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Diplomatic Families and Children's Mobile Lives - Experiences of British Diplomatic Service Children from 1945 to 1990... Diplomatic Families and Children's Mobile Lives - Experiences of British Diplomatic Service Children from 1945 to 1990 (Hardcover)
Sara Hiorns
R4,049 Discovery Miles 40 490 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book is the first of its kind: a historical inquiry into the family life of British diplomats between 1945 and 1990. It examines the ways in which the British Diplomatic Service reacted to and were influenced by the radical social changes that took place in Britain during the latter half of the twentieth century. It asks to what extent diplomats, who strove to protect their enclosed and elite circles, were suitable to represent this changing nation. Drawing on previously unseen primary sources and interview testimony, this book explores themes of societal change, end of empire, second wave feminism, new approaches to childcare, and developments in the civil service. It explores questions of belonging and identity, as well as enduring perceptions of this organisation that is (often mistakenly) understood to be quintessentially 'British'. Offering new and fresh insights, this book will be of interest to students and scholars in history, historical geography, political studies, sociology, feminist studies and cultural studies.

Chinese Transnational Families - Care Circulation and Children's Life Paths (Hardcover): Laura Lamas-Abraira Chinese Transnational Families - Care Circulation and Children's Life Paths (Hardcover)
Laura Lamas-Abraira
R4,064 Discovery Miles 40 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The research presented in this book explores care and its circulation in Chinese transnational families that are split between China and Spain, and the paths these families' children have taken through their lives so far: from their early years to their current position as young adults, with care, in its multiple dimensions and timescales - past, present and future - as the unifying thread. In doing so, it provides a contribution to the emerging body of research about care and transnational families and it posits the need to question hegemonic models of family, childhood and care, and to give voice and visibility to other actors, moving beyond the adult-centred perspective that dominates migration research. The ethnographic approach together with the focus on the day-to-day lives of these families, in which care is the core concept, as it permeates people's lives and traverses society generationally, makes this book appealing to both scholars and general public.

Aging Families in Chinese Society (Hardcover): Merril D. Silverstein Aging Families in Chinese Society (Hardcover)
Merril D. Silverstein
R3,927 Discovery Miles 39 270 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Declining fertility rates and increased life expectancies over the last few decades have conspired to make China one of the more rapidly aging societies in the world. Aging Families in Chinese Society focuses on the accelerated social and demographic changes in China and examines their implications for family care and support for older adults. Contributors to this landmark volume portray various challenges facing aging families in China as a result of reduced family size, changing gender expectations, rapid economic development and urbanization, rural-to-urban migration, and an emerging but still underdeveloped long-term care system. Divided into four thematic areas - Disability and Family Support; Family Relationships and Mental Health; Filial Piety and Gender Norms; and Long-term Care Preferences - chapters in this volume confront these burgeoning issues and offer salient policy and practice considerations not just for today's aging population, but future generations to come. Combining quantitative data from social surveys in China, comparative surveys in Taiwan and Thailand, and qualitative data from in-depth interviews, Aging Families in Chinese Societies will be of significant interest to students and researchers in aging and gerontology, China and East Asian Studies and population studies.

AQA AS and A Level Sociology Families and Households (Paperback, Second edition): Martin Holborn, Judith Copeland AQA AS and A Level Sociology Families and Households (Paperback, Second edition)
Martin Holborn, Judith Copeland
R387 Discovery Miles 3 870 Ships in 9 - 15 working days

Exam Board: AQA Level & Subject: AS Sociology First teaching: September 2015 Next exams: June 2023 Collins Student Support Materials provide an essential course companion and revision aid. Written by experienced teachers and senior examiners, each book covers the 2015 AQA specification and prepares students for examination success. This title contains all the key information for AQA AS topic 3.2.2.2 Beliefs in Society and AQA A-level topic 4.2.2 Families and Households. Examiners' tips throughout suggest how students can improve their exam performance. Detailed exam guidance, practice questions and sample answers are provided for the following: AS Paper 2, Section B A-level Paper 2, Section A.

