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"Embarking on non-monogamous relationships can be daunting experience, opening old wounds that cause anxiety, fear and confusion -- something Lola Phoenix knows about all too well."--Page [4] of cover.
"At the Heart of Work and Family presents original research on work and family by scholars who engage and build on the conceptual framework developed by well-known sociologist Arlie Russell Hochschild. These concepts, such as 'the second shift, ' 'the economy of gratitude, ' 'em…
Mary Ann Lamanna has gathered together Durkheim's ideas on the family from diverse sources and, in this volume in the Understanding Families series, presents ideas on his family sociology systematically and comprehensively.
"An Introduction to GLBT Family Studies spotlights the issues, research, and future trends that provide a foundation for the study of GLBT families. This breakthrough volume focuses not only on the obvious, unique factors within GLBT families but also on the elements encountered…
Presents an overview of the emergence of understandings of ethnicities, identities and family forms across a number of ethnic groups, family types, and national boundaries.
"This book is the reference work on theory and methods for family scholars and students around the world. This volume provides a diverse, eclectic, and paradoxically mature approach to theorizing and demonstrates how the development of theory is crucial to the future of family r…
"The study of the family is one of the major lacunas in Byzantine Studies. Angeliki Laiou remarked in 1989 that 'the study of the Byzantine family is still in its infancy', and this assertion remains true today. The present volume addresses this lacuna. It comprises 19 chapters …
"Widely adopted, this valued course text and practitioner guide has expanded the understanding of family normality and healthy functioning in our increasingly diverse society. The editor and contributors are at the forefront of research and clinical training. They describe the c…
"Widely adopted, this valued course text and practitioner guide has expanded the understanding of family normality and healthy functioning in our increasingly diverse society. The editor and contributors are at the forefront of research and clinical training. They describe the c…
Looking at the history and contemporary experiences of black families, this new edition examines the issue from religious socio-economic, legal and gender based perspectives and will be a useful reference for family, race, and ethnic studies.
"The research conducted by family historians over the past three decades challenges, modifies, and ultimately enriches sociological understandings about American family life today. By looking closely at the historical record, the author is able to debunk certain myths, such as t…
Mutterrecht (Mother Right) by Johann Jakob Bachofen was the seminal document of the 19th century concerning the role of women in ancient societies. Bachofen documented that motherhood is the source of human society, religion, morality, and decency in societies including Lycia, C…
Mutterrecht (Mother Right) by Johann Jakob Bachofen was the seminal document of the 19th century concerning the role of women in ancient societies. Bachofen documented that motherhood is the source of human society, religion, morality, and decency in societies including Lycia, C…
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This work provides a multi-disciplinary approach to families in an ageing society. It will be useful to scholars and students of sociology, politics, demography, and social and health policy.
Handbook of Feminist Family Studies
by Lloyd, Sally A., Few, April L., Allen, Katherine R.
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Type: Book