Sociology: birth books

310 books were found.

Third Child: A Study in the Prediction of Fertility

Third Child: A Study in the Prediction of Fertility...

Author: Charles F. Westoff ,  R. G. Potter
ISBN: 9780691651705
Format: Hardback
$210.00

The second phase of a long-term study in American fertility. Tables, interview forms. Originally published in 1963....  Read More >>

Human Fertility in Russia Since the Nineteenth Century

Human Fertility in Russia Since the Nineteenth Century...

Author: Ansley Johnson Coale ,  Barbara A. Anderson
ISBN: 9780691648231
Format: Hardback
$200.00

The birth rate in late-nineteenth century Russia was high and virtually constant, but by 1970 it had fallen by about...  Read More >>

The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Coddled Kids, Helicopter Parents, and Other Phony Crises

The Myth of the Spoiled Child: Coddled Kids, Helicopter...

Author: Alfie Kohn
ISBN: 9780807073889
Format: Paperback
$39.99

Originally published in hardcover in 2014 by Da Capo Lifelong.  Read More >>

Reproductive States: Global Perspectives on the Invention and Implementation of Population Policy

Reproductive States: Global Perspectives on the Invention...

Author: Rickie Solinger (, historian and curator.) ,  Mie Nakachi (, Associate Professor of Gender Studies and Russian History at the Center for Applied Ethics, Hokkaido University.)
ISBN: 9780199311071
Format: Hardback
$413.00

In Reproductive States, a group of international scholars explore the population politics, policies and practices...  Read More >>

The Politics of Reproduction in Ottoman Society, 1838-1900

The Politics of Reproduction in Ottoman Society, 1838-1900...

Author: Gülhan Balsoy
ISBN: 9781138662001
Format: Paperback
$110.00

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Rural Unwed Mothers: An American Experience, 1870-1950

Rural Unwed Mothers: An American Experience, 1870-1950...

Author: Mazie Hough
ISBN: 9781138665071
Format: Paperback
$101.00

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Fertility and Family Planning in the United States

Fertility and Family Planning in the United States

Author: Pascal Kidder Whelpton ,  Arthur A. Campbell
ISBN: 9780691624167
Format: Paperback
$110.00

In 1955 the Scripps Foundation for Research in Population Problems conducted a survey to determine the number of...  Read More >>

Differential Fertility in Central India

Differential Fertility in Central India

Author: Edwin D. Driver
ISBN: 9780691625317
Format: Paperback
$54.99

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College Women and Fertility Values

College Women and Fertility Values

Author: Charles F. Westoff ,  Raymond H. Potvin
ISBN: 9780691623375
Format: Paperback
$59.99

Has the college experience of women been an influence on the number of children desired and the number and spacing...  Read More >>

Third Child: A Study in the Prediction of Fertility

Third Child: A Study in the Prediction of Fertility...

Author: Charles F. Westoff ,  R. G. Potter
ISBN: 9780691625232
Format: Paperback
$74.99

The second phase of a long-term study in American fertility. Tables, interview forms. Originally published in 1963....  Read More >>

Fathering, Masculinity and the Embodiment of Care

Fathering, Masculinity and the Embodiment of Care

Author: Gillian Ranson
ISBN: 9781137455888
Format: Hardback
$197.95

Many fathers are now providing hands-on, engaged care to babies and young children. This book draws on observations...  Read More >>

Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in the Contemporary US

Pregnancy in Practice: Expectation and Experience in...

Author: Sallie Han
ISBN: 9781782387923
Format: Paperback
$72.32

Based on rich empirical work, this book examines the everyday experiences that mark pregnancy in the US today, such...  Read More >>

Writing Childbirth: Women's Rhetorical Agency in Labor and Online

Writing Childbirth: Women's Rhetorical Agency in Labor...

Author: Kim Hensley Owens
ISBN: 9780809334056
Format: Paperback
$102.96

Writing Childbirth: Women’s Rhetorical Agency in Labor and Online demonstrates the value of Widening the lens of...  Read More >>

A History of Italian Fertility During the Last Two Centuries

A History of Italian Fertility During the Last Two Centuries...

Author: Massimo Livi Bacci
ISBN: 9780691604466
Format: Paperback
$87.99

Profound changes have occurred in the demography and sociology of Italian fertility since Napoleonic times. Using...  Read More >>

The Decline of Fertility in Germany, 1871-1939

The Decline of Fertility in Germany, 1871-1939

Author: Arthur J. Knodel
ISBN: 9780691618371
Format: Paperback
$87.99

This is the second in a series of monographs on the historic decline of European fertility to be issued by the Office...  Read More >>

The Decline of Belgian Fertility, 1800-1970

The Decline of Belgian Fertility, 1800-1970

Author: Ron J. Lesthaeghe
ISBN: 9780691616186
Format: Paperback
$72.99

Fertility in Belgium declined early and remained low compared with that in other European countries. For this reason,...  Read More >>

A Century of Portuguese Fertility

A Century of Portuguese Fertility

Author: Massimo Livi Bacci
ISBN: 9780691620596
Format: Paperback
$54.99

This book treats aspects of the social and demographic history of Portugal in the last century, giving particular...  Read More >>

Historical Studies of Changing Fertility

Historical Studies of Changing Fertility

Author: Charles Tilly
ISBN: 9780691615219
Format: Paperback
$104.99

The nine papers in this volume examine the historical experience of particular populations in Western Europe and...  Read More >>

Human Fertility in Russia Since the Nineteenth Century

Human Fertility in Russia Since the Nineteenth Century...

Author: Ansley Johnson Coale ,  Barbara A. Anderson
ISBN: 9780691627991
Format: Paperback
$79.99

The birth rate in late-nineteenth century Russia was high and virtually constant, but by 1970 it had fallen by about...  Read More >>

Loose Leaf for Marriages and Families with Connect Access Card

Loose Leaf for Marriages and Families with Connect Access...

Author: David H Olson, Professor Emertius of Family Social Science (Univ of Nebraska) ,  John Defrain (Univ of Minnesota Morris)
ISBN: 9781259672286
Format: Mixed media product
$604.56

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

Wombs in Labor: Transnational Commercial Surrogacy in India

Wombs in Labor: Transnational Commercial Surrogacy in...

Author: Amrita Pande
ISBN: 9780231169912
Format: Paperback
$52.95

Surrogacy is India's new form of outsourcing, as couples from all over the world hire Indian women to bear their...  Read More >>

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