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Rational Herds
Cambridge University Press 2003; US$ 44.00This book provides a synthesis of the theoretical literature of the last ten years with some empirical applications. Social learning is about individuals learning from the behavior of others and may lead to outcomes such as herding, fads, frenzies, crashes, and booms. more...
Studies in Modern Childhood
Palgrave Macmillan 2005; US$ 135.00In this timely study, high profile researchers contribute to the burgeoning field of the social studies of childhood with original and often surprising perspectives and approaches. They demonstrate that far from being esoteric or negligible, childhood is part and parcel of the social fabric in both poor and affluent countries. With chapters on children's... more...
Childhood in World History
Taylor and Francis 2005; US$ 29.95Filling a gap in a field with very few teaching books available, Childhood in World History provides a much-needed historical overview. Studying childhood historically greatly advances our understanding of what childhood is about, and a world history focus permits broad questions to be asked. Peter N. Stearns, an esteemed name in the field, focuses... more...
Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs
Wiley 2006; US$ 15.95Breakthrough Parenting for Children with Special Needs challenges families and professionals to help children with special needs to reach their full potential by using a proven motivational, how-to approach. This groundbreaking and inspiring book provides detailed information on how to let go of the “perfect-baby” dream, face and resolve... more...
The Good Son
Penguin Group US 2000; US$ 15.95Selected by Publishers Weekly as one of the Best Books of 1999, The Good Son is the definitive guide to the moral and emotional development of our boys and young men. Within its pages, Michael Gurian widely credited as the founder of today's "boys movement" takes readers through a complete parenting program, showing how to instill virtues in boys... more...
A Noble Bet in Early Care and Education
RAND Corporation 2002; US$ 9.95A discussion of Pittsburgh's bold but troubled Early Childhood Initiative (ECI). The report summarizes ECI's organizational history, analyzes and explains its critical weaknesses, and articulates lessons to inform the design and implementation of future large-scale reform initiatives. more...
Boyhood in America
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 185.00This work focuses on the life and history of American boyhood through the centuries. The book covers education, ethnicity, sports, work, religion, health issues, and more. Expert contributors offer perspectives from a myriad of disciplines, including history, cultural studies and sociology. more...
The Politics of Childhood
Palgrave Macmillan 2004; US$ 145.00This book analyzes the nature and experience of childhoods around the world at the beginning of the 21st century. Wide-ranging developments concerning children in the fields of social policy, sociology and politics have spurred significant growth in the social study of childhood. The book, which is primarily designed for students, academics and practitioners... more...
Promoting the Psychosocial Well Being of Children Following War and Terrorism
IOS Press 2005; US$ 126.00Aims to show how community-based psychosocial approaches promote the psychosocial well being of children following war and terrorism. This book focuses on community-based interventions that link individual mental health/psychosocial well being with the health and stability of the community. more...
Girlhood in America
ABC-CLIO 2002; US$ 185.00Girls' lives and the roles they've played in the social, cultural and political history of the United States have been widely overlooked. This work presents articles by more than 80 interdisciplinary scholars, covering all aspects of girls' roles in American society, past and present. more...









