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Acknowledgments This book and the meeting on which it is based were made possible by grants from the National Institute of Child Health & Human Development (NICHD), the National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH), and the Social Science Research Council (SSRC). I would like to thank John Bancroft for his guidance in organizing this meeting; Nicole Prause for cohosting the preconference workshop; Jennifer Gentry of Indiana University Conferences; Sarah Hahn for her work on the index; and Michael Lundell, Elisabeth Marsh, Brian Herrmann, Rebecca Tolen, and Laura MacLeod of Indiana University Press for their help in ¤nalizing the manuscript. Sandra Ham deserves my gratitude for helping me with everything from invitations , menus, and hotel arrangements, to the editing of the manuscript. This is the only part of the book that has not gone through her careful and competent hands. Last but not least, I thank Nadine Pinède for reminding me every day that following your dreams is not a luxury but essential to creating a meaningful life. ix ...

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