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BELIEF
SOMETIMES A CHILD'S PARENTS WILL TELL HIM: WE FOUND YOU ON THE
DOORSTEP AND IF YOU ARE BAD WE WILL TAKE YOU BACK TO THE
ORPHANAGE. SUPPOSEDLY THIS IS TO TALK THE CHILD OUT OF BEING BAD.
Where learned: UNIVERSITY OF DETROIT
| Subject headings: | CUSTOM FESTIVAL -- Street Trip Relations between relatives, friends, host and guest Social class Rank |
Date learned: 03-05-1968