Murray Straus, founder of the University of New Hampshire FamilyResearch Lab

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PHOTO
Surrounded by family and friends, Murray Straus, founder of the
University of New Hampshire Family Research Lab, makes his way to the
Sheraton Harborside ballroom to celebrate his 80th birthday on Monday
evening in Portsmouth.
Photo by Jamie Cohen

A real family man

By Emily Aronson


PORTSMOUTH -- He changed the way people think about family violence,
influenced generations of sociologists all over the world and has
authored more than 200 articles.

And at 80 years old, Murray Straus -- founder of the University of New
Hampshire's Family Research Laboratory -- has no plans to slow down.

In fact, it's his work that Straus said has kept him young at heart.

"I just love discovering new things, love to do research, love to teach
my classes. It's not work; it's what I love to do," Straus said Monday,
at his birthday party during a family violence research conference at
the Sheraton Harborside Hotel.

Wearing a white suit, a red rose in his lapel and a warm smile, Straus
greeted colleagues, former students, friends and family -- some of whom
traveled from as far as the Netherlands and Australia to attend the event.

Many remarked how good Straus looks for his age. David Finkelhor,
co-director of the Family Research Laboratory, showed a picture of
Murray's passport during a slideshow to prove that he was born in 1926.

Straus arrived at UNH in 1968 and dedicated his research to family
violence and its relationship to violence in the larger society, a
cornerstone of a new field of sociology. He co-authored numerous
publications about spousal and child abuse -- once thought of as private
matters -- including a book about the harmful effects of spanking children.

His complete resumé posted online takes up a whopping 24 pages.

"It's not true that Murray is married to his job," Finkelhor told
guests. "We've never seen him kiss his computer. His appointment book,
maybe, but it was just paternal."

Kathy Kendall-Tackett, an associate professor of psychology at UNH,
called Straus a wonderful scholar and mentor.

"His attitude for his work and his passion is just contagious," she
said. "He's always so generous with his time and his praise with students."

Kersti Yllo, a former student and sociology professor at Wheaton
College, thanked Straus as a feminist for his research in the 1970s
about sexual inequality and its impact on domestic violence. She also
thanked him as a mother for his work against corporal punishment.

"My children's SAT scores are apparently higher because I held back,"
she said as the room broke out in laughter.

Straus' wife, Dorothy, said it was great to see how many people came to
honor her husband, but assured that the decades of accomplishments and
accolades haven't gone to his head.

"My grandchildren say things like "he's just Murray to us,'" Dorothy said.

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--
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else)

Greegor wrote:
If this guy is so very experienced then why did he screw up
the research?

He did not "screw up the research."

Please show some support for your claim.

Researchers should not start with a political agenda.

He didn't.

Finkelhor also.

Neither are politically inclined. Both are long time academics with
respectable and reputable methods and professional recognition.

Lest they end up like Herr Doktor Professor Sir Roy Meadows...

You seem obsessed.


and his sicofant.

What's a "sicofant?"

I simply posted a notice about the birthday of a social scientist we all
are familiar with at least by name.

This seems to have struck a nerve with you.

0:-




0:- wrote:
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7-27-2006

PHOTO
Surrounded by family and friends, Murray Straus, founder of the
University of New Hampshire Family Research Lab, makes his way to the
Sheraton Harborside ballroom to celebrate his 80th birthday on Monday
evening in Portsmouth.
Photo by Jamie Cohen

A real family man

By Emily Aronson


PORTSMOUTH -- He changed the way people think about family violence,
influenced generations of sociologists all over the world and has
authored more than 200 articles.

And at 80 years old, Murray Straus -- founder of the University of New
Hampshire's Family Research Laboratory -- has no plans to slow down.

In fact, it's his work that Straus said has kept him young at heart.

"I just love discovering new things, love to do research, love to teach
my classes. It's not work; it's what I love to do," Straus said Monday,
at his birthday party during a family violence research conference at
the Sheraton Harborside Hotel.

Wearing a white suit, a red rose in his lapel and a warm smile, Straus
greeted colleagues, former students, friends and family -- some of whom
traveled from as far as the Netherlands and Australia to attend the event.

