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The analyses reported in this chapter were made possible by support from
the William T. Grant Foundation. We thankfully acknowledge the following
individuals for their contributions to this work: Charles Henderson, Jr.,
Sara Hunt, Lasse Gunnarsson, Elizabeth Kiely, Mary Larner, Sandy Right-
myer, and the participants in the conference on Social Connections from
Crib to College, organized by John Antrobus, Muriel Hammer, and
Suzanne Salzinger.

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