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E-BooksThe Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families



The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families
Free Download Judith Treas, Jacqueline Scott, Martin Richards, "The Wiley Blackwell Companion to the Sociology of Families"
English | 2017 | pages: 600 | ISBN: 111940603X | PDF | 2,4 mb
Written by an international team of experts, this comprehensive volume investigates modern-day family relationships, partnering, and parenting set against a backdrop of rapid social, economic, cultural, and technological change.



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E-BooksSupporting Dying Children and their Families A Handbook For Christian Ministry



Supporting Dying Children and their Families A Handbook For Christian Ministry
Free Download The Revd Paul Nash, "Supporting Dying Children and their Families: A Handbook For Christian Ministry"
English | 2011 | ISBN: 0281060053 | EPUB | pages: 192 | 0.7 mb
This practical guide offers invaluable and sensitive advice for all who work alongside terminally ill children, their families and families who have been bereaved. Paul Nash helpfully describes the different types of care that are needed depending on the age of the child - from baby to teenager - and on the particular needs of the child's family. He also provides resources to help with remembering and celebrating the life of a child, including rituals that can be used in preparation for death, at the time of death and at funeral or memorial services.



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E-BooksChildren for Families or Families for Children The Demography of Adoption Behavior in the U.S. (2024)



Children for Families or Families for Children The Demography of Adoption Behavior in the U.S. (2024)
Free Download Mary Ann Davis, "Children for Families or Families for Children: The Demography of Adoption Behavior in the U.S."
English | 2011 | pages: 227 | ISBN: 9048189713, 9400737939 | PDF | 2,6 mb
Do adoptions provide children for families or families for children? This book analyzes the complex interactions between adopters and adoptees using historical and current data. Who are the preferred parents and children, both domestically and internationally? How do the types of adoptions-domestic adoptions, private and public through the foster care system, and intercountry adoptions-differ? Domestic trends include a shift to open adoptions and a notable increase in "hard to place", foster care adoptions-typically older, siblings, minorities, with physical, educational, or emotional challenges. Adoptive parents are increasingly all ages (including grandparents); all types of marriages (single, married and same-sex couples); all income levels, with subsidized adoptions for children who would otherwise remain in foster or institutional care. Intercountry adoptions have followed waves, pushed by wars and political or economic crises in the sending country, and pulled by the increasing demand from the U. S. Currently there is a decrease in intercountry adoptions from Asia and Eastern Europe with a possible fifth wave from Africa with the greatest number from Ethiopia. This is a resource for family sociologists, demographers, social workers, advocates for children and adoptive parents, as well as those who are interested in the continuing research in adoptions.



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E-BooksThe Transgender Child A Handbook for Families and Professionals



The Transgender Child A Handbook for Families and Professionals
Free Download Stephanie Brill, "The Transgender Child: A Handbook for Families and Professionals"
English | 2008 | pages: 270 | ISBN: 1573443182 | EPUB | 0,2 mb
This comprehensive first of its kind guidebook explores the unique challenges that thousands of families face every day raising their children in every city and state. Through extensive research and interviews, as well as years of experience working in the field, the authors cover gender variance from birth through college. What do you do when your toddler daughter's first sentence is that she's a boy? What will happen when your preschool son insists on wearing a dress to school? Is this ever just a phase? How can you explain this to your neighbors and family? How can parents advocate for their children in elementary schools? What are the current laws on the rights of transgender children? What do doctors specializing in gender variant children recommend? What do the therapists say? What advice do other families who have trans kids have? What about hormone blockers and surgery? What issues should your college-bound trans child be thinking about when selecting a school? How can I best raise my gender variant or transgender child with love and compassion, even when I barely understand the issues ahead of us? And what is gender, anyway? These questions and more are answered in this book offering a deeper understanding of gender variant and transgender children and teens.



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E-BooksThe Power of Children The Construction of Christian Families in the Greco–Roman World



The Power of Children The Construction of Christian Families in the Greco–Roman World
Free Download The Power of Children: The Construction of Christian Families in the Greco-Roman World By Margaret Y. MacDonald
2013 | 248 Pages | ISBN: 148130223X | PDF | 2 MB
The Power of Children examines Christian teaching about children in the context of family life in the Roman world. Specifically, author Margaret Y. MacDonald measures the impact of the New Testament's household codes (Colossians 3:18-4:1; Ephesians 5:21-6:9; the Pastoral letters) for understanding the status and role of children in Christian homes and assemblies. By allowing children to frame her analysis, MacDonald demonstrates that the rigid social divisions of the period (wives-husbands, children-parents, slaves-masters) were far more complex and overlapping within the Christian context--highlighting the way in which Christian families challenged the prevailing imperial ideology. From curbing sexual abuse to the practice of pseudo-parenting and the teaching roles of both men and women in the family, MacDonald documents the development of an early Christian perspective that valued children as members in the household of God.



