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...things are beginning to change at home. Although married men do only about 30% of the housework today, according to Joseph Pleck, professor of families, change and society at Wheaton College, two decades ago they did just 20%. Pleck sees a "silent revolution" in male attitudes. "I don't predict that we'll be seeing fifty-fifty any time soon," he says, "but a jump of 10% in a national sample is a big change." Other studies have shown a growing role for men in caring for children. For 18% of dual-paycheck couples who work separate shifts, the father...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: Onward, Women! | 12/4/1989 | See Source »

Maier says that scholars are well-suited to provide historical context and a "menu of alternatives." But he is quick to caution, "You can't predict the future...

Author: By Joseph R. Palmore, | Title: Harvard Profs Do the Talk Show Thing | 12/2/1989 | See Source »

...shift of winds in Eastern Europe is so incredibly rapid, but so disconcertingly nebulous. The changes in Poland and Hungary are not like an election campaign, which has a definite conclusion, or an earthquake, whose scale can be precisely measured. Where we will end up, few are willing to predict...

Author: By Juliette N. Kayyem, | Title: Discontent Over Democracy | 11/30/1989 | See Source »

...miniature racing cars with a $6 million advertising campaign highlighting their principal selling point: speed. The company says the battery-powered vehicles can go the equivalent of 500 m.p.h. in an adult-size automobile. Record Breakers are imported from Japan, where they are a national craze. While some analysts predict smaller U.S. sales, Mattel, Matchbox and other toy manufacturers are releasing their own superfast cars...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: TOYS: Fuzz Busters Not Included | 11/27/1989 | See Source »

Forecasters predict that today's Game will be a cold war. Temperatures are expected to be in the 30s with a chance of flurries...

Author: By Johanna B. Berkman, | Title: Bush: No Prediction For Outcome of Game | 11/18/1989 | See Source »

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