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The Father
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 40.95Luigi Zoja views the origin and evolution of the father from a Jungian perspective. He argues that the father's role in bringing up children is a social construction that has been subject to change throughout history - and looks at the consequences of this, along with the crisis facing fatherhood today. The Father will be welcomed by people from... more...
Handbook of Parenting
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Please see Volume I for a full description and table of contents for all four volumes. more...
Fathers and Daughters
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 65.95Fathers and Daughters explores the complex nature of this subject using the voices and experiences of both fathers and daughters. Sue Sharpe provides an examination of the important processes operating within the relationship such as those affecting gender roles, achievement, teenage sexuality, women's relationships with men and ageing. It is an... more...
Handbook of Parenting
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 49.95Please see Volume I for a full description and table of contents for all four volumes. more...
Who's Fit to be a Parent?
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 59.95In recent years the notion of parenting and parenthood have increasingly come under examination from the media and professionals and, in particular, government and politicians. More and more, parents are being held to account by society for their failure to deliver the sort of citizens it wants. But what are parents supposed to be doing ? Are there... more...
Handbook of Parenting, Second Edition
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 49.95Completely revised and expanded from four to five volumes, this new edition of the Handbook of Parenting appears at a time that is momentous in the history of parenting. Parenting and the family are today in a greater state of flux, question, and redefinition than perhaps ever before. We are witnessing the emergence of striking permutations on the... more...
Adoptive and Foster Parent Screening
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 42.95Screening applicants for adoption or foster homes has life-altering consequences for the children involved, yet there are incredibly few programs available to train screeners. The educational system that certifies thousands of social workers each year does not understand the specialized training required to screen adoptive and foster parents; social... more...
Friendly Relations?
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 63.95Power relationships between men and women have been discussed extensively in feminist literature, but power relationships between women the significance of in-law relationships between women has largely been overlooked. There is very little positive imagery surrounding the role of the mother-in-law.; Why do myths about "interfering" mothers-in-law... more...
Reconstructing Motherhood and Disability in the Age of Perfect Babies
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 41.95Examining mothers of newly diagnosed disabled children within the context of new reproductive technologies and the discourse of choice, this book uses anthropology and disability studies to revise the concept of "normal" and to establish a social environment in which the expression of full lives will prevail. more...
The Media and Middle Class Moms
Taylor and Francis 2010; US$ 31.95Written by nationally recognized anthropologists Conrad Kottak and Lara Descartes, this ethnography of largely white, middle class families in a town in the midwest explores the role that the media play in influencing how those families cope with everyday work/family issues. The book insightfully reports that families struggle with, and make work/family... more...









