Explores the diverse patterns of part-time work in selected countries of Europe and USA. Concludes that part-time work does equalize women's position vis--vis full time workers, nor does it leave women in part-time jobs wholly marginalized. Instead it shows that part-time jobs p…
Presents a variety of perspectives on Jewish families coping with life and death in the twentieth century. The book is comprised of symposium papers, essays, and review articles of works on subjects as the Holocaust, antisemitism, genocide, history, literature, the arts, religio…
How has the Jewish family changed over the course of the twentieth century? How has it remained the same? How do Jewish families see themselves - historically, socially, politically, and economically - and how would they like to be seen by others? This book presents a variety of…
The Rights of Children in the United States provides discussion on: the historical and contextual perspective on the rights of children; the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child; and the differing views on children's rights and competencies.
This book examines innovative approaches to the use of qualitative methods in mental health research. It describes the development and use of methods of data collection and analysis designed. These methods address contemporary and interdisciplinary research questions, such as ho…
Do you put family photos on your desk at work? Are your home and work keys on the same chain? Do you keep one all-purpose calendar for listing home and work events? Do you have separate telephone books for colleagues and friends? In Home and Work, Christena Nippert-Eng examines …
This volume advocates for justice in language rights through its explorations of bilingualism in family therapy, from the perspectives of eighteen languages identified by the authors: Black Talk/Ebonics/Slang, Farsi, Fenglish, Arabic, Italian, Cantonese Chinese, South Korean, Ma…
"This book is a beautiful, moving and fascinating read that presents a high-quality and original contribution to the field. The editors have compiled intimate testimonies that provide a superb analysis of the Chicano/Mexicano culture and social hierarchies, as well as how mascul…
"'So then, what is equality in this instance?' asks a mother-to-be in Faircloth's incisive study of shifts in the couple dynamic once a baby arrives. This question is at the heart of her book. In addressing it, Faircloth combines her own acute analysis with illuminating reflecti…
