目 录 1.Extreme Permissiveness 2.Fashion andWomen 3.On Co-education 4.On Exam inations 5.Anti-intellectualism in America 6.ContrastBetween Chinese and American Ways of Education 7.Why Asian-Americans Excel in Academic Performance? 8.Turning Failure into Success 9.Thinking:A Neglected Art 10.The Sense of Wonder 11.College Pressure 12.Quality ofLife Is Much More than a Job 13.Children and Money 14.On Work 15.Animals and the Survival Game 16.Technological Innovation 17.Americans Friendliness 18.How CanWomen Truly Enjoy Equality with Men? 19.Our Obsession with Competence 20.Cultural Conflicts 21.University Students Concern about Employment 22.People's Polite Behavior 23.Why Are People Fascinated by Natural Disasters? 24.The Time Issue in Asian Families 25.Books for Children 26.Rearing Children 27.Protection for Children AgainstCertain Kinds of TV Programs 28.Change of the Payment System in Asia 29.Effects of Cigarette Advertising 30.College Study 31.Cheating in Colleges and Universities 32.On Over-education 33.Americans Tendency to Passive Compliance 34.The American Attitude Toward Time 35.Stress and Technology 36.Problems of Rearing Super-kids 37.The US and the Overpopulation 38.Reading and Thinking 39.How to Develop Creativity 40.Children's Obsession with Achievements 41.Why PeopleWork 42.Social Interaction 43.Intimate Strangers 44.An Animal Survival Lesson for Mankind 45.Space Project 46.Let Your Mind Wander 47.Lecture System 48.To Lie or Not to Lie—The Doctor's Dilemma 49.On the Automobile 50.The Fifth Freedom