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This important book examines the motives that drive family
historians and explores whether those who research their ancestral
pedigrees have distinct personalities, demographics or family
characteristics. It describes genealogists' experiences as they
chart their family trees including their insights, dilemmas and the
fascinating, sometimes disturbing and often surprising, outcomes of
their searches. Drawing on theory and research from psychology and
other humanities disciplines, as well as from the authors'
extensive survey data collected from over 800 amateur genealogists,
the authors present the experiences of family historians, including
personal insights, relationship changes, mental health benefits and
ethical dilemmas. The book emphasises the motivation behind this
exploration, including the need to acknowledge and tell ancestral
stories, the spiritual and health-related aspects of genealogical
research, the addictiveness of the detective work, the lifelong
learning opportunities and the passionate desire to find lost
relatives. With its focus on the role of family history in shaping
personal identity and contemporary culture, this is fascinating
reading for anyone studying genealogy and family history,
professional genealogists and those researching their own history.
This important book examines the motives that drive family
historians and explores whether those who research their ancestral
pedigrees have distinct personalities, demographics or family
characteristics. It describes genealogists' experiences as they
chart their family trees including their insights, dilemmas and the
fascinating, sometimes disturbing and often surprising, outcomes of
their searches. Drawing on theory and research from psychology and
other humanities disciplines, as well as from the authors'
extensive survey data collected from over 800 amateur genealogists,
the authors present the experiences of family historians, including
personal insights, relationship changes, mental health benefits and
ethical dilemmas. The book emphasises the motivation behind this
exploration, including the need to acknowledge and tell ancestral
stories, the spiritual and health-related aspects of genealogical
research, the addictiveness of the detective work, the lifelong
learning opportunities and the passionate desire to find lost
relatives. With its focus on the role of family history in shaping
personal identity and contemporary culture, this is fascinating
reading for anyone studying genealogy and family history,
professional genealogists and those researching their own history.
Sexuality in Adolescence: The Digital Generation provides a
comprehensive and up-to-date overview of research and theory about
adolescent sexuality in today's world. The book examines
biological, social and health-related approaches and reviews
qualitative and quantitative research from psychology, sociology,
epidemiology and medicine, emphasising the interplay between
perspectives and privileging the voices of young people as they
discuss the joys and pains of sexual awakening. The focus is on
understanding healthy sexual development and its many variations,
but problems and issues arising as young people make their journey
to adult sexuality are also considered. The book presents global
research on many key issues of our time, including the impact of
media and technology on adolescent sexuality, changes in adolescent
sexual behaviors and beliefs, sexual risk taking, sex education,
and teen pregnancy and abortion. This fully revised and updated
third edition of Sexuality in Adolescence also addresses the
crucial issues of sexual diversity, sexual safety and sexual
communication, including coercion, peer pressure and double
standards. In Sexuality in Adolescence: The Digital Generation, the
authors aim to promote sexual wellbeing, and argue for the
importance of the adolescent period as a time for engendering
healthy sexual attitudes and practices. This book will be valuable
reading for students in the social, behavioural and health sciences
who are interested in adolescent development and the topic of
sexuality, as well as for professionals working with young people
and families.
What has been the impact of AIDS and sexually transmitted diseases on the lives of young people? Youth, AIDS and Sexual Health provides a comprehensive overview of research and policy in this increasingly important area. The book describes the world-wide incidence and prevalence of sexually transmitted diseases among adolescents and examines how their sexual behaviour has changed as a result of the threat of AIDS. It also looks at young people's knowledge and attitudes about their own sexual health, as well as the usefulness of models of predicting those at risk. The authors also dicuss the effectiveness of institutional policies in educating young people and in preventing sexually transmitted diseases. Drawing from the author's insights from their research programmes, Youth, AIDS and Sexual Health will be of considerable benefit to health care providers, sex educators and all those who work with and study adolescents.
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Grandparenting: Contemporary Perspectives is one of the first books
of its kind to offer a dedicated account of the social and
psychological research on this important life stage. Reflecting the
contemporary positive approach to ageing, it covers many of the
issues that impact the grandparent experience today, such as
care-giving and changing family structures, to reveal the health
and wellbeing benefits of the grandparent role. It examines
biological, psychological, social/ familial, gender, cultural and
economic dimensions to map out the current landscape in this
emerging field. Moore and Rosenthal draw on quantitative and
qualitative, experimental, survey, observation and case study
research, including unique data on grandfathers. They examine how
people respond to the challenges and possibilities of
grandparenting, and how this influences intergenerational
relationships and adapting to growing older. The book provides a
comprehensive, up-to-date evidence base for students in health,
sociology and psychology and those interested in gerontology and
the lifespan.
