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New Choices, New Families

Author : Nancy J. Mezey
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 0801895251
Total Pages : 202 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (18 download)

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Download or read book New Choices, New Families written by Nancy J. Mezey and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2008-07-28 with total page 202 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How do lesbians decide to become mothers or remain childfree? Why do new families form at particular historical moments? These questions are at the heart of Nancy J. Mezey’s New Choices, New Families. Researchers, politicians, and society at large continue to debate the changing American family, especially nontraditional families that emerge from divorce, remarriage, grandparents-as-parents, and adoption. This ongoing discussion also engages the controversy surrounding the parental rights of same-sex couples and their families. New Choices, New Families enters into this conversation. Mezey asks why lesbians are forming families at this particular historical moment and wonders how race, class, sexual identity, and family history factor into the decision-making process. Drawing heavily from personal interviews, Mezey’s groundbreaking analysis gives voice to groups long underrepresented in similar studies—black, Latina, working class, and childfree lesbians. Some chapters examine how childhood experiences contribute to the desire to become a mother, while others consider the influence of women’s partners and careers. New Choices, New Families provides thoughtful insights into questions about sexual identity, social and cultural expectations, and what and who constitute a family.

Baby Bust

Author : Stewart D. Friedman
Publisher : University of Pennsylvania Press
ISBN 13 : 1613631332
Total Pages : 116 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (136 download)

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Download or read book Baby Bust written by Stewart D. Friedman and published by University of Pennsylvania Press. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 116 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A new book based on a groundbreaking cross-generational study reveals both greater freedom and new constraints for men and women in their work and family lives.

Real Choices/new Voices

Author : Douglas J. Amy
Publisher : Columbia University Press
ISBN 13 : 0231125496
Total Pages : 348 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (311 download)

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Download or read book Real Choices/new Voices written by Douglas J. Amy and published by Columbia University Press. This book was released on 2002 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There is a growing realization that many of the problems afflicting American elections can be traced to the electoral system itself, in particular to our winner-take-all approach to electing officials. Douglas Amy demonstrates that switching to proportional representation elections--the voting system used in most other Western democracies, by which officials are elected in large, multimember districts according to the proportion of the vote won by their parties--would enliven democratic political debate, increase voter choice and voter turnout, ensure fair representation for third parties and minorities, eliminate wasted votes and "spoliers," and ultimately produce policies that better reflect the public will. Looking beyond new voting machines and other quick fixes for our electoral predicament, this new edition of Real Choices/New Voices offers a timely and imaginative way out of the frustrations of our current system of choosing leaders.

Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices

Author : Betty Crocker
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
ISBN 13 : 9780028637174
Total Pages : 436 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (371 download)

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Download or read book Betty Crocker's Healthy New Choices written by Betty Crocker and published by John Wiley & Sons. This book was released on 1999-11 with total page 436 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Features four hundred recipes suitable for every lifestyle and includes nutrition information, quick-and-easy meals, and ways to introduce healthy food into daily life.

Reconceptions

Author : Rachel Lehmann-Haupt
Publisher : BenBella Books
ISBN 13 : 1637742444
Total Pages : 144 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (377 download)

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Download or read book Reconceptions written by Rachel Lehmann-Haupt and published by BenBella Books. This book was released on 2023-04-04 with total page 144 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: New choices and emerging technologies in reproductive science aren’t just changing the ways we become parents—they’re playing a key role in the evolving definition of “family.” Traditional family structures are adapting to make room for children conceived in previously unimaginable ways. Whole industries and internet-enabled communities are being built around reproductive technologies. And there’s more change coming as science continues to move forward. Combining intimate personal stories with cutting-edge research, Reconceptions invites readers to reconsider their own ideas about parenthood and embrace a new vision of the meaning of family. In 2012, Rachel Lehmann-Haupt, an award-winning journalist, chose to begin a family on her own as a single mother by choice. In the years since her son was born, Rachel’s interest in collaborative reproduction has only grown—leading her to search for pioneers in reproductive science and the different permutations of families that this science is making possible. In Reconceptions, she shares intimate stories from the bleeding edge of society’s redefinition of family—including her own experience of creating a new kind of tribe with her son’s “dosies,” or donor siblings, and their parents. In these pages, readers will meet: Tyra, the egg donor and professional surrogate who doesn’t want kids of her own, but stays in touch with several of the families she’s helped in the conception of their children. Sam, the single father by choice who worked with a surrogate and donor egg to conceive his son who he is now raising with his girlfriend. Rob and Scotty, the gay couple whose egg donor is now a friend and fixture at family social gatherings. The author’s Facebook group of mothers who conceived their children with the same sperm donor—and how the group served as a much much-needed support system through the worst of the COVID pandemic. Reconceptions offers a compelling vision of what advances in reproductive science mean for the definition of family in the 21st century and beyond, and imparts a modern story for anyone looking to better understand their own familial relationships—no matter what their family looks like.

