Sociology: family and relationships

The Cuban revolutionary government engaged in social engineering to redefine the nuclear family and organize citizens to serve the state.

This book provides a comprehensive, modern and self-contained account of the research in the growing area of family economics.

This book provides a comprehensive, modern and self-contained account of the research in the growing area of family economics.

This book compares how the American draft system and the French conscription system came to be.

This book compares how the American draft system and the French conscription system came to be.

Leadership for the Great Transition-a changemaker's toolkit for cultivating personal and community resilienceThe Regeneration Handbook offers an abundance of insights, stories, tools, practices, and resources for experienced and aspiring changemakers to step into their full power at this time of unprecedented global crisis.

This is the first book-length treatment of the history of motherhood in pre-colonial Africa.

This is the first book-length treatment of the history of motherhood in pre-colonial Africa.

Originally published in 1986, this title was a landmark study of ageing in Australia and a major contribution to the study of gerontology at the time.

A NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'Utterly fascinating' NEW YORK TIMES'A profound, rich document'NEW STATESMAN'An act of intimate storytelling'VOGUEA recently discovered journal from one of America's most iconic writers, Joan Didion, the author of The Year of Magical Thinking and Blue Nights.

A wonderful, wise, magical book The Giant on the Skyline is really quite incredible.

Le Bonheur dans vos Relations Amoureuses grâce au Travail de Constellation Familiale et Systémique de Marc BacoLe Bonheur dans vos Relations Amoureuses grâce au Travail de Constellation Familiale et Systémique : vivez des relations épanouissantes, dans l’amour et le respect
Ce livre vous apprendra :
Comment vous libérer pour réussir à developer une relation épanouissante
Comment dépasser les intrications, les schémas établis et les blocages dans votre couple
Comment activer vos ressources
Comment grandir ensemble dans une relation grâce aux constellations familiales
Comment créer un lien profond, dans le respect
Comment nourrir votre âme d’amour
Ce livre s’adresse à tous ceux qui souhaitent avoir une relation de couple heureuse.

A powerful account of the coexistence of exploitation and loving familial relationships in the lives of ''adoptive daughters'' in Brazil.

A powerful account of the coexistence of exploitation and loving familial relationships in the lives of ''adoptive daughters'' in Brazil.

Policy situations can be understood through a relational lens, seeing policy as emerging from the working and reworking of relationships.

Policy situations can be understood through a relational lens, seeing policy as emerging from the working and reworking of relationships.

The futures of reproductive justice and LGBTQIA+ liberation are intimately connected.

Originally published in 1987, Malcolm Hill examines the different ways in which parents share responsibility for looking after their pre-school children with other people, whether members of their social networks, formal groups or paid carers.

Originally published in 1987, Malcolm Hill examines the different ways in which parents share responsibility for looking after their pre-school children with other people, whether members of their social networks, formal groups or paid carers.

House Sharing and Young Adults offers unique insight into the dynamics of successful house sharing among young adults and questions some of the myths fostered by the negative stereotyping of housemates.

House Sharing and Young Adults offers unique insight into the dynamics of successful house sharing among young adults and questions some of the myths fostered by the negative stereotyping of housemates.

Drawing on primary qualitative research, this book explores the experiences and identities of a group of British-born women of Bangladeshi background attending university in London through a Bourdieusian theoretical framework.

Drawing on primary qualitative research, this book explores the experiences and identities of a group of British-born women of Bangladeshi background attending university in London through a Bourdieusian theoretical framework.

Originally published in 1966, this is a sociological study of boys growing up in East London.

Originally published in 1966, this is a sociological study of boys growing up in East London.

This leading, comprehensive text for courses on the sociology of work covers many vital new topics since the last edition (2015), just as it continues to offer foundational writings and discusses different types of jobs, inequality and intersectionality, work and family, and more.

This leading, comprehensive text for courses on the sociology of work covers many vital new topics since the last edition (2015), just as it continues to offer foundational writings and discusses different types of jobs, inequality and intersectionality, work and family, and more.

The phenomenon of "e;Cultural Reverse"e; (?

Presenting a wide range of international case studies, the contributors to this book study the impact of Covid-19 on the risks faced by communities around the globe.

Presenting a wide range of international case studies, the contributors to this book study the impact of Covid-19 on the risks faced by communities around the globe.

Dealing with Disputes and Conflict: A Self-Help Tool-Kit for Resolving Arguments in Everyday Life offers accessible and practical strategies and solutions to guide untrained mediators and readers on effective ways to resolve disputes and conflict, across a wide range of dispute contexts.

Dealing with Disputes and Conflict: A Self-Help Tool-Kit for Resolving Arguments in Everyday Life offers accessible and practical strategies and solutions to guide untrained mediators and readers on effective ways to resolve disputes and conflict, across a wide range of dispute contexts.

Drawing on participant observations, in-depth interviews, and content analysis of online materials, Lai investigates the role of individual choice, relationships, and institutions in unmarried Chinese women's decisions to terminate their pregnancies.

Drawing on participant observations, in-depth interviews, and content analysis of online materials, Lai investigates the role of individual choice, relationships, and institutions in unmarried Chinese women's decisions to terminate their pregnancies.

The twenty-first century has so far been characterized by ongoing realignments in the organization of the economy around housing and real estate.

The twenty-first century has so far been characterized by ongoing realignments in the organization of the economy around housing and real estate.

In this book, author Helene Thiesen recounts her experience of being removed from her family in Greenland as a young Inuk child, to be 're-educated' in Denmark and an orphanage in Greenland.

In this book, author Helene Thiesen recounts her experience of being removed from her family in Greenland as a young Inuk child, to be 're-educated' in Denmark and an orphanage in Greenland.

Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot combines history, social science, and legal analysis to chart the evolution and interdependence of family life and family law, portray current trends in family life, explain the pressing policy challenges these trends have produced, and analyze the changes in family law that are essential to meeting these challenges.

Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot combines history, social science, and legal analysis to chart the evolution and interdependence of family life and family law, portray current trends in family life, explain the pressing policy challenges these trends have produced, and analyze the changes in family law that are essential to meeting these challenges.

This book explores the thought of Olive Schreiner, the internationally famous writer, feminist theorist, social critic, opponent of imperialism and nationalism, and analyst of violence and war, best known for her novels and short stories, articles and critical commentaries, and her feminist treatise, Women and Labour.

This book explores the thought of Olive Schreiner, the internationally famous writer, feminist theorist, social critic, opponent of imperialism and nationalism, and analyst of violence and war, best known for her novels and short stories, articles and critical commentaries, and her feminist treatise, Women and Labour.

This book examines texts and other artistic products rendered by siblings of individuals with disabilities in order to interrogate the impact of disability on the identity of non-disabled siblings.

First published in 1985, Women-in-Law is a collection of essays examining the complex interactions of law, sexuality, and the family.