> Wouldn't we, based on our theories and practical > experiences, quickly recognized the behavior of a > sick man doing illegal acts rather than a criminal.
Well, I don't feel capable of making a clinical judgement about his mental health without some direct, hands on testing. His morals and HIS commitment to his family, however, seem more obvious, given the public information. Unless you have some privileged information, your statement is no more than an "opinion" and no more than what any one else has to say. Annette Annette Kujawski Taylor, Ph.D. Professor of Psychology University of San Diego 5998 Alcala Park San Diego, CA 92110 619-260-4006 [EMAIL PROTECTED] ---- Original message ---- >Date: Sun, 16 Mar 2008 16:01:09 -0400 >From: "Gaft, Sam" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >Subject: RE: [tips] Politician's Wives >To: "Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS)" <[email protected]> > > My, what a wonderful example of how Bias cloud our > minds. > Frankly, as a male I admired how Silda came out, > without make-up, haggard, and cried out but she > stood there as I saw it, as an example for her > daughters about what loyalty and family are about. > She was more shamed than Eliot because of what his > behavior suggested about there marriage. > We saw the same thing in the wife (about to be ex) > of the NJ governor who admitted to giving his male > lover a state job and had a 1 year affair with him. > Again a woman standing there for her child. As she > recently said-"after-all this man was the father of > my child." > We saw it with the Senator from Minnesota. His wife > stood next to him too. > > Perhaps we should honor these woman who did > something that a man probably wouldn't have done for > their wife's if the situation was reversed. > I leave it to the consciences of those who wish to > attach their bias opinions to why woman do > that-perhaps they are biased for reasons only they > might want to explore. After all isn't that the role > of the scientist? > > Should we not have been the first to offer up > understanding and compassion? What does out training > and experience instruct us to do in times like this? > Let the cable news people pass judgement, we know > what motivates them, shouldn't we have a higher > calling? > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Sun 3/16/2008 12:06 PM > To: Teaching in the Psychological Sciences (TIPS) > Subject: Re: [tips] Politician's Wives > > Hi > > An opinion - > > In general and historically I think that women are > aware of the greater > expectation that they will put up with sexual > infidelity more readily than men > will...and there is probably some resentment of > that double standard. Just a > guess based on casual observation, not a scientific > conclusion. > > I think that as women are less economically > dependent on men (as a group or > on average) than they were 50 years ago, to whatever > degree it might have been > true that women are more likely to put up with it > than men are, it is less > true now. Many women can and do walk when this > happens. Since Silda Spitzer > has a lot of professional skill and experience it > may be that women who can > identify with her are frustrated that she has not > yet left (not that I would be > at all shocked if she does in the near future). Or > maybe they are concerned > that she is doing what many perceived Hillary C. to > have done - staying with a > philandering husband in order to gain political > ground. Trading off marital > satisfaction for political gain...ignoring the > possibility that fidelity > might not be that important to her for whatever > hidden (none of our business) > reason she might have. > > Nancy Melucci > Long Beach City College > Long Beach CA > > **************It's Tax Time! Get tips, forms, and > advice on AOL Money & > Finance. > (http://money.aol.com/tax?NCID=aolprf00030000000001) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) > > --- > To make changes to your subscription contact: > > Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED]) --- To make changes to your subscription contact: Bill Southerly ([EMAIL PROTECTED])
