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The decline in delinquency, violence, disobedience, and truancy seen in the Cherokee children is quite predictable, and I doubt it has much to do with increased parental supervision. The lack of money is a powerful factor in the lives of many parents, increasing spousal and child abuse. It is this variable (frequently getting hit) that […]
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Poor Relations: Casino windfall reveals poverty’s toll on Cherokee kids’ behavior
A study of Indian families before and after they began receiving an annual financial windfall supports the theory that poverty undermines psychological health, at least among children.
By Bruce Bower -
PaleontologyFossils of Flyers: Bones tell why Atlantic albatross disappeared
Ancient albatross fossils suggest that rising sea levels 400,000 years ago wiped out the North Atlantic population of short-tailed albatross.