Sociology: family, kinship and relationships Books

Book SynopsisThe Social Dynamics of Family Violence explores family violence throughout the life course, from child abuse and neglect to intimate partner violence and elder abuse. Paying special attention to the social character and institutional causes of family violence, Hattery and Smith ask students to consider how social inequality, especially gender inequality, contributes to tensions and explosive tendencies in family settings. Students learn about individual preventative measures and are also invited to question the justice of our current social structure, with implications for social policy and reorganization. Hattery and Smith also examine violence against women globally and relate this to violence in the United States. Unique coverage of same-sex and multicultural couples, as well as of theory and methods, make this text an essential element of any course considering the sociology of family violence.Table of ContentsPreface; Chapter 1: Setting the Stage; Chapter 2: Historical Perspectives on Family Violence; Chapter 3: Theories for Studying Family Violence; Chapter 4: Methods for Studying Family Violence; Chapter 5: Abuse Across the Life Course: Elder Abuse; Chapter 6: Abuse Across the Life Course: Child Abuse; Chapter 7: Sibling Abuse, by Veronica Tichenor; Chapter 8: Outcomes of Child Abuse; Chapter 9: The Economy and Intimate Partner Violence; Chapter 10: Cultural Factors and Intimate Partner Violence; Chapter 11: Religion and Family Violence; Chapter 12: Institutionalized Violence; Chapter 13: Violence in LGBTQ Families; Chapter 14: Prevention and Avoidance; Chapter 15: The Response to Family Violence; Chapter 16: Where Do We Go From Here?; Index

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Book SynopsisThis title was first published in 2003: Although young people are generally very healthy, it has become clear that many of the health behaviours of young people can have serious consequences later in life. This is particularly so with the management of chronic illness, where poor management can result in serious long-term complications. This book explores how gender differentially affects both the ways in which young people manage chronic illness and the ways in which mothers care for their teenage sons and daughters. Until recently, where gender and health have been linked, the focus has typically been on women rather than men. However, there is growing interest in the health of men, with the recognition that masculinities and health interact in specific, sometimes detrimental ways. Most books examine either women's, or less commonly, men's health, but the comparative approach proposed reflects a growing academic and empirical trend which aims to develop new theoretical perspectives bTrade Review’The book highlights the importance of researching teenagers at a stage in the life course when gendered identities are thrown into sharp relief. This sensitive piece of research portrays mothers’ management of the chronic illness of their teenage sons and daughters. It is also much more than this, constituting grist to the mill in exploding that great illusion of our age: that autonomy is a realisable and unproblematic goal either for young men or for young women.’ Julia Brannen, Thomas Coram Research Unit, Institute of Education, London ’...an innovative and valuable exploration of the collaborative management of young people’s chronic conditions. Clare William’s analyses of gender issues also takes account of generational issues: how mothers, and to a lesser extent fathers, negotiate with daughters and with sons to reach the best possible outcome.’ Professor Berry Mayall, Institute of Education, University of London, UK '...an informative, easy-to-read text...Any health professional working with young people who are managing chronic conditions will find the blend between psychological and sociological perspectives useful in fine-tuning insight into complex contexts that surround adaptation to chronic illness. The writer has done an extraordinarily important piece of work. I recommend it to anyone who intends to work in this often-unrecognised traumatic area.' Journal of Family Studies 'This book - providing a clearly structured and well-written analysis of a study into the management of chronic illness by teenagers and the concerns of those caring for them - contributes to the neglected area of sociological study of young people and illness and to the sociology of care...This interesting sociological study gives voice to teenagers and their parents and consequently raises questions about the teenage-child constructed by law and whether it is possible to develop a legal framework which is more sensitive to the lived experience of illnessTable of ContentsContents: Introduction; Perspectives on young people, asthma and diabetes; Mothers and transitions to gendered independence; Responsibility versus autonomy - mothers’ conflict?; Gendered ways of managing chronic illness; Gendered dependencies and responsibilities?; Conclusions; Bibliography; Index.

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Book SynopsisBoth research and policy on balancing work and family life have tended to focus on mothers' lives. This volume examines how fathers fulfill their roles both within the family and at work and what institutional support could be of most benefit to them in combining these roles.Trade Review“Twelve essays explore the changing ideals and experiences for men around fatherhood and employment. The scope is vast, covering the experience of fatherhood in countries around the globe. … Some of the chapters are reviews and assessments of existing research, while others present new analyses and theories. … Summing Up: Recommended. Upper-division undergraduates and above.” (S. K. Gallagher, Choice, Vol. 54 (6), February, 2017) Table of ContentsPART I: FATHERHOOD AND MEN'S WORK-LIFE BALANCE. A THEORETICAL FRAMEWORK ACROSS CONTINENTS1. Changing Fatherhood and Fathering across Cultures towards Convergence in Work-Family Balance: Divergent Progress or Stalemate?; Michael Rush and Rudy Seward2. 'The Choice was Made for Us': A Genealogical and Relational Approach to the Stay-at-Home Father Concept in North America; Andrea Doucet3. Cultural Values, Family Policies and Fathering Practices in Central-eastern Europe; Piotr TeisseyrePART II: CHANGING FATHERS: WORK, CHILDREN AND RECONCILIATION STRATEGIES4. Changing Family Models: Emerging New Opportunities for Fathers in Catalonia (Spain)?; Lluis Flaquer, Almudena Moreno Minguez and Tomas Cano5. What makes Fathers Involved? An Exploration of the Longitudinal Influence of Fathers' and Mothers' Employment on Father's Involvement in Looking After their Pre-School Children in the UK; Colette Fagan and Helen Norman6. Reconciling Work and Family among Japanese Fathers with Preschool-aged Children; Tomoko Matsuda, Saori Kamano, Mieko Takahashi, Setsuko Onode, Kyoko Yoshizumi7. Work-life Balance and Fathers in Austria? Empirical Evidence at the Company Level; Nadja Bergmann and Helene Schiffbänker8. Between Change and Continuity. Fathers and Work-Life Balance in Italy; Maria Letizia Bosoni, Isabella Crespi and Elisabetta RuspiniPART III: FATHERS' WORK-FAMILY LIFE BALANCE: CONFLICTS AND CHALLENGES9. Involved Fatherhood: Source of New Gender Conflicts?; Diana Lengersdorf and Michael Meuser10. From 'Absent-from-Home Father' to 'Committed Father': Changes in the Model of Fatherhood in Poland and Role of Mothers-'Gatekeepers'; Ma?gorzata Sikorska11. What Work-Family Conflicts do Fathers Experience in Sweden and the US?; Anna-Lena Almqvist and Gayle Kaufman12. 'At the End, the Father Works More and the Mother Stays Home' – Swedish and Polish Fathers and (Un)Achieved Work-Life Balance; Katarzyna Suwada

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Book SynopsisChristina Simmons is Emeritus Professor of History and Women's Studies at the University of Windsor, Canada. She is the author of Making Marriage Modern: Women's Sexuality from the Progressive Era to World War II (2009) and the editor, along with Kathy Peiss, of Passion And Power: Sexuality in History (1989).Table of ContentsList of Illustrations General Editor’s Preface, Joanne M. Ferraro (San Diego State University, USA) Introduction, Christina Simmons (University of Windsor, Canada) 1. Courtship and Ritual, Christina Simmons (University of Windsor, Canada) 2. Religion, Timothy Willem Jones (La Trobe University, Australia) 3. State and Law, Mary Lyndon Shanley (Vassar College, USA) 4. The Ties That Bind, Hilde Bras (Wageningen University, the Netherlands) and Maria Sanchez-Dominquez (Universidad Complutense de Madrid, Spain) 5. The Family Economy, Shoshana Grossbard (San Diego State University, USA) 6. Love, Sex, and Sexuality, Mari Norbakk (University of Bergen, Norway) 7. Breaking Vows, Gregory Swedberg (Manhattanville College, USA) 8. Representation, Noa Berger (EHESS, France) and Eva Illouz (Hebrew University, Israel) Notes Bibliography Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisEating disorders are usually associated with females but there are an increasing number of males affected by anorexia and bulimia. Often there is a link between male eating disorders and athletic prowess, and the quest for physical perfection can result in damaging behaviours associated with diet, supplements and exercise. This unique and important book combines a mine of information with a readable and engaging case study. The author was shocked and horrified when her son developed anorexia at the age of twelve. Having a research background, she naturally turned her attention to finding out as much as she could about how best to combat this terrifying illness. Her son is now fully recovered and has supported this book that not only describes their experiences, but also provides a practical guide on how to cope with male eating disorders.A much needed resource for other parents in similar situations, the book will also be of interest to people working in heaTrade Review′The book is immensely reassuring to any parent who has experienced at first hand the problems that a young boy already caught up in the maelstrom of adolescence can both experience and cause when anorexia arrives. Any parent or carer concerned about a boy who may be developing or has already developed an eating disorder will find this book useful and supportive even when it is talking about the most difficult problems that affect sufferers and their families′ - Signpost `This is a detailed observational account of severe Anorexia Nervosa in a boy, and the effect on his family. It documents their emotional and torturous journey through treatment back to full health. The descriptions of the disorder are written without jargon and with great accuracy. The book is packed with practical tips on how to manage everyday situations. This is truly a book that adolescents, their families, and clinicians should read′ - Dr David Firth, Consultant Child and Adolescent Psychiatrist `′Boys don’t get anorexia′ is a phrase that any parent who is concerned about a son who is losing too much weight or exercising excessively will hear at some time or other. Well, boys DO get eating disorders and in this very personal and insightful book, Jenny Langley looks at what it means to have a son who does in fact have anorexia. Jenny writes about the way in which the disorder crept up on her family and then seemed to take over the household. The slow painful climb of [her] son back to recovery is recounted in uncomfortable detail. Ultimately however this is a story of hope. Joe does recover eventually and although life is by no means the same as before, it does return to a new normality′ - From the foreword by Steve Bloomfield, Eating Disorders Association ′A clearly described account of adolescent behaviour patterns which can lead to anorexia, written for worried parents, but useful to anyone working either with a boy diagnosed as anorexic, or a member of his family... It offers both sensible and sensitive information as to what to expect, suggests courses of action, and provides lists of resources′ - Therapy TodayTable of ContentsPART ONE: ABOUT ANOREXIA IN BOYS What Is Anorexia and What Are the Effects? Boys Don′t Get Anorexia, Do They? Triggers for Boy Anorexia What to Look Out For Living with an Anorexic Boy Effects on the Family Self-Help Treatment Options Therapy, Therapy, Therapy Healthy Eating Caring for the Carer Returning to Normal Life Do Boys Get Other Eating Disorders? Suggested Reading List List of Useful Organisations PART TWO: JOE′S STORY Setting the Scene - Happy Chaos Decline and Fall The Diagnosis - Watch Out for Rex The Treatment - Heaven or Hell? Recovering too Quickly? - Watch Out for Rex Coming Home - Will Rex Come too? Moving on - Rex Has Gone!

