 'You want to work with...