Belief in Marriage - The Evidence for Reforming Weddings Law (Paperback): Rebecca Probert, Rajnaara Akhtar, Sharon Blake Belief in Marriage - The Evidence for Reforming Weddings Law (Paperback)
Rebecca Probert, Rajnaara Akhtar, Sharon Blake
R787 Discovery Miles 7 870 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

EPDF and EPUB available Open Access under CC-BY-NC-ND licence. In principle, couples getting married in England and Wales can choose to do so in a way that reflects their beliefs. In practice, the possibility of doing so varies considerably depending on the religious or non-religious beliefs they hold. To demonstrate this divergence, this book draws on the accounts of 170 individuals who had, or led, a wedding ceremony outside the legal framework. The authors examine what these ceremonies can tell us about how couples want to marry, and what aspects of the current law preclude them from doing so. This new evidence shows how the current law does not reflect social understandings of what makes a wedding meaningful. As recommended by the Law Commission, reform is urgently needed.

Women and Reproductive Technologies - The Socio-Economic Development of Technologies Changing the World (Paperback): Annette... Women and Reproductive Technologies - The Socio-Economic Development of Technologies Changing the World (Paperback)
Annette Burfoot, Derya Gungoer
R1,139 Discovery Miles 11 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

The Open Access version of this book, available at www.taylorfrancis.com, has been made available under a Creative Commons Attribution-Non Commercial-No Derivatives 4.0 license. A sociological and historical study of the development of reproductive technologies, this book focuses on key technological developments through a biomedicalization lens with special attention to gender. Using in vitro fertilization (IVF) as a hub, it critically examines the main areas of related socio-technical developments: reproductive science, birth control, animal husbandry, genetics and reproductive medicine. Employing a critical framework to illuminate dominant discourses, the book also highlights examples of social resistance, as well as contradictory responses to new reproductive technologies. Over eight chapters, the author examines the social history of reproduction and sexuality, reproductive technologies from old to new and debates surrounding new reproductive technologies and genetic engineering. Women and Reproductive Technologies pays close attention to the interconnections between the business of reproduction (and replication industries), the sociality of reproduction (including reproductive justice) and what are considered the technologies themselves. As such, it constitutes essential reading for students and researchers in the fields of sociology, health studies and gender studies interested in the current state of human reproduction.

Hyper Education - Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough (Paperback): Pawan Dhingra Hyper Education - Why Good Schools, Good Grades, and Good Behavior Are Not Enough (Paperback)
Pawan Dhingra
R480 Discovery Miles 4 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

An up-close look at the education arms race of after-school learning, academic competitions, and the perceived failure of even our best schools to educate children Beyond soccer leagues, music camps, and drama lessons, today's youth are in an education arms race that begins in elementary school. In Hyper Education, Pawan Dhingra uncovers the growing world of high-achievement education and the after-school learning centers, spelling bees, and math competitions that it has spawned. It is a world where immigrant families vie with other Americans to be at the head of the class, putting in hours of studying and testing in order to gain a foothold in the supposed meritocracy of American public education. A world where enrichment centers, like Kumon, have seen 194 percent growth since 2002 and target children as young as three. Even families and teachers who avoid after-school academics are getting swept up. Drawing on over 100 in-depth interviews with teachers, tutors, principals, children, and parents, Dhingra delves into the why people participate in this phenomenon and examines how schools, families, and communities play their part. Moving past "Tiger Mom" stereotypes, he addresses why Asian American and white families practice what he calls "hyper education" and whether or not it makes sense. By taking a behind-the-scenes look at the Scripps National Spelling Bee, other national competitions, and learning centers, Dhingra shows why good schools, good grades, and good behavior are seen as not enough for high-achieving students and their parents and why the education arms race is likely to continue to expand.