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Book SynopsisProviding an integrated and thorough representation from current research and contemporary society, Family Ties and Aging shows how pressing issues of our timean aging population, changing family structures, and new patterns of work-family balanceare negotiated in the family lives of middle-aged and older adults. Focusing on key questions such as How do current trends and social arrangements affect family relationships? and What are the implications of what we know for future research, theory, practice, and policy? authors Ingrid Arnet Connidis and Amanda E. Barnett explore groups and relationships that are typically overlooked, including the unique family situations of older single and childless persons, sibling ties, older lesbian and gay adults, and new forms of intimate relationships. The Third Edition is thoroughly updated to include the latest research and theoretical developments, recent media coverage of related issTrade ReviewThis text provides the foundation for discussions...it is valuable for both undergraduate and graduate students. It offers enough substance for graduate students to use it as a springboard for more in-depth considerations of the topics. It provides undergraduates with the foundation of information that they can apply to their own lives. -- Denise C. LewisI’ve adopted this book because of its good breadth (combined with good depth, not watered down) of a good variety of topics and issues. I like the life course and other theoretical perspectives, including the notion of "negotiation" of family relations, and the attention to how family patterns and relations vary by both age and gender, as well as gay/lesbian relations and other diversity in family forms. -- Russell Ward * Survey Monkey *I have not yet seen a book that is better-structured for my course. The main sections seem to appropriately capture the range of key family relationships during each period. I believe the book attends to family system-level issues better than others I reviewed. I also build a focus on psychohistorical perspective into the course and believe this is appropriately addressed in the book. -- Randy Leite, Dean, College of Health Sciences and Professions * Survey Monkey *This text is one of the only up-to-date comprehensive texts on this topic that I have found. Comprehensive is probably the key word. All of the major topics are addressed. -- Mary Hart, Professor/Gerontology Program Director * Survey Monkey *Table of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments Part I. Introduction and Overview Chapter 1: Older Persons in a Family Context The Relevance of Studying Family Relationships in Older Age The Place of Older People in Families of the Past and Present Theoretical Orientation Underlying Assumptions Dimensions of Family Ties and Plan of the Book Thinking Ahead Chapter 2: The Availability of Family Ties in Later Life Demographic Trends and Family Structure The Availability of a Marital or Intimate Partner The Availability of Children The Availability of Grandchildren The Availability of Siblings Living Arrangements in Later Life Summary Conclusion to Part I Part II. Intimate Ties Chapter 3: Intimate Ties in Later Life Defining Intimate Ties The Significance of Marital Status Sexuality and Aging Summary Chapter 4: Long-Term Intimate Partnerships: Marriage and Same-Sex Unions Marriage in Later Life Gay and Lesbian Partnerships The Impact of Life Transitions on Intimate Ties Summary Chapter 5: Transitions in Intimate Ties: Loss of a Long-Term Partner Widowhood The Death of a Same-Sex Partner Divorce Dissolution of Same-Sex Relationships Summary Chapter 6: Being Single in Later Life Portrayals of Being Single Trends in Staying Single The Transition to Being Single The Lives of Older Single Persons Gay and Lesbian Singles in Mid- and Later Life Summary Chapter 7: New Opportunities for Intimacy in Later Life Remarriage Cohabitation Living Apart Together Dating and Steady Companions Sexual Intimacy among the Unattached in Later Life Summary Conclusion to Part II Part III. Intergenerational Relations Chapter 8: Exploring Intergenerational Relations Perspectives on Intergenerational Relations Older Parents and Their Adult Children Chapter 9: Support Exchanges Between Older Parents and Adult Children Perspectives on Support Exchanges Parental Support to Adult Children Child Support to Older Parents Summary Chapter 10: Childless Older Persons Transitions to Childlessness The Impact of Being Childless on Social Activity and Support in Later Life The Impact of Being Childless on Quality of Life in Older Age Summary Chapter 11: Grandparents and Grandchildren Availability of and Contact with Grandparents and Grandchildren The Nature of Grandparent–Grandchild Relations Grandparents Caring for Grandchildren The Death of Grandparents Summary Chapter 12: Partner Transitions, Stepties, and Intergenerational Relations The Impact of Divorce on Ties between Older Parents and their Children The Impact of Divorce on Grandparent–Grandchild Ties Remarriage, Stepties, and Intergenerational Relations Summary Conclusion to Part III Part IV. Sibling Relationships Chapter 13: Sibling Ties in Middle and Later Life Unique Features of Sibling Ties Diversity Among Siblings Availability of and Contact with Siblings The Nature of Sibling Ties in Later Life Chapter 14: Life Transitions and Sibling Ties The Impact of Changes in Marital and Parental Status Aunts and Uncles, Nieces and Nephews Sharing Caring for Parents Support Exchanges Among Older Siblings Summary and Conclusion to Part IV Part V. Research and Policy Chapter 15: Research and Policy: Issues and Directions Research Issues Social Policy Summary and Conclusion to Part V References Index About the Authors

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Book SynopsisHeadlines from news sources are combined with the latest and best social science research to offer scholars, practitioners, and parents a much-needed source for understanding contemporary American parenthood.News and social media headlines abound with contradictory stories about parents, from tales of neglect to fear of helicopter parenting. What readers know about parenting and parenthood can stem from misinformation and oversimplification. In Contemporary Parenting and Parenthood, a wide variety of contributors share research on topics ranging from international adoption to technology to talking with children about racial issues. Scholars, students, parents, and practitioners alike will find that this book breaks new ground in terms of its timely approach, its spotlight on current topics, and its attention to thinking through exaggerated and conflicting media claims about contemporary parenting. Importantly, the book focuses on both parenting, the lived experiences of parents,Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments ix Introduction Michelle Janning xi Part One Changing Patterns in Contemporary Parenting and Parenthood Chapter 1 Helicopter Parents: A New Moral Panic? 3 Margaret K. Nelson Chapter 2 World's Okayest Mom: The Adaptive Management Parent 31 Valerie Adrian Chapter 3 The Changing Landscape of Parent–Adult Child Relations 51 Joshua Coleman Chapter 4 Parenthood in the Age of Apps and Mommy Blogs:Technology and Digital Culture in Parent–Child Relations 67 Michelle Y. Janning Chapter 5 Parenthood and Mental Health in the United States: Why Don't Children Improve Adults' Emotional Well-Being? 90 Robin W. Simon Part Two Work, Family, and Leisure for Parents Chapter 6 Parental Leave Programs: What Do We Know about Designing Good Policies? 119 Ankita Patnaik Chapter 7 The Promise and Limits of Work-Family Supports in a Shifting Policy Landscape: A Double Bind for Working Mothers in Western Germany 141 Caitlyn Collins Chapter 8 Parenthood and Leisure Time Disparities 168 Liana Sayer Part Three Inequalities Chapter 9 Understanding Inequality: Children, Consumer Culture, and the Empathy Framework 199 Allison J. Pugh Chapter 10 Do We Talk about Race/Ethnicity with our Children or Not? Variations in Parental Ethnic-Racial Socialization Strategies 216 Erin Pahlke Chapter 11 What Do Visas Have to Do with Parenting? Middle-Class Dependent Visa Holders and Transcultural Parenting 237 Pallavi Banerjee Chapter 12 Lost in Detention and Deportation—"Found" through Foster Care and Adoption: Reviewing the Tensions between Family Building and Human Rights in the United States 258 Pamela Anne Quiroz Chapter 13 Child Well-Being in Same-Gender-Parent Families: Courts, Media, and Social Science Research 283 Marshal Neal Fettro and Wendy D. Manning Chapter 14 Reproducing Family: How Parents Accept Their LGB Children's "Good" Families 302 Taylor Field Quiroga Conclusion 323 About the Editor and Contributors 327 Index 331

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Book SynopsisAnna Tarrant's revealing research explores the dynamics and diversity of men's caring roles in low-income households at various stages of their lives. It sheds light on men's participation in care and the factors that affect it, including class, culture, work and the impact of austerity.Trade Review''This book presents a compelling account of people's engagements with biosensors. Drawing on their long experience of research in science and technology studies, the authors elucidate how people can be helped or disappointed by these new technologies.'' * Deborah Lupton, University of New South Wales *Table of Contents1. Introduction: Fathering, poverty, families and policy 2. Low-income fatherhoods in historical and political context 3. Theorising men’s participation in low-income families 4. Supporting men in low- income contexts: practitioner observations 5. Men’s caring arrangements and family trajectories 6. Familial economic circumstances and provisioning practices 7. Men’s family participation in low-income urban neighbourhoods 8. Conclusion: Men’s family participation in low-income contexts

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Book SynopsisA contemplative exploration of cultural representations of Mexican American fathers in contemporary media.Trade ReviewFatherhood in the Borderlands is a true joy to read--a page turner! The autoethnographic, epistemic, and creative space of the author’s storytelling; the theorizing; and the deep and engaged readings of key film and literary texts in the Chicanx borderlands pantheon of creative/cultural production are all beautifully realized. Perez’s book will be a huge hit. -- Arturo J. Aldama, University of Colorado Boulder, author of Disrupting Savagism: Intersecting Chicana/o, Mexican Immigrant, and Native American Struggles for RepresentationThis book is personal and necessary. Domino Perez makes a disrupting gesture with Fatherhood in the Borderlands that is deliberate and thoughtful. It is a bold decision to make it a many-faceted work—there is no other book like Perez’s, with its amalgam of beautiful insights and tremendous depth. -- Christopher González, Southern Methodist University, author of Permissible Narratives: The Promise of Latino/a LiteratureTable of Contents Preface: The Slow Lowdown Introduction: A Slow Approach to Fathers and Other Fictions Part I. Sourcing Authority Film: Ancianos not Abuelos: Making Space and Mediating Male Power Personal Narrative: “No, I Am Your Father” Literature: Fathers and Racialized Masculinities in Luis Alberto Urrea’s In Search of Snow Part II. Instrumentalizing Indigeneity Personal Narrative: Nobody Ever Said We Were Aztecs Film: Fatherhood, Chicanismo, and the Cultural Politics of Healing in La Mission Literature: New Tribalism and Chicana/o Indigeneity in the Work of Gloria Anzaldúa Part III. Fantasmas and Fronteras Literature: Fathers, Sons, and Other (Short) Fictions Film: Meta and Mutant Fathers Personal Narrative: Family Fictions and Other Lies about the Truth Conclusion: Fathers and Futurity Parting Shot Acknowledgments Notes Works Cited and Consulted Index

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Book SynopsisA compelling examination of the social and legal experiences of lesbian, bisexual, and queer stepparent familiesLesbian, bisexual, and queer families formed after the dissolution of a marriage face a range of obstacles. In Queer Stepfamilies, Katie L. Acosta offers a wealth of insight into their complex experiences as they negotiate parenting among multiple parents and family-building in a world not designed to meet their needs. Drawing on in-depth interviews, Acosta follows the journeys of more than forty families as they navigate a legal and social landscape that fails to recognize their existence. Acosta contextualizes the legal realities of LGBTQ stepparent families and considers the actions these parents take to protect their families in the absence of comprehensive policies or laws geared to meet their needs. Queer Stepfamilies reveals the obstacles these families face in family courts during divorce proceedings and custody cases, and highlights their distrust of courts when it cTrade ReviewThis is a fantastic and important book. Putting forth profound and often heartbreaking narratives about the struggles and strengths of LBQ stepparent families, Katie L. Acosta advocates for family forms that resist the limited—and limiting—terms used to describe them today. Queer Stepfamilies offers the reader useful roadmaps and pathways for better understanding these complexities. -- Carla A. Pfeffer, author of Queering Families: The Postmodern Partnerships of Cisgender Women and Transgender MenWhile grounded in academic research, the book generally avoids jargon, quotes extensively from the family interviews, and feels readable for anyone interested in the subject ... Those engaged in plural parenting will likely value this book for sharing the stories, solutions, and struggles of others in similar situations. Others involved with supporting, advocating for, or writing about LGBTQ families in general should read it, too, in order to better understand the full range of what being part of a queer family may encompass. * Mombian *Drawing on in-depth interviews with more than forty US families, Acosta contextualizes the legal realities of lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer stepparent families and considers the actions that these parents take to protect their families in the absence of comprehensive policies or laws geared to meet their needs. * Law and Social Inquiry *

