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This volume is the first full-length study on pioneering sexologist and sexual rights activist, Magnus Hirschfeld, that examines his impact on the politics and culture of late nineteenth-century and early twentieth-century Germany and the value of his rationalist...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-11-08
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Critical Studies in Gender, Sexuality, and Culture
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Häusliche Gewalt betrifft nicht nur das von der Misshandlung betroffene Familienmitglied, in der Regel die Mutter, sondern auch die Kinder, die die Gewalt sehen, hören oder mit ihren Folgen konfrontiert sind und in einer von Gewalt geprägten Atmosphäre aufwachsen. Die...
Editeur :
VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften
Parution :
2010-11-03
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Providing a comprehensive analysis of the increasingly common phenomenon of child migration, this volume examines the experiences of children in a wide variety of migratory circumstances including economic child migrants, transnational students, trafficked, stateless,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-09-09
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The popular imagination of marriage migration has been influenced by stories of marriage of convenience, of forced marriage, trafficking and of so-called mail-order brides. This book presents a uniquely global view of an expanding field that challenges these and other...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-08-20
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In recent years children have become an increasingly important consumer market, and there is growing concern about the 'commercialisation' of childhood. This book sheds light on these debates, offering new empirical data and challenging critical perspectives on...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-08-11
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As intimate lives become more public, and discussions of gender and sexuality more complex, there is a need to rethink how we engage with our own perceptions and identifications with respect to intimacy. This book explores whether our intimate desires are limited by...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-08-04
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This book examines connections between personal, relational and material matters in everyday life in the context of broader and long standing social problems. It explores the connections between mundane practices in the reproduction of our bodies and our relations with...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-07-28
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This book, now in paperback, revisits Peter Townsend's classic study of residential care for older people in Britain conducted in the late 1950s. It provides not only a fascinating account of residential care for older people over the last 50 years but is also an...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-05-28
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A new approach which problematizes the category of contemporary adulthood, this book includes chapters on demographic change; becoming thirty-something; graduates and work; mental health and happiness; new configurations of masculinity; the sexual lifecourse; political...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-04-29
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This book investigates the experiences of older people who remain at home with care. It examines the transition points for the important life changes faced by family members who take on a greater care-giving role.
The book draws on demographic analyses and qualitative...
Editeur :
Springer
Parution :
2010-04-06
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Presenting an innovative take on researching early childhood, this book provides an international comparison of the cultural and familial influences that shape the growth of young children. The book presents a unique methodology, and includes chapters on musicality,...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-03-31
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This book investigates the extent of gender inequality in the division of labour in the modern household. Through comparisons of the time allocations of single couple families without children, couple families with children and lone parents, a comprehensive account of...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-11-18
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This book is a comparative analysis of children of international migrants in Britain, France and Germany, using survey data from the EFFNATIS project. By analysing data on linguistic, structural, political, religious and socio-cultural behaviour, it offers exciting new...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-08-20
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This book explores the intersections between class and sexuality in lesbians' and gay men's experiences of parenting and the everyday pathways navigated therein, from initial routes into parenting, to location preferences, schooling choice and community supports.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-07-30
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Bringing together contributions from international scholars, this book explores the changing nature of young people's transitions and challenges assumptions about pathways from education into employment in contemporary society.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-03-26
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This book explains the differences between European countries in the supply and forms of public child care and preschool provisions by reference to the historical context in which these forms originated and to the institutional constraints underlying their development.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2009-01-15
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Despite the growing multi-faith and multi-ethnic nature of Britain, there is insufficient knowledge about diversity in family practices across ethno-religious groups. This book fills that gap, exploring family practices – values, roles, relationships, support systems...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2008-10-31
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Drawing upon qualitative material from parents and professionals, including ethnography, narrative inquiry, interviews and focus groups, this book brings together feminist and critical disability studies theories.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2008-10-10
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An incisive engagement with the subject of intimacy and interpersonal relationships and the methods used to research families and personal life, this book introduces readers to contemporary conceptual and methodological frameworks for understanding intimacy and...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2008-08-14
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