Sociology: Family & Relationships

Drawing from empirically grounded studies, the volume Situated Mixedness sheds light on the state of migration-related intimate diversity, that is,...

Intermarriage from Central Europe to Central Asia examines the practice and experience of interethnic marriage in a range of countries and eras, fr...

This compact book examines age friendliness within the framework of age-friendly ecosystems, and from a place-based approach, considering anchor in...

What happened next? This updated edition of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood examines the research and practice in this vital field since the...

What happened next? This updated edition of Teenage Pregnancy and Young Parenthood examines the research and practice in this vital field since the...

How can we create strong attachments with our children and why does it matter? In this intimate, rigorous book, a mother investigates the often mis...

Changes in Fatherhood How do structural changes in the welfare state, in gender relations and work affect concepts and realities of fatherhood? Th...

Domestic Violence and Criminal Justice (Second Edition) offers readers an overview of domestic violence and its effects on society and includes hel...

Domestic Violence and Criminal Justice (Second Edition) offers readers an overview of domestic violence and its effects on society and includes hel...

This book challenges the current state of childhood studies by exploring children and young peoples agency and relationships. It considers how rece...

Drawing from discussions that pulled together child researchers working near the borders of Mexico, the United States and Canada, this book explore...

Drawing from discussions that pulled together child researchers working near the borders of Mexico, the United States and Canada, this book explore...

Low fertility in Europe has given rise to the notion of a fertility crisis. This book shifts the attention from fertility decline to why people do ...

On finding joy and inspiration after your divorce. Kingma deals with love so directly . . . that Coming Apart brings immediate comfort to anyone in...

Popular author, speaker, and pastor of Zoe Church in Los Angeles, Chad Veach tackles one of the Christian's greatest foes: an obsession with self. ...

Insanely readable! I loved it Slavoj iekA delightfully thought-provoking study of why we have sex, from award-winning psychoanalyst Darian LeaderIt...

This edited volume explores a range of causes for separation of children and young people from family, the impact of these causes, and methods that...

Simona Rodat untersucht die soziale Praxis der Geschlechtsangleichung (doing transgender) innerhalb von Arbeits- und Machtbeziehungen. Sie widmet s...

For children and youth, summertime presents a unique break from the traditional structure, resources, and support systems that exist during the sch...

When Jennifer Case became pregnant unexpectedly with her second child, she was overwhelmed at the prospect of caring for another child in a society...

A provocative critique of transnational, trans-racial adoption from a critical race and feminist perspective and a vision for reform

To examine the science, policy, and practice surrounding supporting family and community investments in young children globally and children in acu...

Decades of research have demonstrated that the parent-child dyad and the environment of the familywhich includes all primary caregiversare at the f...

High-quality early care and education for children from birth to kindergarten entry is critical to positive child development and has the potential...

From Neurons to Neighborhoods: An Update: Workshop Summary is based on the original study From Neurons to Neighborhoods: Early Childhood Developmen...

Healthy mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) development is a critical foundation for a productive adulthood. Much is known about strategies to ...

With rapidly rising rates of mental health disorders, changing patterns of occurrence, and increasing levels of morbidity, the need for a better un...

Adolescence is a dynamic time for both brain development and social pressures, making it a critical period to understand mental, emotional, and beh...

Adolescence is a time when youth make decisions, both good and bad, that have consequences for the rest of their lives. Some of these decisions put...

Suicide prevention initiatives are part of much broader systems connected to activities such as the diagnosis of mental illness, the recognition of...

With the worst human refugee crisis since World War II as the backdrop, from March 16 through March 18, 2016, the National Academies of Sciences, E...