Family and Public Policy – serie
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6 produkter
Stand by Me
The Risks and Rewards of Mentoring Today’s Youth
Häftad, 2004
507 kr
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A child at loose ends needs help, and someone steps in--a Big Brother, a Big Sister, a mentor from the growing ranks of volunteers offering their time and guidance to more than two million American adolescents. Does it help? How effective are mentoring programs, and how do they work? Are there …
Time Divide
Work, Family, and Gender Inequality
Av Jerry A. Jacobs, Kathleen Gerson
Häftad, 2006
359 kr
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In a panoramic study that draws on diverse sources, Jerry A. Jacobs and Kathleen Gerson explain why and how time pressures have emerged and what we can do to alleviate them. In contrast to the conventional wisdom that all Americans are overworked, they show that time itself has become a form of …
What Children Need
Häftad, 2010
314 kr
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What do children need to grow and develop? And how can their needs be met when parents work? Emphasizing the importance of parental choice, quality of care, and work opportunities, economist Jane Waldfogel guides readers through the maze of social science research evidence to offer comprehensive …
Valuing Children
Rethinking the Economics of the Family
Av Nancy Folbre
Häftad, 2010
281 kr
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Nancy Folbre challenges the conventional economist's assumption that parents have children for the same reason that they acquire pets--primarily for the pleasure of their company. Children become the workers and taxpayers of the next generation, and "investments" in them offer a significant payback …
Divided Families
What Happens to Children When Parents Part
Av Frank F. Furstenberg Jr., Andrew J. Cherlin
Häftad, 1994
393 kr
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In spite of the upset children experience after parental separation, Furstenberg and Cherlin find that most children adapt successfully as long as their mother does reasonably well financially and psychologically, and as long as conflict between parents is low. The casualty of divorce is usually …
Two Sexes
Growing Up Apart, Coming Together
Häftad, 1999
393 kr
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How does being male or female shape us? And what, aside from obvious anatomical differences, does being male or female mean? In this book, the distinguished psychologist Eleanor Maccoby explores how individuals express their sexual identity at successive periods of their lives. A book about sex in …
