Outwardly, suburbia maintains the straitlaced, middle-class look that belies the social ferment behind closed doors. There is secret use of drugs, fed by the marijuana syndrome. There is the river of alcohol flooding from door to door under the euphemism of social drinking. Then, of course, inevitably there is the advent of mate swapping. All […]
One need only tune in the television set during prime time on any evening of the week to witness a seemingly endless barrage of violence in the form of “entertainment”. Whether it be cops pursuing robbers, or cowboys gunning down Indians, the pattern is invariably the same. The fact that no one is really hurt, […]
Many Americans have treated homosexuality like an ostrich with its head in the sand — they simply refuse to believe that a man could physically love another man. Perhaps that is why so many parents cannot confront the fact that their son may have homosexual tendencies — because they cannot believe the condition exists. For […]
Who can judge a person’s reactions during stress situations? The prisoners of war who give in to their captors’ demands, the kidnapped heiress who joins forces with her abductors — both must act without past experience to guide them. Both must make decisions in a vacuum, without benefit of familiar people or situations to guide […]
Although Americans appear to the rest of the world as frank and open people, the truth is often the opposite when relating on a personal basis. This is particularly true regarding sexual matters. The fact is, Americans are only now beginning to learn to discuss sex and sexuality with candor, and usually that is within […]
It’s been said that every person has some dark passion within his soul — some hidden secret, desire, or whim that may never surface to be seen by the closest confidante, or even recognized by the person himself. Such a secret can be evil and sinister, or it may be trivial and trite. In America, […]
Today’s middle class Americans maintain a stable outlook which in reality masks the turmoil existing behind drawn blinds. There is alcoholism, promiscuous sex, for the adult and teenager alike, and, for some, the breakup of marital relationships as a result of mate-swapping. The children observe their parents’ so-called “mature” lifestyles. The mark is made and […]
The seething passions that lurk within many individuals are often hidden beneath a veneer of normalcy, exposed only under extremely tempting circumstances. The woman who, after a few drinks at a party, takes on all corners, male and female alike. The man who, during a strip show at a stag party, climbs up on stage […]
It would appear that there is very little some people would not do in the interest of “getting ahead”. The salesman lying to a prospective customer in order to make a sale; the politician “buying” friends, and thereby support at the ballot box; the businessman deliberately setting out to destroy his competition… the examples go […]
Of all the social institutions which have had to endure change and weather criticism, the family concept is, perhaps, the most evident. Subjected to the undermining forces of a pressure-filled and indifferent world, the family unit has undergone immeasurable challenge in the wake of social change. THE FAMILY’S HOT FUN is the story of how […]