Many remarked how good Straus looks for his age. David Finkelhor,
co-director of the Family Research Laboratory, showed a picture of
Murray's passport during a slideshow to prove that he was born in 1926.

Straus arrived at UNH in 1968 and dedicated his research to family
violence and its relationship to violence in the larger society, a
cornerstone of a new field of sociology. He co-authored numerous
publications about spousal and child abuse -- once thought of as private
matters -- including a book about the harmful effects of spanking children.

His complete resumé posted online takes up a whopping 24 pages.

"It's not true that Murray is married to his job," Finkelhor told
guests. "We've never seen him kiss his computer. His appointment book,
maybe, but it was just paternal."

Kathy Kendall-Tackett, an associate professor of psychology at UNH,
called Straus a wonderful scholar and mentor.

"His attitude for his work and his passion is just contagious," she
said. "He's always so generous with his time and his praise with students."

Kersti Yllo, a former student and sociology professor at Wheaton
College, thanked Straus as a feminist for his research in the 1970s
about sexual inequality and its impact on domestic violence. She also
thanked him as a mother for his work against corporal punishment.

"My children's SAT scores are apparently higher because I held back,"
she said as the room broke out in laughter.

Straus' wife, Dorothy, said it was great to see how many people came to
honor her husband, but assured that the decades of accomplishments and
accolades haven't gone to his head.

"My grandchildren say things like "he's just Murray to us,'" Dorothy said.

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--
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else)

Kane wrote
Neither are politically inclined. Both are long time academics with
respectable and reputable methods and professional recognition.

All of your GURUs are lily white and perfect of course!
Let nothing cramp that cultic mindset.

On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, 0:- wrote:

Greegor wrote:
If this guy is so very experienced then why did he screw up
the research?

He did not "screw up the research."

Please show some support for your claim.

Researchers should not start with a political agenda.

He didn't.

Yes, he did and admitted so.

Doan

Greegor wrote:
Kane wrote
Neither are politically inclined. Both are long time academics with
respectable and reputable methods and professional recognition.

All of your GURUs are lily white

I don't have any Gurus. The closest I can think of was an Okinawan man
that kind of took me under his wing when I was a teen.

Boxer, jockey, race horse trainer, and a man of considerable character.
Spent his teens in the WWII internment camps (Okinawans are 'Japanese').

I learned, among other things, fine gardening from him. And an esoteric
form of Martial Arts then, that became quite popular world wide later.

He was not, as I recall, lily white.

and perfect of course!

No one I've ever met is perfect. Are you assuming I think someone is?

Let nothing cramp that cultic mindset.

I'm sorry you have the needs that you do, and that they are apparently
unmet. But, that's how life goes.

Be good.





--
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else)

Doan wrote:
On Fri, 28 Jul 2006, 0:- wrote:

Greegor wrote:
If this guy is so very experienced then why did he screw up
the research?
He did not "screw up the research."

Please show some support for your claim.

Researchers should not start with a political agenda.
He didn't.

Yes, he did and admitted so.

An error on one portion of research by inaccuracy is not "screw up on
research." If ALL his finding was incorrect you might have an argument.

It was not. Most was solid and useful. And he acknowledged the
correctness of the reviewer on one item. Prove otherwise.


Doan





--
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else)

Greegor wrote:
If this guy is so very experienced then why did he screw up
the research?

He didn't.

Researchers should not start with a political agenda.

He started, like all researchers, with a research hypothesis for each
study he conducted. He then performed a literature review, designed the
study, including sample and research methodology, conducted the study,
analyzed the data, and discussed the results. Before publication, his
research, just like all research, was subjected to a thorough peer
review process.

What you are considering a political agenda is actually a hypothesis
that was tested through design and statistical analysis. The analysis
either supports, does not support, or partially supports any hypothesis.
In Straus's case, his research either supported or partially supported
his hypothesis

Finkelhor also.

You have an extremely poor understanding of research, Greegor.

LaVonne

Lest they end up like Herr Doktor Professor Sir Roy Meadows...

and his sicofant.


