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Early Adulthood in a Family Context, based on the 18th annual National Symposium on Family Issues, emphasizes the importance of both the family of origin and new and highly variable types of family formation experiences that occur in early adulthood. This volume...
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Springer
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2011-12-11
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In der Schweiz aufgewachsene Kinder von Immigranten fühlen sich oft stark der Herkunftskultur bzw. dem Herkunftsland ihrer Eltern verbunden, obwohl sie diese(s) nicht oder nur sehr bedingt aus eigener Anschauung kennen. Wie kommt dieses – oftmals diffuse – Gefühl der...
Editeur :
Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag der Wissenschaften
Parution :
2011-12-09
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This collection is the first to examine the life experiences of young adult immigrants in Europe, as transmitted by the young adults themselves, and together with the analytical framework, seeks to uncover mechanisms at work in these individuals' lives.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-11-22
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A collection of memoirs of deeply personal experiences from South America to Africa, Unrooted Childhoods presents a cultural mosaic of today's global citizens. In twenty stirring memoirs of childhoods spent packing, writings by the famous and the new-many published here...
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Quercus
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2011-11-18
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This book explores and celebrates imaginative and creative approaches to youth research, showcasing a wide range of innovative methods including music elicitation, mental mapping, blog analysis and mobile methods.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-11-15
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Exploring a wide variety of case studies and developmental issues from a capability perspective, this book is an original contribution to both development and children's studies that raises a strong case for placing children's issues at the core of human development.
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-10-04
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This study, by two leading scholars in the field, draws on feminist theory and science and technology studies to uncover a basic injustice for the human rights of drug-using women: most women who need drug treatment in the US and UK do not get it. Why not?
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-10-04
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Life for emerging adults is vastly different today than it was for their counterparts even a generation ago. Young people are waiting longer to marry, to have children, and to choose a career direction. As a result, they enjoy more freedom, opportunities, and personal...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-09-01
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This collection focuses on the real life experiences of conducting emprical research about families and relationships, with an emphasis on the actualities of doing research and the experiences of being a researcher.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-08-26
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Do adoptions provide children for families or families for children? This book analyzes the complex interactions between adopters and adoptees using historical and current data. Who are the preferred parents and children, both domestically and internationally? How do...
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Springer
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2011-08-12
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This book examines ideas of 'home' of Americans and Western Europeans under the influence of the two major revolutions of our times: the gender revolution and increased mobility due to globalization. It analyzes how 'home' has been politicized, as well as alternative...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-07-04
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This book provides insights into the theoretical framework of 'tensions' related to care for children and the elderly. It analyzes if, and under what conditions, welfare state reforms have contributed to strengthening existing tensions, creating new tensions, or...
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Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-06-14
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A timely examination of the plight of children and youths in developing nations. The chapters strike a balance between diagnostic analysis of the conditions of risk, with prescriptive ideas for approaching and intervening with marginalized children.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-06-06
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This book develops a comprehensive understanding of the motivations and experiences of students who choose to study abroad for the whole or part of a degree. It includes case studies of students from East Asia, Europe and the UK, and considers the implications of their...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-04-01
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Drawing on recent developments within the sociology of family life, this book examines family connection and solidarity within different stepfamily networks, focusing on relationships from a kinship perspective and using case studies of people's experiences to explore...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-08
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Instead of seeing the family as a 'monolithic' entity, as though separate from its surroundings, this new approach draws attention to assemblages of various types that in different constellations and through different transactions relate people to each other as families...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2011-02-08
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The period of young adulthood, from ages 18 to 23, is popularly considered the most sexualized in life. But is it true? What do we really know about the sexual lives of young people today?
Premarital Sex in America combines illuminating personal stories and...
Editeur :
Oxford University Press
Parution :
2011-01-10
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An account of the nature and value of the family within a liberal society. It defines 'family', and assesses the right to have a family, whether the family promotes injustice, and what future there is for the family in the face of significant changes.
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-12-21
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This book examines the public controversies surrounding lifestyle risks in the consumer society. Comparing news coverage of the 'globesity' pandemic in Britain and the USA, it illustrates the way moral panic brought children's food marketing to the centre of the policy...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-12-08
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Unique in the multiple approaches that it encompasses, this book includes discussions of both older and younger workers, employer and employee perspectives, generational and age diversity and international comparisons. It includes both conceptual argument and empirical...
Editeur :
Palgrave Macmillan
Parution :
2010-11-24
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