Sociology: family and relationships

Finding the right successor to a well-loved founder or president is often the most difficult task an organization can faceand the challenge can be even greater for family-run businesses.

This book examines the effects of external factors on the social influences of those involved in close, interpersonal relationships.

In diesem Band werden Altersbilder in zwei wichtigen gesellschaftlichen Teilbereichen untersucht: im Gesundheits- und Pflegewesen und in der Wirtschaft.

This volume offers both theoretical and research-based accounts from mothers in academia who must balance their own intricate knowledge of school systems, curriculum and pedagogy with their children's education and school lives.

The concept of time in childhood and youth is discussed in two contradictory ways; first romanticized, as a time of play, innocence, and exploration - of learning through trial and error, and second, as a time restricted by tight societal and generational structures, such as chains of care, institutional and family timetables.

WINNER of the 2024 LAMBDA Literary award for Best Lesbian Memoir/Biography!

Ist Familie heute noch die gleiche Form des Zusammenlebens wie früher?

Since restrictions on commonwealth labour immigration to Britain in the 1960s, marriage has been the dominant form of migration between Pakistan and the UK.

Why do so many American women allow themselves to become enmeshed in the standardized routines of technocratic childbirth--routines that can be insensitive, unnecessary, and even unhealthy?

It's no secret that tens of thousands of Chinese children have been adopted by American parents and that Western aid organizations have invested in helping orphans in China-but why have Chinese authorities allowed this exchange, and what does it reveal about processes of globalization?

Dieser Band bietet einen umfassenden Einblick in die große thematische, methodische und methodologische Breite und Tiefe der Biographieforschung und präsentiert einen Überblick über die verschiedenen Theorien, Ansätze und Forschungsfelder.

This book interrogates the role played by evaluation in 21st century governing.

In a personal, nontechnical, and informal style, eminent researcher Ira L.

Neoliberal logics of government shaping childhood today produce market-based frameworks for understanding childhood risks.

Provides original data and theoretical analyses that address the formation, nature, and significance of romantic relationships in emerging adults.

This volume explores the causes and consequences of family inequality in the United States, Europe, and Latin America.

The "e;contraceptive revolution"e; of the 1960s and 1970s introduced totally new contraceptive options and launched an era of research and product development.

This book examines strengths-based approaches to understanding and celebrating diverse populations.

While the 'spatial turn' within the social sciences has already nurtured a broad discussion of the relation between society and space, little attention has so far been paid to the question of what we can learn about families when exploring space in its different facets.

This provocative volume is comprised of psychological, socioeconomic, and cultural perspectives on couple dynamics, particularly gender dynamics, and the future of marriage.

Set against the backdrop of social change and globalization, this book presents the contents and contours of adolescence in contemporary urban India.

In diesem Grundlagenband zur Familienwissenschaft beschäftigen sich Wissenschaftlerinnen und Wissenschaftler mit dem Thema Familie aus der Sicht ihrer jeweiligen Disziplin und führen in die zentralen Konzepte und Begriffe der Familienwissenschaft ein.

This book shows the different ways in which migration matters in the context of global and local childhood and youth.

This book considers the responses of states to migrant girls who are separated from family and enter state care systems as unaccompanied or trafficked young people.

Have heterosexual relationships become more intimate and equal over the past forty years?

Domestic or international?

The unification of Germany set in motion one of the most interesting and uncharted developments of our era: the transformation of a whole society.

In How to be multiple, Helena de Bres - a twin herself - argues that twinhood is a unique lens for examining our place in the world and how we relate to other people.

Women's Oppression Today is a classic text in the debate about Marxism and feminism, exploring how gender, sexuality and the "e;family-household system"e; operate in relation to contemporary capitalism.

Women have unintentionally become their own worst enemies through their engagement in "e;fat talk"e;--critical dialogue about one's own physical appearance, and "e;body snarking"e; or criticism towards other women's bodies.

From the Revolution to the Maquiladoras is a major contribution to the study of globalization, labor, and women's movements.

Designed for use on introductory sociology courses, Family Studies is the first UK text book in the subject.

Adopting a longitudinal approach, this book examines the dynamics of union and family formation in France and its effects on various aspects of life, such as employment, intergenerational transfers, etc.

Well-known authors in the field of ageing and spirituality present their considered contributions to current understandings in this fast-changing field.

​Strukturen und Entwicklungen von Bildungssystemen werden wesentlich durch deren Umweltbeziehungen beeinflusst.

Metro Vancouver is a diverse city where half the residents identify as people of colour, but only one percent of the population is racialized as Black.

In Patel v Mirza [2016] UKSC 42, nine justices of the Supreme Court of England and Wales decided in favour of a restitutionary award in response to an unjust enrichment, despite the illegal transaction on which that enrichment was based.

This book presents a new view on the concept of solidarity and explains how it complements justice in health and social care.

This book is a comprehensive history of reproductive politics and practice in the twentieth-century Anglophone Caribbean.

The entrepreneurial family has hardly been a topic of family sociology so far.

On June 26, 2015, Supreme Court Justice Anthony Kennedy declared same-sex marriage "e;is so ordered"e; across the United States.

Take three things: the home, nature, and the feminine ideal-a notional and perfected femininity.

Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway has sold a million copies round the world since 1987, and is still one of the top ten bestsellers in the category of personal development.

​Das Heim steht mit seinem Konzept der geschlossenen Rundum-Versorgung und der Vorgabe besonderer Lebenskonzepte für Hilfe- und Pflegebedürftige in der Kritik.

This book provides an overview of multiple facets of ageing and its evolving dynamics in various Indian states.

This book is a volume in the Penn Press Anniversary Collection.

Drawing on research from the Timescapes Study, this volume discusses the life chances and experiences of children and young people, parents and older generations.