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Ainsworth, M. D. S. (1979). Attachment as related to mother-infant interaction. In J. S. Rosenblatt, R. A. Hinde, C. Beer, & M.-C. Busnel (Eds.), Advances in the study of behavior (Vol. 9, pp. 1–51).

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Aboud, F. E. (1988). Children and prejudice. Basil Blackwell Inc. Andrews, N., Cook, R. E., Nielson, M. G., Xiao, S. X., & Martin, C. L. (2022). Gender in education. Routledge. https://doi.org/10.432

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