When it is necessary to state an unpleasant truth or an opposing opinion, or to make a request of a nonkin, it is done in as pleasant a speech as possible.
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Table 3b: The general frequency of friendly contacts with in the same matriline and with nonkins in the group of Macaca arctoides.
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Among those who derive information related to work from personal contacts, nonkins, rather than kins, constitute the most important sources even for women.
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