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The parent-child relationship has enjoyed a great deal of attention within the last half of this century. Psychologists, sociologists, and other students of the family have produced reams of research articles and developed a multitude of instruments, scales, and indices that identify the importance of the parents as predictors of their children's behavior. Parents have been bombarded with manuals, booklets, film strips, and slogans warning them of their influence.
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