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FAMILY CLINIC AT N.Y. CHURCH
By JOHN J. KANE, Ph.D.
Professor of Sociology
University of Notre Dame
A column on the middle
aged has been serialized in our
city paper. In it there was a
statement that every man past
the age of 40 has an affair
with another woman. My hus
band is 45 years of age, and
he and I have gotten along very
well during our 20 years of
marriage. But this is a scien
tific study and there must be
some basis in fact for it. I
would prefer not to believe
it, but I cannot put the thought
out of my mind that if my
husband has not yet been un
faithful to me, he probably
will be. Am I justified in be
lieving this question? It is li
terally driving me crazy.
* * * *
The word science, Helen,
in our society has a magic
ring to it in the minds of most
people. Unfortunately, some of
what passes for “science” is
nothing more or less than what
was formerly called folklore
and superstition.
Sex is an intimate, personal
matter. There are, of course,
justifications for studying the
sex behavior of men and
women. Such information is
essential for physicians, psy-
chiatrists, psychologists,
theologians, sociologists, and
certain other students of hu
man behavior. But I have al
ways felt a grave concern
about the dissemination of
such literature among persons
not trained to interpret it ac
curately.
Let me try to explain and
simply as I can how this type
of study is usually done. A
list of questions, usually
called a questionnaire, is sent
out to a number of persons
and they are asked to check
a negative or affirmative, or I
don’t know answer. The other
approach usually employed is
what they call a schedule, that
is, a list of questions which
a person puts to an individual
willing to be interrogated.
There are two basic diffi
culties in either of these ap
proaches. First, there is the
matter of the sample. It would
be impossible to send a ques
tionnaire to every man and
woman in America over a cer
tain age, say 20. The same
would be true of the schedule.
Therefore, students of human
behavior attempt to take a
sample. Here is where a cer
tain danger enters the situa
tion.
One has to draw a com
pletely random sample. This
means that everyone in the
universe, that is all of the
men and women in America,
would have an equal chance
of being represented. I won’t
go into the various devices
used to obtain these samples
because this is too compli
cated, but suffice it to state
that inevitably some people
refuse to answer a question
naire or refuse to submit to
a schedule.
Therefore, these people
have something that the people
who submit to the question
naires or schedules don’t, that
is, an unwillingness to partici
pate. This immediately makes
them different and it means
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that all such samples are not
reaUy random and conse
quently not thoroughly re
liable.
No one can scientifically
make a statement that every
man past the age of 40 has had
an extra-marital affair. It is
absolutely impossible to get
such information, and it is
rather unethical to make the
claim that one has it. Perhaps
you did not read the study
carefully enough, but I am in
clined to believe that the au
thor set some limitations on
his statement. If he said that
in the sample he studied, he
found this to be the case, no
one can quarrel with him.
But now another step must be
taken.
When you have results of
the sample, you project it,
that is you attempt to say that
this is true of all people whe
ther they were in the study or
not. If you have a truly random
sample, this assertion is
scientific. If you lack a truly
random sample, and most stu
dies of this type do, it is not
fair to make such a claim.
In other words, what I am
telling you is that I would not
accept this statement as a
sociologist. I strongly urge
you to reject it and as a
matter of fact, I would sug
gest that anyone who reads
this serial should also reject
it. There is no doubt that some
men either before or after the
age of 40 do engage in illicit
sex behavior of various types.
Certainly some husbands do
commit adultery. How many?
Only God knows. Even Kinsey
in his finding did not go that
far.
You are worrying need
lessly on the basis of infor
mation which is not really
scientific. Since you and your
husband have been happily
married for 20 years, why do
you allow such nonsense to
disturb you at this moment?
Furthermore, if you do not
throw this idea out of your
mind literally speaking, you
are going to look for anything
that appears suspicious in
your husband’s behavior.