Generations Through Prison - Experiences of Intergenerational Incarceration (Paperback): Mark Halsey, Melissa De Vel-Palumbo Generations Through Prison - Experiences of Intergenerational Incarceration (Paperback)
Mark Halsey, Melissa De Vel-Palumbo
R1,229 Discovery Miles 12 290 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Around one in five prisoners report the previous or current incarceration of a parent. Many such prisoners attest to the long-term negative effects of parental incarceration on one's own sense of self and on the range and quality of opportunities for building a conventional life. And yet, the problem of intergenerational incarceration has received only passing attention from academics, and virtually little if any consideration from policy makers and correctional officials. This book - the first of its kind - offers an in-depth examination of the causes, experiences and consequences of intergenerational incarceration. It draws extensively from surveys and interviews with second-, third-, fourth- and fifth-generation prisoners to explicate the personal, familial and socio-economic contexts typically associated with incarceration across generations. The book examines 1) the emergence of the prison as a dominant if not life-defining institution for some families, 2) the link between intergenerational trauma, crime and intergenerational incarceration, 3) the role of police, courts, and corrections in amplifying or ameliorating such problems, and 4) the possible means for preventing intergenerational incarceration. This is undeniably a book that bears witness to many tragic and traumatic stories. But it is also a work premised on the idea that knowing these stories - knowing that they often resist alignment with pre-conceived ideas about who prisoners are or who they might become - is part and parcel of advancing critical debate and, more importantly, of creating real change. Written in a clear and direct style, this book will appeal to students and scholars in criminology, sociology, cultural studies, social theory and those interested in learning about more about families in prison.

Tradition and Transformation in a Chinese Family Business (Paperback): Heung Wah Wong, Karin Ling-Fung Chau Tradition and Transformation in a Chinese Family Business (Paperback)
Heung Wah Wong, Karin Ling-Fung Chau
R1,241 Discovery Miles 12 410 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Family businesses have been an important part of the economy in Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore, and in the Chinese diaspora, and, since the reforms, in mainland China itself. Some people have argued that the success of Chinese family businesses occurs because of the special characteristics and approach of such businesses. This book examines the nature of Chinese family business and the key issues involved by exploring in detail the case of a leading Hong Kong jewellery company which was established in the early 1960s and which has grown to become one of the biggest jewellery manufacturers, exporters, and retailers in post-war Hong Kong. The book considers the motivations of Chinese people to set up their own businesses, outlining the strategies adopted, including the strategies for raising capital, and the qualities of successful Chinese entrepreneurs. It discusses the management of the company, including relations between family members, profit sharing and succession planning, and assesses how conflict and crises are coped with and overcome. It charts the evolution of the company, looking at how it has been transformed into a listed corporation. The book concludes by arguing for the importance of studying Chinese family businesses culturally.

Experiences of Punishment, Abuse and Justice by Women and Families - Volume 2 (Paperback): Natalie Booth, Isla Masson, Lucy... Experiences of Punishment, Abuse and Justice by Women and Families - Volume 2 (Paperback)
Natalie Booth, Isla Masson, Lucy Baldwin
R789 Discovery Miles 7 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Women and families within the criminal justice system (CJS) are increasingly the focus of research and this book considers the timely issues of intersectionality, violence and gender. With insights from frontline practice and from the lived experiences of women, the collection examines prison experiences in a post-COVID-19 world, domestic violence and the successes and failures of family support. A companion to the first edited collection, Critical Reflections on Women, Family, Crime and Justice, the book sheds new light on the challenges and experiences of women and families who encounter the CJS. Accessible to both academics and practitioners and with real-world policy recommendations, this collection demonstrates how positive change can be achieved.

Youth Violence in Context - An Ecological Routine Activity Framework (Hardcover): Eileen M. Ahlin, Maria Joao Lobo Antunes Youth Violence in Context - An Ecological Routine Activity Framework (Hardcover)
Eileen M. Ahlin, Maria Joao Lobo Antunes
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Examines how protective and risk factors associated with two distinct types of youth violence - exposure to and engagement in violence - are nested within four layers of the ecological framework Offers a bridge between the literature on exposure to violence and involvement in violence among youth Places prior and contemporary research within an ecological framework that addresses multiple factors related to protective and risk factors associated with exposure to and engagement in violence Links theory to evidence-based practice by demonstrating how applied and academic knowledge can be used in tandem to encourage translational science to improve neighborhoods and youth experiences within their communities, families, and with their peers while acknowledging the importance of individual characteristics

