Sociology: birth books

314 books were found.

The Auditor's Companion: Concepts and Terms, from A to Z

The Auditor's Companion: Concepts and Terms, from A...

Author: David J. O'Regan
ISBN: 9781647124205
Format: Paperback
$57.99

The only comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary covering the concepts and language of auditing The Auditor's Companion...  Read More >>

Fertility Change on the American Frontier: Adaptation and Innovation

Fertility Change on the American Frontier: Adaptation...

Author: Lee L. Bean ,  Geraldine P. Mineau
ISBN: 9780520414433
Format: Hardback
$250.80

With findings that challenge conventional wisdom, Fertility Change on the American Frontier will interest demographers,...  Read More >>

The Auditor's Companion: Concepts and Terms, from A to Z

The Auditor's Companion: Concepts and Terms, from A...

Author: David J. O'Regan
ISBN: 9781647124199
Format: Hardback
$174.00

The only comprehensive and up-to-date dictionary covering the concepts and language of auditing The Auditor's Companion...  Read More >>

The Price of Life: In Search of What We're Worth and Who Decides

The Price of Life: In Search of What We're Worth and...

Author: Jenny Kleeman
ISBN: 9781035004973
Format: Paperback
$36.99

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

The Price of Life: In Search of What We're Worth and Who Decides

The Price of Life: In Search of What We're Worth and...

Author: Jenny Kleeman
ISBN: 9781035004966
Format: Hardback
$39.99

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Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids Much Harder Than It Needs To Be

Family Unfriendly: How Our Culture Made Raising Kids...

Author: Timothy P. Carney
ISBN: 9780063236462
Format: Hardback
$59.99

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

You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than Love

You'll Do: A History of Marrying for Reasons Other Than...

Author: Marcia A. Zug
ISBN: 9781586423742
Format: Hardback
$69.99

"An illuminating and thought-provoking examination of the uniquely American institution of marriage, from the Colonial...  Read More >>

Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations: Breaking Stigma, Pursuing Hope

Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations: Breaking...

Author: Amber Gazso
ISBN: 9781487547530
Format: Paperback
$67.25

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

Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations: Breaking Stigma, Pursuing Hope

Substances, Welfare, and Social Relations: Breaking...

Author: Amber Gazso
ISBN: 9781487546779
Format: Hardback
$134.55

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Labour of Love: A Personal History of midwifery in Aotearoa

Labour of Love: A Personal History of midwifery in Aotearoa...

Author: Joan Skinner
ISBN: 9781991016423
Format: Paperback
$80.19

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

Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth and Motherhood

Matrescence: On the Metamorphosis of Pregnancy, Childbirth...

Author: Lucy Jones
ISBN: 9780241513484
Format: Hardback
$55.00

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

First-Time Parenting Journeys: Expectations and Realities

First-Time Parenting Journeys: Expectations and Realities...

Author: Damien W. Riggs (Flinders University of South Australia) ,  Clare Bartholomaeus (Flinders University of South Australia)
ISBN: 9781316513989
Format: Hardback
$219.94

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

Donors: Curious Connections in Donor Conception

Donors: Curious Connections in Donor Conception

Author: Petra Nordqvist (University of Manchester, UK) ,  Leah Gilman (University of Manchester, UK)
ISBN: 9781800435674
Format: Paperback
$54.99

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

(In)Fertile Male Bodies: Masculinities and Lifestyle Management in Neoliberal Times

(In)Fertile Male Bodies: Masculinities and Lifestyle...

Author: Esmée Sinéad Hanna (De Montfort University, UK) ,  Brendan Gough (Leeds Beckett University, UK)
ISBN: 9781800716100
Format: Hardback
$181.99

Esmée Sinéad Hanna and Brendan Gough examine men’s experiences of fertility and lifestyle practices, exploring personal...  Read More >>

Technologies of Reproduction Across the Lifecourse: Expanding Reproductive Studies

Technologies of Reproduction Across the Lifecourse:...

Author: Victoria Boydell (University of Essex, UK) ,  Katharine Dow (University of Cambridge, UK)
ISBN: 9781800717343
Format: Hardback
$181.99

This book presents a dialogue between scholars on different aspects of reproductive technologies. If we continue...  Read More >>

The Name of the Mother: Writing Illegitimacy

The Name of the Mother: Writing Illegitimacy

Author: Marie Maclean
ISBN: 9781032265490
Format: Hardback
$221.00

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

Being Born: Birth and Philosophy

Being Born: Birth and Philosophy

Author: Alison Stone (Lancaster University)
ISBN: 9780192872302
Format: Paperback
$54.31

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Trauma, Spirituality, and Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical Social Work Practice

Trauma, Spirituality, and Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical...

Author: Heather M. Boynton ,  Jo-Ann Vis
ISBN: 9781487543945
Format: Hardback
$135.00

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

Trauma, Spirituality, and Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical Social Work Practice

Trauma, Spirituality, and Posttraumatic Growth in Clinical...

Author: Heather M. Boynton ,  Jo-Ann Vis
ISBN: 9781487543952
Format: Paperback
$62.99

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

Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK: Ultra-sacrificial Motherhood, Religion and Reproductive Rights in the Public Sphere

Anti-Abortion Activism in the UK: Ultra-sacrificial...

Author: Pam Lowe (Aston University, UK) ,  Sarah-Jane Page (Aston University, UK)
ISBN: 9781839093999
Format: Hardback
$170.99

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

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