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The dominance concept: We agree more than we realize

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Commentary onBernsteinIrwin S. (1981) Dominance: The baby and the bathwater. BBS 4:419–457.

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  04 February 2010

James J. Mckenna
James J. Mckenna
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Departament of Anthropology, Pomona College, Claremont, Calif. 91711
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 6 , Issue 2 , June 1983, pp. 335 - 337
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