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E-BooksServing Military and Veteran Families Theories, Research, and Application, 3rd Edition



Serving Military and Veteran Families Theories, Research, and Application, 3rd Edition
Free Download Serving Military and Veteran Families: Theories, Research, and Application, 3rd Edition
by Karen Rose Blaisure, Christina M. Marini
English | 2024 | ISBN: 0367476991 | 504 Pages | True PDF | 16.7 MB



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E-BooksMindfulness for Children, Adolescents, and Families Integrating Research into Practice



Mindfulness for Children, Adolescents, and Families Integrating Research into Practice
Free Download Mindfulness for Children, Adolescents, and Families: Integrating Research into Practice
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031519426 | 339 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 5 MB
This book examines mindfulness-based programs for children and adolescents with diverse needs as well as their parents and other family members. It addresses how a mindfulness approach has been translated to this specific population. Chapters explore theories and evidence in this growing field of interest, adaptations for children and teens with different diagnoses and their families, mindful parenting in relation to the developmental needs of children, implementation issues in everyday life, and the required competencies of mindfulness instructors.



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E-BooksLycian Families in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods A Regional Study of Inscriptions



Lycian Families in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods A Regional Study of Inscriptions
Free Download Lycian Families in the Hellenistic and Roman Periods: A Regional Study of Inscriptions: Towards a Social and Legal Framework
by Selen Kılıç Aslan
English | 2023 | ISBN: 9004548416 | 415 Pages | PDF | 114 MB



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E-BooksIncluding Families and Communities in Urban Education (Hc)



Including Families and Communities in Urban Education (Hc)
Free Download Catherine M Hands, "Including Families and Communities in Urban Education (Hc) "
English | ISBN: 1617354007 | 2011 | 330 pages | PDF | 4 MB
A volume in Issues in Urban Education Series Editors Denise E. Armstrong, Brock University and Brenda J. McMahon, Florida State University This book is intended to examine in depth the issues surrounding family and community involvement initially presented in the book, Inclusion in Urban Educational Environments: Addressing Issues of Diversity, Equity, and Social Justice. It contributes to the ongoing conversations in academia as well as in the profession around effectively engaging all families in their children's education, and building relationships with diverse community members around common educational goals. The book seeks to address issues related to structure, culture, and the agency of individuals and educational organizations. Structure refers to the external forces that impose upon and attempt to define social action, particularly, the institutional arrangements that schools, families and communities have traditionally held in relationship to each other and to the district, state and federal government. Education is tied system of class relations that structures racism, classism and sexism in response to the desire of dominant groups to preserve their privilege and power. The consequence is the economic position of low-income ethnic minority students, the population that we find most frequently in urban schools, is merely reproduced. Students and families from these backgrounds often feel alienated and marginalized and thus unable to engage actively with schools that are viewed as representing the interests of the white middle class. Understanding the success and failures of school, family and community partnerships also demands an examination of the cultural factors that are involved. By looking at culture, both that of the school and the community, we gain a better understanding of how the ideologies, beliefs and values held by the various constituents give rise to ideological conflicts that may impede collaborations. Partnerships are driven by the individual actions or agency of those involved. This collection demonstrates how actions or agency are tied to structural and cultural factors, including racial, ethnic, class, linguistic and gendered positions. Through the contributions of a team of authors who examine family and community involvement in education, a compelling argument is made for the need to attend to issues of structure, culture, and agency. Typically applied to school reform and change issues, this framework adds a new perspective to the family and community involvement literature, and may help to explain why strong family-school-community partnerships are not more widespread despite the abundance of literature that details the benefits of partnering for students, school personnel and their partners. By looking at the structures in the schools, districts and broader community that impact family and community involvement, the organizational cultures that support or limit their involvement, and the ability for students, their families, the community members and school personnel to make a difference in education, the book not only demonstrates the importance of these elements, but how they work together or against each other. Most importantly, the book illustrates how authentic partnerships - characterized by respectful, two-way communication that leads to shared goals and mutually beneficial relationships - can be created and maintained.



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E-BooksConflicts and Conflict Dynamics in Business Families



Conflicts and Conflict Dynamics in Business Families
Free Download Conflicts and Conflict Dynamics in Business Families: Dealing with Internal Family Disputes
English | 2024 | ISBN: 3031502256 | 94 Pages | PDF EPUB (True) | 9 MB
Conflicts within the owner circle - or rather, within the "family of the family business" - are often the main cause of existential crises for family businesses. The damaging effects of unchecked family conflicts affect two social systems: the family business and the business family itself. The impairment of the survival capability of the family business goes hand in hand with the reduced chance of constructive follow-up communication between family members. Once caught up in conflict communication, it is extremely difficult for business families to get out of it without the help of external knowledge. It is therefore surprising that the topic of conflict prevention in business families has so far been given relatively little attention.



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