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Researching Families and Communities
Taylor and Francis 2008; US$ 45.95Recent 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 of the present in relation to the past and vice versa? Researching... more...
Risk and Citizenship
Taylor and Francis 2013; US$ 51.95Contemporary welfare provision poses serious challenges for social policy. Large and rapid changes are said to be taking place in the way we live, work and relate to each other, characterised by anxiety and insecurity. Risk and Citizenship explores how new and diffrent forms of citizenship are evolving in the context of this 'risk society' and the... more...
Lone Mothers, Paid Work and Gendered Moral Rationalitie
Palgrave Macmillan 1999; US$ 62.00Why are most British lone mothers unemployed? And is 'welfare to work' the right sort of policy response? This book provides an in-depth analysis of how lone mothers negotiate the relationship between motherhood and paid work. It focuses on social capital in different neighbourhoods, local labour markets and welfare states. more...
Key Concepts in Family Studies
SAGE Publications 2010; US$ 42.00A well priced introductory student reference title for this popular, interdisciplinary field. more...
Feminist Dilemmas in Qualitative Research
SAGE Publications 1997; US$ 60.00How can researchers produce work with relevance to theoretical and formal traditions and requirements of public academic knowledge while remaining faithful to the experiences of research participants based in private settings? This book explores this key dilemma and examines the interplay between theory, epistemology and the detailed practice of research. more...
Analysing Families
Taylor and Francis 2002; US$ 58.95While the family and its role continues to be a key topic in social and government policy, much of the literature is concerned with describing the dramatic changes that are taking place. By contrast, Analysing Families directly addresses the social processes responsible for these changes - how social policy interacts with what families actually do.... more...
International Perspectives on Racial and Ethnic Mixedness and Mixing
Taylor and Francis 2012; US$ 135.00People from a ?mixed? or ?inter? racial and ethnic background, and people partnering and parenting across different racial and ethnic backgrounds, are of increasing political, public and intellectual interest internationally. Contributors to this interdisciplinary collection interrogate notions of mixedness and mixing, and challenge stereotypical... more...
Children's Understanding of their Sibling Relationships
National Children's Bureau 2005; US$ 12.00This report explores how children in middle childhood understand and experience sibling relationships more...
Pathways of Human Development
Lexington Books 2009; US$ 84.99This collection uses theoretical perspectives from developmental, social, and behavioral sciences to examine the many ways that individuals, families, and communities intersect and interface. Focusing on the impact of change on human development, including its antecedents, processes, and consequences, this volume offers a comprehensive map of the trajectories... more...
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