0:- wrote:

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7-27-2006

PHOTO
Surrounded by family and friends, Murray Straus, founder of the
University of New Hampshire Family Research Lab, makes his way to the
Sheraton Harborside ballroom to celebrate his 80th birthday on Monday
evening in Portsmouth.
Photo by Jamie Cohen

A real family man

By Emily Aronson


PORTSMOUTH -- He changed the way people think about family violence,
influenced generations of sociologists all over the world and has
authored more than 200 articles.

And at 80 years old, Murray Straus -- founder of the University of New
Hampshire's Family Research Laboratory -- has no plans to slow down.

In fact, it's his work that Straus said has kept him young at heart.

"I just love discovering new things, love to do research, love to teach
my classes. It's not work; it's what I love to do," Straus said Monday,
at his birthday party during a family violence research conference at
the Sheraton Harborside Hotel.

Wearing a white suit, a red rose in his lapel and a warm smile, Straus
greeted colleagues, former students, friends and family -- some of whom
traveled from as far as the Netherlands and Australia to attend the event.

Many remarked how good Straus looks for his age. David Finkelhor,
co-director of the Family Research Laboratory, showed a picture of
Murray's passport during a slideshow to prove that he was born in 1926.

Straus arrived at UNH in 1968 and dedicated his research to family
violence and its relationship to violence in the larger society, a
cornerstone of a new field of sociology. He co-authored numerous
publications about spousal and child abuse -- once thought of as private
matters -- including a book about the harmful effects of spanking children.

His complete resumé posted online takes up a whopping 24 pages.

"It's not true that Murray is married to his job," Finkelhor told
guests. "We've never seen him kiss his computer. His appointment book,
maybe, but it was just paternal."

Kathy Kendall-Tackett, an associate professor of psychology at UNH,
called Straus a wonderful scholar and mentor.

"His attitude for his work and his passion is just contagious," she
said. "He's always so generous with his time and his praise with students."

Kersti Yllo, a former student and sociology professor at Wheaton
College, thanked Straus as a feminist for his research in the 1970s
about sexual inequality and its impact on domestic violence. She also
thanked him as a mother for his work against corporal punishment.

"My children's SAT scores are apparently higher because I held back,"
she said as the room broke out in laughter.

Straus' wife, Dorothy, said it was great to see how many people came to
honor her husband, but assured that the decades of accomplishments and
accolades haven't gone to his head.

"My grandchildren say things like "he's just Murray to us,'" Dorothy said.

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You ignored one question I'm curious about.

What's a "sicofant?" You stated "Lest they end up like Herr Doktor
Professor Sir Roy Meadows...

and his sicofant."

Inquiring minds want to know.

LaVonne




Greegor wrote:

Kane wrote

Neither are politically inclined. Both are long time academics with
respectable and reputable methods and professional recognition.


All of your GURUs are lily white and perfect of course!
Let nothing cramp that cultic mindset.

Kane,

The closest things to gurus I've had would have to be my sixth grade
teacher and one of my Ph.D. advisors. Both believed in me, listened to
me, and encouraged me to pursue my goals.

They were Caucasian, so I suppose they could be considered "lily white"
-- if that's what Greegor means. But since they were human beings, they
were far from perfect.

I've met Murray Straus on several occassions. He's a kind and gentle
man with a brilliant mind, but I doubt he's perfect. I'm sure he would
agree with me.

Your post regarding Murray Straus' birthday certainly did set off a
nerve for Greegor, didn't it?

LaVonne

0:- wrote:

Greegor wrote:

Kane wrote

Neither are politically inclined. Both are long time academics with
respectable and reputable methods and professional recognition.


All of your GURUs are lily white


I don't have any Gurus. The closest I can think of was an Okinawan man
that kind of took me under his wing when I was a teen.

Boxer, jockey, race horse trainer, and a man of considerable character.
Spent his teens in the WWII internment camps (Okinawans are 'Japanese').

I learned, among other things, fine gardening from him. And an esoteric
form of Martial Arts then, that became quite popular world wide later.

