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From: bormanp@stolaf.UUCP
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Subject: Re: ON AGE
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Date: Mon, 25-Jul-83 20:12:28 EDT
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Posted: Mon Jul 25 20:12:28 1983
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	Putting people in groups is not bad, it is nesessary.  Not
	letting some one out of the group you originally placed them
	in is bad.  We have to put people in groups, how else are we
	to decided how to treat them.  I would certainly not treat
	an elderly lady of say 80 the same way I would treat a young
	woman of around 20 or as I would treat a young girl of say 4.

	I tend to group people as Male/Female,  Ancient/Very Old/Old/
	Mom & Dad's Age/Older than Me/About My Age/High School/Jr. High/
	Young/Babys, Prep/Jock/Normal/CS like/Snob, Rich/Poor/Average,
	and so on.  By making all these groupings you have a better point
	to start from on talking to someone.  I doubt that any of us
	don't group people.  It is just human nature.  And Tim@UNC,
	before you flame at me for some asinine reason, I got this
	info out of my Psychology book in High School (also, it just
	makes sense.  And no, I am not a Psyc Major, I am MATH and CS).

				Paul R Borman
				St. Olaf College