Die Beiträge dieses Bandes gehen der ethischen und gesellschaftlichen Vertretbarkeit einer Form der familialen Lebensgestaltung nach, die an fundamentale Überzeugungen, kulturelle Werthaltungen, gesellschaftliche Leitbilder und rechtliche Regelungen rührt: der gleichgeschlechtlichen Familie.
Die Beiträge dieses Bands kartographieren das soziologische und kulturwissenschaftliche Feld in Bezug auf Drogen und die mit ihnen verbundenen sozialen, gesellschaftlichen und politischen Praktiken.
This lively and engaging book conducts a thorough review of the current research literature in developmental psychology and socialisation, and then clearly links theory to practical applications in both clinical and everyday situations.
This book explores and analyses the evolution of social insurance in Cyprus from 1878, beginning with the arrival of the British after 300 years of Ottoman occupation.
From the precocious charms of Shirley Temple to the box-office behemoth Frozen and its two young female leads, Anna and Elsa, the girl has long been a figure of fascination for cinema.
This book presents an ethnographic investigation of intimate and reproductive behaviour in current Japanese society, grounded in the viewpoints of a group of Japanese mothers.
This book aims at explaining the nature and strength of the links between the families and their farms looking at their diversity throughout the world.
Erst mit jahrzehntelanger Verspätung kamen die Belange ehemaliger Heimkinder in den Fokus von Politik und Öffentlichkeit, sodass in Folge des Runden Tisches Heimerziehung auch in Bayern eine Anlauf- und Beratungsstellen für ehemalige Heimkinder eingerichtet wurde.
As China has undergone rapid urbanization and population aging in the past few decades, improving the welfare of older people in rural areas has become an ever more pressing issue.
Forced Marriage: Introducing a social justice and human rights perspective brings together leading practitioners and researchers from the disciplines of criminology, sociology and law.
Although social, political, technological and business networks hold our modern world together, we still lack a good understanding of what business networks are, how they work, and the language of network analysis that we may apply to solve common, everyday problems.
There can be a lack of understanding of the vulnerable situation of children with disabilities and their families, even among professional caregivers whose mission is to protect the health and wellbeing of these children.
William Beveridge (1879-1963) was a key figure in the modernization of British economic and social policy who published widely on unemployment and social security.
Filling a void in feminist studies of women and war, Women in Zones of Conflict challenges the traditional view, which suggests a natural connection between women and pacifism, based on the feminine qualities of caring, cooperation, and empathy.
Honorable Mention for the Association for Feminist Anthropologys Rosaldo Book Prize, 2021 Maternal health outcomes are a key focus of global health initiatives.
Dieses Buch untersucht multiperspektivisch die Wirkungsgeschichte der Shoah in verschiedenen Settings von Erziehung und Bildung und reflektiert die bisherige theoretische und empirische Forschung.
On the back of their last book, Cyber-risk and Youth, and building on a new research project, Adorjan and Ricciardelli marshal current research to explore parenting in the digital age.
This book explores the use of technology in young people's social lives against a backdrop of "e;online safety measures"e; put in place by the UK government to ensure safe and risk free engagement with online services.
The convergence of dramatic declines in birth rates worldwide, aside from sub-Saharan Africa, the rise of untrammelled global movement of capital, people and information, and the rapid-fire dissemination of a host of new medical technologies has led to the "e;globalization of motherhood"e;.
Consumers are not usually incorporated into the sociological concept of 'division of labour', but using the case of household recycling, this book shows why this foundational concept needs to be revised.
This edited book highlights the identities and practices of ethnically diverse families and schools in contexts where multicultural policies are not always a priority.
Coping With Your Grown Children is the only book to analyze-and lay out specific coping strategies for dealing with-the problems today's parents face with their adult offspring such as: * failure of the child to really "e;grow up"e; or achieve full potential * unemptied nests * moving back home after broken marriages * turning your home into a "e;daycare center"e; for your grandchildren * substance abuse, cult involvement, trouble with the law * alternative lifestyles or homosexuality * physical or psychiatric problems * or maybe you just think there's a problem!
This book explores current relational models of psychopathology that undergird a great many conflicts and destructive outcomes in family and intimate relationships.
Zu Beginn des Jahres 2001 erschien der dritte nationale Altenbericht mit dem Titel "Alter und Gesellschaft", der im Auftrag der Bundesregierung von einer unabhängigen Sachverständigenkommission erstellt wurde.
Addressing the significance of the pet in the Victorian period, this book examines the role played by the domestic pet in delineating relations for each member of the "e;natural"e; family home.
This essential text explores the concept of "e;Me-Marriage"e;-a marital relationship that blends individualized life goals and interests-and draws from research on the current benefits and costs of marriage to consider how to achieve success, both individually and relationally.
The concept of Waithood was developed by political scientist Diane Singerman to describe the expanding period of time between adolescence and full adulthood as young people wait to secure steady employment and marry.
