Word: remain
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Dates: during 1970-1970
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...particularly in London and in England, I can understand the desire of those who are middle-aged (as I am) to live at what we term a more civilized pace. It is not so competitive. There is time for living. In spite of rising costs, the theater, concerts, etc., remain within sensible bounds. There is, I believe, another reason: the escape from the impersonality of concrete to something of another age. At heart, there are many squares left in this world who love the old things the cities here have to offer...
...modern world. In the 1960s the number of U.S. families grew at a greater rate than the population; 87% of Americans live in families that include both parents. While the divorce rate is rising, so is the rate of remarriage among divorced people. Thus, the nuclear model will undoubtedly remain the basic family structure in the U.S. But that does not mean that it will function as a healthy institution unless ways are found to strengthen its concept and spirit...
...planned, and when family dissension ensues, the mother will resent her "sacrifices." Moreover, though she may have brought up her child to be "more cultured, less moneygrubbing, more spontaneous and creative" than she herself was brought up to be, she is nevertheless upset when he then refuses to remain on the same treadmill as his parents...
...like childhood is a modern development. Thus the family has had no long historical experience in dealing with the new rebelliousness. Unlike youths of the pre-industrial age, who simply entered some form of apprenticeship for the adult world at the age of puberty, millions of teen-agers now remain outside the labor force to go to college. It is this fact that has made possible the existence of today's separate youth culture, by which parents feel surrounded and threatened in their sense of authority. "A stage of life that barely existed a century ago is now universally accepted...
...each. The losses were even more severe for stocks on the American Stock Exchange and on the over-the-counter market. The latter came close to collapse for many days during the late spring. Since then, the stock market has rebounded, though many faded glamour stocks remain 70% below their highs of a few years ago. The Dow-Jones average closed last week at 823, far down from its alltime high of 995 in February...