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Book SynopsisWhy some straight men have sex with other menWhy do some straight men in rural America have sex with other men? In Still Straight, Tony Silva convincingly argues that these menmany of whom enjoy hunting, fishing, and shooting gunsare not gay, bisexual, or just experimenting. As he shows, these men can enjoy a range of relationships with other men, from hookups to sexual friendships to secretive loving partnerships, all while strongly identifying with straight culture. Drawing on riveting interviews with straight white men who live in rural America, Silva explores the fascinating, and unexpected, disconnect between sexual behavior and identity. Some use sex with men to bond with other men in an acceptably masculine way; some are not particularly attracted to men, but are wary of emotional attachment with women; and others view sex with menas opposed to womenas a more acceptable form of extramarital sexual behavior. Taking us inside the lives of straight white men who have sex with oTrade Review"Could it be that straightness is more than a sexual orientation? Through illuminating interviews with straight identified men who have sex with other men, Silva’s answer is a resounding yes. This groundbreaking research documents ways that we might understand sexual identity as deeply tied to culture, place and age. A must read for scholars of sexuality." -- C.J. Pascoe, co-author of Exploring Masculinities: Identity, Inequality, Continuity and Change"Tony Silva’s revealing study of men who have sex with men (MSM) in rural America shows us how white racial identity statuses, heterosexual identity claims, and geography intersect in the secretive practices of men who seek out same-sex sexual encounters in America. Based on 60 in-depth interviews with a hard to study population, Silva argues that MSM and claim to be straight are a patterned phenomenon in a post-closeted American culture. Filled with important insights about sexual identity, race, and rural America, Still Straight is an important addition to the fields of masculinities and queer studies." -- James Joseph Dean, co-editor of Routledge International Handbook of Heterosexualities Studies"In Silva’s extensive interviews with adult men living in conservative, rural communities, we observe the messy paradox of their lives as they attempt to reconcile their same-sex behavior with a straight identity. You will be amazed by their justifications." -- Ritch C. Savin-Williams, author of Mostly Straight: Sexual Fluidity among Men

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Book SynopsisHow multiracial people navigate the complexities of race and love In the United States, more than seven million people claim to be multiracial, or have racially mixed heritage, parentage, or ancestry. In The Colors of Love, Melinda A. Mills explores how multiracial people navigate their complexand often misunderstoodidentities in romantic relationships. Drawing on sixty interviews with multiracial people in interracial relationships, Mills explores how people define and assert their racial identities both on their own and with their partners. She shows us how similarities and differences in identity, skin color, and racial composition shape how multiracial people choose, experience, and navigate love. Mills highlights the unexpected ways in which multiracial individuals choose to both support and subvert the borders of race as individuals and as romantic partners. The Colors of Love broadens our understanding about race and love in the twenty-first century.Trade Review"In The Colors of Love, Melinda A. Mills asks whether strict racial categorizations can be disrupted by multiracials in interracial relationships. She explores how multiracials and their partners continuously navigate racial boundaries in the presence of strangers, friends, families, and even themselves. Ultimately, she shows us that multiracial individuals were most likely to choose racial identities and romantic partners that render invisible the multiple racial identities straddled by them and their partners. This well-researched and nuanced monograph is an important read for anyone interested in the future of racial categories." -- Grace Kao, co-author of The Company We Keep: Interracial Friendships and Romantic Relationships from Adolescence to Adulthood"In The Colors of Love, Melinda A. Mills explores how children of interracial couples understand their multiracial identity within their mixed-race families and through their choices for romantic partners. This book presents compelling evidence that multiracial identity is not static, but often shifts in ways that maintain the dominant racial structure rooted in anti-Blackness." -- Elizabeth Hughes, Assistant Professor of Sociology, Penn State Abington"The Colors of Love challenges us to consider the complexities of who is multiracial, shifting notions of in/visible mixture, and the racial borders that multiracial people live and love within. Through rich descriptive narratives of multiracial people’s experiences, Mills offers a cutting edge and innovative look at the ways that multiracial people navigate their racial identities and romantic relationships amidst the complicated and often conflicting messages from their parents, families and partners. Well researched and engaging, The Colors of Love will have a significant impact on our understandings of not only multiracial people, but also the larger issues of colorism and racism that underlie their experiences." -- Erica Chito Childs, editor of The Boundaries of Mixedness: A Global Perspective"Mills’ findings contribute to our understanding of multiracial identities, intimate relationships, specifically, interracial relationships, and questions surrounding how/if multiracials blur color lines and the existing racial order." * Sociology of Race and Ethnicity *"Relying on interviews with a snowball sample of 60 individuals to illustrate her theoretical analysis, Mills dives deeply into exploring this well-patrolled world. Her unique focus is useful for understanding the range of issues that American society, which is highly racialized, presents to those crossing long-standing barriers. This is a must read for anyone seriously examining race in the US, especially scholars with a social psychological interest. " * Choice *

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Book SynopsisExplores the role played by missionaries in the twentieth-century transnational adoption movement Between 1953 and 2018, approximately 170,000 Korean children were adopted by families in dozens of different countries, with Americans providing homes to more than two-thirds of them. In an iconic photo taken in 1955, Harry and Bertha Holt can be seen descending from a Pan American World Airways airplane with twelve Asian babieseight for their family and four for other families. As adoptive parents and evangelical Christians who identified themselves as missionaries, the Holts unwittingly became both the metaphorical and literal parental figures in the growing movement to adopt transnationally. Missionaries pioneered the transnational adoption movement in America. Though their role is known, there has not yet been a full historical look at their theological motivationswhich varied depending on whether they were evangelically or ecumenically focusedand what the effects were for American socTrade ReviewA major breakthrough in the study of the transnational adoption movement in the postwar era. In a field dominated by social scientific approaches, Chung’s emphasis on the religious dimension is unique and significant, serving to broaden and deepen our understanding of the adoption movement and its impacts. Adopting for God’s originality, depth, and insightfulness make it a necessary and significant read for scholars from many fields. -- Kevin Xiyi Yao, author of The Fundamentalist Movement among the Protestant Missionaries in China, 1920–1937A strongly written, compelling account of adoption evangelists who promoted transnational adoptions while also evangelizing for God. This book cogently demonstrates that during the Cold War context, Christians’ theological convictions had the power to shape America’s institutions of family and race. Chung’s scholarship deftly integrates Transracial Adoption Studies and Asian American Studies with a nuanced understanding of religion. -- Russell Jeung, San Francisco State UniversityAdopting for God uncovers the influential—yet flawed—gendered anti-racism work of a previous generation, and how it promoted the acceptance of Korean and mixed-race adoptions. Soojin Chung’s compelling study explains why interracial adoption and child sponsorship continue to shape the outreach of American Christians today. I highly recommend this splendid and readable study, especially for scholars concerned with the intersections of race, gender, family history, and Cold War politics. -- Dana Robert, Boston UniversityAdopting for God deals with American Christians—of both evangelical and ecumenical persuasions—who urged their fellow Americans to open their hearts and homes to non-White adoptees, especially children from war-torn Korea. * Christian Century Book Review *[S]cholars can thank Soojin Chung for another contribution to our growing understanding of the multi-faceted ways in which missionaries have shaped American culture. - Philip D. Byers, University of Notre Dame. -- Fides et Historia * Fides et Historia *Not only does Chung provide us with comprehensive timelines and biographies of adoption evangelicals; even more importantly, Chung critically assesses the consequences of their actions, establishes a connection between history and current trends, and sheds light on rich intricacies of our Christian history that are not widely known and deserve our utmost attention. Adopting for God is a formative text for anyone interested in studying the legacy of the transnational adoption movement in the US, advancing the discipline of Christian missiology, or conducting comparative research of transnational adoption across other racial and ethnic contexts. -- Maci Sepp * Reading Religion - American Academy of Religion *All audiences will learn from this volume as it is written in an accessible and engaging manner, providing context and definition, as needed, to support the points presented. It is necessary to understand the history of transnational adoption in the United States to bring context to current issues, including the identity development of adult Korean adoptees wanting to incorporate their Korean ethnicity and culture. Adopting for God impacts understanding of transnational adoption in very positive ways. -- Church History * Church History *

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Book SynopsisWhy LGBTQ adults don't end troubled ties with parents and why (perhaps) they shouldFamilies We Keep is a surprising look at the life-long bonds between LGBTQ adults and their parents. Alongside the importance of chosen families in the queer community, Rin Reczek and Emma Bosley-Smith found that very few LGBTQ people choose to become estranged from their parents, even if those parent refuse to support their gender identity, sexuality, or both. Drawing on interviews with over seventy-five LGBTQ people and their parents, Reczek and Bosley-Smith explore the powerful ties that bind families together, for better or worse. They show us why many feel obliged to maintain even troubledand sometimes outright toxicrelationships with their parents. They argue that this relationship persists because what we think of as the natural and inevitable connection between parents and adult children is actually created and sustained by the sociocultural power of compulsory kinshiTrade Review"In this bold reconsideration of kinship, Families We Keep bravely asks a question that most people dare not ask: why do so many of us stay in toxic relationships with our parents when we could, at least theoretically, sever ties and walk away? Through interviews with LGBTQ adults struggling to sustain connection to their homophobic parents, Reczek and Bosley-Smith point to the difficult truth that lifelong parent-child relationships are so revered in the broader culture that many of us are coerced into keeping them--even when they cause us suffering. By exposing the false promise of cultural myths about the unconditional and irreplaceable love forged by blood connection, Families We Keep issues a powerful warning against investing too much labor, or hope, in relationships that cause us harm." -- Jane Ward, author of Not Gay and The Tragedy of Heterosexuality"Contrary to news stories about adult children callously estranging themselves from parents, this book reveals how GLBTQ individuals put up with disapproval, rejection, and even abuse in their effort to maintain family ties. Why do they persist, the authors ask, and at what point does such filial commitment become self-destructive? " -- Stephanie Coontz, author of The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap"Three decades after Families We Choose showed that "ties that bind" are not to be taken for granted, Families We Keep offers a nuanced account of what happens when LGBTQ+ people decide to stick with their parents, even in the face of misunderstanding. Reczek and Bosley-Smith are careful not to romanticize these enduring solidarities. It takes hard work to work through conflict, in ways profoundly shaped by race and gender. Social compulsion intertwines poignantly with qualities more conventionally considered virtues, such as patience and respect for the uniqueness of relationships that find no counterpart elsewhere. At a time when so much research focuses on loss, breakdown, and disruption, this book makes a compelling case for why relationships that persist merit much closer inspection." * Kath Weston, author of Families We Choose: Lesbians, Gays, Kinship *"This remarkable book probes the complexities of relationships between adult LGBTQ people and their families of origin, particularly their parents. The qualitative analyses are rich, and the personal stories and discoveries folks share as they navigate these important adult relationships are moving. Families We Keep offers insights that are compelling and relatable to people with a variety of identities and structural locations in society. It brings a fresh new vantage point from which to study familial relationships, sexualities and gender expression." -- Mignon R. Moore, author of Invisible Families: Gay Identities, Relationships, and Motherhood Among Black Women

