Word: behavior
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Dates: during 2000-2000
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Perhaps like many consumers, John Benjamin, 36, a credit analyst from Oak Park, Ill., is experiencing the new wealth defect. He plans to shell out 30% less for gifts this year. "My spending habits are correlated to the performance of the market," he says. Others' behavior is correlated to their credit-card debt--and after a decade of buying, and saving next to nothing, Americans are cleaning up their balances...
...Aging, older adults are more likely to live longer if they feel that they have control over their lives or fulfill roles that they find important. In a national study, elderly Americans who strongly identified with being a parent, grandparent or care provider tended to adopt more healthful behavior and took better care of themselves. Folks who felt that they had no control were more likely to smoke, drink and suffer from obesity--all risk factors for early death...
...rest of us, who are apparently doomed to share the streets with a growing number people ranting into invisible cell phones about their stock portfolios and children's play dates. With any luck the growing movement to ban cell phone use in cars will be extended to such street behavior...
Whether called an Administrative Board or an Academic Societies Promotion and Review Board, these committees deal mainly with ensuring that students' behavior, both academic and social, matches that expected of a Harvard student...
...more than a source of academic puzzlement; it risks compromising the physical and mental well-being of the nation's youth. According to a study released this week by the nonprofit Urban Institute, America's boys and young men are confused and uninformed about what constitutes sexually risky behavior. Young people, it seems, understand that sex can lead to pregnancy, AIDS and other sexually transmitted diseases - but aren't quite so sure what precautions to take when they engage in the sexual acts that are often substitutes for or precursors to actual intercourse. If we aren't having actual...