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- From: sfjr@wam.umd.edu (Steve Russell)
- Subject: Mommy made me do it
- Message-ID: <1992Dec23.180114.28623@wam.umd.edu>
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- Organization: University of Maryland, College Park
- Date: Wed, 23 Dec 1992 18:01:14 GMT
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- In article <1992Dec23.014026.23136@cbnewsk.cb.att.com>
- noraa@cbnewsk.cb.att.com (aaron.l.hoffmeyer) writes:
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- <examples of male violence against men>
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- >Who raised these men?
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- Diane writes:
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- Oh for godsakes; how long are we going to blame mommy? When do we
- get to grow up and take responsibility for our selves? I don't teach
- my son to be any more violent than my daughter.
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- Im against "blame placing" myself, but the above comments
- have made me think.
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- 1. Yes, motheres *used to be* the prime influence/contact
- for a young child. Yes, this influence/contact is
- significant.
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- 2. No. This contact is not the only factor of weight
- contributing to a childs development. Peers/society
- as a whole have a profound effect. I have read of
- of several examples where feminist mothers have tried
- to raise children free of the usual asscociated sex
- stereotypes to no avail. The child inevitably picks
- up the the characteristics the mother doesnt want once
- the kid has contact with other kids.
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- 3. It would seem indviual parents are not to blame. It
- is the society--- all of the parents together influencing
- pools of children who interconnectingly influence each other
- to some extent.
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- Just making a point
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- SFJR
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