COVID-19, Familism, and South Korean Governance (Hardcover): Jai Chang Park COVID-19, Familism, and South Korean Governance (Hardcover)
Jai Chang Park
R1,599 Discovery Miles 15 990 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book traces the factors that contributed to the success in controlling the COVID-19 pandemic in South Korea and identifies the concept of familism as a major environmental factor. The government of South Korea has achieved remarkable outcomes in its COVID-19 response, despite the fact that South Korea usually promotes a family-focused investment of resources at the expense of broader social goals. The author eschews these western cultural biases in theories of crisis management and suggests that the key component of South Korea's success is not self-centered egotism of individuals but a focus on family and familism, which projects state as an extension of family. He argues that while the success in managing the COVID-19 epidemic is due to a combination of factors, familism has been a key force in driving this successful response to the COVID-19 outbreak. The book will be of interest to scholars and students of governance, crisis management, civil society, and citizen's participation in public administration, international relations, Asian studies, and cultural studies and Confucianism.

Shifting Traditions of Childrearing in China - Narratives from Three Generations of Women (Hardcover): Xin Guo Shifting Traditions of Childrearing in China - Narratives from Three Generations of Women (Hardcover)
Xin Guo
R3,919 Discovery Miles 39 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Unique in its intergenerational approach to understanding motherhood in China, this book sets out to study Chinese mothers' experiences of childrearing, emphasising that gender is not immutable and that motherhood is not isolated from other social domains. The author adopts an historical and sociological design with a case study approach to investigate three living generations of women from 12 families of varied social-economic backgrounds in China. By comparing three aspects of these mothers' lives - namely the growing-up experiences, mothering experiences and intergenerational transmission between mothers and daughters - this research provides an invaluable opportunity to 'observe' how changing structural elements shaped mothers' varied subjectivities similarly or differently. It also addresses the continuities of the women's experiences, highlighting the gendered and devalued roles in childcare that existed across three generations, reflecting the complex dynamic relationship between women's agency and China's social structures. This is an essential read for researchers, students, professionals and practitioners in the fields of sociology of families, childhood and education, gender studies, motherhood/parenthood studies, narrative studies, social policy and development studies.

Men, Masculinities and the Care of Children - Images, Ideas and Identities (Paperback): Martin Robb Men, Masculinities and the Care of Children - Images, Ideas and Identities (Paperback)
Martin Robb
R1,219 Discovery Miles 12 190 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Sharing the care of children in families is increasingly becoming the norm in modern-day society as more mothers enter paid work and government campaigns endeavour to increase the number of men working in childcare. However, running alongside debates of gender imbalance in childcare, there has also been mounting anxiety from the media and public about the risks of child abuse, often perceived as being mostly perpetrated by men and calling for firmer regulation of men's involvement with children. This book asks whether men's care for children, both as fathers and practitioners, actually differs at all from the care provided by mothers and female carers? In what ways do men and concepts of masculinity need to change if they are to play a greater role in the care of children or are such societal perceptions based on outdated gender stereotypes? Bringing together cutting-edge theory, up-to-date research and current practice, this book analyses the role of both fathers and male professionals working with children and highlights the implications of this for future policy and practice. It also examines dominant notions of masculinity and representations of male carers in the media and popular culture, asking how our societal expectations may need to evolve if men are to play an equal role in the care of children as demanded by current policy and wider social developments.

Modernization as Lived Experiences - Three Generations of Young Men and Women in China (Paperback): Fengshu Liu Modernization as Lived Experiences - Three Generations of Young Men and Women in China (Paperback)
Fengshu Liu
R1,239 Discovery Miles 12 390 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book examines, in a culturally and contextually sensitive way, the particularity of what it means to be young in post-Mao China undergoing rapid and dramatic transformation by comparing childhood and youth experiences over three generations. The analysis draws on life-history interviews with Beijing young men and women in their last upper secondary year, their parents and their grandparents. The book offers a comprehensive coverage of the various aspects of life pertinent to youth experiences and compares each of these across three generations, treating them as interrelated and mutually affecting processes - childhood, intergenerational relationships, education and future plans, gender and sexuality. By offering both men's and women's accounts of their childhood and youth experiences, which for the three generations combined extend over nearly a century, the book sheds useful light on how gender and sexuality have evolved in China. Fengshu Liu concludes that the young generation's lives feature a 'maximization desire', in sharp contrast to the two older generations' childhood and youth experiences. The book meticulously weaves rich ethnographic details and individual life stories into a larger and unfolding picture of historical, social and cultural trends, while providing critical insight into Chinese modernization and modernity against the backdrop of globalization. It can thus be an enjoyable read also for people beyond the academia interested in China's social and cultural transformation and its children and youth.

