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“In fact, the family as an institution is both oppressive and protective and, depending on the issue, is experienced sometimes one way, sometimes the other - often in some mix of the two - by most people who live in families.” quote by Lillian B. Rubin — Download Open image

“In fact, the family as an institution is both oppressive and protective and, depending on the issue, is experienced sometimes one way, sometimes the other - often in some mix of the two - by most people who live in families.”

Lillian B. Rubin

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Facts Family Institutions Issues One way People Protective Sometimes Two Way

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