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Book SynopsisA trailblazing look at how the law regulates women's bodies as reproductive sites and what can be done about it. At the center of the war on women lies the fact that women in the contemporary United States are facing more widespread and increased surveillance of their reproductive health and decisions. In recent years states have passed a record number of laws restricting abortion. Physicians continue to sterilize some women against their will, especially those in prison, while other women who choose to forego reproduction cannot find physicians to sterilize them. While these actions seem to undermine women's decision-making authority, experts and state actors often defend them in terms of promoting women's autonomy. In Governed through Choice, Jennifer M. Denbow exposes the way that the notion of autonomy allows for this apparent contradiction and explores how it plays out in recent reproductive law, including newly enacted informed consent to abortion laws like ultrasound mandateTrade Review"Governed through Choice is a sophisticated but accessible analysis of the governance of women as reproductive subjects.Providing fresh readings of classic and contemporary political theory while engaging the contemporary politics of reproductive rights, Denbow argues that the political ideal of autonomy defies and justifies the regulation of womens bodies in a variety of sites.This text is a timely reflection on the continued political centrality of women's bodies." -- Claire Rasmussen,author of The Autonomous Animal: Self-Governance and Modern Subjectivity"This book brilliantly theorizes two faces of autonomy in contemporary liberal democraciesautonomy as a technique of self-management and governance, and autonomy as a frame for critique and transformation of subordinating practices. Without ever denying the selfs constructed and relational dimensions, Jennifer Denbow argues compellingly for an individual womens essential control over her own reproductive existence.One of the best books on reproductive politics in a decade!" -- Wendy Brown,author of Regulating Aversion: Tolerance in the Age of Empire and Identity"Denbow provides a legal and philosophical analysis of reproductive politics in the US. She develops the concept of womens reproductive autonomy, drawing from classic definitions of autonomy by Rousseau and Kant." * Choice *"[Denbow's] poignant critique of governments & coercive paternalism with respect to womens reproductive choices introduces a transformative potential of radical thought at the crux of her thought." * New Political Science *"The book is able to make a bold intervention into current U.S. discourses of reproductive politics and at the same time provoke feminists to ask what is left of the concept of autonomy in the era of neoliberalism and postfeminism" * Perspectives on Politics *"Governed through Choice brings new perspective to the changing political landscape of womens reproductive rights." * PsycCRITIQUES *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgments vii Introduction: The Possibility of Reproductive Autonomy 1 1. Autonomy: The Self and Society 25 2. Abortion and the Juridical: Reproductive Autonomy and Protection from Injury 61 3. Informed Consent Laws: Ultrasound, Surveillance, and Postfeminist Reproductive Rights 97 4. Sterilization: Self-Governance and the Possibility of Transformation 132 5. Autonomy, Technology, and the Politics of Reproduction 176 Notes 193 References 207 Index 223 About the Author 231

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Book SynopsisA real-world solution for parental leave that promotes gender equality at work and at homeWhat do Papua New Guinea, Suriname, and the United States have in common? These three nations are the only ones that do not offer some form of parental leave to new parents. The US lags far behind the rest of the world on this important issue, raising questions about our commitment to gender equality and the welfare of our families. In Fixing Parental Leave, Gayle Kaufman takes an in-depth look at parental leave policies in the US, the UK, and Sweden, and evaluates the benefits and drawbacks of leave policies in each country. She finds that there is more to parental leave policies than whether a country provides time off around the birth or adoption of a child. While most policies are designed to help women return to work, this is only half of the puzzle. The second half requires men to be meaningful partners by encouraging them to take equal time at home. Ultimately, Kaufman arrives at a ratiTrade Review"Gayle Kaufman’s incisive analysis of parental leave policies in the U.S., the United Kingdom, and Sweden convincingly demonstrates that there is no need to choose between child well-being and parental equality. By showing us what works—and what doesn’t—Fixing Parental Leave offers a blueprint for addressing the deepening caregiving crisis facing workers and parents worldwide. It deserves the attention of anyone concerned about the fate of American families, workplaces, and political culture at this critical juncture in our history." -- Kathleen Gerson, author of The Unfinished Revolution: Coming of Age in a New Era of Gender, Work, and Family"Kaufman provides a comprehensive and lively portrait of the parental leave landscape in the United States—both public and private—and demonstrates that the picture is bleak. She draws on policy models operating in Sweden and the United Kingdom to craft policy lessons, both inspirational and cautionary. The heart of Kaufman’s book is a blueprint for the policy reforms that are desperately needed in the United States – reforms that would enable parents to better reconcile parenting and employment, while promoting more gender-egalitarian divisions of labor. Ideally, the book will land in the hands of American policy-makers at the national, state, and local levels." -- Janet Gornick, author of Income Inequality: Economic Disparities and the Middle Class in Affluent Countries"Inducing fury as it exposes American workplaces that give lip service to family leave laws, but that do little to support new families, the book shows that having children penalizes working parents, who are shunted into “mommy track” jobs, miss out on promotions, and depend on employers’ goodwill as they adapt. Forwarding a nuanced perspective on the real consequences of leave policies, [Fixing Parental Leave] compares the US to nations including Sweden and the UK, and find that most successful leave policies take fathers into account, too… The book’s suggestions are enlightening, big picture ones that keep in mind the fact that babies need parents who provide love and stability." * Foreword Reviews *"In Fixing Parental Leave, Kaufman argues that the US continues to lead the world in its lack of support for families, made apparent by its approach to parental leave. The author’s carefully constructed case study of parental leave policies in the US, UK, and Sweden reveals not only best policies and practices for ensuring healthy families and maximizing women’s participation in the labor force, but also illuminates the clear relationship between parental leave and gender equality… [A] valuable study." * Choice *

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Book SynopsisCommercial dating agencies that facilitate marriages across national borders comprise a $2.5 billion global industry. Ideas about the industry are rife with stereotypes—younger, more physically attractive brides from non-Western countries being paired with older Western men. These ideas are more myth than fact, Monica Liu finds in Seeking Western Men. Her study of China's email-order bride industry offers stories of Chinese women who are primarily middle-aged, divorced, and proactively seeking spouses to fulfill their material and sexual needs. What they seek in their Western partners is tied to what they believe they've lost in the shifting global economy around them. Ranging from multimillionaire entrepreneurs or ex-wives and mistresses of wealthy Chinese businessmen, to contingent sector workers and struggling single mothers, these women, along with their translators and potential husbands from the US, Canada, and Australia, make up the actors in this multifaceted story. Set against the backdrop of China's global economic ascendance and a relative decline of the West, this book asks: How does this reshape Chinese women's perception of Western masculinity? Through the unique window of global internet dating, this book reveals the shifting relationships of race, class, gender, sex, and intimacy across borders.Trade Review"Seeking Western Men shows how vicissitudes of global economy can be registered in the relative value of men and women seeking relationships. Liu's masterful analysis shows readers how to rethink gender, race, and class within a rapidly changing world order."—Eileen Otis, author of Markets and Bodies"This engaging ethnography dismantles common assumptions about the motives of female marriage migrants and the transnational appeal of both Western masculinity and Western feminism. Rather, we learn about evolving Chinese feminisms that deviate from Western models, as Chinese women pursue transnational marriages exercising their own sexual agency."—James Farrar, author of Opening Up"[Seeking Western Men] is an interdisciplinary study that spans sociology, anthropology, and gender studies. I highly recommend it to students, researchers, and general readers interested in the areas of transnational migration, marriage and family, masculinity, and Chinese and Western cultures. Through a geopolitical and feminist lens, this book provides valuable insights into the power dynamics between Asian women and Western men. It enriches the existing body of research on marriage migration in Asia by offering a wealth of rich ethnographic data."—Hsunhui Tseng, H-Asia"Liu's investigation is more than a case study of Chinese international dating. It is an earnest effort to understand the sociological processes and psychological realities that have provoked a reawakening in Chinese women as sexual and romantic beings who want and expect a more fulfilling life, which includes having a satisfying marriage with either a Chinese man of sufficient social standing or, if not, with a Western provider. Monica Liu's study offers an insightful peek into the sociological processes responsible for this psychological awakening. It is ethnography as it should be."—William Jakowiak, Nan Nü"This book provides the most detailed empirical examination of the international dating industry in China and how ideas of race, class, and gender are shifting within the globalizing economy, providing an important contribution to sociological literature about the international dating industry and ideas of intimacy within post-reform China."—Julia Meszaros, Social Forces"Seeking Western Men: Email-Order Brides under China's Global Rise offers important insights into the complex world of email-order brides. Using feminist lenses from both the West and China, Liu's engaging and accessible writing provides a glimpse of international marriages and the challenges facing women in contemporary China. The book makes significant contributions to the field of gender and migration studies. I highly recommend the book to anyone who is interested in learning more about this phenomenon."—Shan-Jan Sarah Liu, Journal of Asian StudiesTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Why Do Chinese Women Seek Western Men? 2. Provider Love 3. Transnational Business Masculinity 4. Embracing Domesticity 5. Body of a Woman, Fate of a Man 6. Surrogate Dating: Translators behind the Screens Epilogue

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Book SynopsisIt is a simple story. A 37-year-old man belonging to the Traveller community is shot dead by a special unit of the French police on the family farm where he was hiding since he failed to return to prison after temporary release. The officers claim self-defense. The relatives, present at the scene, contest that claim. A case is opened, and it concludes with a dismissal that is upheld on appeal. Dismayed by these decisions, the family continues the struggle for truth and justice. Giving each account of the event the same credit, Didier Fassin conducts a counter-investigation, based on the re-examination of all the available details and on the interviews of its protagonists. A critical reflection on the work of police forces, the functioning of the justice system, and the conditions that make such tragedies possible and seldom punished, Death of a Traveller is also an attempt to restore to these marginalized communities what they are usually denied: respectability.Trade Review“Fassin, a sociologist and anthropologist, aims to supplement the approaches of activists and of the justice system in confronting police violence, and scrutinizes the evidence with an emphasis on its socioeconomic context. To do otherwise, he argues, impedes both truth and human dignity.”The New Yorker “In seeking to do justice to yet another young life, another racialized suspect, snuffed out in the name of public order, Fassin provides a stunning indictment of a new moral economy: a culture of institutional duplicity that allows police to get away with murder.”Jean Comaroff, Harvard University “How can an account of a controversial killing do justice to it sociologically and according to the laws of the land, and at the same time politically and humanely? This is the multifaceted conundrum addressed by this beautifully written and meticulously crafted book. A riveting must-read for all those concerned by the broader meaning of death at the hands of the police, in France and in other countries.”Dame Caroline Humphrey, University of CambridgeTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsA Simple Story. Preface to the English EditionTerminological NotePreamblePrologueI. The FatherII. The First OfficerIII. The MotherIV. The Second OfficerV. The DoctorVI. The SisterVII. The ProsecutorVIII. The JournalistIX. DignityX. CampaignXI. MourningXII. BiographyXIII. InvestigationXIV. DismissalXV. TruthXVI. LiesXVII. ReconstructionXVIII. That DayEpilogue

