Family Sociology

After her traditional engagement to her high school sweetheart falls apart, Liza Monroy faced the prospect of another devastating loss: the deportation of her best friend Emir. Desperate to stay in America, Emir tried every legal recourse to obtain a green card knowing that his return to the Middle East where gay men are often beaten and sometimes killed was too dangerous. So Liza proposes to Emir in efforts to keep him safe and by her side. After a fast wedding in Las Vegas, the couple faces new adventures and obstacles in both L.A. and New York City as they dodge the INS.

In 2010 former gang leader turned community activist Big Mike Cummings asked UCLA gang expert Jorja Leap to co-lead a group of men struggling to be better fathers in Watts, South Los Angeles. These men, black and brown, from late adolescence to middle age, come together each week to help one another answer the question "how can I be a good father when I've never had one?"

Parenting for a Digital Future moves beyond the panicky headlines to offer a deeply researched exploration of what it means to parent in a period of significant social and technological change.

The work-family conflict that mothers experience today is a national crisis. Women struggle to balance breadwinning with the bulk of parenting, and stress is constant. Social policies don't help. Of all Western industrialized countries, the US ranks dead last for supportive work-family policies: No federal paid parental leave. The highest gender wage gap. No minimum standard for vacation and sick days. Can American women look to European policies for solutions?

A compulsively listenable behind-the-scenes memoir that takes listeners inside the weddings section of The New York Times - the good, bad, and just plain weird - through the eyes of a young reporter just as she's falling in love herself.

Diskriminierung im Zeitalter von #MeToo, Catcalling, Manspreading, Sexismus - nur wenige Themen finden gegenwärtig ein solches Maß an Aufmerksamkeit wie diese, wohl auch deswegen, weil vieles im Umbruch ist. Speziell die westlichen Gesellschaften, aber auch ein großer Teil der nicht-westlichen Weltbevölkerung, befindet sich in einer Art Suchbewegung, stellt Althergebrachtes in Frage, ohne genau zu wissen, was an seine Stelle treten soll. Konfrontationen und Verunsicherungen sind die Folge. Dieses Hörbuch diskutiert ethische und philosophische Aspekte der Geschlechterbeziehungen.

10 Great Dates revolutionizes dating by providing you with 10 innovative great dates based on marriage enriching themes guaranteed to energize your relationship with fun, friendship, and romance.

En una narrativa psicoanalítica, el texto explora cómo durante esas más de veinte centurias ha persistido una estructura psíquica patriarcal que, empeñada en considerar a las mujeres como criaturas insignificantes, configura una sexualidad masculina que casi siempre culmina en la infidelidad.

How do you continue on with your life as a widow and sole parent? Even if you had life all figured out before the loss of your husband, you now find yourself as the head of household and the only person responsible for your children after his passing. Having walked this journey, Michelle Hoffmann shares guidance on how to deal with the unthinkable like removing your wedding ring, adjusting your social media, and finding the right surrogate to represent at the father-daughter dance.

The Subjection of Women is an 1869 essay by the English philosopher and political economist John Stuart Mill, based on ideas he developed jointly with his wife Harriet Taylor Mill. At the time of its publication, the essay's argument for equality between the sexes was an affront to conventional norms regarding the status of men and women. Mill contended that the emancipation and education of women would have positive benefits for all people; the companionship of equally educated persons would result in the greater intellectual development of all.

Wendell battles to the heart of all of the problems in society and teaches his lost children how to defeat Hook and his evil mind controlling pirates. Our path gets darker as the fairies of the world lose the fire that drives them. Because if we lose the ability to interpret non-literal examples into the reality of how we and everything around us functions, then we also inflict oppression that could obtain us real collective insight.

Mummy Jojo Uncut: Time for a Mojo Injection is a refreshingly honest, heart-warmingly funny take on the highs and lows of relationships, parenthood, work, and family life. Set in the stunning city of Edinburgh, Scotland, join Mummy Jojo on her journey to finding her brightest mojo, and her unique take on life will have you laughing, crying, and everything in between. Mental health real talk that holds absolutely nothing back.

In Marital Cruelty in Antebellum America, Robin C. Sager probes the struggles of aggrieved spouses shedding light on the nature of marriage and violence in the United States in the decades prior to the Civil War. Analyzing over 1,500 divorce records that reveal intimate details of marriages in conflict in Virginia, Texas, and Wisconsin from 1840-1860, Sager offers a rare glimpse into the private lives of ordinary Americans shaken by accusations of cruelty.

In our society the act of infidelity is usually associated with the husband. But what happens when the wife cheats? Very little is written about how the husband and children deal with the lies, deceit, betrayal, and abandonment when the wife violates the martial vows. Follow one man's journey as he and his two young daughters cope the devastation that occurs when the wife cheats.

In We Live for the We, first-time mother Dani McClain sets out to understand how to raise her daughter in what she, as a black woman, knows to be an unjust—even hostile—society. Black women are more likely to die during pregnancy or birth than any other race; black mothers must stand before television cameras telling the world that their slain children were human beings. What, then, is the best way to keep fear at bay and raise a child so she lives with dignity and joy?

Nach der Schule wird der siebenjährige Marvin vom Arche-Bus abgeholt. Er wirkt müde und erschöpft. Er freut sich auf seine erste Mahlzeit am Tag. Weder für Frühstück noch für Essen in der Schule können seine Eltern sorgen. Das ist trauriger Alltag in Deutschland. Die Autoren möchten mit diesem Hörbuch wachrütteln. Es soll eine Inspiration für diejenigen sein, die etwas in unserer Gesellschaft ändern und jedem Kind eine Chance auf ein selbstbestimmtes Leben geben wollen.

In her first book, The Presidency in Black and White, journalist April Ryan examined race in America through her experience as a White House reporter. In this book, she shifts the conversation from the White House to every home in America. At Mama's Knee looks at race and race relations through the lessons that mothers transmit to their children.

Among consenting adults, family should be a matter of choice and the configuration thereof should be the choice of the family members. There are between 50,000 and 100,000 families in the U.S. living in polygamy today. Recently, these numbers began to climb rapidly as certain Christian, Islamic, and secular groups seek ways to live according to their convictions, in spite of federal and state laws. The growth is accelerating at a surprising rate. Yet, there are few resources and little information to help those seeking happiness in this way of life. This book is a primer for those wishing to seek fulfillment outside the confines of monogamy. As people search for and find their own happiness, the population practicing polygamy will soon grow large enough to have a voice loud enough to change the laws of the land from within. Polygamy may be the next movement in the search for individual freedom and happiness.

David Giffels grew up fascinated by his father's dusty, tool-strewn workshop and the countless creations - both practical and fantastical - it inspired. So when he enlisted his 81-year-old dad for the unusual project of building a casket, he thought of it mostly as a way to learn and to spend time together. Life had other plans. The unexpected death of his mother and, a year later, of his best friend, coupled with turning 50 and the growing realization that his father won't always be around for such offbeat adventures, leads to a harsh confrontation with mortality and loss.

Lasting Marriage is an encouraging and insightful book that will help your marriage grow and strengthen in love and service to each other. You will learn how your marriage can become one of those success stories you hear about. You will be more in love with your spouse at your 50th wedding anniversary than on your wedding day. By knowing and applying God's meaning and purpose of marriage into your relationship, you will have a lasting marriage.