Tuesday, May 13, 2008

you've come a long way baby...


i found this article profoundly insightful and utter repulsive at the same time....

Some of psychology's most interesting artifacts reflect not only the zeitgeist of the times but the personalities of the psychologists behind them. One such example is the "Marital Rating Scale—Wife's Chart," a test developed in the late 1930s by George W. Crane, MD, PhD, (1901–95) of Northwestern University, who ran a counseling practice, wrote a syndicated national newspaper column called "The Worry Clinic" and started his own matchmaking service.


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1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Too funny, Kris. I wonder if Crane made a man's chart?