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Stop Domestic Violence by Louis Brown 9780312166113
RRP: €23.79€15.21Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780312166113Author Louis BrownFormat PaperbackPage Count 203Imprint St Martin's PressPublisher St Martin's PressWeight(grams) 254gDimensions(mm) 211mm *... -
Monsters from the Id: A Study of Emotional Deprivation and Its Impact on Society by John L Cooper 9780595180448
RRP: €21.41€16.56Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780595180448Author John L CooperFormat PaperbackPage Count 255Imprint Authors Choice PressPublisher Authors Choice PressWeight(grams) 454g -
The Politics of Motherhood: Child and Maternal Welfare in England, 1900-1939 by Jane Lewis 9781032750729
€111.38During the early twentieth century maternal and child welfare became a national issue for the first time. The child and maternal welfare movement had a significant material and ideological effect on women and it is therefore important to understand the... -
Group Child Care as a Family Service by Clifford W. Sanford 9780807896969
RRP: €59.44€54.23No longer merely custodial facilities, the children's home now offers a broad range of services to families in danger of breaking up. The authors provide an overview of the basic theory and methods of the family-centered children's home. Included also... -
The Family in the Present Social Order: A Study of Needs of American Families by Ruth Lindquist 9781469613192
RRP: €55.87€51.96This is a study of the problems and needs of 306 successful families to discover the factors contributing to a normal, healthful life for parents and children. Factors affecting achievement and satisfaction and the sources of fatigue, worry, and friction... -
Elder Brother and the Law of the People: Contemporary Kinship and Cowessess First Nation by Robert Alexander Innes 9780887552243
RRP: €83.30€74.23In the pre-reserve era, Aboriginal bands in the northern plains were relatively small multicultural communities that actively maintained fluid and inclusive membership through traditional kinship practices. These practices were governed by the Law of the... -
Marriage Counseling in Medical Practice: A Symposium by Ethel M. Nash 9780807879283
RRP: €59.44€54.28Marital problems can have medical consequences--and therefore marriage counseling should have a place in medical practice. Medical education should prepare the physician for his role as counselor. These interlocked themes are the basis for this... -
Widow's Key: Innovative Approaches for Overcoming Personal Loss by Linda Lindholm 9780983161608
RRP: €21.42€18.67Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780983161608Author Linda LindholmFormat PaperbackPage Count 378Imprint Linda LindholmPublisher Linda LindholmWeight(grams) 503g -
Yours, Mine, and Ours: How Families Change When Remarried Parents Have a Child Together by Anne C. Bernstein 9780393306682
RRP: €24.99€21.07Based on the author's experience as a family therapist and stepmother, and on interviews with more than fifty families, this book explores the ramifications for all concerned--remarried parents, his children, her children, and their baby--of having a... -
The War against Parents: What We Can Do for America's Beleaguered Moms and Dads by Sylvia Ann Hewlett 9780395957974
€16.85Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780395957974Author Sylvia Ann HewlettFormat PaperbackPage Count 302Imprint Houghton Mifflin (Trade)Publisher Houghton MifflinWeight(grams) 408g -
The Aftermath of Loss Canadian Edition: A Guidebook for Widows by Deborah Marsh 9780992104047
RRP: €11.90€9.73Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780992104047Author Deborah MarshFormat PaperbackPage Count 120Imprint Stone's Throw PublicationsPublisher Stone's Throw PublicationsWeight(grams) 150g -
Love & Economics: It Takes a Family to Raise a Village by Jennifer Roback Morse 9780981605913
RRP: €23.80€19.81Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780981605913Author Jennifer Roback MorseFormat PaperbackPage Count 306Imprint Ruth Institute BooksPublisher Ruth Institute BooksWeight(grams)... -
Kinship and Marriage in Early Arabia by W Robertson Smith 9780898754872
RRP: €29.16€18.99Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780898754872Author W Robertson SmithFormat PaperbackPage Count 340Imprint University Press of the PacificPublisher University Press of the... -
Reweaving the Social Tapestry: Toward a Public Philosophy and Policy for Families by Don S. Browning 9780393322729
RRP: €20.23€16.76Families can play a pivotal role in bringing America to greater unity, but even the definition of "family" can be divisive. The authors seek to identify the underlying values in these debates, find common ground among diverse traditions, and clarify the... -