Class and Inequality in the Time of Finance - Subject to Terms and Conditions (Hardcover): Niamh Mulcahy Class and Inequality in the Time of Finance - Subject to Terms and Conditions (Hardcover)
Niamh Mulcahy
R4,056 Discovery Miles 40 560 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

-book explores the effects of the gradual liberalisation of capital markets and the expansion of consumer credit on poorer households in the UK, with particular attention to the precariousness caused by a lack of savings and a reliance on debt -the author draws on Michel Foucault's theory of subjectivation as well as Louis Althusser's interest in class, actively theorising the constraints of low income or precarious work on financial planning, alongside the reorganisation or rollback of government benefits - shows how finance stratifies individual subjects rather than simply individualising and separating them

Generational Tensions and Solidarity Within Advanced Welfare States (Hardcover): Asgeir Falch-Eriksen, Marianne Takle, Britt... Generational Tensions and Solidarity Within Advanced Welfare States (Hardcover)
Asgeir Falch-Eriksen, Marianne Takle, Britt Slagsvold
R4,065 Discovery Miles 40 650 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First book to show how the concept of a generation can be used to have an increased understanding of the welfare state. Develops a differentiated concept of generation, with a corresponding analytical toolkit, and to explore and explain some of the main challenges facing robust and advanced welfare states. Of interest to all scholars and students of social policy, sociology, law, political science, and psychology.

Family Life in Transition - Borders, Transnational Mobility, and Welfare Society in Nordic Countries (Paperback): Johanna... Family Life in Transition - Borders, Transnational Mobility, and Welfare Society in Nordic Countries (Paperback)
Johanna Hiitola, Kati Turtiainen, Sabine Gruber, Marja Tiilikainen
R1,264 Discovery Miles 12 640 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This volume examines the ways in which bordering practices influence the everyday lives of racialized parents in the changing welfare states of Finland, Denmark, Norway, and Sweden. Focusing on the need to negotiate, adjust, and reconcile family life, parenthood and parenting practices in the face of national, material, ideological, cultural, religious, and moral borders, it considers the manner in which these processes are complicated by recent changes in the legitimation of Nordic welfare states. The case studies centre on migrant, refugee, and asylum seeker parents, as well as parents of the indigenous Sami communities. The book considers the ways in which the welfare state and its services construct borders of respectable parenthood, and examines the efforts on the part of racialized parents to negotiate such borders and organize their transnational everyday lives. Uncovering possibilities and obstacles that exist for families seeking to enact citizenship in the Nordic welfare states, Family Life in Transition will appeal to social scientists with interests in the sociology of the family, children, parenting, and the welfare state.

Motherless Families (Hardcover): Victor George, Profesor Paul Wilding Motherless Families (Hardcover)
Victor George, Profesor Paul Wilding
R2,789 Discovery Miles 27 890 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

First published in 1972, Motherless Families shows how, with the slow disappearance of the extended family and the support that it could offer in such situations, society has found itself responsible for lone-parent families. The authors cover the situation of about six hundred families in the East Midlands where the father was caring for his children on his own. They examine the father's feelings about his new circumstances, the problems he faces and how he copes with them. They look at the ways in which the social services, the modified extended family and the immediate community react to the father's position. They also consider the children's adaptation to the motherless situation and their new relationships with the father or a mother substitute. In the final chapter the authors examine the ways in which social class and social values affect the definitions of social problems and the formulation of social policy. Both administrators and practitioners in the social services, as well as students of related subjects, will welcome the research contained in this book, and will find the authors' conclusions of particular help in their approach to the problems of all types of one-parent families.

