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Family Dynamics over the Life Course: Foundations, Turning Points and Outcomes
This open access book examines how families and other social institutions interact to shape outcomes over the life course. It considers how to use research evidence to reduce social disadvantage through translation of evidence to support public policies and programs. The chapters focus on key life course stages such as early child development, adolescence, emerging adulthood, parenting, marriag…
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- 978-3-031-12224-8
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- Life Course Research and Social Policies
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- VIII, 326
Family Dynamics over the Life Course
This open access book examines how families and other social institutions interact to shape outcomes over the life course. It considers how to use research evidence to reduce social disadvantage through translation of evidence to support public policies and programs. The chapters focus on key life course stages such as early child development, adolescence, emerging adulthood, parenting, marriag…
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- 1
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- 978-3-031-12224-8
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- Life Course Research and Social Policies
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- VIII, 326
First-in-Family Students, University Experience and Family Life
This open access book, now in its second edition, offers a comprehensive overview of the experiences of First in Family (FiF) or first-generation students in higher education. It draws upon narratives of students and their family members and spans the entire university student life cycle (pre-entry, commencement, progression and graduation) with a focus on specific cohorts including mature-aged…
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- 978-3-031-34450-3
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- XXIII, 294
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Renewing the Family: A History of the Baby Boomers
This book traces the history of the baby-boomers, beginning with an explanation of the cause of the post-war baby boom and ending with the contemporary concerns of ageing boomers. It shows how the baby-boomers challenged traditional family attitudes and adopted new lifestyles in the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on 90 interviews conducted with baby boomers living in London and Paris, the book demons…
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The Contemporary Family in France
This book provides a portrait of the family in France today, revealing many of the deep-seated, demographic changes that have affected French society in recent decades. It first focuses on conjugal and family trajectories, examining union formation, types of union, entry into parenthood, influence of religion, and separation. Next, the book explores domestic organization within the couple. It l…
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- 978-3-319-09528-8
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- IX, 273, 63 b/w illustrations
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- INED Population Studies
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Youth Work, Early Education, and Psychology Liminal Encounters
Youth Work, Early Education, and Psychology re-examines the set of relations generally referred to as working with children and youth. It presents a series of propositions that highlight politicized strategies to working with young people under current conditions of late liberal capitalism.
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- 978-1-137-48004-0
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Youth Quotas and other Efficient Forms of Youth Participation in Ageing Socie…
This book examines ways to ensure that the rights, interests and concerns of young people are properly represented in Western democracies. One new proposal is the introduction of youth quotas in political institutions in order to counter the possible marginalization of young people caused by demographic ageing and, thereby, an overrepresentation of the interests of the elderly. The book expl…
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- 978-3-319-13431-4
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Young Children and Families in the Information Age Applications of Technolog…
This edited book presents the most recent theory, research and practice on information and technology literacy as it relates to the education of young children. Because computers have made it so easy to disseminate information, the amount of available information has grown at an exponential rate, making it impossible for educators to prepare students for the future without teaching them how to …
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- 978-94-017-9184-7
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Work and Family Interface in the International Career Context
This book focuses on the interface of work and personal life of international professionals. The globalization of business has led to an increasing number of people who work in international roles either through working abroad on different kinds of assignments or through international travelling. This book provides novel knowledge on the topic from different perspectives, highlighting not only …
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- 978-3-319-17647-5
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- Work and
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Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan With Special A…
This book provides insightful sociological analyses of Japanese demography and families, paying attention not only to national average data, but also to regional variations and community level analyses. In analyzing Japanese family issues such as demographic changes, courtship and marriage, international marriage, divorce, late-life divorce, and the elderly living alone, this book emphasizes th…
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- 978-981-287-185-5
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- XIX, 184
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