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Marriage and Parenthood

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Institutions based on subjugation usually have been more stable than those based on equal rights. Those who subjugate are unmistakably conservative, and social inequality always has been associated with continuous efforts to preserve the status quo. Privileged classes and/or individuals oppose change; thus, slavery always has claimed more stability than freedom.

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Wolman, B.B. (1983). Marriage and Parenthood. In: Wolman, B.B., Stricker, G., Framo, J., Newirth, J.W., Rosenbaum, M., Young, H.H. (eds) Handbook of Family and Marital Therapy. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4442-1_1

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