How parenting became a verb, from Dr. Spock and June Cleaver to baby whispering and free-range kids. When did "parenting......more

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This book provides a comprehensive perspective on discourses of love in contemporary India. It focuses on the multiple s......more

This project gathers personal stories to examine abortion law reform in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It......more

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Provides fresh perspectives on the past, present and future-facing contributions of the anthropology of reproduction. A ......more

Explores iconic works from The Cat in the Hat to The Twilight Zone to explain cultural trends in parenting and how we co......more

Explores iconic works from The Cat in the Hat to The Twilight Zone to explain cultural trends in parenting and how we co......more

This is an important and timely scholarly contribution that will appeal to academics, students, activists, and advocates......more

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Combining visual and literary analyses and original ethnographic studies as part of a more general political reflection,......more

When stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic erased the division between home and school, many parents in the U......more

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Offers an assessment of how children’s rights take shape and are realized at various stages of child development and, in......more

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Matchmaking and the Marriage Market in Postrevolutionary France uncovers the unexplored history of matrimonial agents, t......more

A cutting-edge study of marriage’s transformative effects on same-sex relationships. It is no secret that marriage rates......more

A cutting-edge study of marriage’s transformative effects on same-sex relationships. It is no secret that marriage rates......more

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Anthropologists have long considered kinship as the basis for social solidarity. Indeed, the idea that kinship is ground......more

Anthropologists have long considered kinship as the basis for social solidarity. Indeed, the idea that kinship is ground......more

Lebanon may be the most complicated place in the world to be a "mixed" couple. It has no civil marriage law, fifteen per......more

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Drawing on unique data from the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study (GERPS), the present book comprises empiri......more

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Offering a unique perspective, this book explores the lived, embodied and affective experiences of reproductive rights a......more

Tibet is known for its broad range of marriage practices, particularly polyandry, where two or more brothers share one w......more

Abortion in Mexico: A History concisely examines the long history of abortion from the early post-contact period through......more

A vital and galvanizing history of abortion and how its stigma is intrinsically connected to racism and systemic oppress......more

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Foreword by Margaret Atwood The heartbreaking true story of an Argentinian woman imprisoned for having a miscarriage--an......more

Explains the economy of Japan as inextricably linked to the nation’s population in the post-demographic transition Makes......more

From the New York Times bestselling author of Overwhelmed, a deeply reported exploration of why American work isn’t work......more

A major revision of the classic divorce prevention book, with up-to-date research, inclusive content, and companion vide......more

This book presents a comprehensive analysis of China’s unbalanced sex ratio at birth and marriage market, and the implic......more

This book is the first to comprehensively develop the concept of childism to understand, study and analyse age-based dis......more

This book presents a unique rendering of love in South Asia by reading love through the specific lens of dissent. It pre......more

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"Picture Bride, War Bride: The Role of Marriage in Shaping Japanese America examines how the institution of marriage cre......more

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How successfully families in the U.S. navigate various institutional contexts frequently relies on a parent’s ability to......more

How successfully families in the U.S. navigate various institutional contexts frequently relies on a parent’s ability to......more

This book examines the roles and interconnections between structural factors and individual agency in marital violence, ......more

Adolescence is widely viewed as the most difficult stage of parenting. Yet despite its importance, we have a limited gra......more

Adolescence is widely viewed as the most difficult stage of parenting. Yet despite its importance, we have a limited gra......more

Altern ist ein sowohl biologischer als auch sozialer Prozess, der sich ber den gesamten Lebenslauf erstreckt und wesentl......more

Critical Theory and Marital Quarrels: Dynamics of Passionate Speech analyzes the pneumatics of conflict through a discur......more

This volume explores the family formation and life course of Polish people in Ireland, who make up the largest immigrant......more

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How family is construed on a material and discursive level has gained increasing interest among educational and social w......more

This book analyses the world of selective reproduction by a critical analysis of three modes of controlling birth, namel......more

This open access book investigates from a life-course perspective the individualization process and the challenges faced......more

Experiencing poverty during childhood can lead to lasting harmful effects that compromise not only children’s health and......more

The book provides a comprehensive overview of research and concepts related to shame and aging, in the context of social......more

India has an intricate cultural history that extends over thousands of years. Over the past century, however, increasing......more

As the predominant form of birth control in Soviet society, abortion reflected key paradoxes of state socialism: women h......more

As the predominant form of birth control in Soviet society, abortion reflected key paradoxes of state socialism: women h......more

Drawing on the latest social science research and clinical expertise, Families as They Really Are gets to the heart of w......more

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From two top New York Times journalists, the breathtaking untold story of the plan to overturn Roe v. Wade and the conse......more

This book provides deep insight into intimacy and distance in the complex, globalised world through the newly coined con......more

Over time and space, sociology has given varying importance to the study of the house. The house is often a locus of spe......more

"A thought experiment by a prominent bioethicist on how unintended pregnancies can be drastically curtailed using curren......more

Explores the historical development and severe ramifications of America’s strict abortion regulations. Nearly one in fou......more

Fatal Denial argues that over the past 150 years, US health authorities’ explanations of and interventions into Black in......more

This book examines how class shapes interactions between professionals, parents, and young people in the youth justice s......more

An unprecedented exploration of the intersection of events and family studies, Family Events uses events as a lens throu......more

This book investigates how customary practices in South Africa have led to negotiation and contestation over human right......more

Drawing on participant observations, in-depth interviews, and content analysis of online materials, Lai investigates the......more

This book looks at the trajectories of reproduction and abortion rights in diverse socio-cultural contexts in various co......more