He was not, as I recall, lily white.

and perfect of course!

No one I've ever met is perfect. Are you assuming I think someone is?

Let nothing cramp that cultic mindset.


I'm sorry you have the needs that you do, and that they are apparently
unmet. But, that's how life goes.

Be good.

Carlson LaVonne wrote:


Greegor wrote:
If this guy is so very experienced then why did he screw up
the research?

He didn't.

Researchers should not start with a political agenda.

He started, like all researchers, with a research hypothesis for each
study he conducted. He then performed a literature review, designed the
study, including sample and research methodology, conducted the study,
analyzed the data, and discussed the results. Before publication, his
research, just like all research, was subjected to a thorough peer
review process.

What you are considering a political agenda is actually a hypothesis
that was tested through design and statistical analysis. The analysis
either supports, does not support, or partially supports any hypothesis.
In Straus's case, his research either supported or partially supported
his hypothesis

Finkelhor also.

You have an extremely poor understanding of research, Greegor.

LaVonne

More amazing is that those that later criticized his work DID come with
a political agenda.... a very clear one.

And NO research to back their claim his was flawed.

I saw his response as quietly and politely dismissive of gnat-like
buzzing by little agenda pressing political hacks.

What has truly shocked me is the professional career shift of Ms
Baumrind and what appears to me to be a serious loss of objectivity she
once seemed so very much in command of in her work.

Best, Kane



Lest they end up like Herr Doktor Professor Sir Roy Meadows...

and his sicofant.


0:- wrote:

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PHOTO
Surrounded by family and friends, Murray Straus, founder of the
University of New Hampshire Family Research Lab, makes his way to the
Sheraton Harborside ballroom to celebrate his 80th birthday on Monday
evening in Portsmouth.
Photo by Jamie Cohen

A real family man

By Emily Aronson


PORTSMOUTH -- He changed the way people think about family violence,
influenced generations of sociologists all over the world and has
authored more than 200 articles.

And at 80 years old, Murray Straus -- founder of the University of New
Hampshire's Family Research Laboratory -- has no plans to slow down.

In fact, it's his work that Straus said has kept him young at heart.

"I just love discovering new things, love to do research, love to teach
my classes. It's not work; it's what I love to do," Straus said Monday,
at his birthday party during a family violence research conference at
the Sheraton Harborside Hotel.

Wearing a white suit, a red rose in his lapel and a warm smile, Straus
greeted colleagues, former students, friends and family -- some of whom
traveled from as far as the Netherlands and Australia to attend the
event.

Many remarked how good Straus looks for his age. David Finkelhor,
co-director of the Family Research Laboratory, showed a picture of
Murray's passport during a slideshow to prove that he was born in 1926.

Straus arrived at UNH in 1968 and dedicated his research to family
violence and its relationship to violence in the larger society, a
cornerstone of a new field of sociology. He co-authored numerous
publications about spousal and child abuse -- once thought of as private
matters -- including a book about the harmful effects of spanking
children.

His complete resumé posted online takes up a whopping 24 pages.

"It's not true that Murray is married to his job," Finkelhor told
guests. "We've never seen him kiss his computer. His appointment book,
maybe, but it was just paternal."

Kathy Kendall-Tackett, an associate professor of psychology at UNH,
called Straus a wonderful scholar and mentor.

"His attitude for his work and his passion is just contagious," she
said. "He's always so generous with his time and his praise with
students."

Kersti Yllo, a former student and sociology professor at Wheaton
College, thanked Straus as a feminist for his research in the 1970s
about sexual inequality and its impact on domestic violence. She also
thanked him as a mother for his work against corporal punishment.

"My children's SAT scores are apparently higher because I held back,"
she said as the room broke out in laughter.

Straus' wife, Dorothy, said it was great to see how many people came to
honor her husband, but assured that the decades of accomplishments and
accolades haven't gone to his head.

"My grandchildren say things like "he's just Murray to us,'" Dorothy
said.

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--
"Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what
to have for lunch. Liberty is a well armed lamb
contesting the vote." - Benjamin Franklin (or someone else)