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mother role versus wife role  

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  • Most societies glorify—spiritually or socially—the role of the mother, and in most cultures, many women develop a desire to become mothers. Attaining the role of mother often requires women to first become wives with husbands. [Source: Encyclopedia of Motherhood; Mother Role versus Wife Role]

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