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McLeod, J.D., Lively, K.J. (2006). Social Structure and Personality. In: Delamater, J. (eds) Handbook of Social Psychology. Handbooks of Sociology and Social Research. Springer, Boston, MA . https://doi.org/10.1007/0-387-36921-X_4

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