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... changes , we have seen , are already producing a wide variety of important biological changes , not only in our own bodies but , through our genes , in our de- scendants . Changes in marriage patterns will change the trends of " human ...
... changes , we have seen , are already producing a wide variety of important biological changes , not only in our own bodies but , through our genes , in our de- scendants . Changes in marriage patterns will change the trends of " human ...
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... changes which we believe to be coming ? This question involves our readiness to consider the possibility not only of gradual change but of abrupt transition to new levels . Both kinds of social changes are well known . Let us see how ...
... changes which we believe to be coming ? This question involves our readiness to consider the possibility not only of gradual change but of abrupt transition to new levels . Both kinds of social changes are well known . Let us see how ...
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... change . J. L. Fuller and W. R. Thompson , among others , have pointed out that , quite rapidly within a few generations , the changes in attitudes as to who would be a good wife or a good husband can have powerful effects upon the fre ...
... change . J. L. Fuller and W. R. Thompson , among others , have pointed out that , quite rapidly within a few generations , the changes in attitudes as to who would be a good wife or a good husband can have powerful effects upon the fre ...
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Our Twentiethcentury Vantage Point | 3 |
The Invention of Culture | 47 |
How We Come to Want What We Want | 60 |
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