Thank God that you have
such a fine husband and that
you have enjoyed such a happy
married life. How would you
react if your husband read a
study maintaining that a cer
tain percentage of women past
40 engaged in extra marital
affairs? I am sure you would
say it is not true of you. I
feel reasonably certain it is
not true of your husband be
cause of what you have writ
ten. It is just about impos
sible to make a really scien
tific stftdy into a popular arti
cle and I feel certain that one
criticism I would have of the
serial you mention is that this
attempt has been made. It will
probably cause a great deal
of marital misunderstanding.
* * * *
Dr. Kane will be unable to
answer personally. However,
he welcomes your suggestions
of topics that would parti
cularly interest you. Address
Dr. Kane in care of this news
paper.
Religion Centers
At V.N. Join In
Greeting Pope
NEW YORK (NC) -Repre
sentatives of groups associat
ed with the Protestant, Ca
tholic and Jewish Centers for
the United Nations will join
in an expression of welcome
to Pope Paul VI Oct. 4.
The Pope will receive them
in Holy Family church. Msgr.
Timothy J. Flynn, pastor of
Holy Family church and di
rector of the Catholic Center
for the UN, will be host for
the occasion.
The Catholic Center, in ad
dition to the church — de
dicated last March by Francis
Cardinal Spellman—includes
the Pacem in Terris Library,
a basic reference library on
Catholic social and economic
thought, conference rooms,
offices and an auditorium.
The permanent observer of
the Holy See at the UN, Msgr.
Alberto Giovannetti, maintains
his office there. The building
also houses the National ca
tholic Welfare Conference Of
fice for UN Affairs and pro
vides a work room and lounge
for representatives of several
international Catholic organi
zations which have consulta
tive status with the UN Eco
nomic and Social Council.
The NCWC was the first na
tional religious organization
to set up an Office for UN
Affairs. Since its establish
ment in October 1946, it has
served as a center of infor
mation, liaison and coopera
tion among Catholic organiza
tions in relation to the UN, in
addition to fulfilling its ob
server function at the UN.
Other national Catholic or
ganizations which have obser
vers at the United Nations are
the Catholic Association for
International Peace, the Na
tional Council of Catholic Men
and the National Council of
Catholic Women.
Seventeen international Ca
tholic organizations have con
sultative status with the UN
Economic and Social Council
and with one or another of the
specialized agencies and UNI
CEF. Fourteen of these are
regularly represented at the
UN, the others being concern
ed mainly with UNESCO and
the World Health Organization
in Paris and Geneva respec
tively.
Over the years they have
contributed, through memo
randa, information surveys,
recommendations, participa
tion in various types of ex
pert working parties, semi
nars, and other ways to the
studies and programs of va
rious UN agencies and com
missions, mainly in the so
cial, humanitarian and human '
rights fields.
The first internatioial Ca
tholic organization to have this
relationship with the UN is the
World Union of Catholic Wo
men’s Organizations, whose
association dates from 1947.
The Church Center for the
United Nations, a 12-story
building opposite the United
Nations, serves the Orthodox
Churches and some 30 Pro
testant denominations. These
conduct active UN-related
programs for national and in
ternational groups, including
seminars on various UN-re-
lated topics, leadership train
ing programs, and hospitality
for overseas visitors. The
center houses the Walter van
Kirk Memorial Library, a re
ference library on the UN and
the matters with which it
deals.
The Jewish Center for the
UN is to be built on the site
of the Sutton Street Synago
gue on East 52nd Street. In
addition to many national Jew
ish organizations actively
interested in UN matters,
there are seven international
Jewish organizations which
have consultative status with
the United Nations.
Protestant, Jewish and Ca
tholic leaders joined in a de
claration called “Pattern for
Peace” in October, 1943.
Since then on both the na
tional and the international
levels religious groups have
frequently worked together in
formally or on an ad hoc ba
sis in areas of common con
cern.
