Reply #23: Much as I agree with the study, I don't think it is "unassailable" [View All]

A study of only 100 individuals, in Berkeley, is kind of small. The bigger the study, the lower the margin of error. When medical studies are done, one of the crucial factors to their credibility is how large the sample group is.

In my un-scientific sample my grandkids are kinda whiny, but their parents are both liberal Dems (my son in law is a political consultant in Boston and has worked on Kerry's senatorial and presidential campaigns). The kids do well at school and get along great with their peers, but just do a lot of whiny stuff at home with each other. I worried about this for a while, then I realized it's just a bad habit they get into when all 3 are together. Plus, all 3 are the same gender, which makes everything more competitive.

That said, I myself think the study is right on. But I think we're vulnerable when it comes to defending it, or even using it, to neocons and other RWers.