Sociology: birth books

310 books were found.

Being Fat: Women, Weight, and Feminist Activism in Canada

Being Fat: Women, Weight, and Feminist Activism in Canada...

Author: Jenny Ellison
ISBN: 9781487504755
Format: Hardback
$135.00

Being Fat examines the history of fat activism in Canada, correlating this history with second wave feminism and...  Read More >>

Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What it Teaches Us About Being Human

Early: An Intimate History of Premature Birth and What...

Author: Sarah DiGregorio
ISBN: 9780008394707
Format: Paperback
$25.85

Inspired by Sarah DiGregorio’s harrowing experience giving birth to her premature daughter, Early is a compelling...  Read More >>

Being Born: Birth and Philosophy

Being Born: Birth and Philosophy

Author: Alison Stone (Lancaster University)
ISBN: 9780198845782
Format: Hardback
$90.95

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

Contraception Today

Contraception Today

Author: John Guillebaud (University College London, UK)
ISBN: 9780815393504
Format: Hardback
$357.00

Contraception Today is the ideal guide to contraceptive advice for general practitioners and practice nurses. The...  Read More >>

Countless Blessings: A History of Childbirth and Reproduction in the Sahel

Countless Blessings: A History of Childbirth and Reproduction...

Author: Barbara M. Cooper
ISBN: 9780253042019
Format: Paperback
$87.95

Barbara M. Cooper sets out to understand childbirth in Niger, a country with the world's highest fertility rate...  Read More >>

Changing Birth in the Andes: Culture, Policy, and Safe Motherhood in Peru

Changing Birth in the Andes: Culture, Policy, and Safe...

Author: Lucia Guerra-Reyes
ISBN: 9780826522375
Format: Paperback
$92.27

In 1997, when the author began research in Peru, she observed a profound disconnect between the birth care desires...  Read More >>

Changing Birth in the Andes: Culture, Policy, and Safe Motherhood in Peru

Changing Birth in the Andes: Culture, Policy, and Safe...

Author: Lucia Guerra-Reyes
ISBN: 9780826522368
Format: Hardback
$184.67

In 1997, when the author began research in Peru, she observed a profound disconnect between the birth care desires...  Read More >>

Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family

Full Surrogacy Now: Feminism Against Family

Author: Sophie Lewis
ISBN: 9781786637291
Format: Hardback
$34.99

In order to become ethically acceptable, surrogacy must change beyond recognition - but we need more surrogacy,...  Read More >>

Mum's not the word: Childless Childfree

Mum's not the word: Childless Childfree

Author: Denise Felkin
ISBN: 9781787113701
Format: Hardback
$51.72

Mum's not the word shares stories of birth control, choice, freedom, regret and pain. Could civilisation be guided...  Read More >>

Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and Caregiving

Making Motherhood Work: How Women Manage Careers and...

Author: Caitlyn Collins
ISBN: 9780691178851
Format: Hardback
$54.99

A cross-national account of working mothers' daily lives--and the revolution in public policy and culture needed...  Read More >>

Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Family and Personal Relationships

Taking Sides: Clashing Views in Family and Personal...

Author: Don Dyson
ISBN: 9781260181548
Format: Paperback
$191.98

"The Taking Sides Collection on McGraw-Hill Create® includes current controversial issues in a debate-style forma...  Read More >>

International Surrogacy as Disruptive Industry in Southeast Asia

International Surrogacy as Disruptive Industry in Southeast...

Author: Andrea Whittaker
ISBN: 9780813596839
Format: Paperback
$62.70

Andrea Whittaker traces the development of international surrogacy industry and its movement across Southeast Asia...  Read More >>

International Surrogacy as Disruptive Industry in Southeast Asia

International Surrogacy as Disruptive Industry in Southeast...

Author: Andrea Whittaker
ISBN: 9780813596846
Format: Hardback
$173.80

Andrea Whittaker traces the development of international surrogacy industry and its movement across Southeast Asia...  Read More >>

Family Demography in Asia: A Comparative Analysis of Fertility Preferences

Family Demography in Asia: A Comparative Analysis of...

Author: Stuart Gietel-Basten ,  John Casterline
ISBN: 9781785363542
Format: Hardback
$342.00

The demographic future of Asia is a global issue. As the biggest driver of population growth, an understanding of...  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: 9780520301573
Format: Paperback
$65.95

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

Fighting Fat: Canada, 1920-1980

Fighting Fat: Canada, 1920-1980

Author: Wendy Mitchinson ,  John Borrows
ISBN: 9781487503574
Format: Hardback
$160.00

Fighting Fat is a comprehensive study of approaches to obesity from 1920 to 1980 in Canada. It examines the health...  Read More >>

I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines of Jihad

I Was Told to Come Alone: My Journey Behind the Lines...

Author: Souad Mekhennet
ISBN: 9781250180575
Format: Paperback
$55.41

A Washington Post Best Book of 2017.  Read More >>

Prairie Fairies: A History of Queer Communities and People in Western Canada, 1930-1985

Prairie Fairies: A History of Queer Communities and...

Author: Valerie J. Korinek
ISBN: 9780802095312
Format: Paperback
$84.99

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Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS

Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS

Author: Amy Carney
ISBN: 9781487502584
Format: Hardback
$170.00

Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS, by Amy Carney, is the first work to significantly assess the role of SS...  Read More >>

Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS

Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS

Author: Amy Carney
ISBN: 9781487522049
Format: Paperback
$69.99

Marriage and Fatherhood in the Nazi SS, by Amy Carney, is the first work to significantly assess the role of SS...  Read More >>

In the Children's Best Interests: Unaccompanied Children in American-Occupied Germany, 1945-1952

In the Children's Best Interests: Unaccompanied Children...

Author: Lynne Taylor
ISBN: 9781487502355
Format: Hardback
$270.00

Taylor’s exploration and insight into the debates around national identity and the privilege of citizenship challenges...  Read More >>

Gen Combo Looseleaf Marriage and Family; Connect Access Card

Gen Combo Looseleaf Marriage and Family; Connect Access...

Author: Jeanette C Lauer, PH.D. (Alliant International Univ/Usi)
ISBN: 9781260270624
Format: Mixed media product
$348.48

This text combines a positive and practical approach to the study of marriage and family life. It is based on extensive...  Read More >>

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