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Human universals are cultural patterns common to all societies (Murdock, 1949; Brown, 1991). The most prominent is the family. While variations in its structure can be found, families have existed in all cultures and throughout human history (Shorter, 1977).
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Paris, J. (2013). Sustaining the Family. In: Psychotherapy in an Age of Narcissism. Palgrave Macmillan, London. https://doi.org/10.1057/9781137291394_8
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