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This vivid account by a nationally prominent doctor reports the daily challenges of offering and receiving abortion serv......more
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This project gathers personal stories to examine abortion law reform in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. It......more
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This handbook presents the latest information on all aspects of global aging, with a focus on Asia, including policies, ......more
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Blending memoir with social history, Clair Wills movingly explores the holes in the fabric of modern Ireland, and in her......more
Blending cutting-edge research with engaging storytelling, The Breakthrough Years offers readers a paradigm-shifting com......more
A new edition of Robin Marty’s best-selling manual on what to do now that Roe v. Wade has been overturned. Features a ne......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
Combining visual and literary analyses and original ethnographic studies as part of a more general political reflection,......more
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When stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic erased the division between home and school, many parents in the U......more
When stay-at-home orders during the COVID-19 pandemic erased the division between home and school, many parents in the U......more
This is an important and timely scholarly contribution that will appeal to academics, students, activists, and advocates......more
Timely and thought-provoking, Nancy Reddy unpacks and debunks the bad ideas that have for too long defined what it means......more
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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"Zug’s wry, clear-eyed history of American marriage shines a new light on an old institution. An absolute pleasure." -- ......more
The first birth control clinic in El Paso, Texas, opened in 1937. Since then, Mexican-origin women living in the border ......more
The first birth control clinic in El Paso, Texas, opened in 1937. Since then, Mexican-origin women living in the border ......more
Matchmaking and the Marriage Market in Postrevolutionary France uncovers the unexplored history of matrimonial agents, t......more
A riveting history about the little-known rivalry between Margaret Sanger and Mary Ware Dennett that profoundly shaped r......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
This edited volume addresses the important role of education in society through the lens of theoretical concepts develop......more
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From Just Between Us cohost and bestselling author Allison Raskin comes a witty, incisive take on modern marriage and ho......more
A provocative pop history that explores the witches--and witch hunts--in the untold story of abortion, from the days of ......more
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
Lebanon may be the most complicated place in the world to be a "mixed" couple. It has no civil marriage law, fifteen per......more
Contesting stereotypical and deterministic accounts of British South Asian Muslims (BrAsians), which have largely contri......more
On the back of their last book, Cyber-risk and Youth, and building on a new research project, Adorjan and Ricciardelli m......more
First Published in 1954, Prosperity and Parenthood is a study of Victorian middle-class ideas about the standard of livi......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
Abortion in Mexico: A History concisely examines the long history of abortion from the early post-contact period through......more
A galvanizing history of abortion recentering people of color to put forth a timely argument that we must liberate abort......more
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The business of birth control is the first book-length study to examine contraceptives as commodities in Britain before ......more
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
Drawing on unique data from the German Emigration and Remigration Panel Study (GERPS), the present book comprises empiri......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
The inspiring, on-the-ground story of the rising grassroots leaders in the abortion rights movement during the pivotal f......more
Although the Dallas Fire Department had saved the clinic, we were shaken and heartsick that our son had just spent Chris......more
This book presents a comprehensive analysis of China’s unbalanced sex ratio at birth and marriage market, and the implic......more
This book discusses the living conditions and resulting political attitudes and participation patterns of young people, ......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
"An inspiring and inclusive guide for rethinking and reworking household gender roles."--Booklist (starred review) "This......more
"Picture Bride, War Bride: The Role of Marriage in Shaping Japanese America examines how the institution of marriage cre......more
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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
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
This interdisciplinary book brings together leading social and legal scholars to tackle the incompatibility of marriage ......more
This open access book investigates from a life-course perspective the individualization process and the challenges faced......more
This open access book investigates from a life-course perspective the individualization process and the challenges faced......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
This book explores the experiences of older people who provide care within marriage, highlighting the neglected role of ......more
Finalist for the 1997 National Book Award for Nonfiction Jamaica Kincaid’s brother Devon Drew died of AIDS on January 19......more
Critical Theory and Marital Quarrels: Dynamics of Passionate Speech analyzes the pneumatics of conflict through a discur......more
Drawing on extensive research from a 14-month ethnographic study, this book delves into the intricate lives of married w......more
This volume explores the family formation and life course of Polish people in Ireland, who make up the largest immigrant......more
This book analyses the world of selective reproduction by a critical analysis of three modes of controlling birth, namel......more
This edited volume offers a contemporary rethinking of the relationship between love and care in the context of neoliber......more
How family is construed on a material and discursive level has gained increasing interest among educational and social w......more
This book provides deep insight into intimacy and distance in the complex, globalised world through the newly coined con......more
Experiencing poverty during childhood can lead to lasting harmful effects that compromise not only children’s health and......more
India has an intricate cultural history that extends over thousands of years. Over the past century, however, increasing......more
The book provides a comprehensive overview of research and concepts related to shame and ageing, in the context of socia......more
Based on multi-sited ethnographic fieldwork at Fairfax County, Virginia, and Daechi-dong, Seoul, Korea, Korean Kirogi Fa......more
Drawing on the latest social science research and clinical expertise, Families as They Really Are gets to the heart of w......more
The ebook edition of this title is Open Access and freely available to read online. As a world leader in technology, Chi......more
How do you be a gentle parent and still set boundaries? How do you remain calm and prepare your child to face the real w......more