LGBT Families

Author : Nancy J. Mezey
Publisher : SAGE
ISBN 13 : 1452217386
Total Pages : 233 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (522 download)

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Download or read book LGBT Families written by Nancy J. Mezey and published by SAGE. This book was released on 2015 with total page 233 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Part of the Sage Contemporary Family Perspective series, this book presents a comprehensive an understanding of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender families today by drawing upon and making sense of the burgeoning scholarly literature about LGBT families from the late twentieth and early twenty-first centuries.

Discovering Choices

Author :
Publisher : Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Incorporated
ISBN 13 : 9780981501734
Total Pages : 336 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (17 download)

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Download or read book Discovering Choices written by and published by Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Incorporated. This book was released on 2008 with total page 336 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Queer Kinship on the Edge? Families of Choice in Poland

Author : Joanna Mizielińska
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1000607186
Total Pages : 251 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (6 download)

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Download or read book Queer Kinship on the Edge? Families of Choice in Poland written by Joanna Mizielińska and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2022-05-18 with total page 251 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Queer Kinship on the Edge? Families of Choice in Poland explores ways in which queer families from Central and Eastern Europe complicate the mainstream picture of queer kinship and families researched in the Anglo-American contexts. The book presents findings from under-represented localities as a starting point to query some of the expectations about queer kinship and to provide insights on the scale and nature of queer kinship in diverse geopolitical locations and the complexities of lived experiences of queer families. Drawing on a rich qualitative multi-method study to address the gap in queer kinship studies which tend to exclude Polish or wider Central and Eastern perspectives, it offers a multi-dimensional picture of ‘families of choice’ improving sensitivity towards differences in queer kinship studies. Through case studies and interviews with diverse members of queer families (i.e., queer parents, their children) and their families of origin (parents and siblings), the book looks at queer domesticity, practices of care, defining and displaying families, queer parenthood familial homophobia, and interpersonal relationships through the life course. This study is suitable for those interested in LGBT studies, sexuality studies, kinship and Eastern European studies.

Childfree by Choice

Author : Dr. Amy Blackstone
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524744093
Total Pages : 306 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Download or read book Childfree by Choice written by Dr. Amy Blackstone and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2019-06-11 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: From Dr. Amy Blackstone, childfree woman, co-creator of the blog we're {not} having a baby, and nationally recognized expert on the childfree choice, comes a definitive investigation into the history and current growing movement of adults choosing to forgo parenthood: what it means for our society, economy, environment, perceived gender roles, and legacies, and how understanding and supporting all types of families can lead to positive outcomes for parents, non-parents, and children alike. As a childfree woman, Dr. Amy Blackstone is no stranger to a wide range of negative responses when she informs people she doesn't have--nor does she want--kids: confused looks, patronizing quips, thinly veiled pity, even outright scorn and condemnation. But she is not alone in opting out when it comes to children. More people than ever are choosing to forgo parenthood, and openly discussing a choice that's still often perceived as taboo. Yet this choice, and its effects personally and culturally, are still often misunderstood. Amy Blackstone, a professor of sociology, has been studying the childfree choice since 2008, a choice she and her husband had already confidently and happily made. Using her own and others' research as well as her personal experience, Blackstone delves into the childfree movement from its conception to today, exploring gender, race, sexual orientation, politics, environmentalism, and feminism, as she strips away the misconceptions surrounding non-parents and reveals the still radical notion that support of the childfree can lead to better lives and societies for all.

Cohabitation and the Evolving Nature of Intimate and Family Relationships

Author : Sampson Lee Blair
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1804554200
Total Pages : 249 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (45 download)

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Download or read book Cohabitation and the Evolving Nature of Intimate and Family Relationships written by Sampson Lee Blair and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2023-12-08 with total page 249 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Given the tremendous diversity in cohabiting couples, as well as the increasing prominence of this form of intimate relationships, this volume provides a more thorough comprehension of the structures, effects, and intimate practice of cohabitation around the world.

ABC Family to Freeform TV

Author : Emily L. Newman
Publisher : McFarland
ISBN 13 : 1476667357
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (766 download)

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Download or read book ABC Family to Freeform TV written by Emily L. Newman and published by McFarland. This book was released on 2018-03-02 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Launched in 1977 by the Christian Broadcasting Service (originally associated with Pat Robertson), the ABC Family/Freeform network has gone through a number of changes in name and ownership. Over the past decade, the network--now owned by Disney--has redefined "family programming" for its targeted 14- to 34-year-old demographic, addressing topics like lesbian and gay parenting, postfeminism and changing perceptions of women, the issue of race in the U.S., and the status of disability in American culture. This collection of new essays examines the network from a variety of perspectives, with a focus on inclusive programming that has created a space for underrepresented communities like transgender youth, overweight teens, and the deaf.

