Word: galton
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...battles in which Mead could not avoid participating, and traces the development of the opposing views of biological and cultural determinism during the last half of the 19th century and up until 1925 when Mead went to Samoa to do her research. He describes the immense influence of Francis Galton, the late-19th century advocate of eugenics and a staunch believer that heredity is all a man brings with him into the world, that all is already determined at birth. It was against this school of thought, Freeman explains, that the anthropologist Franz Boas and others reacted around the turn...
...like to sit across the desk from a woman in tears, whose life has been destroyed, and ask her boiler-plate questions like her Social Security number." So says Don Hancock, 33, an Austin lawyer who handles divorces. His solution: three 30-min. video tapes in which Partner Eric Galton, 28, answers divorce questions posed by an actor portraying a client. The tapes not only cut down on emotional wear and tear but reduce damage to a client's pocketbook. Since Hancock needs to devote less time to the case, the average uncontested divorce costs $250, instead...