Family & Relationships - General

Western political philosophers since Plato have used the family as a model for harmonious political and social relations. Yet, far from being an uncontentious domain for shared interests and common values, the family is often the scene of intense interpersonal conflict and disagreement. In...

This single-volume resource provides detailed information on current large-scale and longitudinal research studies focusing on early childhood development--the situations and experiences of young American children. Twenty-eight studies are profiled, addressing such issues as early childhood interventions for children in poverty, neighborhood characteristics and residence...

The Family Context of Parenting in Children's Adaptation to Elementary School is a result of a longitudinal prevention study of 100 families begun the year before their first children entered kindergarten. Each family went through an assessment and then a subset was randomly chosen...

This vol presents details on the developmnt and use of several observationl coding systems for use in family resrch. Each is most appropriate for some kinds of work and extensions for others. For researchers, students, and clinicians dealing with familieAuthor: Patricia K. KerigISBN-10: 0805833234ISBN-13:...

What is the impact of the family environment on us, particularly with regard to our intellectual functioning? Does the role of early family environment wear off, as some researchers have suggested, or does it maintain or possibly even become more important as we grow...

This informative and helpful guide will assist your clients in making positive strides toward a nonviolent life. Some of the tips and suggestions that are further explained in this workbook include: Acknowledge to yourself and to others that you have a problem with anger,...

Licensing Parents addresses the relationship between poverty, unemployment, and other socio-economic issues to competent parenting in a unique and creative manner. Examines why the current generation of children and youth is the first in our nation's history to be less well-off--psychologically, socially, and morally--than...

This work analyses in a historical and comparative perspective the relationship between the family and the welfare state in two Mediterranean countries: Italy and Spain. Two aims form the focus of the book. Firstly, to open the black box of the family in welfare...

This volume summarizes the major findings of the Princeton European Fertility Project. The Project, begun in 1963, was a response to the realization that one of the great social revolutions of the last century, the remarkable decline in marital fertility in Europe, was still...

How should the medieval family be characterized? Who formed the household and what were the ties of kinship, law, and affection that bound the members together? David Herlihy explores these questions from ancient Greece to the households of fifteenth-century Tuscany, to provide a broad...

Most parents care deeply about their children. If that were enough, we would not see the inequalities we currently do in children's opportunities and healthy development--children out of school, children laboring, children living in poverty. While the scale of the problems can seem overwhelming,...

Decades of work in psychology labs have vastly enhanced our knowledge about how children perceive, think, and reason. But it has also encouraged a distorted view of children, argues psychologist Susan Engel in this provocative and passionate book--a view that has affected every parent...

The journey towards inner peace is unique for everyone.For some, it's a smooth road while for others, it's a bumpy, frightening ride.How does one negotiate the journey and find joy in everyday life?This book is the result of many life travellers who share their...

A group of friends - the priest, the rabbi, the cop, the property agent and many more -meet up at the classically-stocked library of Jonathan Baker's House on the flat side of Boston's Beacon Hill to listen to the stories of each one's journey,...

Author: Jacquelyn B. CarrISBN-10: 0595172075ISBN-13: 9780595172078Publisher: iUniverseLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/01/2001Pages: 204Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.72h x 5.66w x 0.53d

"The Lying Brain is a study to take seriously. Its argument is timely, clear, and of particular importance to the enlargement of our understanding of the relationships among science studies, literary studies, and technology studies."---Ronald Schleifer, University of OklahomaReal and imagined machines, including mental...

In the Japanese language the word 'ie' denotes both the materiality of homes and family relations within. The traditional family and family house - often portrayed in ideal terms as key foundations of Japanese culture and society - have been subject to significant changes...

Recent years have seen a concern with how family and community relationships have changed across the generations, whether for better or worse, and particularly how they have been affected by social and economic developments. But how can we think about and research the nature...

The Japanese family is shifting in fundamental ways, specifically in terms of attitudes towards family and societal relationships, and also the role of the family in society. Changing Japanese Family explores these significant changes which include an ageing population, delayed marriages, a fallen birth...

What are the future prospects of the modern family? For a long time the common image in the West has been to see the nuclear family, consisting of two economically independent spouses and their children, as the natural outcome of the modernization process. As...

The Family in Late Antiquity offers a challenging, well-argued and coherent study of the family in the late Roman world and the influence of the emerging Christian religion on its structure and value.Before the Roman Empire's political disintegration in the west, enormous political, religious...

Rheumatoid arthritis (RA) is a major cause of disability affecting about 1% of the population. Although much effort has been expended on research into the causes and cures of RA, little progress has been made. The focus of treatment in RA is on reducing...

Adrian Wilson provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of the family. The book opens with a chapter on family structure, looking at the family historically and in cross-cultural perspective. Following this is a review first of theoretical approaches to the family, including functionalist,...

Author: Ann GuilfoyleISBN-10: 0393332519ISBN-13: 9780393332513Publisher: W. W. Norton & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/1984Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.72lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.58d

This book challenges orthodox public perspectives on reproduction. It relies on participant observation, field censuses, interviews, and use of official demographic, epidemiological, and health statistics.Author: W. Penn HandwerkerISBN-10: 0367013258ISBN-13: 9780367013257Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/09/2020Pages: 227Format: Hardcover

This book views domesticity through multiple frames and surveys the rhetoric and practices of domestication in contemporary cultures. It also examines the consequences and costs of homemaking in various geographic and textual locations.Author: Rosemary Marangoly GeorgeISBN-10: 0367009919ISBN-13: 9780367009915Publisher: RoutledgeLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/17/2019Pages: 428Format: Hardcover

Most of the women described in this study were atypical biblical women. Israelite women, like women in most cultures of the world, had status principally within the home. However, exceptional women occasionally had prominent roles outside the home and dared to assert themselves. The...

