"Putnam's work shows how social bonds are the most powerful predictor of life satisfaction. For example, he reports that getting married is the equivalent of quadrupling your income and attending a club meeting regularly is the equivalent of doubling your income. The loss of soc…
"Children are at the heart of popular and public debates in North America and Europe about the culture of public space. On the one hand there is increased anxiety about children's vulnerability to stranger danger on the other there is a rising tide of fear about out of control a…
"Children are at the heart of popular and public debates in North America and Europe about the culture of public space. On the one hand there is increased anxiety about children's vulnerability to stranger danger on the other there is a rising tide of fear about out of control a…
The study of parents from their own perspective, not just as socializing agents of their children, has been long neglected. This book summarizes and presents the new and surging literature on parenting representations, namely parents' views, emotions, and internal world regardin…
Que pardonner à ses parents? Pourquoi? Comment faire la paix avec son passé? Tel est le parcours de ce livre dont la volonté est de faire surgir et de nommer le malaise pour mieux s'en libérer.
Mothers play a valuable role in a supportive social network of Gender and Sexual Diverse (GSD) individuals (Bouris & Hill 2017; Reyes et al 2015; Marks 2014). However, not all mothers feel equipped to face the unique challenges that this often marginalized identity may bring for…
This thesis examines childbearing and first birth in Scotland. A description of empirical patterns and trends in childbearing and first birth in Scotland is given. Unique and appropriate analyses of data sources are presented. This includes analysis of the Scottish Longitudinal …
