Word: blame
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Dates: during 1970-1979
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Industry's first response to the legal crunch last year was a Hood of advertisements that depicted factories as environmentally kind, or shifted the blame for pollution to the growing population's demands (spurred by advertisers) for more and more products...
Much of the blame rests with the hotel owners, who saw a bonanza coming and were quick to cash in on it. Charging by the head rather than by the room and packing as many as 13 people into an apartment, they were able to get as much as five times the normal rental per room. If an owner was unscrupulous enough he could push up his profits by cutting down on or eliminating such services as maids, linens, hot water and other simple maintenance. Most welfare residents hesitate to complain for fear of eviction...
...century, society as a whole strongly supported the family institution. It was the family's duty to instruct children in moral values, but it derived those values from church, from philosophers, from social traditions. Now most of these supports are weakened, or gone. Yet politicians and other prophets often blame the family for decline in morals and morale?as if the family could be separated from society. The forces that are weakening the U.S. family structure are at the very heart of the changes that are taking place in American civilization. Some of the most significant...
...Women's Lib theoretician, Margaret Benston, has made an economic analysis that places the blame for the "exploitation" of women directly on the family. Since women's work in the home is not paid for, she reasons, it is considered valueless by society. Moreover, at present, equal opportunity of employment simply means that a woman has two jobs: one at work and one at home. All work must therefore be taken out of the home and paid for like any other product; only such innovations as communal kitchens and universal child-care centers will "set women free," she says...
Sitting Out the Battle. Though it is over, the General Motors strike still hurts. Detroit stores have been quiet so far, and one last week began "the biggest clothing clearance in our history." The confusion in women's fashions is partly to blame. While midis are beginning to catch on in some cities, most women are simply sitting out the battle of the hemlines. At week's end Commerce Secretary Maurice Stans reported to President Nixon that Christmas sales were "fairly brisk" and that apparel was moving well. The Secretary took pains to note an upsurge...