Word: notionalism
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...Fannie Hurst novel that has generated at least four movies, Beavers is Delilah, a single mom whose recipe for pancakes makes a fortune for her employer Bea (Claudette Colbert). Delilah is now a millionaire, sharing a mansion with Bea. Yet for her, upward mobility never gives her the notion of equality with whites; she insists on sleeping in the basement with her rebellious daughter Peola...
Critics of the current system have all sorts of ideas about how hospitals and research labs could go beyond the minimum. One is the notion of subject advocates--independent consultants whose sole function would be to look out for the best interests of the subjects, not the scientists. Argues George Annas: "You cannot rely on the conscience of the individual investigator, because he has an inherent conflict of interest. He has to enroll subjects in his study...
Women are always in danger in modern movies--in danger of being left out of them. In teen-boy farces, women are usually just a priapic prop. In adult action pictures they may be no more than a trophy, a pawn or a poignant memory. So the very notion that women are not on the margins but at the center of medium-budget, mass-appeal films is refreshing...
...feminism is the striving for equality for every person, regardless of race, sexuality or gender. Feminism is not about women wanting to be men, nor is it about women trying to do the same things as men. Using feminism as an excuse for binge drinking degrades the entire notion of feminism. GINA OCCHIPINTI Santa Cruz, Calif...
...Mike Sinegal, head of Costco's Japan operations, agrees that stores must trim their sails according to prevailing winds, but dismisses the notion that Asian consumers are very different from shoppers in, say, Los Angeles. When Costco entered Japan, he says, local suppliers insisted American shampoos wouldn't sell because Japanese hair is different. But Costco's private-label brand quickly became one of its top-selling products. "The bottom line is that the uniqueness of these markets is overrated," says Sinegal...