Sociology: family and relationships

Brenda Almond throws down a timely challenge to the liberal consensus about personal relationships.

The Sick Child in Early Modern England is a powerful exploration of the treatment, perception, and experience of illness in childhood, from the late sixteenth to the early eighteenth century.

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the distinguishing features of Chinese families.

This book provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the distinguishing features of Chinese families.

This book is designed as an introduction to recent social science work on risk and is intended primarily for students in sociology, social psychology, and psychology, although it will also be useful for those studying political science, government, public policy, and economics.

Brent Waters examines the historical roots and contemporary implications of the virtual disappearance of the family in late liberal and Christian social and political thought.

Brenda Almond throws down a timely challenge to the liberal consensus about personal relationships.

Western families are undergoing considerable change.

This study shows how marriage symbolism emerged from the world of texts to become a social force affecting ordinary people.

Concepts of childhood and the treatment of children are often used as a barometer of society's humanity, values, and priorities.

This volume contains a series of articles that examine the Roman family in Italy and the empire using a wide range of evidence and considering a number of critical issues.

This book examines the implications of rural residence for adolescents and families in the United States, addressing both the developmental and mental health difficulties they face.

The Girl I Left Behind Me addresses a neglected aspect of the history of the Hanoverian army.

Some of the poorest regions of historic Britain had some of its most vibrant festivities.

Among the elementary human stories, parenthood has tended to go without saying.

Among the elementary human stories, parenthood has tended to go without saying.

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The changing economic reality of the last decades has prompted large movements of people across and within national borders, which, in turn, have given rise to new opportunities and challenges.

During the 1990s lone mothers reached the top of the political agenda, viewed as both a drain on public expenditure and a moral threat.

During the 1990s lone mothers reached the top of the political agenda, viewed as both a drain on public expenditure and a moral threat.

Working with Families Experiencing Vulnerability provides a comprehensive guide to family-centred practice for social workers.

'When the wheel of sexual ecstasy is in full motion, there is no textbook at all, and no order.

'When the wheel of sexual ecstasy is in full motion, there is no textbook at all, and no order.

Every working mother's path is unique and should be celebrated, not lamented.

Every working mother's path is unique and should be celebrated, not lamented.

Marriage is a major step in a relationship, and each member of that newly joined pair brings with them their own existing family and the corresponding complexity and richness of in-law relationships.

Marriage is a major step in a relationship, and each member of that newly joined pair brings with them their own existing family and the corresponding complexity and richness of in-law relationships.

In How to Be Childless: A History and Philosophy of Life Without Children, Rachel Chrastil explores the long and fascinating history of childlessness, putting this often-overlooked legacy in conversation with the issues that childless women and men face in the twenty-first century.

In How to Be Childless: A History and Philosophy of Life Without Children, Rachel Chrastil explores the long and fascinating history of childlessness, putting this often-overlooked legacy in conversation with the issues that childless women and men face in the twenty-first century.

The ready availability of donated sperm and eggs has made possible an entirely new form of family.

The ready availability of donated sperm and eggs has made possible an entirely new form of family.

What is love's real intent?

What is love's real intent?

Couples who enter therapy often view the endeavor as a last-ditch effort before seeking legal services, filing for divorce, and parting ways for good.

Couples who enter therapy often view the endeavor as a last-ditch effort before seeking legal services, filing for divorce, and parting ways for good.

In the decades it takes to bring up a child, parents face challenges that are both helped and hindered by the fact that they are living through a period of unprecedented digital innovation.

In the decades it takes to bring up a child, parents face challenges that are both helped and hindered by the fact that they are living through a period of unprecedented digital innovation.

Over the past six decades, there have been dramatic changes in the dynamics of family life in the United States.

Over the past six decades, there have been dramatic changes in the dynamics of family life in the United States.

Feminist Perspectives on Social Work Practice is a contemporary look at the issues across a wide spectrum, beyond just equal pay for equal work and reproductive rights, with which women struggle on a daily basis.

Feminist Perspectives on Social Work Practice is a contemporary look at the issues across a wide spectrum, beyond just equal pay for equal work and reproductive rights, with which women struggle on a daily basis.

Americans today harbor no strong or consistent collective memory of the First World War.

Americans today harbor no strong or consistent collective memory of the First World War.

Emerging Adults and Substance Use Disorder Treatment addresses how a societal shift in the timing of developmental tasks affects treatment outcomes for substance use disorders, which are among the most highly prevalent and costly mental health problems in the United States.

Marriage has been declared dead by many scholars and the media.

Bipolar spectrum disorders are characterized by severe mood dysregulation, rage, irritability, and depression, along with low self-esteem and interpersonal struggles.

The concept of self-esteem is a fixture in the psychological and moral landscape of American society.

When a loved one with mental illness comes into contact with the law, trying to advocate for them can be an overwhelming and frustrating endeavor.

Whether members of the family are headed to school or work, smartphones accompany family members throughout the day.

Whether members of the family are headed to school or work, smartphones accompany family members throughout the day.