Word: method
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...another; "that the true reality is not the obvious reality." As Leach makes clear, these same assumptions underpin Levi-Strauss's claim that there are universal structures that apply to all societies, though they are frequently hidden. The job left for the structuralism is the refinement of his method with new and broader applications aimed at new ways of handling cultural data...
Chiding the College Board for sluggishness, the commission says that it should end its preoccupation with helping admissions directors and start helping students as well. One method: developing tests to find more precisely what deficiencies students have, and show colleges what kinds of instruction would produce improvement. Since 75% of high school graduates will probably seek admission by 1980, says the commission, the Board should also set up a nationwide, computerized service to match high school students with suitable colleges and even jobs...
Fuller explained that the principal cause of alienation and strife between nations was their effort to balance out the inequity of the world's resources and "to obtain those things necessary for human survival." Stating that the politicians 'method of effacing this aim have always been "incredibly stupid," Fuller placed hope in the restructuring of educational methods. He said people must begin to see the earth as a whole system with very definite limits to its capacity, and that too much attention has been given to specialization...
...that represents the worst in America." Nixon went on the offensive the following evening at a rally in Anaheim, Calif., which was broadcast on national television by the Republican National Committee at a cost of $48,000. "We must recognize," he said, "that in a system that provides a method for peaceful change, there is no cause that justifies resort to violence or lawlessness in the United States of America...
Until the advent of the new laws, town officials had only two ways to jolt lax parents: by applying a Michigan statute holding them civilly liable for a minor's malicious damage up to $1,500, or making their children wards of the court. Neither method worked well, partly because officials were loath to punish middle-class parents. As a result, parents tended to be tolerant about offspring misbehavior. "Their attitude was that it's kid stuff," says Chief Richardson. "Now that attitude changes when the police say 'If it happens again...