I'll bite (no pun intended) One characteristic of the American personality is the ambivalence about values especially as it pertains to choice and environmental influence. One the one hand we yield to environmental influences like fast food asnd the other advertising gimmicks but we say that we are free to choose what we want to be because of an array of presentable choices. Lets face it we do not have to eat fast foods.Nither do we have to succumb to smoking. It is true that environmental conditions do influence behavior,but it is also true that if the environment stimuli fails to elicit behavior,it could be rendered ineffective. I am sick and tired of people blaming companies for their lack of personal control.My suspicion is that those people seek some sort of realistic as well as imaginary vicarious reinforcement that emanates from a culture that extols the values of freedom without boundaries.
Michael Sylvester,PhD Daytona Beach,Florida "Oh,I love America" --- You are currently subscribed to tips as: [EMAIL PROTECTED] To unsubscribe send a blank email to [EMAIL PROTECTED]
