Yale prof attributes unrest
to lack of self-discipline
By KATHY KUCERA
Of the Emerald
Lack of self-discipline and an
abundance of pragmatism are
two of the major causes of stu
dent unrest, said Yale Univer
sity anthropology professor Leo
Pospisil Thursday in the EMU.
He said immediate issues that
spark student unrest are only
part of a more complex problem
faced by students.
American students are in a
unique position because they
are requested to sacrifice the
present for the future and are
denied participation in most de
cision-making processes. “This
is very hard for them to do, and
it requires self-discipline,” Po
spisil said.
But Pospisil notes a lack of
self-discipline in American so
ciety. “The discipline of college
is a shock.” He said American
fathers indulge in their children
and then become a “daddy,”
shielding their children from
frustration.
“Frustration is an essential
educational device. They have
never been frustrated before.”
Pospisil said this leads to inse
curity and cited statistics from
Yale to support himself.
Of the 7,000 undergraduates
at Yale, 2,000 sought psychiatric
help and he wonders how many
more needed it and refused to
get help.
Three suggestions to correct
student unrest were offered by
Pospisil. “Give students more
responsibility, not power.” “Give
them responsibility first and
then let them earn the power.”
More discipline and an end to
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pragmatism were his other so
lutions.
He said “The young people
realize that our moves are often
unprincipled,” referring to re
cent foreign policy moves by the
U.S. “Young men of world cul
tures have been willing to up
hold principles. No culture has
been anxious to defend a formu
la.”
“Consequently, students fail
to see the morality of these de
cisions.” He cited the U.S. atti
tude toward Vietnam and the
Dominican Republic and the
Yalta conference as examples of
pragmatism.
Pospisil also described some
of his experiences in two stu
dent revolutions he participated
in, both in Czechoslovakia. They
were in 1938 when the Nazis
took over and in 1948 when the
Communists invaded. Pospisil
escaped to the U.S. in 1948 and
became a citizen in 1954.
He obtained a master’s degree
at the University, then studied
and taught at Yale.
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