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Book SynopsisCovering almost 8 percent of the earth's terrain, lichens are living beings which are familiar to everyone, known to no one. They are one of those organisms that seem to offer nothing to hold our gaze. But the more time we spend with lichens, the more they reveal their beauty, their mysteries and their strange power of attraction. Part-algae and part-fungus, lichens call into question our customary ways of classifying forms of life, and allow us to conceive of an ecology that is no longer based on distinctions between nature and culture, urban and rural, competition and cooperation. The result of several years of investigation carried out on several different continents, this remarkable book offers an original, radical, and, like its subject matter, symbiotic reflection on this common but mostly invisible form of life, blending cultures and disciplines, drawing on biology, ecology, philosophy, literature, poetry, even graphic art. What if lichens were at the heart of some of the most pressing and topical questions of our day? Does the fact that they can live everywhere, even in very harsh environments, that they persist when almost all other traces of life have disappeared, mean that, despite their fragility, lichens are a force of resistance? After reading this book you will never see lichens, or the world, in the same way again.Trade Review"Vincent Zonca has compiled a veritable pot-pourri of sympoietic intimacies. These crinkled expressions of desire and despair creep, slowly and unobtrusively, across every page, even as they breathe the air. Never has a work of literature more closely resembled its subject matter, inspiring wonder in equal measure. Welcome to the world of lichens!"—Tim Ingold, University of Aberdeen "[L]yrically-written. . . . there's something new and sparkling every few pages"—Leonardo ReviewsTable of ContentsIllustrations ix Acknowledgments xiii Preface by Emanuele Coccia xiv Part 1 First Contacts 1 Origins 1 Winters 2 Weeds 3 A Scientific Challenge: Remaining or Rising in the Ranks 12 Customs and Beliefs 22 Lichen Erotics 34 Part 2 To Describe, Name, Represent 45 A Challenge to Representation 45 Music = Mushroom 72 The Far East, Mosses, and Wabi-Sabi 77 Part 3 Ecopoetics: Life Force and Resistance 91 Ruderal 91 Rousseauist Walks 92 Sentinel Species 108 "Lichens of sunlight and mucus of azure" 112 "Sbarbarian" Glowworm 116 Ecological Forewarnings 124 Fragility, Resistance 132 Contemporary "Poethics" 134 "Insurrection of the Humble" 156 Micro-habitats 166 Part 4 Toward a Symbiotic Way of Thought 173 The Politics of Lichen: at the Origins of Symbiosis 175 Chimeras, Vampires, and Other Common Monsters 192 A "Third Place" 197 Cohabitation 210 Envoi: Sporules 215 Notes 220 Index of Names 255 Index of Lichens 260

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Book Synopsis"What are you waiting for?" Stop wasting your time" "You will die alone," "You will miss the train and stay on your own!" These are some of the questions and warnings that single women hear on an everyday basis. Single women are constantly being asked whether they are ''still single,'' or being bid to get married next or soon. Still, soon, ever-after, waste of time, waiting, how long, when, all these form part of the rich language of time. This book argues that time plays a crucial rule in the discursive formation of female singlehood and that our common understanding of singlehood is dominated by underlying temporal models, premises and concepts. By adopting an interdisciplinary approach and integrating different theoretical realms and perspectives, this book paves way for a new theorization of singlehood and time. Lahad's unique approach gives us the opportunity to explore and theorize singlehood through temporal concepts such as waiting, wasting time, timeout and accelerated aging. Other temporal categories which are examined throughout this book as age, the life course, linearity and commodification of time enable the fresh consideration of our dominant perceptions about collective clocks, schedules, time tables and the temporal organization of social life in general. By proposing this new analytical direction, this book seeks to rework some of our common conceptions of singlehood, and presents a new theoretical arsenal with which the temporal paradigms which devalue and marginalize single women and women's subjectivies in general can be understated.Lahad argues that singlehood is sociologically important, because it touches upon some of the pressing issues in social life and raises fundamental questions about how people make sense of their lives and organize their lives with others. Drawing on a wide range of cultural resources - including web columns, blogs, advice columns, popular clichés, advertisements and references from television and cinema, the author challenges the meaning-making processes of singlehood and time. In this connection, the book lays the ground for a rich, multilayered politicized analysis of solo living and temporality and intends to be a mile stone in both singlehood and time studies.Trade ReviewKinneret Lahad has provided a fascinating discussion on gender, singlehood, and social time. Challenged by temporal metaphors such as "biological clock" or "missing the train", single , urban, upper and middle class women have been portrayed as outliers of heteronormative social norms, where being married is equalled to being "normal." Using discourses from popular culture, everyday talk, and new media technologies in the Israeli context, Lahad dissects and challenges the long standing linear life course studies in sociology with a fresh, interesting and innovative perspective on the feminist reading of singlehood. It is a ground-breaking work on the sociology of gender and the sociology of time. Gökce Yurdakul, Humboldt University, co-author of The Headscarf Debates: Conflicts of National Belonging From the outset, the reader is drawn into a highly readable and theoretically engaging study of "long-term" single women. Drawing upon a wide range of sources, the author provides a detailed examination of a triple discrimination, in terms of age, gender and single status. Focussing upon but not confined to modern Israel, the study takes us through the numerous sites and temporal contexts where these discriminations occur. However, this is not just a study of a particular gendered status but it is also a major contribution to the understanding of everyday time; waiting time, time passing, commodified time. In her final chapter the author opens up possibilities of alternative definitions and practices of singlehood. David Morgan, University of ManchesterA welcome contribution to the sociology of time, highlighting the implicit norms and expectations underlying such notions as being “on time” or “late” at the level of the life-course. Furthermore, the book provides a foundation for a sociology of singlehood, treating it as a major phenomenon in its own right rather than just as a transitional stage in anticipation of marriage, recognizing that “remaining” single is often a permanent rather than merely temporary state of being. The asymmetry between women’s lack of need to account for their decision to get married and need to justify why they have thus far not done so is the book’s most evocative finding.Eviatar Zerubavel, Board of Governors and Distinguished Professor of Sociology at Rutgers University -- .Table of Contents1 Introduction2 The linear life-course imperative3 Singlehood as an unscheduled status passage4 Facing the horror: becoming an “old maid”5 On commodification: from wasted time to damaged goods6 Taking a break7 Waiting and queuing8 Time work: keeping up appearances9 Discussion: another timeIndex

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Book SynopsisRefiguring childhood stages a series of encounters with biosocial power, which is a specific zone of intensity within the more encompassing arena of biopower and biopolitics. Assembled at the intersection of thought and practice, biosocial power attempts to bring envisioned futures into the present, taking hold of life in the form of childhood, thereby bridging being and becoming while also shaping the power relations that encapsulate the social and cultural world(s) of adults and children. Taking up a critical perspective that is attentive to the contingency of childhoods – the ways in which particular childhoods are constituted and configured – this book offers a transversal genealogy that moves between past and present while also crossing a series of discourses and practices framed by children’s rights (the right to play), citizenship, health, disadvantage, and entrepreneurship education. The overarching analysis converges on contemporary neo-liberal enterprise culture, which is approached as a conjuncture that helps to explain, and also to trouble, the growing emphasis on the agency and rights of children. It is against the backdrop of this problematic that the book makes its case for refiguring childhood, focusing on the how, where and when of biosocial power.Table of Contents1 Introduction: biosocial power and normative fictions2 Governing the future: childhood between the prior to and the not yet3 The playground as biosocial technology4 The right to play and the freedom to pay5 Empowering the young citizen6 Childhood as a national asset: the medical and moral framing of ‘health’7 Disadvantaged childhoods and the neuroliberal fix8 Casting the subject of enterprise: children as ‘architects of their futures’9 Refiguring childhoodIndex

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Book SynopsisThis edited book guides students and researchers through the processes of researching everyday stories about families. Showcasing the wide range methods and data sources currently used in narrative research, it features: Examples of real research into historical and contemporary family practices from around the world. Coverage of both traditional and cutting-edge topics, like multi-method approaches, online research, and paradata. Practical advice from leading figures in the field on how to incorporate these methods and data sources into family narrative research. With accessible language and features that help readers reflect on and internalize key concepts, this book helps readers navigate researching family lives with confidence and ease. Trade ReviewAn easy to understand resource which is useful for postgraduate students and other people interested in Research. -- Fleur BowaterThis is an outstanding contribution to narrative research and the understanding of every day practices in families. Through creative combinations of narrative approaches and methods, the book demonstrates how narrative analysis is a key resource for research in family history, identities and practices. An indispensable work for students and scholars. -- Ann-Dorte ChristensenTable of ContentsChapter 1: Researching family narratives Chapter 2: Multi-method approaches in narrative family research across majority and minority worlds Chapter 3: Secondary analysis of narrative data Chapter 4: Carrying out narrative analysis on archival data Chapter 5: Paradata: A narrative secondary analysis Chapter 6: Researching mothers’ online blog narratives Chapter 7: Becoming reflexive doctoral researchers: An experiment in collaborative reflexivity using a narrative approach Chapter 8: The ethics of data re-use and secondary data analysis in narrative inquiry Chapter 9: Endnote

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Book SynopsisNordic countries lead the way in facilitating better work-family integration through their design of parental leave policies that encourage men towards life courses with greater care responsibilities. Based on original research, this compelling book offers a novel analysis of the everyday parental practices of fathers and parents in Norway as a way of understanding the workings of labour market and welfare policies, whilst considering how migrant fathers might relate to the expectations such laws generate. The authors showcase how this style of men’s care work constitutes a re-gendering of men by promoting ‘caring masculinities’.Table of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: The importance of leave design Fathers’ sense of entitlement to ear-marked and shared parental leave Decomposing policy design: outsider-within perspectives Flexible use of the father’s quota: Problems and possibilities Part 2: Caregiving – fathers in transition Masculinity and child care Home alone on leave or with the mother present Fathers experiencing solo leave: Change and Continuities Immigrant fathers framing parental leave and caregiving Part 3: Reconciling work and care Changing fathers and work–life boundary setting Negotiating parental leave and working life Workplace support of fathers’ parental leave use Managers: Irreplaceable in caregiving and replaceable at work Conclusions: Change in policies, fathers’ caregiving and the ideal-worker norm

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Book SynopsisDrawing on detailed qualitative research, this timely study explores the experiences of fathers who take on equal or primary care responsibilities for young children. The authors examine what prompts these arrangements, how fathers adjust to their caregiving roles over time, and what challenges they face along the way. The book asks what would encourage more fathers to become primary or equal caregivers, and how we can make things easier for those who do. Offering new academic insight and practical recommendations, this will be key reading for those interested in parenting, families and gender, including researchers, policymakers, practitioners and students.Table of ContentsSharing Care: An Introduction Extended Fatherly Involvement: Developments and Understandings Developing Policy Support for Care Sharing: And Its Limitations Shifting Care Horizons: Care- sharing Arrangements, Motivations and Transitions Developing Fatherly Roles and Identities: Towards Parental Equivalence? Daytime Social Isolation from Other Parents Care- sharing Futures

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Book SynopsisLeading migration researcher Louise Ryan’s topical and intersectional book provides rich insights into migrants’ social networks. It draws on more than 200 interviews with migrants who followed various transnational routes in every decade since the 1940s, in order to build valuable longitudinal perspectives and comparisons. With a particular focus on London, it charts how social networks are formed and sustained, how trust is developed and how social support is accessed, and explores the key opportunities and obstacles that migrants encounter. This is a seminal fusion of migration studies and social network analysis that casts new light on both subjects, essential for those interested in immigration, ethnicity, diversity and inequalities.Trade Review“Social Networks and Migration is an absolute must-read book for anyone interested in migration, social networks, social support and diversity.” Ethnic and Racial Studies"The book is an important contribution to the study of migration and of social networks." FQSTable of Contents1. Introduction: Embarking on a Book about Networks 2. Conceptualising Migrant Networks: Advancing the Field of Qualitative Social Network Analysis 3. Researching Migration and Networks: Empirical and Methodological Innovations 4. Social Networks and Stories of Arrival 5. Employment, Deskilling and Reskilling: Revisiting Strong and Weak Ties 6. Evolving Networks in Place over Time: A Life Course Lens 7. Transnational Ties: Narrating Relationality, Resources and Dynamics over Time 8. Conclusion: Thoughts and Future Directions

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Book SynopsisThere are 5 common responses to conflict: discover your style and learn others' to defuse emotionally escalated situations, get to the underlying issues that really matter, and resolve even the most sensitive disputes.

