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  • They had lost the art of heterosocial activity with some tragic consequences.

    Learning Love Dave Hingsburger 2007

  • Note 30: Adele Perry has studied assisted immigration of white women to British Columbia as an effort to "civilize" the white male homosocial culture of the region and discourage mixed-race marriages; the combined impact of a skewed gender ratio and colonial race politics resulted in enhanced heterosocial contact but restricted socio-economic opportunity for these women.

    Gutenber-e Help Page 2005

  • That last is also a usual reason why males are said to have sought heterosocial groupings-- to protect their infant nursing progeny.

    Discovered: the basis of human civilization. Ann Althouse 2005

  • I cannot help but imagine that this effect would be even more pronounced for prisoners whose culture is so very strongly oriented against heterosocial contact.

    A brief comment on Abu Ghraib 2004

  • I knew this could have been an early contributor to his poor heterosocial skills and failed relationships.

    The Jigsaw Man Britton, Paul, 1946- 1997

  • 'He would have poor heterosocial skills,' I wrote, highlighting his inability to relate to women in ordinary conversation.

    The Jigsaw Man Britton, Paul, 1946- 1997

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