Sociology: Family & Relationships

In Licensing Parents, Michael McFall argues that political structures, economics, education, racism, and sexism are secondary in importance to the ...

In How to be multiple, Helena de Bres a twin herself argues that twinhood is a unique lens for examining our place in the world and how we relate...

For an introductory course serving pre-service early childhood educators, childcare providers, and social workers Presenting the how-tos of nurturi...

Family policy paradoxes examines the political regulation of the family in Sweden between 1930 and today. It draws attention to the political attem...

In the modern era, children experiencing grief were encouraged to dry their tears and be good soldiers. How was this phenomenon interrogated and de...

Commercial dating agencies that facilitate marriages across national borders comprise a $2.5 billion global industry. Ideas about the industry are ...

Commercial dating agencies that facilitate marriages across national borders comprise a $2.5 billion global industry. Ideas about the industry are ...

Assumptions about the harmful nature of polygamy have left little room for debate, with monogamy coming to represent a hallmark of civil society, a...

This book broadens the concept of multiculturalism to encompass internationalismin other words, it internationalizes multiculturalism. It argues th...

Who is the juggling mother, the woman who quietly flicks dried cereal off her blazer while running a corporate empire? The Juggling Mother explores...

Transnational Reproduction traces the relationships among Western aspiring parents, Indian surrogates, and egg donors from around the world. In the...

A compelling account of how race and politics have affected Iranian immigrants in the United States and Germany Iranians have a complex and contrad...

Answers the question: Why are women freezing their eggs? Why are women freezing their eggs in record numbers? Motherhood on Ice explores this quest...

2023 Finalist Best Academic Themed Book, College Level English, International Latino Book Awards A contemplative exploration of cultural represent...

Around the globe, the very conceptualization of family is associated with the relationship between a parent and a child. The birth of a child repre...

When it comes to the topic of romantic and sexual intimacy, social observers are often quick to throw criticisms at millennials. However, we know l...

This volume will focus on innovative research that examines how the nature of paid work intersects with family and personal life today. Although so...

In virtually all societies, crime is an ever-present problem. Although families are often envisioned as a 'safe haven,' criminologists and family r...

This volume focuses on the theme of Technology and Youth; advancements in communication and leisure technologies over the past decade have radicall...

This book reveals the importance of personal letters in the history of European women between the year 1000 and the advent of the telephone. It exp...

One undeniable fact about families is that they keep changing, both in terms of structure and behavior. Many factors have served to bring about su...

The volumes in this series illustrate how social organization and private, emotional experience are different phases of the social process. They sh...