Sport - Das Lehrbuch fur das Sportstudium (German, Book, 2. Aufl. 2022): Arne Gullich, Michael Kruger Sport - Das Lehrbuch fur das Sportstudium (German, Book, 2. Aufl. 2022)
Arne Gullich, Michael Kruger; Illustrated by Martin Lay
R1,824 Discovery Miles 18 240 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Die vollstandig uberarbeite Neuauflage des Lehrbuchklassikers knupft an das bewahrte Konzept der Erstauflage an und umfasst alle wesentlichen Themenfelder und Inhaltsbereiche fur ein erfolgreiches Sportstudium. Abseits einer grundlegenden Aktualisierung zeichnet sich die Folgeauflage insbesondere durch eine Vielzahl an digitalen Zusatzmaterialien aus. Fur Studierende wird somit eine innovative Moeglichkeit zur multimedialen Wissensvermittlung geschaffen, die weit uber das geschriebene Buch hinausgeht. In diesem Lehrbuch erfahren Sie die aktuellen Erkenntnisse zu den vielfaltigen Facetten des modernen Sports: Vom Schulsport uber den Freizeit-, Breiten-, Fitness- und Gesundheitssport bis hin zum Wettkampf- und Spitzensport. Renommierte Expertinnen und Experten der Trainingswissenschaft, Medizin, Sozialwissenschaften und Padagogik erklaren die aktuelle Theorie und Praxis des Sports speziell fur Ihr Sportstudium. Herausragende Merkmale sind: Verstandliche Erklarungen von Fachkraften mit ausgiebiger Praxiserfahrung Hervorhebung des Wichtigsten in pragnanten Merksatzen Zahlreiche praktische Beispiele, Verbindung von Theorie und Praxis Anschauliche Darstellung mit ca. 400 farbigen Bildern und Grafiken Umfangreiches Glossar zum Nachschlagen von Definitionen Digitale UEbungsfragen zur Lernkontrolle und Prufungsvorbereitung Abrufbare Videos fur eine multimediale Wissensvermittlung Das Lehrbuch Sport konzentriert sich auf die Inhalte der Bachelorstudiengange mit Sportbezug. Nahezu alle Module des Bachelorstudiums finden sich in den Kapiteln wieder. Zusatzlich bietet es zentrale Grundlagen fur die verschiedenen Sport-Masterstudiengange, Fort- und Weiterbildungen von Sportlehrkraften und Sportfachpersonal in den vielfaltigen Berufsfeldern sowie fur den Leistungskurs Sport.

Children, Family and the State - A Critical Introduction (Paperback): Rob Creasy, Fiona Corby Children, Family and the State - A Critical Introduction (Paperback)
Rob Creasy, Fiona Corby
R728 Discovery Miles 7 280 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

For anyone studying childhood or families a consideration of the state may not always seem obvious, yet a good critical knowledge of politics, social policy and social theory is vital to understanding their impacts upon families' everyday lives. Accessibly written and assuming no prior understanding, it shows how key concepts, including vulnerability, risk, resilience, safeguarding and wellbeing are socially constructed. Carefully designed to support learning, it provides students with clear guidance on how to use what they have read when writing academic assignments alongside questions designed to support the develop of critical thinking skills. Covering issues from what the family is within a multicultural society, through issues around poverty, social mobility and life-chances, this book gives students an excellent grounding in matters relating to work with children and families. It features: * 'using this chapter' sections showing how the content can be used in assignments; * tips on applying critical thinking to books and articles - and how to make use of such thinking in essays; * further reading.

Domestic Economic Abuse - The Violence of Money (Hardcover): Supriya Singh Domestic Economic Abuse - The Violence of Money (Hardcover)
Supriya Singh
R1,578 Discovery Miles 15 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Supriya Singh tells the stories of 12 Anglo-Celtic and Indian women in Australia who survived economic abuse. She describes the lived experience of coercive control underlying economic abuse across cultures. Each story shows how the woman was trapped and lost her freedom because her husband denied her money, appropriated her assets and sabotaged her ability to be in paid work. These stories are about silence, shame and embarrassment that this could happen despite professional and graduate education. Some of the women were the main earners in their household. Women spoke of being afraid, of trying to leave, of losing their sense of self. Many suffered physical and mental ill-health, not knowing what would trigger the violence. Some attempted suicide. None of the women fully realised they were suffering family violence through economic abuse, whilst it was happening to them. The stories of Anglo-Celtic and Indian women show economic abuse is not associated with a specific system of money management and control. It is when the morality of money is betrayed that control becomes coercive. Money as a medium of care then becomes a medium of abuse. The women's stories demonstrate the importance of talking about money and relationships with future partners, across life stages and with their sons and daughters. The women saw this as an essential step for preventing and lessening economic abuse. A vital read for scholars of domestic abuse and family violence that will also be valuable for sociologists of money.

