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... family Primacy of economic status Persistence of religious practice The world. nearly 70 percent so . Cities such as ... FAMILY In preindustrial or nonindustrial society the family is the basic unit of production . All its members engage ...
... family Primacy of economic status Persistence of religious practice The world. nearly 70 percent so . Cities such as ... FAMILY In preindustrial or nonindustrial society the family is the basic unit of production . All its members engage ...
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... family and evolved into the violin ; the other , with sloping shoulders and held between the knees , was the viola da gamba ( “ leg viol ” ) group . The gambas , which were im- portant and elegant instruments during the Renaissance ...
... family and evolved into the violin ; the other , with sloping shoulders and held between the knees , was the viola da gamba ( “ leg viol ” ) group . The gambas , which were im- portant and elegant instruments during the Renaissance ...
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... families . These are called either surnames or family names , and in the United States and Canada they are frequently known as last names . Thus the basic pattern is given name + family name , together called the name or the personal ...
... families . These are called either surnames or family names , and in the United States and Canada they are frequently known as last names . Thus the basic pattern is given name + family name , together called the name or the personal ...
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