Social conservatism

The close-knit nature of Palestinian society has kept the towns traditions ahve throughout the history. The social conservatism of the Palestinians contributes to women s privacy. For example, men avoid entering to and gazing at women s settings without permission or a prior announcement. They do this for both rehgious reasons and because of social traditiore In addition, people s emphasis on social rules that influence women s privacy based on religion and tradition is stated explicitly. Because of the importance attributed to women s privacy in the life of Palestinian society, these values influence Palestinians attitudes toward their physical environment. 

Tsou, "B ck from the brink", p. 63, argues that "furtctional analysis can be placed in the service of radicalism as well as conservatism". In China, tor instaiKe, the "misuse of functional analysis as a political weapon contributed to the loss of a generation of educated youth, scientists, engineers, physicians, humanists, social scientists, writers, artists and other specialists". 

With its reputation as a small college for the nation s elite, Princeton seems an unlikely environment for a social movement led by engineers. While it may have appeared a bastion of conservatism compared to Berkeley or Columbia, structural changes at Princeton in the wake of World War II were dramatic. The university was transformed from a school dedicated primarily to the humanities to nationally a leader in science and engineering. The expansion in physics was especially notable as faculty commuted in the nation s service between suburban New Jersey, Los Alamos, and Oak Ridge. But Princeton s previously unexceptional School of Engineering also became an elite program. ... 

The odd thing is that despite his numerous enthusiastic proclamations that psychoanalytic conservatism (a la a pessimistic resignation regarding the possibility of radical social change) must be overcome in the name of a return to a Marxism with its concrete practical sting restored, a plethora of evidence indicates that Zizek has trouble avoiding the politi-... 

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