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Show Mother's Interest Is Still in the Home In a nationwide poll, conducted over a three-month period, 1,000 psychologists were asked whether or not they thought "the average mother today spends too much time and devotes too much energy to interests outside the home." Findings were based on a projection pro-jection of replies from 383 repsond-ents. repsond-ents. Of these 224 thought the average mother today did not spend too much time outside the home. Less than one out of three, or 104, felt she did, and 56 either expressed no opinion or failed to answer the question directly. One distinguished psychologist observed hotly: "The average mother with no household help hasn't the time for gadding about, and there are plenty of working mothers!" Another declared: "I believe the average mother is more content in her home, despite attempts by her discontented sisters to belittle her." A third pointed out that ' many mothers are compelled by economic eco-nomic circumstances to work," and that "while some mothers may spend too much time in idle activities outside the home, most of them do not." According to the survey, the modern psychologist Is not in sympathy sym-pathy with the popular idea that the average mother is a "gadabout" "gad-about" who has been freed from all home responsibilities by the can opener, automatic washing machine and other labor-saving devices. |