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Book SynopsisAre you ready to get over heartbreak and move on with your life? Psychologist Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt, author of Move on Motherf*cker, provides the tools to survive and thrive after a breakup in this empowering, BS-free guide. Packed with simple, science-based exercises and a healthy dose of tough love, this book will help you: Kick pain, shame, and fear to the curb Become an expert in yourself and what you want Progress past just feeling better and get to saying "Good riddance, asshole!" This seriously motivational guide mixes salty straight talk, humor, cognitive behavioral therapy, mindfulness, and positivity to lead you to growth and recovery. Overcome self-defeat, smash the sh*t out of heartbreak, and get ready to move on, motherf*cker! Trade Review“Dr. Eckleberry-Hunt delivers again with a book full of practical and impactful ways to navigate the breakup process. Her unique blend of irreverence and empathy is engaging from the first page to the last. The connection that she forms with the reader makes it feel like you have your own therapist helping you through the adventure that is ‘the breakup.’ Striking a good balance between a strong clinical foundation and relatable examples, Getting to Good Riddance should be required reading for anyone facing the end of a relationship.” —Darren Jones, PhD, LP, Chief of Behavioral Health, Beaumont Health System“I have been waiting for a book on getting through a breakup for a long time, and it is worth the wait! Dr. Eckleberry-Hunt is a maestro of teaching us how to let go of relationships that are over and move on to something better. You won’t regret picking up this book for yourself or someone you care about who is struggling with a relationship’s end.” —Heather Kirkpatrick, PhD, Licensed Psychologist“A record-breaking snowstorm stranded me and my girlfriend at our high school for two days. But wait there’s more, after a few hours of being trapped my girlfriend broke up with me and there was nowhere to go. It was brutal. If only I had access to Getting to Good Riddance at that tender young age to navigate the emotional debris.” —Garry Meier, host of The Garry Meier Show“Getting to Good Riddance is a complete guidebook to get you through the break up and life beyond. It is a thorough resource to utilize when your life gets flipped upside down and you are stuck on how to move forward. Getting to Good Riddance is like having a best friend to motivate you and give it to you straight. It entails communication, mental health, and guides you to a future you. Breakups are tough, they are supposed to be. The book teaches you to learn from your broken heart, feel the emotions and hopefully grow from them. This is a guide book, it has answers, it has guidance, and if you have the courage, a way forward to a better version of you.” —Amy Bray, LMSW“Navigating a breakup is like traveling through an emotional shit storm filled with traps, hazards, and detours. Getting to Good Riddance will help you identify the emotional storm you are in and warn you of traps, hazards, and detours along the way—allowing you to find your way to the other side where you can create your own pathway to happiness and contentment.” —Britt A. Nielsen, PsyD, ABPP, MetroHealth Medical Center“I had every reason not to read this book from not enough time to I’m already over that breakup. But Eckleberry-Hunt’s book proves salient for anyone who has suffered a loss (even the non-romantic ones). Her writing creates the feel of a meeting over coffee and conversation with a highly trained (and humorous) psychologist who uses scientific methods to take you to places you dare to venture. The chapter on codependence (chapter 8) helped me to realize my neurotic need to fix people (chalk it up to my caregiver orientation). I now fully understand what is meant by healing instead of fixing. Eckleberry-Hunt wraps you in a warm, cozy blanket while safely taking you to vulnerable spaces. She makes it easy to imagine a new reality! I highly recommend this book to all who have suffered a loss of any kind.” —Kristi Jo Wilson, PhD, RN, MSN, FNP-BC, CAFCI“Truth be told, I eerily identified with several of the characters and scenarios in this book. What I love about Getting to Good Riddance is that it transcends romantic relationships and is applicable for friendships, family, and work relationships. As an introvert who historically struggles with assertive communication, I developed some badass new skills. I was able to put these skills to the test recently, and . . . goodbye toxic motherf*ucker! This book gave me the good feels, and by the end, I felt the author was my personal positive self-talk coach (foul-mouthed, yet uplifting). For anyone, regardless of current Facebook relationship status, I couldn’t provide a stronger recommendation!” —Kelley Williams, MD“Getting to Good Riddance takes you through the break-up journey, starting with the stages of grief and self-doubt to the possibility of acceptance, gratitude, and hope. Despite the pain, you will learn to use humor and some profanity to keep you out of the fantasy world and in the reality of true closure and moving on. I love all the suggestions for positive psychology, meditation, and healthy living to cope with the loss of a relationship. The journal exercises are real tools to understanding red flags that a previous relationship was not going to endure, as well as identifying qualities and must-haves in the next relationship. This book is practical and will help you move out of loneliness and despair and hopefully propel you to find self-love, happiness, and the strength to build a better life. This book helped me through my divorce after 22 years of marriage and will be a great resource to my patients, family, and friends who may be going through a breakup.” —Lori Washe, MD, medical director and physician at Premier Private Physicians in Troy, Michigan, and faculty member at Oakland University William Beaumont Medical School“Real from cover to cover. A rarity to find a resource to provide clients that is rooted in the science of behavior, provides intentional self-compassion, and a bonus a spoon full of profanity needed to take the edge off and get to the business of healing. This is a gem, funny to the bone.” —Nicole R. Najar, PsyD, ABPP, Clinical Health Psychologist“After a break-up, you probably need a motivational coach, a foul-mouthed best friend, and a wise sage who can guide you in the right direction. In Getting to Good Riddance, Jodie Eckleberry-Hunt gives you all three. She doesn't hold back. She knows you need to hear the truth, and she gives it to you with humor and warmth. This book is perfect for someone who wants to dig deeper and to figure out how to heal while moving forward with courage and clarity, Filled with practical strategies, wisdom from psychological research and questions to prompt deep personal growth, this book is exactly what you need to create more satisfying relationships.” —Lisa Williams, LCSW, host of Self Help Bookshelf podcast“Getting to Good Riddance is a perfect balance of humor, case studies, science, and profanity! This book is concise and easy to read. Dr. Eckleberry-Hunt designed this book really well by giving case studies to make each topic relevant and follows up with real life strategies for moving on. She uses science and profanity to empower you to MOMF. This book is relevant to so many situations other than romantic break up—leaving unhealthy friendships, setting family boundaries, work relationships, and most importantly how to be more self-aware to take good self-care. Dr. Eckleberry-Hunt gives you the skills to own your own shitshow and create the life you want!” —Jenny Williams, OT, owner of Innovative Occupational Therapy Solutions “Dr. Eckleberry-Hunt loads Getting To Good Riddance with actionable, practical advice that will help you move through and beyond a tough break up. I especially enjoyed reading the relatable stories through the lens of how to transcend even very heart-wrenching situations with grace. As a divorce attorney and mediator for over two decades, I highly recommend this quick read for anyone struggling with the intense pain of breaking up. One day at a time with forward momentum is the only way. And when a day is too much, a moment. You can survive, and with this book, you can also thrive.” —Gabrielle Hartley, Esq., top online divorce mediator, TEDx speaker, author of Better Apart: The Radically Positive Way to Separate, founder of The Better Apart Method“Long awaited and overdue. This is the book to guide one through the emotional roller coaster of a relationship break-up and to come out whole on the other side. Written with wisdom and straight-talk, based on scientifically proven coping strategies, Dr. Eckleberry-Hunt enlightens us with wit, spicy humor, compassion and self-revelation. In addition to coping tools and resources, this book addresses what love is (and isn’t), and takes a frank look at just what happiness is and how to find it in a healthy relationship. It instills hope and promise that ‘getting to good riddance’ is not an end but rather a new beginning.” —Anne Van Dyke, PhD, ABPP, Health Psychologist, Telebehavioral Health Therapist “If you’re struggling to get over a breakup, and you’re having trouble seeing the light at the end of the tunnel, this book is for you.” —Tri-County Times

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Book SynopsisKeep Your Marriage StrongCouples communication and relationship experts David Bulitt and Julie Bulitt share their relational knowledge in Secrets of Strong Couples. With stories and marriage help tested by real couples, learn how to survive and thrive after relationship and marriage fights, becoming parents, deaths, and other struggles.Get partnership and marriage help tested by real couples. The relationship experts behind the bestselling The Core Conversations for Couples put together another essential couples book for relationships. Secrets of Strong Couples shows you how real couples have made it through to the other side of real crises—together.Learn how to overcome couples communication hardships, marriage fights, and more. Walk alongside committed partners as you learn how to fix your marriage or relationship, no matter what life throws at you. Whether you’re dealing with infertility, job loss, infidelity, grief, or other relationship strife, these personal stories provide all the relationship and marriage advice you need to thrive!Inside this essential couples gift, you’ll find: Practical advice from authors experienced in couples, marriage counseling and divorce law Examples of how to persevere through life’s most difficult trials without losing each other Real couples communication help from partners who are not afraid to share their difficult stories Readers of couples books for relationships like This Is How Your Marriage Ends by Matthew Fray, Marriage Be Hard by Kevin Fredericks & Melissa Fredericks, or Communication Miracles for Couples by Jonathan Robinson will love Secrets of Strong Couples.Trade Review“Written by a licensed relationship therapist and a divorce attorney, if you read this book, you won’t need the services of either! Insightful and relatable, the stories and advice in this book can help ANY couple!”—Becca Anderson, author of Let Me Count the Ways “As a matrimonial lawyer of forty years, I feel that Julie and David touched upon some very difficult subjects that couples are faced with, but they are unprepared to deal with. As a result, the issues are not discussed between them in a productive manner and can lead to acrimony in the relationship. The wonderful dynamic between this couple is remarkable—with David ‘stating the obvious’ (i.e., what everyone is thinking but afraid to say) in a manner that normalizes the issue; and then Julie steps in to reframe the issue so as to enlighten and teach the psychological perspective. The result: it brings hope to the couple, which is just terrific. Julie looks behind what is actually happening, and articulates the source of the problem, not what appears to be happening on the surface, so it is easier for the couple to understand and deal with. I found the chapters addressing bipolar disorder, ADHD, trans issues, and boundaries with parents particularly enlightening because parents just do not know how to deal with these topics and are ashamed to even discuss them. The Bulitts’ courage in sharing their own story made me cry, but that in and of itself brings authenticity to the entire book. Well done!” —Robin Taub, Esquire, matrimonial lawyerTable of ContentsContents Introduction: Drilling Down The First Conflict: Becoming a Parent Karim and Natasha: Finding the Same Page John and Jennifer: Infertility, Adoption and the Second Time Around Megan and Sean: Religion, Family, and IVF Torrence and Tamika: Maybe It’s Not Meant to Be Brittany and Nicholas: Can We Go Thru It Again? Bethany and George: Yours, Mine, Ours? The Second Conflict: Illness, Death and Loss Barbara and Steve: Silence and Strength Carry Them Through Linda and Matt: Our Boy Has Cancer Sarah and Michael: She’s Crazy. I Love Her. Jeff and Dana: It’s Not Jeff. It’s Someone Else. Someone I Don’t Know. Brandon and Lauren: Why Can’t He Be Normal? Tony and Nicole: He Used to Run. Now He Sleeps. Becca and Ron: She Won’t Get Better. And Then She’ll Die. The Third Conflict: Jobs, Careers, and Money Ty and Candice: It’s a Man’s Job. I Failed. Randi and Jake: He Needs to Get Back to the Office Kyle and Morgan: I Thought It Was a Good Idea. Then the Credit Cards Got Maxed. Juan and Vanessa: Kids Are in School. I’m Back to Work. Noah and Lindsey: We’re Broke. Are We Broken? Troy and Angel: Up in Smoke The Fourth Conflict: Frequent Fractures Kimberly and Ben: Only a One Nighter. Or Was It Two? Pam and Ryan: His Mom Makes Our Bed Gina and Todd: It Used to Just Take a Stiff Wind Christie and Jim: Another Dead Soldier Tristan and Carly: He Gambled. We Lost. Keith and Anna: I Have Three children. Didn’t Ask for a Fourth. The Fifth Conflict: Living Your Life Aimee and Claudia: Yes, We’re Gay. Yes, That’s Our Son. Max and Inez: We’re Jewish. He’s Black. Maya and Howard: It’s Not as Sweet as a Cookie Jamar and Nichelle: He Should Be Hammering Nails, Not Painting Them Cam and Erin: Black Plus White Equals What Exactly? Corey and Scott: It’s Not the 1950s. Or Is It? The Takeaway About the Authors

