When wish replaces thought: why so much of what you believe is falseAddresses widely-held but erroneous beliefs in modern society, on such topics as stereotypes, language, patriarchy, normalcy, and racial superiority |
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Contents
What This Book Is and Is Not | 13 |
Does the Death Penalty Deter? | 25 |
What Is Normal? The Question of Homosexuality | 47 |
Copyright | |
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Beyond the American Dream: Lifelong Learning and the Search for Meaning in a ... Charles D. Hayes No preview available - 1998 |

