Three Faces of Social Control

In today's paper: norms, laws, and time; communities and control; norms of family formation...

MOVIES

In Polanski Case, ’70s Culture Collides With Today

By MICHAEL CIEPLY

Published: October 11, 2009

Roman Polanski’s arrest to face an old charge of having sex with a 13-year-old is a reminder that, when it comes to adult sex with the under age, things have changed.

US

Debate Follows Bills to Remove Clotheslines Bans

By IAN URBINA

Published: October 11, 2009

Proponents of hanging laundry argue they should not be forbidden from saving on energy bills. Opponents say the laws lifting bans erode local property rights.

21st Century Babies

The Gift of Life, and Its Price

By STEPHANIE SAUL

Published: October 11, 2009

An increasing number of babies born using fertility treatments are twins, and they carry special risks often overlooked in the desire to produce new families.