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Mother knows best?

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Jeffrey A. Kurland
Jeffrey A. Kurland
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Department of Anthropology, Pennsylvania State University, University Park, Pa. 16802
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Behavioral and Brain Sciences , Volume 8 , Issue 4 , December 1985 , pp. 675 - 676
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