A classic treasury, this book has more than 1,670 still banks
beautifully presented in color and many more black and white
illustrations. Focusing on American and English banks, there are
many lovely examples of still banks from other countries as well,
all rated in terms of their scarcity. Pages from manufacturers
catalogues are reproduced, and the text relates the histories of
the manufacturers, specific details about the banks, and
information for collectors about clubs and publications where more
information can be obtained. The Moores also include a series of
conversion tables which correlate the numbering system used in his
book with that of all the other major works on still banks. The
Penny Bank Book makes its predecessors obsolete. No enthusiast
should be without this entertaining, magnificently organized
masterwork.
In the last century, changes to the nature and patterns of women's
working lives have been vast. Notably, the huge increase in women's
participation in the paid workforce means that today women are
retiring in unprecedented numbers. How do they cope with this
lifestyle transition? What major difficulties do they face? How do
they process the problems associated with managing this transition
in fulfilling ways while juggling family, financial, friendship,
ageing and health issues? To date, most retirement studies have
focused on men, and therefore gender-specific issues relating to
post-work life, such as the pay gap, the double shift, women's
longer lifespans and their traditional roles as carers and social
nurturers, have been afforded far less attention. Women and
Retirement: Challenges of a New Life Stage is the first book of its
kind to examine women's retirement using a lifespan perspective.
Based on the authors' extensive study of over 1,000 retired
Australian women as well as current research, the book presents
models of various retirement trajectories and compares women's
experiences with the more widely researched retirement experiences
of men. Moore and Rosenthal consider the nature of the transition
from full-time work to retirement and the many different pathways
and factors influencing this journey: women's financial status in
the retirement years; their health changes; and the varied activity
patterns they adopt. Women and Retirement is a comprehensive,
up-to-date and evidence-based review of the female retirement
experience. It will be invaluable for courses on ageing and health
within psychology, women's studies, social work and sociology, and
for use by practitioners in these fields.
Posttraumatic stump formation and replantation of the severed limb
are both reconstructive plastic operations which may lead to the
improvement or destruction of a patient's lifestyle. For the
primary attending surgeon, the decision whether to undertake such
an operation depends on the patient's clinical condition, the
operational circumstances, the psychological and social aspects
and, last but not least, on the surgeon's own abilities. This
monograph is designed as a synopsis of the great number of
patho-physiological parameters and surgical and rehabilitational
aspects which must be considered in the analysis of complications
in major limb replantation. In addition, basic information about
the key role of ischemic myopathy and microangiopathy is supplied
to encourage further experimental investigations.
In the last century, changes to the nature and patterns of women's
working lives have been vast. Notably, the huge increase in women's
participation in the paid workforce means that today women are
retiring in unprecedented numbers. How do they cope with this
lifestyle transition? What major difficulties do they face? How do
they process the problems associated with managing this transition
in fulfilling ways while juggling family, financial, friendship,
ageing and health issues? To date, most retirement studies have
focused on men, and therefore gender-specific issues relating to
post-work life, such as the pay gap, the double shift, women's
longer lifespans and their traditional roles as carers and social
nurturers, have been afforded far less attention. Women and
Retirement: Challenges of a New Life Stage is the first book of its
kind to examine women's retirement using a lifespan perspective.
Based on the authors' extensive study of over 1,000 retired
Australian women as well as current research, the book presents
models of various retirement trajectories and compares women's
experiences with the more widely researched retirement experiences
of men. Moore and Rosenthal consider the nature of the transition
from full-time work to retirement and the many different pathways
and factors influencing this journey: women's financial status in
the retirement years; their health changes; and the varied activity
patterns they adopt. Women and Retirement is a comprehensive,
up-to-date and evidence-based review of the female retirement
experience. It will be invaluable for courses on ageing and health
within psychology, women's studies, social work and sociology, and
for use by practitioners in these fields.
