He saw what Mulcahy saw, an environment and an attitude that contributed to the problems on the court.
Arianna is unhappy that Larry Summers has an influential position in the Obama White House, and such an objection is understandable, given his close ties to the kind of deregulation, anything-goes attitude that contributed to creating the economic mess the administration now has to try and clean up.
Last week Dads & Daughters, a group committed to bettering girls' lives, declared on its Web site that " 'Extreme Makeover' manipulates and spreads our culture's infectious obsession with physical appearance, reinforcing corrosive (and often dangerous) attitudes that contribute to child health problems".
Media equity like this is critically important to shaping attitudes that contribute to violence against women.
We can tackle them in a frenzied, anxious, short-sighted, and disjointed way, employing the very tools and attitudes that contributed to our distress, or we can take a step back, recognize the depth and complexity of our situation, approach the system as a whole, and work together to calm things down.
Cultural factors can be considered: in some countries/cultures there may be a more general "live for today" (high discount rate) attitude that could contribute to higher rates of smoking and other medically risky behaviors.
And while some were truly saddened when they heard he had committed suicide, others demonstrated the kind of callous attitude that might have contributed to Victor's unraveling.
In addition, truancy and simply spending many evenings outside the home environment represent attitudes that can contribute to problematic behaviours, and, as found in our study, to alcohol-related aggression involvement.
Identifying specific attitudes and behaviors that contribute to obesity in these subpopulations will help inform the design of interventions.
