Sociology: birth books

314 books were found.

Motherhood in the Old South: Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Infant Rearing

Motherhood in the Old South: Pregnancy, Childbirth,...

Author: Sally G. McMillen
ISBN: 9780807121665
Format: Paperback
$52.67

"An account of the childbearing and rearing responsibilities which consumed, often literally, the lives of women...  Read More >>

A Child on Her Mind: The Experience of Becoming a Mother

A Child on Her Mind: The Experience of Becoming a Mother...

Author: Vangie Bergum
ISBN: 9780897894470
Format: Paperback
$51.99

Stories of women who mother are central to this book. The women come to mothering through birth and adoption, as...  Read More >>

A Child on Her Mind: The Experience of Becoming a Mother

A Child on Her Mind: The Experience of Becoming a Mother...

Author: Vangie Bergum
ISBN: 9780897894463
Format: Hardback
$140.00

Stories of women who mother are central to this book. The women come to mothering through birth and adoption, as...  Read More >>

Controlling Reproduction: An American History

Controlling Reproduction: An American History

Author: Andrea Tone
ISBN: 9780842025744
Format: Hardback
$166.95

Contains 39 writings on the history of reproduction in the US. This title stresses the centrality of gender in the...  Read More >>

Controlling Reproduction: An American History

Controlling Reproduction: An American History

Author: Andrea Tone
ISBN: 9780842025751
Format: Paperback
$60.95

Contains 39 writings on the history of reproduction in the US. This title stresses the centrality of gender in the...  Read More >>

At Women’s Expense: State Power and the Politics of Fetal Rights

At Women’s Expense: State Power and the Politics of...

Author: Cynthia R. Daniels
ISBN: 9780674050440
Format: Paperback
$61.95

This study shows state power at work in the struggle between foetal rights and the rights of the woman, and suggests...  Read More >>

History of Childbirth: Fertility, Pregnancy and Birth in Early Modern Europe

History of Childbirth: Fertility, Pregnancy and Birth...

Author: Jacques Gelis (University of Paris VIII)
ISBN: 9780745618401
Format: Paperback
$51.95

Highly detailed and clearly written, this book is the first full-length study of the complex system of practices,...  Read More >>

Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting: Findings From A Racially Diverse Sample

Adolescent Pregnancy and Parenting: Findings From A...

Author: Patricia L. East ,  Marianne E. Felice
ISBN: 9780805814705
Format: Hardback
$72.00

A collection of studies on adolescent pregnancy and parenting. More than 200 women in an ethnically diverse sample...  Read More >>

Birth Order and Political Behavior

Birth Order and Political Behavior

Author: Albert Somit ,  Alan Arwine
ISBN: 9780761801344
Format: Paperback
$83.95

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DELIVERED AT HOME

DELIVERED AT HOME

Author: Julia Allison ,  Margaret Brain
ISBN: 9780748735006
Format: Paperback
$106.06

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Reproduction, Ethics, and the Law: Feminist Perspectives

Reproduction, Ethics, and the Law: Feminist Perspectives...

Author: Joan C. Callahan
ISBN: 9780253209962
Format: Paperback
$94.95

Addresses some of the pressing moral and legal quandaries in contemporary society - those revolving around human...  Read More >>

Care of the Mother and Newborn

Care of the Mother and Newborn

Author: Joanna E. Trevelyan ,  Jill Fardell
ISBN: 9780333647363
Format: Paperback
$49.95

Written to help further the education of health care professionals, this text explores such areas as: the notion...  Read More >>

Birth Order and Political Behavior

Birth Order and Political Behavior

Author: Albert Somit ,  Alan Arwine
ISBN: 9780761801337
Format: Hardback
$129.38

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Women, Power, and Childbirth: A Case Study of a Free-Standing Birth Center

Women, Power, and Childbirth: A Case Study of a Free-Standing...

Author: Kathleen D. Turkel
ISBN: 9780897893176
Format: Hardback
$103.00

Based on her 12 year study of a free-standing birth center, Turkel analyzes the medical model of childbirth in contrast...  Read More >>

Conceiving the New World Order: The Global Politics of Reproduction

Conceiving the New World Order: The Global Politics...

Author: Faye D. Ginsburg ,  Rayna Rapp
ISBN: 9780520089143
Format: Paperback
$57.95

Provides a dramatic investigation of the dynamics of reproduction. This title explores the complexity of contemporary...  Read More >>

Pregnancy in a High-Tech Age: Paradoxes of Choice

Pregnancy in a High-Tech Age: Paradoxes of Choice

Author: Robin Gregg
ISBN: 9780814730751
Format: Paperback
$64.99

Too often, in the debate over reproductive rights and technologies, we lose sight of the fundamental emotional and...  Read More >>

Pregnancy in a High-Tech Age: Paradoxes of Choice

Pregnancy in a High-Tech Age: Paradoxes of Choice

Author: Robin Gregg
ISBN: 9780814730676
Format: Hardback
$193.00

Too often, in the debate over reproductive rights and technologies, we lose sight of the fundamental emotional and...  Read More >>

The Future of Low Birth-Rate Populations

The Future of Low Birth-Rate Populations

Author: Lincoln H. Day
ISBN: 9780415127042
Format: Paperback
$84.00

Lincoln H. Day assesses the demographic situation, the likely policy alternatives, the significance of future changes...  Read More >>

Young, Poor, and Pregnant: The Psychology of Teenage Motherhood

Young, Poor, and Pregnant: The Psychology of Teenage...

Author: Judith S. Musick
ISBN: 9780300061956
Format: Paperback
$39.95

Discusses how psychological pressures of adolescence interact with the problems of being poor to create a situation...  Read More >>

Perfect Husbands (& Other Fairy Tales): Demystifying Marriage, Men, and Romance

Perfect Husbands (& Other Fairy Tales): Demystifying...

Author: Regina Barreca
ISBN: 9780385475389
Format: Paperback
$48.00

"In a book as provocative and insightful as Deborah Tannen's You Just Don't Understand, Barreca explores the new...  Read More >>

Birth, Death, and Motherhood in Classical Greece

Birth, Death, and Motherhood in Classical Greece

Author: Nancy Demand
ISBN: 9780801847622
Format: Hardback
$132.00

Offers a comprehensive exploration of the social and cultural construction of childbirth in ancient Greece. Reading...  Read More >>

Prenatal Testing: A Sociological Perspective

Prenatal Testing: A Sociological Perspective

Author: B. M. Burke ,  Aliza Kolker
ISBN: 9780897893374
Format: Hardback
$140.00

Prenatal testing for genetic abnormalities has transformed pregnancy and motherhood. Using sociological research,...  Read More >>

Rebounding from Childbirth: Toward Emotional Recovery

Rebounding from Childbirth: Toward Emotional Recovery...

Author: Lynn Madsen
ISBN: 9780897893480
Format: Paperback
$48.00

Without true healing, Madsen's analysis reveals, a new mother's suppressed sense of loss and pain can affect her...  Read More >>

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