Sociology: family and relationships Books

You've Got Personality is designed to use when introducing a client to the 16 personality Types described by Carl Jung and Isabel Briggs-Myers. This 44-page book describes in detail all the basic theory behind the 16 Types. It describes each of the...

Self-leadership is a critical capability, and this book aims to reinforce the importance of self-leadership within the context of organisations that are overwhelmed mainly by conflicting priorities, post-COVID tiredness and ongoing constant change. It...

The Parameters of a Traditional Nuäär MarriageEasy to follow and understand, The Parameters of a Traditional Nuäär Marriage, by Dr. James Mabor provides an in-depth understanding of the customs and traditions of the Nuäär People, from marriage to birth...

Ceremonial Bundles of the Blackfoot Indians is a book written by Clark Wissler and published in 1912. The book is a comprehensive study of the ceremonial bundles used by the Blackfoot Indians, a Native American tribe that inhabited the Great Plains...

""Canada And Its Capital: With Sketches Of Political And Social Life At Ottawa"" is a historical book written by James David Edgar in 1898. The book provides a comprehensive description of Canada's capital city, Ottawa, and its political and social life...

This handbook encompasses a range of disciplines that underlie the field of peace education and provides the rationales for the ways it is actually carried out . The discipline is a composite of contributions from a variety of disciplines ranging from...

Relational models theory, first developed by Alan Page Fiske, an anthropologist, provides a framework for understanding the psychological bases of social behavior that has in recent years attracted the interest of a diverse and growing group of...

Offering insight on Mexican American culture, families, and children, this book provides an interdisciplinary examination of this growing population. Leaders from psychology, education, health, and social policy review recent research and provide policy...

First published in 1985, Having To summarises the situation of more than a million parents in the UK alone that survive as single parents. This thought-provoking book is based on interviews with more than 200 women and men of all ages and backgrounds...

First published in 1984, this groundbreaking title explores the concept of fatherhood, by following a hundred men who become fathers for the first time. The book is addressed to men who are discovering fatherhood and to women who wish to hear what a man...

This book deals with the process of the diffusion of cohabitation in Europe and discusses its impact upon fundamental changes in family formation. It makes use of highly dynamic statistical modelling that takes into account both changes occurring along...

This book is the first of its kind to focus specifically on children's attachment to fathers, and explores the connections among fathering, family dynamics, and attachment relationships. It includes theoretical, methodological and research reports...

Winner of the 2009 Feminist & Women's Studies Association (UK & Ireland) Book Award!Many women find mothering a shocking experience in terms of the extremity of feelings it provokes, and the profound changes it seems to prompt in identity,...

Why do contraceptive practices work for some couples and not for others? Using social class, conjugal role organization and religion as control variables, this book explores role concepts of husband and wife, sexual relations, cultural determinants,...

Correcting the omissions of traditional history, this is "a reliable survey of the real and varied roles played by women in the medieval period. . . . Highly recommended."-- "Choice" "Many a quaint and amusing side, as well as a wealth of solid...

""Greenock And Its Early Social Environment"" is a historical book written by William Auld in 1907. The book provides a detailed account of the social and economic conditions of Greenock, a town located in the west of Scotland, during the early modern...

""Dissertation sur la communaut����� normande"" (1770) de Du Castel, Jean Baptiste Louis est un ouvrage qui explore l'histoire et la culture de la communaut����� normande en France. L'auteur examine les traditions, les lois et les normes sociales qui ont...

""Charms or Amulets for Some Diseases of the Eye, and a Few Ancient Beliefs about the Eclipse"" is a book written by Jivanji Jamshedji Modi and originally published in 1894. The book is a collection of two papers that were read before the Anthropological...

The "Maryland Gazette" was published in Annapolis between the years 1727 and 1839. From its infancy it carried occasional references to marriages and deaths of Maryland citizens. Drawing on this unique resource, the text of Mr. Barnes' book consists of...

This volume is a collection of articles by scholars across disciplines to create a discourse of family law independent of Religious Personal Law, whilst striving for fairness and justice to all. It demonstrates the artificiality of the public-private...

The Law of Childhood and Other Papers is a collection of essays written by William Nicholas Hailmann and originally published in 1889. Hailmann was a prominent educator and philosopher who believed in the importance of childhood education and the...

""Reminiscences, Anecdotes, And Statistics Of The Early Settlers And The Olden Time: In The Town Of Sherburne, Chenango County, New York"" is a historical account written by Joel Hatch and published in 1862. The book provides a detailed description of...

