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	The Family: Diversity, Inequality, and Social Change 3.63 avg rating — 101 ratings — published 2014 — 11 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Enduring Bonds: Inequality, Marriage, Parenting, and Everything Else That Makes Families Great and Terrible 4.40 avg rating — 5 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Nice Is Not Enough: Inequality and the Limits of Kindness at American High

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Credible Threat: Attacks Against Women Online and the Future of Democracy (Oxford Studies in Digital Politics)

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