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...afford one. It is a form of displacement that has not been seen in America since The Depression and one which replaces the government's assistance for the individual back with the social network of the community, whether that is the community of the family or some other close knit network...
...they have longer commutes. The number of pets started to boom right around the same time that these trends began to take off. This suggests that people are leaning on pets to fill the gap in social support mechanisms that earlier might have come from their families or tight-knit neighborhoods. This is why single people or childless couples might want to get a pet. There's just a lot more of those folks right now and they have the wherewithal financially to do so. In turn they've sort of spurred a whole industry of dog walkers...
...wrestling purely individual, nor merely just a team sport, but rather as a family. The Harvard Wrestling Family is a significant theme, if not the central tenet, of Weiss’s program.“The way my personality is…I need it to be close-knit,” Weiss said. “I think the sport dictates that as well, meaning wrestlers are different, and the more close-knit the group is, the team is, the more success you are going to have and the more fun you are going to have...
...Kathleen Ann Soliah was born in Fargo, N.D., on Jan. 16, 1947 to a close-knit, conservative Lutheran family. In high school, she was a popular student, an active member of the Spanish and Pep Clubs and a powder puff football player. She also served as a volunteer on Richard Nixon's presidential campaign...
...Rating: A*. Kirkland has a lot to offer, from lectures by prominent public figures to a super close-knit house community. Brain Breaks are weak, the Grille is even weaker, and that close-knit house community can be a bit smarmy sometimes. But the culture is what really drives Kirkland's appeal. It is still prime real estate, like that cramped Manhattan apartment building you’ll probably move in to in a few years. If you score this river gem, just nod blithely when everyone tells you that...