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  • Inequalities of Aging

    Paradoxes of Independence in American Home Care

    by Elana D Buch ...
    Series Book 5 - Anthropologies of American Medicine
    Winner, 2020 Eileen Basker Memorial Prize, given by the Society for Medical AnthropologyThe troubling dynamic of the American home care industry where increased independence for the elderly conflicts with the well being of caregiversPaid home care is one of the fastest growing occupations in the United States, and millions of Americans rely on these workers to help them remain at home as they grow ... Read more

    $17.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Successful Aging as a Contemporary Obsession

    Global Perspectives

    by Sarah Lamb, Jessica Robbins-Ruszkowski, Anna Corwin, Toni Calasanti, Neal King, Abigail Brooks, Imani Woody, Emily Wentzell, Elana Buch, Janelle S. Taylor0, Aske Juul Lassen1, Astrid Pernille Jespersen2, Jason Danely3, Judith Farquhar4, Qicheng Zhang5, Janet McIntosh6, Annette Leibing7, Meika Loe8 ...
    Series series Global Perspectives on Aging
    In recent decades, the North American public has pursued an inspirational vision of successful aging—striving through medical technique and individual effort to eradicate the declines, vulnerabilities, and dependencies previously commonly associated with old age. On the face of it, this bold new vision of successful, healthy, and active aging is highly appealing. But it also rests on a deep ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    by Jonas F. Soltis, Kenneth A. Strike ...
    Series series Thinking About Education Series
    This popular book covers the most important ethical issues in contemporary schooling.Written in a style that speaks directly to today’s teacher, The Ethics of Teaching, Fifth Edition uses realistic case studies of day-to-day ethical dilemmas. The book covers such topics as: punishment and due process • intellectual freedom • equal treatment of students • multiculturalism • religious differences • ... Read more

    $37.99 CAD

  • The Ring Makes All the Difference

    The Hidden Consequences of Cohabitation and the Strong Benefits of Marriage

    by Glenn T. Stanton ...
    Cohabitation is hands-down the fastest growing family form in the United States and most Western nations. Most of these couples view the arrangement as a step toward marriage, or as a substitute for marriage. But does living together truly give people what they are longing for? Author Glenn Stanton offers a compelling factual case that nearly every area of health and happiness is increased by ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Wifework

    What marriage really means for women

    by Susan Maushart ...
    Wifework is a fiercely argued, in-depth look at the inequitable division of labor between husbands and wives. Bolstering her own personal experience as a twice-married mother of three with substantial research and broad statistical evidence, Susan Maushart explores the theoretical and evolutionary reasons behind marriage inequality. She forces us to consider why 50 per cent of marriages end in ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Mothers, Mothering and Motherhood Across Cultural Differences

    A Reader

    Edited by Andrea O’Reilly ...
    Mothers, Mothering and Motherhood across Cultural Differences, the first-ever Reader on the subject matter, examines the meaning and practice of mothering/ motherhood from a multitude of maternal perspectives. The Reader includes 22 chapters on the following maternal identities: Aboriginal, Adoptive, At-Home, Birth, Black, Disabled, East-Asian, Feminist, Immigrant/Refuge, Latina/Chicana, Poor/Low ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD

  • Can We Talk about Race?

    And Other Conversations in an Era of School Resegregation

    by Beverly Tatum, Theresa Perry ...
    Series series Race, Education, and Democracy
    **Major new reflections on race and schools—by the best-selling author of “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?“A Simmons College/Beacon Press Race, Education, and Democracy Series Book**Beverly Daniel Tatum emerged on the national scene in 1997 with “Why Are All the Black Kids Sitting Together in the Cafeteria?,“ a book that spoke to a wide audience about the ... Read more

    $15.19 CAD

  • Other Kinds of Families

    Embracing Diversity in Schools

    Edited by Tammy Turner-Vorbeck, Monica Miller Marsh ...
    This important book reconsiders the ways in which families are currently represented and addressed in school curriculum and culture. It addresses such issues as the educational needs of gay and lesbian families, the representation of adoption in children’s literature, and the experiences of homeless students and their families. Includes questions for reflection and discussion at the end of each ... Read more

    $38.99 CAD

  • Tacit Racism

    by Anne Warfield Rawls, Waverly Duck ...
    We need to talk about racism before it destroys our democracy. And that conversation needs to start with an acknowledgement that racism is coded into even the most ordinary interactions.Every time we interact with another human being, we unconsciously draw on a set of expectations to guide us through the encounter. What many of us in the United States—especially white people—do not recognize is ... Read more

    $25.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Ethics, Aging, and Society

    The Critical Turn

    by Martha B. Holstein, PhD, Mark Waymack, PhD, Jennifer A. Parks, PhD ...
    "Ethics, Aging and Society...is the first major work in ten years to critically address issues and methodologies in aging and ethics...This well-organized volume begins theoretically and offers new ways of thinking about ethics that can handle the complexities and realities of aging in particular social contexts."--Choice"This new research-based book, by experts in the field of ethics, is ... Read more

    $86.99 CAD

  • Black, Brown, Bruised

    How Racialized STEM Education Stifles Innovation

    by Ebony Omotola McGee ...
    2022 PROSE Award FinalistDrawing on narratives from hundreds of Black, Latinx, and Indigenous individuals, Ebony Omotola McGee examines the experiences of underrepresented racially minoritized students and faculty members who have succeeded in STEM. Based on this extensive research, McGee advocates for structural and institutional changes to address racial discrimination, stereotyping, and hostile ... Read more

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  • Longing and Belonging

    Parents, Children, and Consumer Culture

    by Allison Pugh ...
    Even as they see their wages go down and their buying power decrease, many parents are still putting their kids' material desires first. These parents struggle with how to handle children's consumer wants, which continue unabated despite the economic downturn. And, indeed, parents and other adults continue to spend billions of dollars on children every year. Why do children seem to desire so much, ... Read more

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