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ed a tension between the sexes, says Adler, where men constantly strive for superiority over women and women, dissatisfied with male privilege, continually fight for equal footing (p. 5). The tension created in this struggle has had long lasting effects on children of both sexes as well as adult women in society. For example, personality traits such as aggression and competition are seen as masculine traits and are rewarded or tolerated in little boys as normal masculine behavior. Whereas cooperation and obedience, which are skills that must be used as an adult in everyday lif

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