Sociology: birth books

Drawing on personal journals and letters, underground newsletters, and alternative publications, this first history...  Read More >>

In surprising stories that take us into the worlds of hitmen, insurance frauds and modern-day slaves, Jenny Kleeman...  Read More >>

Over the course of the last few decades, the nature of close personal relationships has evolved dramatically. More...  Read More >>

In surprising stories that take us into the worlds of hitmen, insurance frauds and modern-day slaves, Jenny Kleeman...  Read More >>

"""Washington Examiner columnist Timothy P. Carney explains why parenting is harder and children are less happy...  Read More >>

"Americans hold marriage in such high esteem that we push people toward it, reward them for taking part in it, and...  Read More >>

Through rich and poignant stories and critical analysis of policy, this book sheds light on what it is like, and...  Read More >>

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Joan Skinner has been a midwife since 1976 and has seen extraordinary change, both in the way women are supported...  Read More >>

A radical new examination of the transition into motherhood and how it affects the mind, brain and body During...  Read More >>

Emerging technologies in reproductive science won’t just change the ways we become parents - they’ll play a key...  Read More >>

Based on interviews conducted from before conception through to after the child's birth, this book maps out the...  Read More >>

Drawing on interviews with donors, their kin and fertility counsellors, the authors discuss what donation stories...  Read More >>

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First published in 1994, Marie Maclean studies the writings of social rebels and explores the relationship between...  Read More >>

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Alison Stone investigates how human existence is conditioned by the fact that it begins with birth. How does birth...  Read More >>

Written by Canadian social workers, this book addresses the impact of trauma-related events and emphasizes the importance...  Read More >>

Written by Canadian social workers, this book addresses the impact of trauma-related events and emphasizes the importance...  Read More >>

A detailed story of how social science contributed to gay rights gains in the courts.For most of American history,...  Read More >>

A detailed story of how social science contributed to gay rights gains in the courts.For most of American history,...  Read More >>

Taking a lived religion approach that draws on extensive ethnographic research on abortion debates in public spaces,...  Read More >>

While it has been argued that anonymity in gamete donation has been brought to an end, Amelie Baumann suggests that...  Read More >>

This fascinating new book radically rewrites all that we know about eighteenth-century childbirth by placing women’s...  Read More >>

This fascinating new book radically rewrites all that we know about eighteenth-century childbirth by placing women’s...  Read More >>