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“Whereas children can learn from their interactions with their parents how to get along in one sort of social hierarchy--that of the family--it is from their interactions with peers that they can best learn how to survive among equals in a wide range of social situations.”

Quote by Zick Rubin

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Zick Rubin is an American author born in 1944. His works span various genres, including novels, poetry, and prose. Rubin is known for his unique literary style and profound insights into social issues. more

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Author:Zick Rubin

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Author:Zick Rubin

“I do not intend to dispute in any way the need for defence cuts and the need for government spending cuts in general. I do not share a not in my backyard approach to government spending reductions.”

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“The problem, thus, is not whether or not women are to combine marriage and motherhood with work or career but how they are to do so--concomitantly in a two-role continuous pattern or sequentially in a pattern involving job or career discontinuities.”

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Book:Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life

Source: Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life

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Book:Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life

Source: Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life

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Book:Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life

Source: Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life

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Book:Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life

Source: Centuries of childhood: a social history of family life