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Journalism
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Sociology
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History
Roth, Matthew (2011). "Coming Together: The Communal Option". In Carlsson, Chris; Elliott, Lisa Ruth (eds.). Ten Years That Shook the City: San Francisco 1968-1978. San Francisco: City Lights. pp. 201–202. ISBN9781931404129.
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Religion and philosophy
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Business
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Psychiatry and psychology
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