Marriage & Family

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780578303093Author Janis LipinskiFormat PaperbackPage Count 184Imprint Janis LipinskiPublisher Janis LipinskiWeight(grams) 254g

This collection of essays represents some of the most important recent research into changing patterns of family, household and community life. It brings together some of the leading sociologists in the field to explore how these informal social...

Deborah Chambers draws on the metaphor of friendship as a strategy for exploring contemporary changes in informal social ties. She traces the shift from fixed and permanent ties of family, neighbourhood and community to fluid and transient ties typified...

The big issue at the end of the twentieth century in Europe is the process of Europeanisation, including the widening of Europe to the East. This book draws upon a variety of sources to show how different ideas of youth were constructed in East and West...

The reasons why governments of developing countries should put computer technology in their schools are highly controversial, but no less than the actual use being made of these comparatively expensive machines and their software. This book looks at...

Captain Snow, a veteran police officer and acclaimed author of Protecting Your Life, Home, and Property, gives us a startling look, as only a police officer can, at the violence, tears, and terror that shatter homes and lives across America, and tells us...

Divorce is a tragedy--a tragedy that occurs one million times a year. How you look back upon this crucial milestone in your life is your choice. Following the practical advice offered in this essential book can help you acquire the tools that will make...

I realize more and more that to some degree psychol ogists study their own lives. My first studies in the mid-1970s looked at the conflicts that emerge in dual career couples as the partners combine their various roles. Ideas for the early studies...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306427923Author Suzanne K. SteinmetzFormat HardbackPage Count 291Imprint Kluwer Academic/Plenum PublishersPublisher Springer Science+Business...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780306437670Author Shauna L. SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 376Imprint Kluwer Academic/Plenum PublishersPublisher Springer Science+Business...

This landmark book looks at what it means to be a multiracial couple in the United States today. According to Our Hearts begins with a look back at a 1925 case in which a two-month marriage ends with a man suing his wife for misrepresentation of her...

While family life has conspicuously changed in the past fifty years, it would be a mistake to conclude that family routines and rituals have lost their meaning. In this book Barbara H. Fiese, a clinical and developmental psychologist, examines how the...

Despite being commonplace in American households a generation ago, corporal punishment of children has been subjected to criticism and shifting attitudes in recent years. Many school districts have banned it, and many child advocates recommend that...

Thirteen American experts in childhood development describe the lives of Chinese children at home, in nurseries, and at school. Child development studies of People's Republic of China.Book InformationISBN 9780300019179Author William KessenFormat...

Modern-day Japan has proven to be a complex nation struggling to combine traditional attitudes with the political and social demands of an advanced industrialized economy. This struggle to balance the past with the present has had a significant impact on...

The nineteenth-century middle-class ideal of the married woman was of a chaste and diligent wife focused on being a loving mother, with few needs or rights of her own. The modern woman, by contrast, was partner to a new model of marriage, one in which...

"In Caring for Our Own, Sandra Levitsky has written a moving and perceptive account of the dilemma facing those who provide care for frail family members. Based on in-depth interviews and participant observation with family caregivers and the social...

An Ordinary Marriage is the story of the Chikhachevs, middling-income gentry landowners in nineteenth-century provincial Russia. In a seemingly strange contradiction, the mother of this family, Natalia, oversaw serf labor and managed finances while the...

Few people realize that polygamy continues to exist in the United States. Thus, world-wide attention focused on the State of Texas in 2008 as agents surrounded the compound of The Fundamentalist Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (FLDS) and took...

The Politics of Child Sexual Abuse is the first study of activism against child sexual abuse, tracing its emergence in feminist anti-rape efforts, its development into mainstream self-help, and its entry into mass media and public policy. Nancy Whittier...

The typical American family has changed dramatically since the days of "Ozzie and Harriet" and "Father Knows Best." Double-income families are now the rule, and fathers are much more involved in raising the children and cleaning house...

While there have been controversial attempts to link conclusions from sociobiological studies of animal populations to humans, few behavioural scientists or anthropologists have made serious progress. This book presents a theoretical approach to human...

This book explores the regulation of intimate relationships today. Using historical and contemporary legal-political sources, the author investigates the changing meanings and effects of conjugality.Book InformationISBN 9780230120051Author Heather...

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'An important and essential book for all couples contemplating marriage' - Dr. Barry G. Ginsberg, Executive Director, Center of Relationship Enhancement. Love can be bliss, but marriage takes work. Communication, compromise, and joint decision making are...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781903699683Author Henrietta BondFormat PaperbackPage Count 152Imprint British Association for Adoption and Fostering (BAAF)Publisher CoramBAAFWeight(grams)...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781885473165Author Richard J. DelaneyFormat PaperbackPage Count 123Imprint Wood N BarnesPublisher Wood N BarnesWeight(grams) 272g

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781250339294Author Kate ManginoFormat PaperbackPage Count 352Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 454g

The art of being a good wife is not an easy one. This little guide was written for the middle classes of the 1930s who were reading one of the first modern self-help books. Illustrated with contemporary line-drawings, it contains advice by turns...

The art of being a good husband is not an easy one. This little guide was written for the middle classes of the 1930s who were reading one of the first modern self-help books. Illustrated with contemporary line-drawings, it contains advice by turns...

Mixed-faith marriages are becoming more and more common in Britain. The Church of England has even devised special regulations to provide guidance to ministers in conducting the ceremonies. This book caters for those planning or involved in counselling...

Combining statistical analyses and personal interviews, this book examines the phenomenon of adult children in the United States who have returned to living with their parents in the family home. It uses both data and narrative to fully detail how such...

This edited collection shows that good parenthood is neither fixed nor stable. The contributors show how parenthood is equally done by men, women and children, in and through practices involving different normative guidelines. The book explores how...

This book considers the largely under-recognised contribution that young writers have made to life writing genres such as memoir, letter writing and diaries, as well as their innovative use of independent and social media. The authors argue that these...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781556710094Author Marilyn GregersonFormat PaperbackImprint Sil International, Global PublishingPublisher Sil International, Global PublishingWeight(grams)...

Modern family life raises tough questions: Who should be responsible for children's daily care? How can their financial support be fairly allocated between parents? Should extended family members be paid for their help? Can women have full careers and...

This book explores and celebrates imaginative and creative approaches to youth research, showcasing a wide range of innovative methods including music elicitation, mental mapping, blog analysis and mobile methods.NICOLA ALLETT Research Associate at the...

Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9789694392233Author Dr Dubem OsakweFormat PaperbackPage Count 38Imprint Dr. Dubem OsakwePublisher Dr. Dubem OsakweWeight(grams) 64g

Why do some adults think it’s fine to hit children? Why does the school system fail so many pupils? And when their future is on the line, why can’t children vote? How we treat children isn’t fair. Despite the lip service paid to their rights, children...

Work, Family, and Leisure explores the plans and aspirations of twenty-something law and MBA students for work, family, and leisure. Through in-depth interviews, Robert Orrange captures the hopes, dreams, anxieties, and fears that these...