Sociology: Family & Relationships

Gender equality is a modern ideal, which has only recently, with the expansion of human rights and feminist discourses, become inherent to generall...

Leave It to Beaver was not a documentary, a man's home has never been his castle, the'male breadwinner marriage' is the least traditional family i...

The proliferation of dating websites, printed personals and self-help relationship books reflect the new ways Americans seek close, personal relati...

The first hand stories in this book, collected through The Children's Society's campaign The Debt Trap, offer a unique understanding of life for fa...

In March 2017, researchers, advocates and NGOs from twelve countries came together in Rotorua, New Zealand, for the first conference of the Interna...

A gripping story about race, money and motherhood that asks: what would you sacrifice for a new life? 'A firecracker of a novel' Madeline Miller ...

As featured on Sunday Brunch and Woman's Hour 'A really interesting proper analysis of the ins and outs of love. A kind of marvellous feat.' Richa...

Fathers in the 1950s tend to be portrayed as wise and genial pipe-smokers or distant, emotionless patriarchs. These common but limited stereotypes ...

Teenage life is tough. You're at the mercy of parents, teachers, and siblings, all of whom insist on continuing to treat you like a kid and refuse ...

*** ONE OF BARACK OBAMA'S BEST BOOKS OF 2021 ***'One of the most moving books of the new year' STYLIST'Gorgeous and unsettling' NEW YORK TIMES'Bril...

This book highlights current debates about concepts, methods, and policies related to poverty in Latin America. It focuses on child and adolescent ...

In this revealing look at home care, Cynthia J. Cranford illustrates how elderly and disabled people and the immigrant women workers who assist the...

In this revealing look at home care, Cynthia J. Cranford illustrates how elderly and disabled people and the immigrant women workers who assist the...

This book offers an extensive introduction and 14 diverse essays on how World War II, the Holocaust, and their aftermath affected Jewish families a...

Ce travail a obtenu le prix Latsis 2009 de l''Universite de Geneve. A l''instar d''autres sciences sociales, la demographie - et la demographie h...

The concepts of gender, love, and family - as well as the personal choices regarding gender-role construction, sexual and romantic liaisons, and fa...