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Families
Vanessa May
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R518
Discovery Miles 5 180
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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In this accessible and engagingly written book, Vanessa May invites
readers into the rich world of thought, research and study of the
highly diverse phenomenon of families and family life. The book
explores what is and has been understood by ‘family’ in
different sociocultural contexts and how family life intersects
with social spheres such as the state, the labour market and the
economy. Alongside broad social developments such as
(post)colonialism and austerity and their connections with changing
family patterns, the book engages interdisciplinary work on time,
embodiment and materiality in order to offer a multidimensional
perspective on the day-to-day lives of families. Drawing from
research in the Global North and the Global South, the text
carefully considers how people approach the study of families and
thus offers insight into the shape of mainstream family studies
today. The book offers a timely intervention in current debates
within family studies and suggests avenues of investigation that
deserve further attention and will be an invaluable resource to
students and scholars alike.
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Families
Vanessa May
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R1,476
Discovery Miles 14 760
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Ships in 12 - 17 working days
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In this accessible and engagingly written book, Vanessa May invites
readers into the rich world of thought, research and study of the
highly diverse phenomenon of families and family life. The book
explores what is and has been understood by ‘family’ in
different sociocultural contexts and how family life intersects
with social spheres such as the state, the labour market and the
economy. Alongside broad social developments such as
(post)colonialism and austerity and their connections with changing
family patterns, the book engages interdisciplinary work on time,
embodiment and materiality in order to offer a multidimensional
perspective on the day-to-day lives of families. Drawing from
research in the Global North and the Global South, the text
carefully considers how people approach the study of families and
thus offers insight into the shape of mainstream family studies
today. The book offers a timely intervention in current debates
within family studies and suggests avenues of investigation that
deserve further attention and will be an invaluable resource to
students and scholars alike.
Examining the relationships between architecture, home and
community in the Claremont Court housing scheme in Edinburgh, Home
and Community provides a novel perspective on the enabling
potential of architecture that encompasses physical, spatial,
relational and temporal phenomena. Based on the AHRC funded project
"Place and Belonging", the chapters draw on innovative spatial
layouts amid Scottish policymakers' concerns of social change in
the 1960s, to develop theoretical understandings between
architecture, home, and community. By approaching the discourse on
home, and by positioning the home at the confluence of a network of
sociocultural identities bound by spatial awareness and design, the
writers draw on sociological interpretations of cultural
negotiation as well as theoretical underpinnings in architectural
design. In so doing, they suggest a reinterpretation of the
facilitating role of architecture as sensitive to physical and
socio-cultural reconstruction. Drawn from interviews with
residents, architectural surveys, contextual mapping and other
visual methods, Home and Community explores home as a construct
that is enmeshed with the architectural affordances that the
housing scheme represents, that is useful to both architecture and
sociology students, as well as practitioners and urban planners.
Vanessa May gives a moving account of what she went through after
the unexpected death of her son, demonstrating that it's possible
to survive such a shattering and traumatic loss, even when that
might feel impossible. By sharing her personal experience, the
author enables others who have gone through a similar loss to feel
less isolated in their grief. She also provides advice on
supporting physical, emotional, mental and spiritual wellbeing
using her experience - not just as a bereaved mother, but as a
nutritional therapist, wellbeing coach and now holistic grief
coach. She offers the reader various tools for withstanding a
devastating loss and for navigating a particularly challenging
path. Love Untethered is about holding on to hope when it feels
like there isn't any, and about finding purpose as a means of
surviving a devastating and life-changing bereavement.
Examining the relationships between architecture, home and
community in the Claremont Court housing scheme in Edinburgh, Home
and Community provides a novel perspective on the enabling
potential of architecture that encompasses physical, spatial,
relational and temporal phenomena. Based on the AHRC funded project
"Place and Belonging", the chapters draw on innovative spatial
layouts amid Scottish policymakers' concerns of social change in
the 1960s, to develop theoretical understandings between
architecture, home, and community. By approaching the discourse on
home, and by positioning the home at the confluence of a network of
sociocultural identities bound by spatial awareness and design, the
writers draw on sociological interpretations of cultural
negotiation as well as theoretical underpinnings in architectural
design. In so doing, they suggest a reinterpretation of the
facilitating role of architecture as sensitive to physical and
socio-cultural reconstruction. Drawn from interviews with
residents, architectural surveys, contextual mapping and other
visual methods, Home and Community explores home as a construct
that is enmeshed with the architectural affordances that the
housing scheme represents, that is useful to both architecture and
sociology students, as well as practitioners and urban planners.
For most people, grief is an inevitable part of life and if you're
a wellness practitioner, then the likelihood is that you will at
some point work with a bereaved client. This may initially seem
like a heavy responsibility and so this guide aims to help you feel
prepared and confident in how you support your client. It will
explain how loss and grief can place tremendous strain on the body
and how it may manifest physically, mentally, and spiritually,
whilst equipping you with the tools and resources you need to
support your grieving client. Vanessa May draws from over 16 years'
worth of experience as a registered nutritional therapist,
wellbeing coach, and trauma-informed holistic grief coach. As a
result, she is able to cover nutritional medicine support whilst
also educating readers on grief models and theories versus the
actual reality of grief through her own experiences of traumatic
loss and various case studies. This is an invaluable book for all
types of wellness practitioners and therapists who would like to
understand how to approach and make space for their clients'
bereavement.
Directions to Huron takes the reader on a journey through an
alternative realm of reality. This books focus is directed toward
stimulating, heightening, and encouraging the imaginative and
creative self which lies in all of us. Directions to Huron is not
limited to an age demographic. People of all ages will enjoy this
journey. It is an excellent tool used to encourage interactive
communication between parent and child. The illustrations are
colorful and intricate, timeless and unworldly. A little about the
books contents: Directions to Huron is just that, directions on how
to get to Huron. The author, Vanessa Paroline, is straightforward
with her writing, while giving a rhyming, relaxed flow. This book
is not too wordy, however does contain larger words here and there
to help develop speech and understanding. The illustrations are
engaging and beautiful. Follow the Directions, choose your path,
and you will get there. But before you do, take time to enjoy the
journey...
What can sociology tell us about our personal lives, families and
intimate relationships? This book explains how key theoretical
perspectives and relevant contemporary research in the discipline
can shed new light on even the most familiar areas of our everyday
worlds. From friendships and pets, to political engagement and
social legislation, the text shows how distinctions and connections
can be drawn between our public and private lives. Each chapter
explores a familiar topic that illustrates how individual
relationships and lives can be shaped by social contexts, and how
personal choices shape the wider social world. Using vivid case
examples drawn from topical areas of debate, such as marriage
rights and the role of social networking, the book is clearly laid
out and easy to read. It gives useful explanations of theory and
invaluable advice on how to carry out research on personal lives
and relationships. This is essential reading for students of
sociology interested in family, relationships and beyond. New to
this Edition: - Pre-existing chapters have been fully re-written -
Includes a number of new chapters on topics such as the body, home
and personal life in public spaces. - Reformulated 'questions for
discussion' at the end of each chapter.
'Belonging' is often overlooked in its relationship to society and
social change, and yet it forms the bedrock of how we relate to the
world around us. Through the work of Marx, Giddens and Goffman,
this book covers the familiar terrain of identity theory, while
going beyond it to other sites of identification and social change.
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