Married Women Working (Hardcover): Pearl Jephcott Married Women Working (Hardcover)
Pearl Jephcott; Contributions by Nancy Seear, John H. Smith
R2,780 Discovery Miles 27 800 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

In the 1950s heated views were sometimes expressed about the alleged social results of married women going out to work. Originally published in 1962 Married Women Working attempts to examine the question objectively. It is based on two studies undertaken over a period of nearly five years in a solidly working-class London district – one, a detailed study in the factory of a well-known firm of biscuit makers (Peek Freans) relying mainly on married women workers; the other, a more general one, in the surrounding borough as a whole. How effective was the married woman as an employee? How did the firm cope with their new type of labour and with what results? What was the effect on the woman herself, and on her family, of her attempt to fill the dual role of home-maker and paid worker? These are some of the questions examined in this book, which also gives a very fascinating picture of how people lived at the time, against the background of earlier generations.

Homes in High Flats - Some of the Human Problems Involved in Multi-Storey Housing (Hardcover): Pearl Jephcott Homes in High Flats - Some of the Human Problems Involved in Multi-Storey Housing (Hardcover)
Pearl Jephcott; Contributions by Hilary Robinson
R2,778 Discovery Miles 27 780 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

Originally published in 1971, Homes in High Flats was written at a time when multi-storey flats were a popular solution to the world-wide need for mass housing because they could be produced with speed. However, the social implications of domestic housing in high flats were causing local authorities in Western Europe to reconsider their efficiency. Original research into this question forms the basis of this book which concentrates on Glasgow but gives attention to other examples both in Britain and abroad. The text attempts to encompass all the social and practical aspects of life in high flats by studying tenants’ views on the physical character of the flats and estates, and by examining the success of tenants’ associations and extra-mural classes designed to develop community life. Practical problems are dealt with in chapters on facilities and services, families, children, the elderly and the case for investment in staff. The authors also compare multi-storey flats with other types of household and discuss the reasons for tenants’ movement out of the estate. Perhaps the most eloquent social comment on the shortcomings of high flat life is expressed in the lyrics of the Jeely Piece Song which is included in the Appendix.

Intersections of Mothering - Feminist Accounts (Paperback): Carole Zufferey, Fiona Buchanan Intersections of Mothering - Feminist Accounts (Paperback)
Carole Zufferey, Fiona Buchanan
R1,266 Discovery Miles 12 660 Ships in 12 - 17 working days

This book presents new interdisciplinary and intersectional research about women as mothers, highlighting that alternative accounts of mothering can challenge normative societal assumptions and broaden understandings of women as mothers, mothering and motherhoods. Mothering occurs within unequal power relations associated with the disadvantages and privileges of an unjust and patriarchal society. Social inequalities associated with gender, race, class, age, ability, sexuality, violence and nationalism intersect in the lives of women as mothers, to shape their lived experiences and perspectives on mothering. Showcasing the breadth and depth of feminist research on mothering, this book gives attention to the diversity of ways in which mothering is constructed and responded to as well as how mothering is experienced. Drawing on intersectional feminist thought, the book challenges normative visions of 'good mothering' and interrogates constructs of 'bad mothering'. It brings together insights from multidisciplinary scholars who use feminist approaches in their research on mothering, to inform policy development and practice when working with women as mothers in diverse circumstances. Intersections of Mothering highlights the complexities of mothering in a contemporary world, show the benefits of considering mothering through an intersectional feminist lens, make visible lived experiences of mothers and provides challenges to dominant imaginings of and service responses to women as mothers. Intersections of Mothering will be essential reading for interdisciplinary scholars and students in criminology, gender and women's studies, motherhood studies, social welfare, social work, social policy and public health policy, in addition to practitioners and policy workers that respond to women as mothers.

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