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Word: satiric (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1960-1969
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...that requires coolly rational behavior at work, reserving feeling for home. Wholeness is often elusive. "Home is where the heart is," but more than one-third of U.S. mothers work at least part time, and some fathers hardly see the kids all week. According to Psychiatric Social Worker Virginia Satir, the average family dinner lasts ten to 20 minutes; some families spend as little as ten minutes a week together. Studies show that father absence has baneful effects (especially on boys), ranging from low self-esteem to hunger for immediate gratification and susceptibility to group influence. Hippies commonly flee from...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Essay: ON BEING AN AMERICAN PARENT | 12/15/1967 | See Source »

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