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Community Relations | 4400 University Dr. | Mail Stop 2D5 | Fairfax, VA 22030-4444
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Lectures by
Peter Stearns
Are American Parents Too Anxious A discussion on the areas in which parental anxiety is increasing and why, and what we might do about it. minimum lecture time: 20 A/V requirements: None Are Americans Running Amuck? Perspectives on Self-Control in Current Society It seems many Americans have become hopelessly self- indulgent and open to any appeal to pleasure. This talk puts these ideas in perspective, showing where self- control has eased or has become more demanding, and discusses possibilities for change. minimum lecture time: 20 A/V requirements: None Global Outrage Dr Stearns addresses the issues discussed in his book," Global Outrage: The Impact of World Opinion on Contemporary History" ( Oneworld Publications) The book examines case studies of public opinion and the impact it has had on domestic and foreign policies during the last two centuries. minimum lecture time: 20 A/V requirements: None; The United States and World Opinion The US currently faces a hostile world opinion. Is this significant? What is world opinion anyway? Looking at issues of definition and history, as well as current policy, helps sort out the present dilemma and the importance involved. minimum lecture time: 20 A/V requirements: None What Are Universities For? How Are They Useful? Discusses the changing purposes of universities in an age of high technology, and focuses on the economic functions universities perform. minimum lecture time: 20 A/V requirements: None What Is World History? World history is gaining ground in secondary schools and colleges alike, but many people don't quite know what it is, or what it's good for. This talk focuses on how it can help students understand the world today. minimum lecture time: 20 A/V requirements: None What's Going On at Mason Today? This talk will focus on recent developments at George Mason University, a key institution in the region, that are of interest to the community. minimum lecture time: 20 A/V requirements: None Why Are Americans Getting Fatter? A discussion on current obesity trends, why they have developed, and what they mean. minimum lecture time: 20 A/V requirements: None Whys and Hows of Globalizing The United States is routinely and deeply affected by global forces – economic activities, demographic trends and resulting migrations both legal and illegal, military and diplomatic engagements. And while these effects have multiplied in recent decades, amid globalization and the nation’s ascent to sole superpower status, they are not fundamentally new. At various points, international influences have measurably changed the basic course of the United States – in domestic politics and culture as well as foreign policy. Further, one of the main vantagepoints by which to judge American history involves the nation’s impact on the world in turn. How is the world different as the result of the growing exercise of American power? minimum lecture time: 20 A/V requirements: None
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