Family Life, Family Law, and Family Justice: Tying the Knot combines history, social science, and legal analysis to chart the evolution and interdependence of family life and family law, portray current trends in family life, explain the pressing policy...

This book is a quantitative study of families in China that focuses specifically on the family burden coefficient. The aim is to provide a simple and accurate calculus for describing the level of family burden and thus provide guidance for policy.The...

The Psychology of the Selfie provides a comprehensive overview and analysis of research on the significance of selfies, offering insights into the topic from a psychological perspective and examining important issues such as body image,...

Psychology of Prejudice and Discrimination provides a comprehensive and compelling overview of what psychological theory and research have to say about the nature, causes, and reduction of prejudice and discrimination. It balances a detailed discussion...

Based on extensive analysis of real-time, authentic crisis encounters collected in the UK and US, Crisis Talk: Negotiating with Individuals in Crisis sheds light on the relatively hidden world of communication between people in crisis and the...

Once everyone knew what the family was. It was something natural and without a history - mum, dad and the kids.Divorce, women in the workforce, de facto relationships and the sexual liberation movements have fractured the old certainties. Nowadays there...

""Economic and Social History of Chowan County, North Carolina, 1880-1915"" is a book written by Warren Scott Boyce and published in 1917. The book provides a comprehensive account of the economic and social history of Chowan County, North Carolina...

""Conversations on Matrimony"" is a book written by John Ovington in 1815. It is intended to be read as a companion to his previous work, ""Letters on the Duties, Advantages, Pleasures, and Sorrows of the Marriage State."" The book is a collection of...

""How Did England Become An Oligarchy? Addressed To Parliamentary Reformers (1842)"" is a book written by Jonathan Duncan. The book explores the history of England's political system and how it has evolved into an oligarchy, where a small group of people...

Multiple award-winning book that recently earned acclaim from the prestigious Next Generation Indie Book Awards, the National Indie Excellence Awards, and Readers' Favorite!Unveiling 11 Relationship Styles by Ahmad Aljazeeri has been praised for its...

This volume presents an in-depth empirical study of the social structure of five Scheduled Tribes (STs) in Gujarat, Western India, viz., Gamit, Vasava, Chaudhari, Kukana, and Warli. It analyses their internal social organization consisting of...

Relationships are to life as orange traffic cones are to driving. Both can be very frustrating. But, they both guide, protect, and enhance life's journey . . . so you might as well learn to navigate them.In If Only I Could Relate to the People I'm...

This third volume of Maryland marriage records was compiled primarily from church records on deposit at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore and the Maryland State Archives (Hall of Records) in Annapolis. Also included are marriages recorded in...

This s a compilation of some 16,000 marriages recorded from 1778 to 1800 in the church records on deposit at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore or the Hall of Records in Annapolis. Also included are a number of extant marriage license returns...

This is a compilation of all marriages recorded from 1634 to 1777 in church records and other documents that are on deposit at the Maryland Historical Society in Baltimore or the Hall of Records in Annapolis. The marriage records were extracted from...

This book makes a unique contribution to contemporary research into masculinities, men's movements, and fathers' rights groups. It examines the role of changing masculinities in creating equality and/or reinforcing inequality by analysing...

How can Jewish relatives who range in residence and occupation from a Scarsdale doctor to a Brooklyn butcher, and who diverge in religiosity from an Orthodox cantor to a ham-eating atheist, maintain close family ties? It is a social truism that families...

More than a decade after the New York Times bestselling anthology The Bitch in the House spoke up loud and clear for a generation of young woman, nine of the original contributors are back--along with sixteen captivating new voices--sharing their...

The Pennsylvania Journal of Prison Discipline and Philanthropy V1 (1845) is a book that focuses on the topic of prison reform. It is written by Josiah Tatum, who was a prominent figure in the prison reform movement of the 19th century. The book is...

This book provides a foundation of principles and practices of nonviolence and offers a way to practice nonviolence in our current times and in our day to day lives. Martin Luther King Jr. and Mahatma Gandhi are remembered as pioneers for nonviolence and...

Hard Work or Harmony? is a self-help book for women who desperately want to nurture their relationships with family, friends, and co-workers but don't really know how to do it.In an energetically informative go-to guide, Licensed Therapist and...

We're in this together... but how?“People are our most valuable resource.” It’s a common refrain in company meetings, public events, and even the posters on the office wall. But sometimes, it’s hard to...