"The way people think determines the fate of norms and values on which societies are constructed. While coercion and fear are critical sources for imposing the will of the dominants over the dominated, few institutional systems can last long if they are predominantly based on sheer repression."
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Academics from the United StatesSociologists from the United StatesPeople from SpainUniversity of California, Berkeley faculty
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