Human Nature and Public Policy: Scientific Views of Women, Children, and FamiliesLynette Friedrich Cofer In this book, highly respected scholars have gathered to discuss the history of investigations of women, children, and the family in order to determine if humane policies have been developed in the past, how to conduct unbiased research today, and how to get the most out of the policy-research alliance in the future. |
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Human Nature and Social Policy | 39 |
Preface | 92 |
Body Mind and Morals in the Framing of Social Policy 36 | 97 |
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