ABSTRACT
Chapter 4: D e r F a m i l i e n r o m a n der M u t t e r : Husbands, Wives, Children and Nannies
Patriarchy, then, refers not only to male domination, but to a specific set of institutions that ensures the alienation of the child from the mother. (Love and Shanklin 276)
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