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Book SynopsisThis interdisciplinary volume opens an innovative space for critical discussion, and production of new imaginaries within, feminist scholarship, analysis and feminist politics, about what is and has been meant by, involved in, required of, and what it means to be, a “wife.” Contributions within this volume together critically explore and tease out, intersections, overlaps, and distinctions between the social categories of wife and mother, and the link, and separate, labours of wife-work and maternal caregiving labour. This volume brings together diverse critical perspectives through creative contributions, personal narratives, and scholarly works. Chapters discuss critical theorizing about roles, representations, identities, and work associated with being a “wife.”Table of Contents• Lynn O’Brien Hallstein and Rebecca Jaremko Bromwich, “Introduction”; • Contributor Biographies; Part l: Wife-Work and Mother-Work Today; • Natalie McKnight,” No Time Off for Good Behavior: The Persistence of Victorian Expectations of Wives.”; • Leanne Letourneau, “Invisible Wives: Analyzing the Consequence of `Sameness’”; • Jane Marcellus, “’Office Wife,’ `Two-job Wife,’ `Work Wife’: The Marriage Metaphor in Popular Culture Representation of Women’s Paid Labour.”; • Robyn Pepin, “Mediators’ Perspectives on the Ontario Family Mediation Process and its Potential Impact on Abused Women and Children’s Education.”; • Hinda Mandell, “Birthing New Identities through Wifework and Mothering: The Lineage of Family Narrative in Toddlerhood.”; Part ll – The Work of Wives in Different Cultural Contexts; • Ariadne Gonzales, “Mjueres Trabajadoras” ; • Suzanne Kamata, “Behind the Screens: Mary Elkinton Nitobe and Mary Dardis Noguchi.” ; • Ester Botta Sompare, “Becoming a Good wife in a Guinean Pastoral Society.” ; Part lll –Resisting and Changing Wives’ Roles and Lives ; • Rebecca Bromwich and Beverley Smith, “Espousing Care: Counting `Wife – Work’: Lessons from Canadian Family Law.”; • Holly Willson Holladay, “What is a Wife? Partnering and Mothering in the ABC Family’s The Fosters.”; • Jo Scott-Coe, “Kathy Leissner Whitman and the Mad Men Milieu.” ; • Elisavietta Ritchie, “Aspects of Wifehood” (poem)

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Book Synopsis** Includes foreword from Susie Green, CEO of charity Mermaids ** Mama, something went wrong in your tummy. And it made me come out as a boy instead of a girl. When Marlo Mack's three year old says these words, she's not surprised - but she's completely unprepared. Marlo gave birth to a beautiful baby boy - M - and brushed his pleas for pink clothes and dresses aside as a young child's playful experimentation with gender. But when her son begs to be put back in her tummy because he came out wrong, she knows she must listen more closely.How to Be a Girl is a raw and unflinching memoir of a mother grappling with her child's transition. Always wanting to support M, Marlo - whose podcast of the same name has over 1.3 million downloads - finds her liberal values surprisingly challenged, and as she learns more about gender and its varied expressions, she questions what being a girl - or a boy, or something else entirely - really means.Trade ReviewThis beautifully written book is about parental love, pure and simple. And I don't mean just the rhetorical "love" claimed by all parents when things are going easy, but the unconditional "LOVE" required when faced with something in your child that makes them-and you-potential pariahs. There is so much to learn here from Marlo and her gorgeous daughter M. -- Christine Burns MBE, author and transgender activistI'm so grateful to Marlo and her daughter for sharing their story. As a dad who is trans, I'm excited to read it with my own child one day - to have this among the diversity of experiences we can explore and reflect on. Despite the obstacles all kinds of trans families face, resources like this make me feel lucky to be trans and to be a parent at this moment in time. -- Freddy McConnellThis book is powerful because of its honesty and openness. -- Fox Fisher, artist, film-maker and campaignerMarlo Mack's How to Be a Girl is an extraordinary mother-daughter story and also a wondrously ordinary one, not just about a mother's unconditional love but also about listening to one another, learning together, following your mama-gut as well as your mama-heart, and leaping into the unknown with a child - your child - as your guide. -- Laurie Frankel , New York Times-bestselling author of This Is How It Always Is and One Two ThreeHow to Be a Girl exemplifies the true meaning of unconditional love ... -- Jazz JenningsA stunning story. . . . Smart, honest, and deeply personal, this illuminating work should be required reading. * Publishers Weekly *Transgender children are in the news. Bobbing in the sea of headlines is a growing number of memoirs written by parents of transgender kids. . . . The latest is among the best-Marlo Mack's How to Be a Girl. . . Mack's prose is accessible and smart, by turns witty and searching. Her storytelling is sprinkled with the kind of helpful explanations one might find in a parenting advice book. . . . [Yet] Mack's touch is light, like a friend making a wholehearted suggestion over coffee. * Women's Review of Books *

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Book SynopsisThe Never Ending Life is an exploration of the twist between the brutal realities of life along with the fictitious happy ever afters that we all long for. A real story about all the different ingredients that when mixed together create the unique blend which is what we call…life. Each chapter in this book is one that we go through at the different stages and stops in our journey. Each chapter in our lives adds to our story and contributes towards the individual we turn into. Each story explores the powerful emotions that human beings have the ability to experience and analyses them in a way that touches the heart and brain.

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Book SynopsisAges and Abilities explores social responses to childhood stages from the late Neolithic to Classical Antiquity in Central Europe and the Mediterranean and includes cross-cultural comparison to expand the theoretical and methodological framework. By comparing osteological and archaeological evidence, as well as integrating images and texts, authors consider whether childhood age classes are archaeologically recognizable, at which approximated ages transitions took place, whether they are gradual or abrupt and different for girls and boys. Age transitions may be marked by celebrations and rituals; cultural accentuation of developmental stages may be reflected by inclusion or exclusion at cemeteries, by objects associated with childhood such as feeding vessels and toys, and gradual access to adult material culture. Access to tools, weapons and status symbols, as well as children’s agency, rank and social status, are recurrent themes. The volume accounts for the variability in how a range of chronologically and geographically diverse communities perceived children and childhood, and at the same time, discloses universal trends in child development in the (pre-)historic past.Trade Review'...the volume fills a gap in the childhood archaeology literature and gives new archaeological perspectives on children's social status, a topic that remains understudied.' -- Melie Le Roy * Current World Archaeology *Table of ContentsChapter 1: Introduction. Children’s developmental stages from biological, anthropological and archaeological perspectives – Katharina Rebay-Salisbury and Doris Pany-Kucera ; Chapter 2: Weaponry and children: technological and social trajectories – Kathryn A. Kamp and John C. Whittaker ; Chapter 3: How and when life is considered to have begun in past societies: child burials at the cemetery of Durankulak, north-east Bulgaria - Ekaterina Alexandrova Stamboliyska-Petrova ; Chapter 4: Inherited rank and own abilities: children in Corded Ware and Bell Beaker communities of the Traisen Valley, Lower Austria – Daniela Kern ; Chapter 5: The little ones in the Early Bronze Age: foetuses, newborns and infants in the Únětice Culture in Bohemia, Moravia and Slovakia – Lucie Vélová, Katarína Hladíková and Klaudia Daňová ; Chapter 6: Ages and life stages at the Middle Bronze Age cemetery of Pitten, Lower Austria – Katharina Rebay-Salisbury, with contributions by Patrik Galeta, Walther Parson, Doris Pany-Kucera, Michaela Spannagl-Steiner and Christina Strobl ; Chapter 7: Children in the territory of Western Hungary during the Early and Middle Bronze Age: the recognition of developmental stages in the past – Eszter Melis, Tamás Hajdu, Kitti Köhler and Viktória Kiss ; Chapter 8: Childhood in the Late Bronze and Early Iron Age in the southern Carpathian Basin – Daria Ložnjak Dizdar and Petra Rajić Šikanjić ; Chapter 9: Mycenaean childhood: Linear B script set against archaeological artefacts – Beata Kaczmarek ; Chapter 10: Dumu.gaba, ṣiḫru e Guruš/sal.Tur.tur – Nadia Pezzulla ; Chapter 11: Identifying social and cultural thresholds in sub-adult burials – Francesca Fulminante ; Chapter 12: Child personhood in Iron Age Veneto: insights from micro-scale contextual analysis and burial taphonomy – Elisa Perego, Veronica Tamorri and Rafael Scopacasa ; Chapter 13: The recognition of children and child-specific burial practices at the necropolis of Spina, Italy – Anna Serra ; Chapter 14: Greek children and their wheel carts on Attic Vases – Hanna Ammar ; Chapter 15: Teeny-tiny little coffins: from the embrace of the mother to the embrace of Hades in ancient Greek society – Alexandra Syrogianni ; Chapter 16: Pueri nascentes: rituals, birth and social recognition in Ancient Rome – Irene Mañas Romero and José Nicolás Saiz López