In this broad philosophical examination of the relationship between religion and the family, Jay Newman delves into issues concerning Biblical religion, culture, sociology, and family values. He maintains that recent media debates about the Bible and family values have obscured the complex relationship between...

Today's unprecedented migration of people around the globe in search of work has had a widespread and troubling result: the separation of families. In The Scattered Family, Cati Coe offers a sophisticated examination of this phenomenon among Ghanaians living in Ghana and abroad. Challenging...

Author: Charles Michael BrillISBN-13: 9798999418647Publisher: Santos BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/2025Pages: 300Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.89lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.63d

The phenomenon of filial piety is fundamental to our understanding of Chinese culture, and this excellent collection of essays explores its role in various areas of life throughout history. Often regarded as the key to preserving Chinese tradition and identity, its potentially vast impact...

"I'm fine" is the biggest lie mothers tell.You're holding it together on the outside while slowly unraveling on the inside. You're managing everyone's emotions except your own. You're trying to be the perfect mother-calm, patient, in control-and it's exhausting you.What if you could stop...

THE MAN I NEEDED is the story of a boy who grew up without a father, and the man who refused to let that define him. From the West Side of Chicago to college tracks and film sets, Dionte Hackler's journey is one of...

Learn and Grow Richer is a practical, motivational guide designed to empower youth, families, and communities to unlock their potential and live with clarity, confidence, and consistency. Drawing on international experience and a foundation in holistic education, Innocent Hitimana translates timeless success principles into...

When Elizabeth Ward discovers that Michael Lessing - the man she once loved and never truly forgot - has returned to New York, the careful life she built begins to crack. One unexpected reunion pulls them back into a past marked by passion, heartbreak,...

Four Women. Four Journeys. One Powerful Collection. When women tell their stories, the world listens. In this heartfelt anthology, four women open their hearts and share the real, raw, and beautiful truths of their journeys. Each story is different, yet all are tied together...

I was getting divorced. My entire life, I thought divorce was not an option. Marriage is forever. Anything less is unacceptable. Everything I thought I knew about myself suddenly became undone. I had done the unthinkable. Who was I now?For three years, I looked...

This book outlines a comprehensive approach to education, nurturing ethical individuals and relationships, responsible businesses, effective governance and engaged global citizens.The values education and personal development program presented in this book cultivates lifelong values and skills that empower you to effectively manage yourself, your...

Being beautiful is only the beginning... but it's never the whole story. Secrets for Single Sistahs is a bold, honest, and empowering guide for women who are ready to elevate their feminine presence, sharpen their mindset, and finally win in love.From the very first...

Grieving the loss of his wife after Alzheimer's took her, the author struggles to cope with his deep sorrow and depression. Then one day a mysterious letter shows up and changes everything he thinks he knows about life and the afterlife. Author: Keith L....

The words in this book are written from the heart and experiences of KevinBates, "Still Beautiful" fuses fun, family, love, spiritual, emotional& thought-provoking poetry to guile to readers through life's triumphs and defeats. Built intofour compelling sections, every reader will find verses that resonate...

This guide to learning about Insight Mediation takes a practice-based approach to explain how listening, learning and understanding generate insights that can change the threats and defensiveness driving interpersonal and small group conflict. Written for practicing mediators and trainers, it is also a valuable...

The Bermuda Triangle's Untold Christmas Story is a magical and humorous journey that we all need and deserve. Written with a recipe of history, folklore, magic, and cultural island charm, The Bermuda Triangle's Untold Christmas Story is for both the young and the young...

The collection of antiquities examines the decline of an aristocratic family struggling to preserve dignity and heritage in a rapidly transforming society. The story unfolds within the remnants of the old French nobility, where honor, pride, and lineage collide with modern ideals of wealth...

JIMMY ROE is a retired Public-School Educator. He served as High School Boys Basketball Coach. Principal, and Superintendent for 32 years. Over the years, Roe has witnessed all types of school events. Some of the events have provided stories that are both humorous and...

Willie Takes the TrailA boy who feels like he doesn't fit in, finds a new way to go to school, and in so doing, discovers a whole new world of possibilities."Willie Takes the Trail is a magical, soul-stirring journey-shockingly profound in its simplicity and...

In the Bonds of Sisterhood: A Guide to Building Your Tribe, Norine Fahie invites readers on an intimate journey through the art of building and nurturing sisterhoods that stay strong through thick and thin. Drawing from her wealth of personal experiences, she offers a...

George Seevers was born in Illinois and at the age of 2 was placed in an orphanage. He was made to work at an early age and was not allowed to go to school. A kindly matron took pity on him and taught him...

Synopsis: A tale of adventure, unlikely friendships, and self-discovery, The Spider's Journey follows Webb, a curious and courageous field spider who embarks on a wandering journey beyond his familiar surroundings. His travels led him to an unexpected encounter with Shelly, a wise and grounded...

Sometimes the most painful aspect of life is when one's contributions are forgotten.Such may be the case with service by Americans in the China-Burma-India Theater of World War II. From Calcutta with Love is an extraordinary collection of letters, the first ever published with...