In this last decade, poverty in developing countries remains the most important topic of debate at the international level. The main proposition was how to build policies and programs on a gender perspective approach taking into account gender differences in behavior between ma…
In this last decade, poverty in developing countries remains the most important topic of debate at the international level. The main challenge is how to build policies and programs on a gender perspective approach taking into account gender differences in behavior between male a…
Food is a universal basic need. The diverse ways in which people and households try to meet this need, the constraints they are up against in doing so, and the strategies they develop to reduce their vulnerability to food insecurity form the core of this book. A large range of…
This book's original approach takes readers room by room, focusing on life-enhancing spells, charms, and rituals that are appropriate for each living area and promote health, good relationships, and harmony throughout the entire household. Full color.
Presents a study of the capitalist economy that utilizes a distinctive combination of Post Keynesian, institutional and gender analysis to examine household economics in capitalist society in order to flesh out the gaps in each.
A distinctive combination of post-Keynesian, institutional and gender analysis is utilised in this unique study of economics at the household level. The author poses questions that cut across rigidly determined areas of inquiry, such as gender and money and micro- and macroecono…
This work looks at the links between housing, personal sector wealth and the family in contemporary society.
An archaeological study of the nature of Greek households during the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
Using archaeological evidence from individual houses, the author discusses the social relationships in Greek households during the Classical and Hellenistic periods.
Households headed by women are a growing presence worldwide. This is the first book to focus on their diversity and dynamics in developing countries. Set within the context of global trends and debates on female household headship, the analysis explores the reasons for the forma…
Many scholars and political analysts assume that thriving kin and non-kin social support networks continue to characterize minority family life. Policy recommendations based on these underlying assumptions may lead to the implementation of harmful social policy. No More Kin exam…
No More Kin examines extended kinship networks among African American, Chicano, Puerto Rican, and non-Hispanic white families in contemporary America and seeks to provide an integrated theoretical framework for examining how the simultaneity of gender, race, and class oppression…
