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... HUMAN ACTIVITIES Very many different definitions of the family have been proposed by social scientists , and not much pur- pose would be served by going through them here . Almost every- one agrees , however , that three basic human ...
... HUMAN ACTIVITIES Very many different definitions of the family have been proposed by social scientists , and not much pur- pose would be served by going through them here . Almost every- one agrees , however , that three basic human ...
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... human history — a grinding drudgery . In contemporary society , however , this type of work — with perhaps only a few exceptions — cannot be experienced in the same way that it was experienced in previous pe- riods of history . More ...
... human history — a grinding drudgery . In contemporary society , however , this type of work — with perhaps only a few exceptions — cannot be experienced in the same way that it was experienced in previous pe- riods of history . More ...
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... human life as Marxism , nationalism or the ethic of sexual liberation would be called " religion " just as Christi- anity or Judaism would be , because all of these fulfill essentially similar social functions . Under a more ...
... human life as Marxism , nationalism or the ethic of sexual liberation would be called " religion " just as Christi- anity or Judaism would be , because all of these fulfill essentially similar social functions . Under a more ...
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THE DISCIPLINE OF SOCIOLOGY | 16 |
WHAT IS AN INSTITUTION? | 72 |
Chapter 6 | 110 |
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