Ladies Auxiliary
Committee chairman were named at the September meeting
of the Ladies Auxiliary of St. Mary’s on-the-Hill, Augusta. The
groups heard a report on a Barbeque sponsored by the Ladies
Auxiliary from the committee headed by Mrs. Joseph McAteer
and Mrs. Clifford Richards.
Waycross Altar Society
Projects for the coming year were outlined at the recent
meeting of St. Joseph’s Altar Society. The Waycross organiza
tion also discussed ways to refurbish the rectory. Officers are
Ann Johnson, president; Isabel Miller, vice-president and Ann
Walker, secretary-treasurer.
Waycross Home & School
In the absence oi President Edward Coyle, George Yvnite
presided at the September meeting of St. Joseph’s (Waycross)
Home and School. Plans were made for the annual Halloween
Carnival and favorable comments made concerning the recent
painting of the school’s interior. Officers of the Association
are: Edward Coyle, president; George White, vice-president;
Mrs. Moye Monroe, secretary; Mrs. Bob Tonning, treasurer
and Mrs. Joseph Palmer, corresponding secretary.
St. William’s P.C.C.W.
The first fall meeting of St. William’s P.C.C.W. was held
on Wednesday evening, Sept. 15th. The newly organized parish
council on St. Simons Island replaces the Altar & Rosary
Society. Hostesses for the evening were Mrs. Walter M.
Goodwillie and Mrs. Mitchell Stankiewicz.
Douglas Altar Society
St. Paul’s (Douglas) Altar Society discussed plans for the
annual parish bazaar at their monthly meeting. The ladies met
with the Sisters of Atfonement who displayed articles made
for the Bazaar to be held November 26 and 27 in the parish
hall. Mrs. Lee Williarps was named chairman of arrange
ments for the farewell coffee honoring Fr. Raymond and
Mrs. James Lewis for the buffett supper. Mrs. Robert Zerr
discusses the Rosary book club and its advantages for mem
bers. Mrs. Herbert Hand presided with hostesses being Mrs.
Clarence Hunter and Mrs. Robert Hoit.
The Southern Cross, September 30, 1965—PAGE 5.
SITE OF PAPAL VISIT — Pope Paul VI will meet with Roman Catholic, Pro
testant and Jewish groups at the Catholic Church of the Holy Family near the
United Nations in New York. This Solemn Mass of Thanksgiving was celebrat
ed shortly after the church and adjacent parish complex were dedicated in
March. (R.N.S. Photo)
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NEW YORK (NC)— Com
plete television coverage of
Pope Paul Vi’s visit to New
York, Oct. 4, during which
he will address the United
Nations General Assembly and
meet with President Johnson,
will be provided by a multi-
network television pool.
Approximately 65 television
cameras will be used for the
coverage. They will include
a camera in a helicopter that
will fly over the motorcade
from Kennedy Airport to Man
hattan, and cameras in mobile
“flash” units that will ac
company the motorcade in
which the Pope will travel
through the city. Several hand
held cameras also will be uti
lized.
Of the total, seven will be .„ r ,
color cameras located in Yan
kee Stadium for color cover
age of the nighttime Mass to
be celebrated there by the
Pope.
Network members of the
television pool are ABC, CBS,
and NBC. Karl Hoffenberg of
NBC News will produce the
pool coverage. Bishop Fulton
J. Sheen will serve as special
narrator for CBS.
Fred W. Friendly, CBS
News president, said Bishop
Sheen, who is national direc
tor of the Society for the
Propagation of the Faith and
auxiliary bishop of New York,
will come here from the fourth
session of the Second Vatican
Council for the assignment.
Bishop Sheen will partici
pate in the daytime coverage
of Pope Paul’s arrival, his
reception in New York and
will interpret for viewers the
evening outdoor Mass offered
by the Pontiff in Yankee Sta
dium.
To present continuous tele
vision coverage of the motor
cade from the airport,
cameras will be placed at 27
locations along the route, in
buildings and at other vantage
points. These will be in
addition to cameras in the
helicopter and in the mobile
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