Behavior: Voices from the Heartland

Rolling with the punches," according to one student of Middletown III study, is a way of life in Muncie, Ind. Following are observations on that skill from four generations of a Muncie family:

Bessie Crawford, 90: "The Good Book says people are getting weaker, and you can see that right here. The young ones learn mischief from television, and now all they think about is going out at night. They do just as they please and figure things will take care of themselves. It'll come back to them."

Bessie's daughter, Mary Disinger, 73: "Kids...

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