Missing Persons: Or, My Grandmother's Secrets by Clair Wills 9780374611866
RRP: €32.13€19.00Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9780374611866Author Clair WillsFormat HardbackPage Count 208Imprint Farrar, Straus and GirouxPublisher Farrar, Straus and GirouxWeight(grams) 454g -
Family Planning and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh: Empowering Marginalized Communities in Asian Contexts by M. Rezaul Islam 9781835491652
RRP: €95.20€79.27Exploring tailored family planning strategies for marginalized groups, Family Planning and Sustainable Development in Bangladesh delves into comparative insights from Asian contexts, providing actionable approaches to empower and transform communities,... -
How Many Children? by Ann Cartwright 9781032716343
€111.38Ann Cartwright’s book Parents and Family Planning Services (1970) had become a classic in its field.Originally published in 1976, How Many Children? Dr Cartwright’s study of family size and spacing in England and Wales in 1973 is again based on detailed... -
Single at Heart: The Power, Freedom, and Heart-Filling Joy of Single Life by Bella Depaulo 9781954641280
RRP: €23.79€20.47Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781954641280Author Bella DepauloFormat HardbackPage Count 320Imprint Apollo PublishersPublisher Apollo Publishers -
How Toddlers Learn the Secret Language of Movies by Cary Bazalgette 9783030974671
RRP: €118.99€106.95This book takes a radically new approach to the well-worn topic of children's relationship with the media, avoiding the "risks and benefits" paradigm while examining very young children's interactions with film and television. Bazalgette... -
Baby Trouble in the Last Best West: Making New People in Alberta, 1905-1939 by Amy Kaler 9781442613942
RRP: €27.36€23.81Reproduction is the most emotionally complicated human activity. It transforms lives but it also creates fears and anxieties about women whose childbearing doesn't conform to the norm. Baby Trouble in the Last Best West explores the ways that women's... -
Family Violence in Japan: A Life Course Perspective by Fumie Kumagai 9789811000553
RRP: €107.09€99.48This book provides fresh sociological analyses on family violence in Japan. Aimed at an international audience, the authors adopt a life course perspective in presenting their research. Following a comprehensive overview of family violence in Japan in... -
Divorce and Remarriage Among Muslims in India by Imtiaz Ahmed 9788173044939
€73.42Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788173044939Author Imtiaz AhmedFormat HardbackPage Count 436Imprint Manohar Publishers and DistributorsPublisher Manohar Publishers and... -
Family Diversity in India by P. K. Roy 9788121208031
€42.54Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9788121208031Author P. K. RoyFormat HardbackPage Count 350Imprint Gyan Publishing HousePublisher Gyan Publishing House -
Between Care and Criminality: Marriage, Citizenship, and Family in Australian Social Welfare by Helena Zeweri 9781978829039
RRP: €147.56€127.38Between Care and Criminality examines social welfare’s encounter with migration and marriage in a period of intensified border control in Melbourne, Australia. It offers an in-depth ethnographic account of the effort to prevent forced marriage in the... -
The Politics of International Marriage in Japan by Viktoriya Kim 9781978809024
RRP: €147.56€127.38Apologies but we at Booksplease don't have a full description for this book.Book InformationISBN 9781978809024Author Viktoriya KimFormat HardbackPage Count 246Imprint Rutgers University PressPublisher Rutgers University PressWeight(grams) 152g -
Turning: Why the State of the Family Matters, and What the World Can Do about It by Linda Eyre 9781939629265
RRP: €19.03€15.53It is easy to find alarming statistics on escalating violence, addiction and economic inequality in developed countries and stubborn poverty in the third world. The fascinating question has to do with cause. New York Times #1 bestselling authors Richard... -
Attitudes to flexible working and family life by Diane M. Houston 9781861345493
RRP: €23.79€18.75This report is the first to examine attitudes towards flexible working and family life. Drawing on a study of over 1500 members of the Amalgamated Electrical and Engineering Union (AEEU) and interviews with 53 AEEU shop stewards, the report: * examines... -
Seven years in the lives of British families: Evidence on the dynamics of social change from the British Household Panel Survey by Richard Berthoud 9781861342003
