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Introducing the Sociological Perspective | |
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Developing a Sociological Perspective | |
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What is Sociology? | |
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The Sociological Imagination | |
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The Significance of Diversity | |
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The Development of Sociology | |
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Theoretical Frameworks in Sociology | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Doing Sociological Research | |
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The Research Process | |
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The Tools of Sociological Research | |
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Prediction, Sampling, and Statistical Analysis | |
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Is Sociology Value-Free? | |
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Research Ethics | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Individuals in Society | |
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Culture | |
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Defining Culture | |
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The Elements of Culture | |
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Cultural Diversity | |
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Popular Culture | |
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Theoretical Perspectives on Culture | |
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Cultural Change | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Socialization | |
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The Socialization Process | |
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Theories of Socialization | |
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Agents of Socialization | |
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Growing Up in a Diverse Society | |
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Socialization Across the Life Cycle | |
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Resocialization | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Society and Social Interaction | |
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What is Society? | |
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Theories About Analyzing Social Interaction | |
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A Study in Diversity: Forms of Nonverbal Communication | |
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Interpersonal Attraction and the Formation of Pairs | |
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Social Institutions and Social Structure | |
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What Holds Society Together? | |
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Types of Societies: A Global View | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Groups and Organizations | |
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Types of Groups | |
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Social Influence | |
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Formal Organizations and Bureaucracies | |
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Diversity: Race, Gender, and Class in Organizations | |
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Functional, Conflict, and Symbolic Interaction: Theoretical Perspectives | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Sexuality and Intimate Relationships | |
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Is Sex Natural? | |
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The Sexual Revolution | |
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Sexual Politics | |
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Technology, Sex, and Cybersex | |
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Commercializing Sex | |
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Contemporary Sexual Attitudes and Behavior | |
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Sex: Diversity, Social Organization, and the Global Context | |
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Sexuality and Sociological Theory | |
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Sex and Social Issues | |
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Sexual Violence | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Deviance | |
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Defining Deviance | |
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Sociological Theories of Deviance | |
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Forms of Deviance | |
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Deviance in Global Perspective | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Social Inequalities | |
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Crime and Criminal Justice | |
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Crime and Deviance | |
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Types of Crime | |
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Crimes and Organization | |
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Race, Class, Gender, and Crime | |
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Police, Courts, and the Law | |
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Globalization and Crime | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Social Class and Social Stratification | |
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Social Differentiation and Social Stratification | |
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Why Is There Inequality? | |
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Functionalism and Conflict Theory: The Continuing Debate | |
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The Class Structure of the United States | |
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Diverse Sources of Stratification | |
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Class Consciousness | |
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Social Mobility: Myths and Realities | |
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Poverty | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Global Stratification | |
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Global Stratification | |
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Consequences of Global Stratification | |
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Theories of Global Stratification | |
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World Poverty | |
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The Future of Global Stratification | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Race and Ethnicity | |
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Race and Ethnicity | |
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Racial Stereotypes | |
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Prejudice, Discrimination, and Racism | |
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Theories of Prejudice and Racism | |
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Diverse Groups, Diverse Histories | |
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Patterns of Racial and Ethnic Relations | |
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Attaining Racial and Ethnic Equality: The Challenge | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Gender | |
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Defining Sex and Gender | |
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Sex Differences: Nature or Nurture? | |
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The Social Construction of Gender | |
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Gender Stratification | |
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Gender and Diversity | |
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Theories of Gender | |
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Gender and Social Change | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Age and Aging | |
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The Social Significance of Aging | |
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A Society Grows Old | |
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Growing Up/Growing Old: Aging and the Life Course | |
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Death and Dying | |
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Age, Diversity, and Inequality | |
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Explaining Age Stratification | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Social Institutions | |
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Families | |
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Defining the Family | |
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Comparing Kinship Systems | |
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Sociological Theory and Families | |
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Diversity Among Contemporary American Families | |
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Marriage and Divorce | |
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Changing Families/Changing Society | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Education | |
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Schooling and Society: Theories of Education | |
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Does Schooling Matter? | |
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Education and Inequality | |
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School Reform | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Religion | |
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Defining Religion | |
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The Significance of Religion in American Society | |
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Forms of Religion | |
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Sociological Theories of Religion | |
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Globalization: World Religions and Religious Diversity | |
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Religious Organizations | |
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Becoming Religious | |
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Social and Political Attitudes: The Impact of Religion | |
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Religion and Social Change | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Economy and Work | |
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Economy and Society | |
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The Changing Global Economy | |
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Theoretical Perspectives on Work | |
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Characteristics of the Labor Force | |
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Diversity in the American Occupational System | |
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Power in the Workplace | |
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Worker Satisfaction and Safety | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Power, Politics, and Authority | |
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Defining the State | |
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Power and Authority | |
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Theories of Power | |
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Government: Power and Politics in a Diverse Society | |
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The Military | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Social Change | |
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Health Care | |
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The Structure of Health Care in the United States | |
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Theoretical Perspectives on Health Care | |
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Health and Sickness in America: A Picture of Diversity | |
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Attitudes Toward Health and Illness | |
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The Health Care Crisis in America | |
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Death and Dying | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Population, Urbanism, and Environment | |
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Demography and the U.S. Census | |
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Diversity and the Three Basic Demographic Processes | |
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Population Characteristics | |
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Theories of Population Growth Locally and Globally | |
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Checking Population Growth | |
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Urbanism | |
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Ecology and the Environment | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Collective Behavior and Social Movements | |
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Characteristics of Collective Behavior | |
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Crowds | |
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Riots | |
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Collective Preoccupations | |
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Social Movements | |
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Diversity, Globalization, and Social Change | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Social Change in Global Perspective | |
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What is Social Change? | |
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Theories of Social Change | |
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The Causes of Social Change | |
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Modernization | |
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Global Theories of Social Change | |
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Diversity and Social Change | |
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Chapter Summary | |
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Glossary | |
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References | |
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Author Index | |
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Subject Index | |