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Book SynopsisWhat is expected of 21st Century egg and sperm donors, and how does being a donor impact on men and women’s own personal lives and relationships? How do donors navigate connections and relationships created by donation? What do these connections mean to them, and to the people around them –their partners, parents, siblings and children? Donor conception is becoming increasingly widespread and since the new millennium, we have witnessed a dramatic shift in the way that donor conception is regulated and practiced in many jurisdictions around the world. In the past, donor conception has often been a family secret and donors were, almost by definition, anonymous. Now, ‘openness’ is seen as the ideal and donors can expect to be traced or contacted by those born from their donations. But what does this shift mean for donors, and their families? This path-breaking book draws on in-depth interviews with donors, their kin and fertility counsellors, and addresses these questions by analysing how understandings of donation are shaped by the regulatory, cultural and relational contexts in which they are formed. The authors also discuss what donation stories can tell us about contemporary understandings of connectedness, time and morality in the context of reproduction and family life, and consider how reproductive ‘openness’ might be done differently.Trade Review. . . a timely and valuable addition to the existing literature on (donor-)ARTs. It offers unique perspectives and weaves together a coherent narrative in which each part builds on each other. The book will undoubtedly resonate with many scholars and students of the sociology of health and illness interested in donation and social relations. -- Riikka Homanen, Gender Studies, Faculty of Social Sciences, Tampere University, Tampere, FinlandTable of ContentsChapter 1. Donation in UK law and policy: Sociological critique and perspectives Chapter 2. Pathways to donation Chapter 3. Making parents and making people: The ambivalent role of ‘good’ donors Chapter 4. The morality of neutrality: The promise and problems of ‘letting others lead’ Chapter 5. A sense of affinity: The donor-recipient connection Chapter 6. Whose story is it? Donors, their families and the relational impact of donating Conclusion. Being an egg or sperm donor in an age of openness Insights for law and policy. Implications of doing ‘openness’ differently Appendix 1. Interview study with donors, donors’ relatives and fertility counsellors Appendix 2. Mapping the law and policy context

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Book SynopsisIn a time of ongoing global instability and the emergence of new fault lines of social inequality generated by the COVID-19 pandemic, the rights of children and young people have been thrown into sharp relief. From uncertain futures arising from the climate crisis to concerns about regressive and reactionary politics to widespread experiences of harassment, abuse and violence, young people and their advocates are mobilising for social change and making their voices heard. Across a variety of topics that engage diverse theoretical perspectives and methodological approaches, Childhood, Youth and Activism: Demands for Rights and Justice from Young People and their Advocates offers a rich exploration of the dynamics between children, youth, activism, and advocacy. The chapters investigate the forms of agency expressed by young people themselves, the hope embodied in social movements, and the centrality of activism and advocacy for creating more hopeful and just futures. Considering the meanings of activism by and for children and young people in the twenty-first century, this edited collection is a valuable resource for scholars, educators and practitioners interested in the intersections of childhood and youth studies, activism and movements for social change.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Activism, Rights and Hope: Young People and Their Advocates Mobilising for Social Change; Katie Wright and Julie Mcleod Chapter 2. Discovering Children’s Voices: Debating Children’s Rights and Participation in the International Year of the Child (1979); Isobelle Barrett Meyering Chapter 3. Adults Claiming Child Rights: Activism, Temporality and Abuse in Childhood; Katie Wright, Malin Arvidsson, Johanna Sköld, Shurlee Swain, and Sari Braithwaite Chapter 4. ‘When we can’t vote, action is all we have’: Student Climate Politics, Rights and Justice; Philippa Collin, Judith Bessant, and Rob Watts Chapter 5. Appearing as Impossible Subjects on the Scene of Education: Potato Smashing, Laying on Couch and Asking for a Key; Maija Lanas, Maria Petäjäniemi, Anne-Mari Väisänen, Kaisu Alamikkelä, Iida Kauhanen, and Kirsi Yliniva Chapter 6. "Pipe down silly girl": The Silencing, Vilification and Discrediting of Girl Activists; Lindy Cameron Chapter 7. Young People’s Climate Activism and Wellbeing in Aotearoa New Zealand; Jenny Ritchie Chapter 8. Young People’s Activism in Rural Communities: A Mixed-Methods Case Study With Young People From a Rural Municipality in Germany; Janina Suppers Chapter 9. Red vs. Blue, Black vs. White, and Other State Factors in the 2018 Parkland School Shooting Protests in the US; Roberto S. Salva Chapter 10. Citizenship Educators’ Vision of Young People’s Activism in Asian Society: A Qualitative Case Study of Secondary School Teachers in Japan; Chika Hosoda Chapter 11. Adults as Advocates: How Sexual Abuse Was Put on the Child Rights Map in India; Therese Boje Mortensen Chapter 12. The Kids are Alt-Right (and Progressive, Conservative, Radical, etc): Selective Advocacy in Childhood and Youth Studies; Catherine Hartung

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Book SynopsisChildren Who Commit Acts of Serious Interpersonal Violence explores risk management and successful intervention for children in public care who have committed, or are at risk of committing, acts of serious violence.The contributors identify different subgroups of children who are difficult to place, including those who sexually offend and those who murder, and outline the key characteristics and patterns of need they display. They provide an overview of the risk factors leading to extremely violent behaviour and discuss the complexities of diagnosis and definition from a multidisciplinary perspective. The book proposes strategies for effectively managing these children, drawing evidence from international practice and research projects. It highlights the limitations of current structures and makes recommendations for future development.Children Who Commit Acts of Serious Interpersonal Violence will be a key reference for those individuals and organisations working with potentially dangerous children, and will encourage the reader to think creatively about good practice.Trade ReviewDue to the broad contexts covered, this book seeks to reach multiple audiences. The text is not only tailored to the general population, such as parents and teachers, but also to clinicians who work with troubled adolescents on a day-0to-day basis... this book successfully brings awareness to an issue that affects adolescents and adults across the world... this text present strong arguments on the importance of the family in developing adolescents... This book makes its mark in the study of adolescence by examining psychological and social influences that serve as the foundation for delinquent and serious violent behaviour. -- Journal of Youth and AdolescenceOverall, this is a timely and well-presented book. It engages with the very important and topical issue of managing the most challenging and vulnerable children in society -- Fred Gravestock, Director of Care and Learning, New HorizonsHaving just been allocated the case of what might be considered an example of one of the subject children of this book, I found reviewing it particularly interesting and relevant. The editors have gathered together a number of respected academics from various disciplines. The focus is the risk management of, and successful intervention for, children in public care who have, or are at risk of, committing serious interpersonal violence... What particularly appealed was the international comparison, with chapters looking at the Netherlands, Germany and Greece. Hagell points out that despite the cultural differences between countries there remain a lot of similarities, including the characteristics of the children, the various options tried with them, and the best approaches available... This is a welcome book, and one which deserves to be read by everyone working with and around children who commit serious violence. -- Professional Social WorkThe authors utilize multiple examples of research to support their claims and provide the reader with a clear interpretation of their main contentions. This book makes its mark in the study of adolescence by examining psychological and social influences that serve as the foundation for delinquent and serious violent behaviour. -- Journal of Youth & Adolescence[T]his is a timely and well presented book. It engages with the very important and topical issue of managing the most challenging and vulnerable children in society. -- Journal of Children's ServicesThe publication deals with different groups of children in different ways, exploring children who are difficult to place, children who behave anti-socially, children who are sexually abusive and children who have murdered or committed manslaughter, and presents outcomes and practical solutions. It is an edited collection of work, which draws on a wide breadth and depth of knowledge and would be useful for anyone working with potentially dangerous children. -- Child RightThe book concerns itself with exploring risk-management and the successful intervention with children who are in public care and who have committed offences of a fairly serious nature, usually involving violence... The book is of considerable value to those dealing with young persons who are on the fringe, or already becoming criminals and recidivists. -- Internet Law Book ReviewsThis work provides a comprehensive review of the issues facing practitioners working with these troubled young people. These are the children who are involved in the most serious cases ranging from sexual abuse, to children who find themselves looked after in the care system, to those whose offences include murder or manslaughter. -- Seen and Heard the quarterly journal of NagalroThis book offers an overview of many interesting issues for practitioners working with violent children. Some of its recommendations are practical and many of its observations useful and helpful, so I recommend it for professionals who want to look at research from the UK and elsewhere. The book provides examples and ideas that practitioners can apply to their own practice and be re-energized to pursue their own approach. -- Journal of Social Work PracticeTable of ContentsList of Figures and Tables Acknowledgements Foreword (Florence Bruce, Oak Foundation)Part 1: Backgrounds and characteristics. 1.Introduction and context, Ann Hagell, Nuffield Foundation, and Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent, NCH - The Bridge Childcare Development Service 2. Difficult to place children - key characteristics, obvious challenges, Susan Bailey, University of Central Lancashire and Royal College ofPsychiatrists. 3. Risk factors for serious and violent antisocial behaviour in children and youth, Friedrich Lösel, Cambridge University and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and Doris Bender, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. 4. Children with sexually abusive behaviour - a special subgroup, Eileen Vizard, NSPCC Young Abusers Project and University College, London. 5. Minors involved in murder and manslaughter: An exploration of the situation in the Netherlands, Paul Nieuwbeerta, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement, and Peter H. van der Laan, Netherlands Institute for the Study of Crime and Law Enforcement and University of Amsterdam. Part 2: Outcomes and practical considerations. 6. The placement, care and treatment of children and young people who commit serious acts of interpersonal violence or sexual offences, Ann Hagell, Nuffield Foundation, and Patricia Moran, Royal Holloway, University of London. 7. Implications of different residential treatments for young people who commit serious crimes, Gwyneth Boswell, University of East Anglia. 8. `Hard to place' children and young people: A commentary on past, present and future approaches to care and treatment, Kevin J. Epps, Positive Experiences Limited and University of Birmingham. 9. Challenges to meeting the needs of these children effectively: An overview of an international research study in Germany, Greece, England and Wales, Ann Hagell, Nuffield Foundation. 10. Working with violent children in German youth services: Results of a survey, Doris Bender, University of Erlangen-Nuremberg, and Friedrich Lösel, Cambridge University and University of Erlangen-Nuremberg. 11. Children who commit serious acts of interpersonal violence: A field study in Greece, Helen Agathonos, Vivi Tsibourka and Angeliki Skoubourdi, Institute of Child Health. 12. Dealing with the children who are hardest to place: Results of a survey of childcare agencies in England and Wales, Ann Hagell, Nuffield Foundation, and Emily Hill, Policy Research Bureau. 13. Conclusions: Messages for good practice, Renuka Jeyarajah-Dent, NCH- The Bridge Childcare Development Service, and Ann Hagell, Nuffield Foundation. Appendices: Brief Commentaries. Appendix 1. The use of structured instruments in the assessment of violence risk, Paul A. Tiffin and Graeme Richardson, Forensic Mental Health Service. Appendix 2. Diagnostic issues in seriously disturbed adolescents, Robert Vermeiren, VU University Medical Center, Amsterdam, University of Leiden and Yale Child Study Center. 3. Disorganised attachments and psychological trauma in the lives of hard-to-place children, Jean Harris-Hendriks, Camden and Islington Mental Health NHS Trust, London and Royal Free Hospital and University College Hospital Medical Schools. 4. Management of serious interpersonal violence in individuals with autistic spectrum disorders, Paul Devonshire, University of Surrey and St George's Hospital Medical School. 5. Meeting the needs of young people who are dangerous within the English/Welsh context: A social care management perspective, David Derbyshire, NCH - The Bridge Childcare Development Service. 6. Service provision in Bulgaria for children who commit extreme acts of interpersonal violence. Daniela Kolarova, Partners Bulgaria Foundation. 7. The Our Family care model in Russia as an effective prevention scheme for children in care who commit extreme acts of interpersonal violence, Maria Ternovskaya, Maria Kapilina and Tatiana Gubina, Our Family Centre, Moscow. The Contributors. Subject Index. Name Index.

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