RRP: €38.07€29.12'The family' is a subject of enormous academic, political and popular interest. It is a central feature of most people's lives, the framework within which other relationships, activities and events take place. This unique study provides important new... -
Understanding The Everyday Digital Lives of Children and Young People by Halla Holmarsdottir 9783031469312
RRP: €41.64€37.83This Open Access book presents an in-depth portrait of the use and impact of digital technologies by learners ages 5-18 years in their everyday lives. The portrait is framed by the ecological-systems theory and situated across four domains: home, leisure... -
Dowry: Bridging the Gap between Theory and Practice by Tamsin Bradley 9781848132948
€42.27The concept of a Dowry, whilst known throughout the world, is one which is much misunderstood and often regarded as synonymous with acts of violence against women. This exciting new volume seeks to debunk the overly simplistic conceptions of Dowry that... -
Effects of Marriage on Health: A Synthesis of Recent Research Evidence by Robert G. Wood 9781606929995
RRP: €116.61€77.46Marriage has become an increasingly important topic in academic and policy research. A burgeoning literature suggests that marriage has a wide range of benefits, including improvements in individuals' economic well-being and mental and physical health,... -
Family Transformed: Religion, Values, and Society in American Life by Steven M. Tipton 9781589010666
RRP: €57.12€50.47Statistics on the American family are sobering. From 1975 to 2000, one-third of all children were born to single mothers, and one-half of all marriages ended in divorce. While children from broken homes are two to three times more likely to develop... -
Studying Generations: Multidisciplinary Perspectives by Ali Somers 9781529223491
RRP: €102.33€78.66Available Open Access digitally under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. The concept of ‘generations’ has become a widely discussed area, with recent events such as the COVID-19 pandemic revealing our dependence on intergenerational relationships both within and... -
Nanny Families: Practices of Care by Nannies, Au Pairs, Parents and Children in Sweden by Sara Elden 9781529201512
RRP: €95.19€72.42Paying privately for childcare is a growing phenomenon worldwide, a trend mirrored in Sweden despite the prevalence there of publicly funded daycare. This book combines theories of family practices, care and childhood studies with the personal... -
Identical Twins: Adult Reflections on the Twinship Experience by Joleen Loucks Greenwood 9781498576116
RRP: €95.20€83.54Identical Twins explores the unique status of twinship and how it can affect personal and familial relationships with siblings, romantic partners, and friends. Drawing from the rich qualitative data from over one hundred interviews, Joleen Loucks... -
Single Mothers in Contemporary Japan: Motherhood, Class, and Reproductive Practice by Aya Ezawa 9781498529969
RRP: €107.10€93.78Combining work and family remains a major challenge for married women in contemporary Japan, and it's not uncommon for them to quit working when starting a family. Single mothers, by contrast, almost always work, regardless of the age of their children... -
Lesbians, Gays, and Bisexuals Becoming Parents or Remaining Childfree: Confronting Social Inequalities by Cara Bergstrom-Lynch 9781498521963
RRP: €104.72€91.74This book recognizes that intense public battles are being waged in the U.S. over the rights of LGB people to form legally and culturally recognized families. Their families are under a kind of sociopolitical scrutiny at this historical moment that... -
Mothers Work: Confronting the Mommy Wars, Raising Children, and Working for Social Change by Michelle Napierski-Prancl 9781498514590
RRP: €101.15€88.67Through a series of focus group interviews and an analysis of the media and popular culture, Mothers Work examines the institution of motherhood and the arenas in which mothering occurs. Michelle Napierski-Prancl explores shared and divergent... -
Social Poverty: Low-Income Parents and the Struggle for Family and Community Ties by Sarah Halpern-Meekin 9781479891214
RRP: €88.06€77.17How low-income people cope with the emotional dimensions of poverty Could a lack of close, meaningful social ties be a public--rather than just a private--problem? In Social Poverty, Sarah Halpern-Meekin provides a much-needed window into the nature of... -
Reproductive Rights as Human Rights: Women of Color and the Fight for Reproductive Justice by Zakiya Luna 9781479852024
RRP: €97.58€84.80Reveals both the promise and the pitfalls associated with a human rights approach to the women of color-focused reproductive rights activism of SisterSong How did reproductive justice—defined as the right to have children, to not have children, and to...