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Showing 1 - 12 of 12 results for “magali barbieri”
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  • Reconfiguring Families in Contemporary Vietnam

    Edited by Danièle Bélanger, Magali Barbieri ...
    Series series Contemporary Issues in Asia and the Pacific
    Reconfiguring Families in Contemporary Vietnam chronicles and analyzes the most significant change for families in Vietnam's recent past – the transition to a market economy, referred to as Doi Moi in Vietnamese and generally translated as the "renovation". Two decades have passed since the wide-ranging institutional transformations that took place reconfigured the ways families produce and ... Read more

    $42.99 CAD

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    Is He "the One" or Should You Run? A Guide to Living Happily Ever After

    by Anne Milford, Jennifer Gauvain ...
    Don’t walk down that aisle until you read this book! Whether you’re engaged, in a serious relationship, or looking for Mr. Right, How Not to Marry the Wrong Guy can help you decide to take the plunge or run in the opposite direction.Anne Milford canceled her wedding five months before the big day. It was a heart-wrenching decision, but one she has never regretted as she is now happily married with ... Read more

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  • Asperger Syndrome - A Love Story

    by Sarah Hendrickx, Keith Newton ...
    Open, honest and upbeat, this book gives personal insight into both the ups and downs of an Asperger relationship. Seeking to challenge the bad press that people with Asperger Syndrome (AS) get as partners, Sarah and Keith tell their story of how they are making it work - and also how they got it wrong - with disarming frankness and humour.When Sarah and Keith met in 2003 neither knew much about ... Read more

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  • The Family on Beartown Road

    A Memoir of Love and Courage

    by Elizabeth Cohen ...
    A NEW YORK TIMES NOTABLE BOOK • “[A] touching memoir . . . What makes the book so sympathetic is Cohen’s lack of self-pity and the straightforward tone. . . . [A] superb chronicle.”—PeopleThe Family on Beartown Road is Elizabeth Cohen’s true and moving portrait of love and courage.Elizabeth, a member of the “sandwich generation”—those caught in the middle, simultaneously caring for their children ... Read more

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  • Against the Grain

    Couples, Gender, and the Reframing of Parenting

    by Gillian Ranson ...
    Drawing on findings from interviews done with 32 families living in cities across Canada, Ranson challenges dominant understandings of mothering and fathering by looking closely at how couples who have opted for less traditional divisions of labour negotiate their parental and household responsibilities. Included are interviews with breadwinner mothers and caregiver fathers, and with dual-earner ... Read more

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  • Dreaming

    Hard Luck and Good Times in America

    by Carolyn See ...
    “Without sensationalism, totally outside the chic-trash mode, Carolyn See writes from way down inside the pain, the depression, and the lies that encumber most American lives. She knows what ‘family values’ really are, and tells her story with a hard-earned sweetness that transforms the unbearable into clear profit for the reader’s mind and heart.”—Ursula K. Le Guin“I’ve always thought Carolyn See ... Read more

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  • Fathers in Cultural Context

    Edited by David W. Shwalb, Barbara J. Shwalb, Michael E. Lamb ...
    A CHOICE Outstanding Academic Title 2013! Winner, APA Division 52 Ursula Gielen Global Psychology Book Award, 2014! This new volume reviews the latest research on fathering from every continent, from cultures representing over 50% of the world’s population. International experts on 14 societies/regions discuss cultural and historical influences, variations between and within cultures, and socio ... Read more

    $133.99 CAD

  • ADHD in Lebanese Schools

    Diagnosis, Assessment, and Treatment

    by Hala Mohammed Berri, Anies Al-Hroub ...
    Series series Behavioral Science and Psychology (R0)
    This Brief addresses the causes, assessment, and treatment of ADHD in Lebanese schoolchildren. It details how the disorder is currently defined in Lebanese elementary schools and examines schoolteachers’ understanding of and conceptions about ADHD across three domains: general knowledge; symptoms and diagnosis; and treatment. This concise volume presents the authors’ research into Lebanese ... Read more

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  • Reproductive Health and Maternal Sacrifice

    Women, Choice and Responsibility

    by Pam Lowe ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book demonstrates that the symbol of maternal sacrifice is the notion that 'proper' women put the welfare of children, whether born, in utero or not conceived, over and above any choices and desires of their own. The idea of maternal sacrifice acts as powerful signifier in judging women's behaviour that goes beyond necessary care for any children. The book traces its presence in various ... Read more

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    Mobility-in-Migration in an Era of Globalization

    Edited by A. Veale, G. Donà ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This edited collection captures the intersection between migration, mobility and childhood studies. Contributors explore under-researched child and youth short-term and micro movements within major migration fluxes that occur in response to migration and global change. ... Read more

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  • Handbook of Marriage and the Family

    Edited by Gary W. Peterson, Kevin R. Bush ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The third edition of Handbook of Marriage and the Family describes, analyzes, synthesizes, and critiques the current research and theory about family relationships, family structural variations, and the role of families in society. This updated Handbook provides the most comprehensive state-of-the art assessment of the existing knowledge of family life, with particular attention to variations due ... Read more

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  • How to be a Happier Parent

    Raising a Family, Having a Life, and Loving (Almost) Every Minute

    by KJ Dell'Antonia ...
    An encouraging guide to helping parents find more happiness in their day-to-day family life, from the former lead editor of the New York Times' Motherlode blog.In all the writing and reporting KJ Dell'Antonia has done on families over the years, one topic keeps coming up again and again: parents crave a greater sense of happiness in their daily lives. In this optimistic, solution-packed book, KJ ... Read more

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