But certain principles of polite behavior are immutable.
"But even assuming that this unremarkable proposition somehow points to a behavioral definition of homosexuality," he went on, "it by no means follows that homosexual behavior is immutable".
Unfortunately, the continuing belief in "categorical differences" — men are aggressive, women are caring — reinforces traditional stereotypes by treating certain behaviors as immutable.
It's just not relevant," he said, referring to Marcus Bachmann's Christian counseling company and the Bachmanns' belief that homosexuality is a behavior, not an immutable trait.
And Israeli officials have been saying they would much prefer that Ahmadinejad still wins in Iran — not because Israelis really prefer him but because they believe his thuggish, anti-Semitic behavior reflects the true and immutable character of the Iranian regime.
A quotation about the child killers in the Bulger case being 'unreformable' was used to ascertain whether they saw some types of violent behavior, and the actors concerned, as immutable.
Which is why if I had one question for Kissinger after reading this book it would be: Is there, indeed can there be, anything new in the world that could fundamentally shape the behavior of nations as much as their immutable history and geography?
Model covariates were organized into five domains: · Ascribed factors (immutable individual-level determinants); · Proximal factors (modifiable individual-level health behaviors); · Immediate factors (household-level mediators between proximal and intermediate factors); · Intermediate factors (community-level factors); and · Distal factors (system-level factors).
Despite the move, the immutable reality of the Trump White House remains the same: The president has no intention of changing his behavior — he merely believes his communications staff needs to defend him better — and Mr. Scaramucci even suggested his role would be to unshackle an already unfettered president.
"Flight Behavior" is ambitious in its scope, marrying Dellarobia's wisenheimer worldview with danger of the huge, immutable kind.
