Word: younger
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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...difficult to say exactly why. It may, in the end, rest in an attitude engendered by the last complete American success. More and more I see the war and the class and the time as a watershed era in American life and history, and I think younger Americans sense this perhaps even more deeply. All those who survived the last days of the Great Depression through the Great War and that time of great optimism that followed it are coming to represent some old America, a gone America, an American attitude denied the generation following them. Can anyone think...
...They don't have the energy to hold up their end of the family and help raise the kids." And, Hart adds, "child abuse is epidemic." Recently the town's "crisis line" got a call from a ten-year-old who said that he and his younger brother and sister had run out of food and were hungry. Asked where his parents were, the sobbing child said that they had both left for pipeline jobs more than a week before...
...adult" or "retirement" communities that have mushroomed round the country, primarily in Florida and the Southwest, where the weather is warm and the cost of living relatively low. Most of these "villages," "cities" and "worlds" follow the lead of Arizona's Sun City (pop. 34,000) and exclude younger people; no one under 50 can buy or lease property there. Some residents like the segregation practiced in the gerontopolises, but the majority are more interested in the amenities. A number of communities boast well-designed cottages or apartments and programs of social activities, such as dancing and crafts; many...
Most companies claim that mandatory retirement is necessary to maintain efficiency, preserve profits and clear the way for younger employees. But gerontologists find the arguments unfair. There is no evidence that an individual's efficiency or creativity declines dramatically once he passes his 65th birthday; indeed, many people-from scientists to craftsmen to musicians* have done their best work during their declining years. Nor can it be assumed that most elderly Americans are too feeble to support themselves. At least half of those now over 65 are physically capable of doing a day's work. Mandatory retirement...
...reason. There are, in fact, few other sports that Hampshire High Scorer Steve Hannock can play with his hair spilling down his back and an ever-ready can of beer handy on the sidelines. Or that Maggie Hirsch, a Hampshire junior, can play alongside her male classmates. While the younger brother of one player talks excitedly about pro franchises some day, most players would agree with Hampshire Co-Captain Dave Dinerman when he says, "Too much competition will make this the kind of game I wouldn't want to play...