Grandparenting: Contemporary Perspectives is one of the first books
of its kind to offer a dedicated account of the social and
psychological research on this important life stage. Reflecting the
contemporary positive approach to ageing, it covers many of the
issues that impact the grandparent experience today, such as
care-giving and changing family structures, to reveal the health
and wellbeing benefits of the grandparent role. It examines
biological, psychological, social/ familial, gender, cultural and
economic dimensions to map out the current landscape in this
emerging field. Moore and Rosenthal draw on quantitative and
qualitative, experimental, survey, observation and case study
research, including unique data on grandfathers. They examine how
people respond to the challenges and possibilities of
grandparenting, and how this influences intergenerational
relationships and adapting to growing older. The book provides a
comprehensive, up-to-date evidence base for students in health,
sociology and psychology and those interested in gerontology and
the lifespan.
How can you make the most of retirement? How should you plan for
retirement? What are the challenges of retirement and how can they
be dealt with? The Psychology of Retirement looks at this life
stage as a journey that involves challenges, opportunities,
setbacks, periods of disenchantment and, often, exciting new
beginnings. Taking a positive approach, the book explores how
retirement provides opportunities to cultivate new friendships,
interests and hobbies, consolidate and renegotiate long-held ones,
and even re-invent oneself in a post-work environment. It also
emphasizes the value of pre-retirement planning, and the importance
of establishing new goals and purposes. Retirement can be a period
of significant psychological growth and development and The
Psychology of Retirement shows how it can herald the beginning of a
vibrant and active stage of life.
Being a grandmother is one of life's most important roles and many
women can feel unprepared to take it on. New Age Nanas presents the
rich and diverse views of over 1000 modern Australian grandmothers
on what it is like to be a grandmother today, interwoven with
expert commentary on how to make the most of this potentially
wonderful and rewarding stage of life. This book is for
grandmothers and their families to contemplate, learn from, laugh
and cry with. Readers will read about grandmothers' views on topics
such as feelings towards grandchildren, managing changing
relationships as grandchildren get older, negotiating conflicts,
special issues faced by grandmothers and taking time for their own
lives, together with expert suggestions and advice from the authors
on positive grandmothering. Based on sound research, and written in
an engaging and readable style, it is a 'self help' book for
grandmothers with a difference. Most importantly, New Age Nanas is
a book in which Australia's two million grandmothers can find
themselves, their concerns and their joys in the modern
grandmothering role.
Sexuality in Adolescence: The Digital Generation provides a
comprehensive and up-to-date overview of research and theory about
adolescent sexuality in today's world. The book examines
biological, social and health-related approaches and reviews
qualitative and quantitative research from psychology, sociology,
epidemiology and medicine, emphasising the interplay between
perspectives and privileging the voices of young people as they
discuss the joys and pains of sexual awakening. The focus is on
understanding healthy sexual development and its many variations,
but problems and issues arising as young people make their journey
to adult sexuality are also considered. The book presents global
research on many key issues of our time, including the impact of
media and technology on adolescent sexuality, changes in adolescent
sexual behaviors and beliefs, sexual risk taking, sex education,
and teen pregnancy and abortion. This fully revised and updated
third edition of Sexuality in Adolescence also addresses the
crucial issues of sexual diversity, sexual safety and sexual
communication, including coercion, peer pressure and double
standards. In Sexuality in Adolescence: The Digital Generation, the
authors aim to promote sexual wellbeing, and argue for the
importance of the adolescent period as a time for engendering
healthy sexual attitudes and practices. This book will be valuable
reading for students in the social, behavioural and health sciences
who are interested in adolescent development and the topic of
sexuality, as well as for professionals working with young people
and families.
Being a grandmother is one of life's most important roles and many
women can feel unprepared to take it on. New Age Nanas presents the
rich and diverse views of over 1000 modern Australian grandmothers
on what it is like to be a grandmother today, interwoven with
expert commentary on how to make the most of this potentially
wonderful and rewarding stage of life. This book is for
grandmothers and their families to contemplate, learn from, laugh
and cry with. Readers will read about grandmothers' views on topics
such as feelings towards grandchildren, managing changing
relationships as grandchildren get older, negotiating conflicts,
special issues faced by grandmothers and taking time for their own
lives, together with expert suggestions and advice from the authors
on positive grandmothering.
This is the true story, fully documented, of convict James Jones
who was transported from England to Van Diemen's Land in 1832 for
the term of his natural life, for the crime of stealing cheese.
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