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Two - Income Trap : Why Middle-class Mothers and Fathers Are Going Brok (03 Edition)
by Elizabeth Warren  Publisher Comments This groundbreaking exposé brings to light the surprising financial consequences of mothers going to work, and the precarious position of today's middle class. More than two decades ago, the women's movement flung open the doors of the workplace...
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Bridging the Class Divide: And Other Lessons for Grassroots Organizing
by Linda Stout Publisher Comments 'A practical and inspirational guide to overcoming barriers of class and race Again and again social change movements--on matter s from the environment to women\'s rights--have been run by middle-class leaders. But in order to make real progress toward...
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Marriage, a History: From Obedience to Intimacy or How Love Conquered Marriage
by Stephanie Coontz Publisher Comments In this surprising landmark book, family historian Stephanie Coontz explodes every cherished assumption about marriage, starting with the notion of the traditional marriage. Forget Ozzie and Harriet. Coontz reveals that through most of history, marriage...
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Unequal Childhoods : Class, Race, and Family Life (03 Edition)
by Annette Lareau Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. 313-323) and index....
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There Are No Children Here: The Story of Two Boys Growing Up in the Other America
by Alex Kotlowitz Publisher Comments The New York Times This meticulous portrait of two boys in a Chicago housing project shows how much heroism is required to survive, let alone escape. Kotlowitz's story informs the heart. San Francisco Chronicle Amid the darkness and ever-present despair,...
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Adolescent Lives #4: Out of the Woods: Tales of Resilient Teens
by Stuart T Hauser Publisher Comments Seventy deeply troubled teenagers spend weeks, months, even years on a locked psychiatric ward. Theyandrsquo;re not just failing in school, not just using drugs. They are out of controlandmdash;violent or suicidal, in trouble with the law, unpredictable,...
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Tell Them Who I Am: The Lives of Homeless Women
by Elliot Liebow Synopsis he observes them, creating portraits that are intimate and objective, while breaking down stereotypes and dehumanizing labels often used to describe the homeless. Liebow writes about their daily habits, constant struggles, their humor, compassion and...
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The Way We Never Were: American Families and the Nostalgia Trap
by Stephanie Coontz Publisher Comments The Way We Never Were examines two centuries of American family life and shatters a series of myths and half-truths that burden modern families. Placing current family dilemmas in the context of far-reaching economic, political, and demographic changes...
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A Mother's Work: How Feminism, the Market, and Policy Shape Family Life
by Neil Gilbert Publisher Comments The question of how best to combine work and family life has led to lively debates in recent years. Both a lifestyle and a policy issue, it has been addressed psychologically, socially, and economically, and conclusions have been hotly contested. ...
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Marriage, a History: How Love Conquered Marriage
by Stephanie Coontz Publisher Comments In this surprising landmark book, family historian Stephanie Coontz explodes every cherished assumption about marriage, starting with the notion of the traditional marriage. Forget Ozzie and Harriet. Coontz reveals that through most of history, marriage...
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Don't Blame It on Rio: The Real Deal Behind Why Men Go to Brazil for Sex
by Jewel Woods Publisher Comments There is a not-so-new, not-so-secret destination where a growing number of American black men are traveling for the kind of sex and freedom they say they can't find with black women. Thousands of unsuspecting women are kissing their men good-bye while...
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Mothers Without Citizenship: Asian Immigrant Families and the Consequences of Welfare Reform
by Lynn Fujiwara Publisher Comments In August 1996 President Bill Clinton signed the Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act that fulfilled his campaign promise to “end welfare as we know it,” and one month later the Illegal Immigration Reform and...
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Street-level Leadership (98 Edition)
by Janet C. Vinzant Publisher Comments Examining public service from the perspective of the worker, this book provides a new framework for understanding the roles and responsibilities of front-line public servants and assessing the appropriateness of their actions. Public employees who work...
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Single By Chance, Mothers By Choice (06 Edition)
by Hertz Publisher Comments Oxford Instruments is one of the UK's real success stories--a science-based company that has evolved from its earliest beginnings in a garden shed to become a world leader in applied superconductivity. This first-hand account details this evolution...
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Marriages and Families : Making Choices in a Diverse Society (9TH 06 - Old Edition)
by Mary Ann Lamanna Publisher Comments The number one seller in the market, this mainstream marriage and family text combines a balanced scholarly and applied approach with a unique theme, "making choices in a diverse society" The text achieves an excellent balance between the sociological...
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The Divorce Organizer & Planner
by Brette Mcwhorter Sember Publisher Comments This one-of-a-kind workbookstreamlines the divorceprocess This completely unique guide helps anyone--even someone enduring a not-so-easysplit--create a complete, accessible record ofabsolutely everything needed to confidentlytackle, organize, and prepare...
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Liberation's Children: Parents and Kids in a Postmodern Age
by Kay S Hymowitz Publisher Comments Kay Hymowitz explores the predicament of a generation growing up in a world where adults lavish them with material possessions but don't know how to provide them with the ordinary truths that give life meaning. She takes the measure of a young generation...
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Childhood in America
by Paula Fass Synopsis The family lies at the center of raging public debates over work, parenthood, welfare, and values-debates that cut across lines of race, politics, and class. In the media, in discussions of public policy, and in the courts, this debate is critically...
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Raising America: Experts, Parents, and a Century of Advice about Children
by Ann Hulbert Publisher Comments Includes bibliographical references (p. [371]-434) and index....
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Continuity and Change in Family Relations: Theory, Methods, and Empirical Findings (Advances in Family Research)
by Family Research Cons Synopsis This volume focuses on the study of both continuity and changes in family relationships. Each chapter addresses a substantive issue in research on changes in family relationships, and also directs the reader's attention to the methods employed and how...
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