Thursday, September 14, 2006
Paternalistic Endeavors
Do we have any evidence to actually suggest that the public policy to "educate" individuals about reducing consumption of allegedly dangerous goods and services (tobacco, lottery, alcohol, illicit drugs) is effective?
I know that the US government has spent billions of dollars on many paternalistic endeavors and I think most individuals would call it a substantial failure. Has anything changed? Why should the outcome be any different now?
Here's a new BBC article about "educating" youth.
I know that the US government has spent billions of dollars on many paternalistic endeavors and I think most individuals would call it a substantial failure. Has anything changed? Why should the outcome be any different now?
Here's a new BBC article about "educating" youth.
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I know the TRUTH campaign (and other similar private endevours) have comissioned effectiveness studies. But I havn't heard of any for done for goverment school programs.
I would imagine it's harder to measure because "teaching" content would differ from school to school where as everyone sees the same TRUTH ad.
It's an interesting question. And like most interesting questions I doubt there is a good answer for it. :P
I would imagine it's harder to measure because "teaching" content would differ from school to school where as everyone sees the same TRUTH ad.
It's an interesting question. And like most interesting questions I doubt there is a good answer for it. :P
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: 8:59 AM
: 8:59 AM
But hey, what about McGruff? McGruff was hip, like Kojak. Weren't those ads government funded?
# posted by : 10:42 AM
: 10:42 AM
Does paternalism have any benefits, even within families? Internalization of virtues MAY occur when those virtues are demonstrated in an imitable way, but mere verbalization of VALUES would have little carry-over. PK's, pastor's kids are well-known within church circles to be especially rebellious.
Nathan
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