Age groups and generations

Child Discourse contains papers presented in a symposium on child discourse at the annual meeting of the American Anthropological Association in Mexico City in November 1974.

Increasingly adopted by therapists and mental health professionals, Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT) helps clients to cope with social, emotional and mental health issues by using the six core ACT processes: Acceptance, Cognitive Defusion, Being Present, the Self as Context, Values and Committed Action.

Children Behaving Badly?

This book examines mobile media use among children and youths within an Asian context.

Taking a holistic approach to the study of aging, thisvolume uses biological, archaeological, medical, and cultural perspectives toexplore how older adults have functioned in societies around the globe andthroughout human history.

The population base in both the United States and Japan is growing older and, as those populations age, they provoke heretofore unexamined economic consequences.

The street protests that erupted in Tunisia in December 2010 and spread quickly throughout the Middle East surprised not only the entrenched dictators of the region but also international observers who collectively had taken for granted the durability of Middle Eastern authoritarianism.

In celebration of the tenth anniversary of It Takes a Village, this splendid edition includes photographs and a new Introduction by Hillary Rodham Clinton.

This report summarizes presentations and discussions at the Workshop on the Social Processes Underlying Fertility Change in Developing Countries, organized by the Committee on Population of the National Research Council (NRC) in Washington, D.

Not a quick how-to, this is for the parent, clinician, or caregiver seeking in-depth information and guidance.

This international collection provides a comprehensive overview of cutting-edge research on autism spectrum disorders (ASDs) by well-known experts in the field, stressing the importance of early diagnosis and a good working relationship between parents and professionals.

This book documents the first five years of life of the children of the influential Millennium Cohort Study, which is tracking almost 19,000 babies born in 2000 and 2001 in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.

Surprisingly little research has been carried out about how Australian Aboriginal children and teenagers experience life, shape their social world and imagine the future.

From award-winning author Tara L.

Life can be stressful, especially for teens, and this stress can have negative impacts on both physical and psychological health.

If you grew up in the era of mood rings and lava lamps, you probably remember Free to Be .

Niemand muss sich im Alter langweilen.

This book offers rich critical perspectives on the marketing of a variety of toys, brands, and product categories.

Most of the Muslim societies of the world have entered a demographic transition from high to low fertility, and this process is accompanied by an increase in youth vis-a-vis other age groups.

How do political regimes respond to the challenges emanating from youth mobilization?

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Memory loss can create problems in every aspect of a person's life.

Grandchildhood in Multigenerational Living: Practices, Meanings, Relations is the first book to sociologically analyse grandchild-grandparent relationships from the perspective of grandchildren.

Robert Desjarlais's graceful ethnography explores the life histories of two Yolmo elders, focusing on how particular sensory orientations and modalities have contributed to the making and the telling of their lives.

Recent advances in our understanding of the human brain suggest that adolescence is a unique period of development during which both environmental and genetic influences can leave a lasting impression.

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Disorganized attachment is the most extreme form of insecure attachment.

Kinder und Jugendliche wachsen heute völlig selbstverständlich mit Smartphone, Tablet, Notebook & Co auf.

Was macht Seelsorge mit Jugendlichen aus?

An easy-to-learn, easy-to-use tool for in-depth Bible studyBeloved and acclaimed for more than five generations, the Thompson(R) Chain-Reference(R) Bible is unparalleled in its ability to enrich personal devotions, topical study, and sermon preparation.

This book introduces the 'new sociology of aging' through the analytical lens of sociological themes and new sociological theories.

When sacred objects were rejected during the Reformation, they were not always burned and broken but were sometimes given to children as toys.

Few terms elicit such strong and varied feelings and yet have so little clarity as "e;democracy.

This volume examines how Saving Our Lives Hear Our Truths, or SOLHOT, a radical youth intervention, provides a space for the creative performance and expression of Black girlhood and how this creativity informs other realizations about Black girlhood and womanhood.

"e;Far from a dictionary, the concepts are portrayed as complex, and conflicting definitions and usages are both noted and evaluated.

Wie nehmen Kinder ihre Beteiligungsrechte in Umweltfragen wahr?

There is a growing need for public buy-in if democratic processes are to run smoothly.

This book explores that which is at the very heart of coaching: the coach-coachee relationship.

Music therapy is an internationally recognised field of professional evidence-based practice.

People's experiences of racial inequality in adulthood are well documented, but less attention is given to the racial inequalities that children and adolescents face.

Contemporary Inequalities and Social Justice in Canada examines the changing contours of inequality and social justice in contemporary Canada.

JULIA SAMUEL'S LATEST BOOK, EVERY FAMILY HAS A STORY, IS AVAILABLE TO PRE-ORDER NOW'One of the most valuable books I've ever read' Adwoa Aboah______________________________________________________________________________________If change is the natural order of things, why do we struggle with the huge milestones in our lives?

This accessible book explores what friendship is and why it's so important to our well-being and provides practical suggestions for teens and young adults wishing to experience deeper, more fulfilling connections.