Love-Centered Parenting

Author : Crystal Paine
Publisher : Baker Books
ISBN 13 : 1493429981
Total Pages : 184 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (934 download)

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Download or read book Love-Centered Parenting written by Crystal Paine and published by Baker Books. This book was released on 2021-03-16 with total page 184 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you worry that you're messing up your kids? Do you get stressed when you think about their futures? New York Times bestselling author Crystal Paine knows how you feel. A mom of four, Crystal has struggled with anxiety over parenting. She wanted to parent with grace, instead of a system of rules where kids are expected to do all the right things. She wanted to be a safe place for her children, and she definitely didn't want to be remembered as the sort of mom who yelled, wounded her kids with words, or worse, cared more about her reputation than her kids' hearts. In this book, Crystal shares the life-changing lessons that God has been teaching her about raising kids with love and grace. In Love-Centered Parenting, Crystal will · reveal the no-fail secret to launching your kids · uncover the root of why we often feel so frustrated and irritated with our kids · share the four most important choices we can make as parents · give you the tools to keep going when you want to give up · help you get your kids to talk to you It is possible to parent from a place of freedom and rest, giving your kids what they truly need to thrive in this world.

International Handbook of Chinese Families

Author : Chan Kwok-bun
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1461402662
Total Pages : 680 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (614 download)

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Download or read book International Handbook of Chinese Families written by Chan Kwok-bun and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-09 with total page 680 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Families are the cornerstone of Chinese society, whether in mainland China, in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Malaysia, or in the Chinese diaspora the world over. Handbook of the Chinese Family provides an overview of economics, politics, race, ethnicity, and culture within and external to the Chinese family as a social institution. While simultaneously evaluating its own methodological tools, this book will set current knowledge in the context of what has been previously studied as well as future research directions. It will examine inter-family relationships and politics as well as childrearing, education, and family economics to provide a rounded and in-depth view.

Invisible Families

Author : Mignon Moore
Publisher : Univ of California Press
ISBN 13 : 0520269519
Total Pages : 322 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (22 download)

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Download or read book Invisible Families written by Mignon Moore and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2011-07-30 with total page 322 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Mignon Moore’s title says it all: Invisible Families. Scholarship on lesbian and gay issues has been slow to recognize the importance of children and family among those in same-sex relationships and has paid scant attention to racial minorities; nor have students of African American life given much attention to Black lesbians and gay men. We are left with the unfortunate impression, to paraphrase the authors of But Some of Us Are Brave, that all the lesbians and gays are White and all the Blacks are heterosexual. This book stands as a significant corrective to these multiple myopias, offering a nuanced account of the kinds of pressures Black women raising children with female partners encounter, and revealing the creativity and resilience they bring to the struggle." --Ellen Lewin, University of Iowa, author of Gay Fatherhood: Narratives of Family and Citizenship in America. “Invisible Families shakes up longstanding theoretical conceptualizations of racial identity, family formation, and motherhood, contesting basic assumptions about black families. Tightly conceptualized and highly engaging.” – Kerry Ann Rockquemore, author of Raising Biracial Children

Visions of the 21st Century Family

Author : Patricia Neff Claster
Publisher : Emerald Group Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1783500298
Total Pages : 500 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (835 download)

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Download or read book Visions of the 21st Century Family written by Patricia Neff Claster and published by Emerald Group Publishing. This book was released on 2013-10-15 with total page 500 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Through the use of a wide variety of methodological and theoretical perspectives, the family scholars in this volume provide considerable insight into the ways in which families are changing, adapting, and evolving. With research studies from around the world it is intended to provide a more global understanding of family change.

The Simpler Family

Author : Christine Klein
Publisher : Gryphon House, Inc.
ISBN 13 : 9781589040090
Total Pages : 212 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (4 download)

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Download or read book The Simpler Family written by Christine Klein and published by Gryphon House, Inc.. This book was released on 2001 with total page 212 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "The Simpler Family" shows families how to make their dreams come true by making smart choices about the way they spend their time and money. Its proven, real-life strategies help families increase their free time together, reduce stress on parents and children, improve parents' work/life balance, increase healthfulness and save time and money.

Motherhood and Choice

Author : Amrita Nandy
Publisher : Zubaan
ISBN 13 : 9385932497
Total Pages : 358 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (859 download)

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Download or read book Motherhood and Choice written by Amrita Nandy and published by Zubaan. This book was released on 2017-10-02 with total page 358 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: How can women live fully? If autonomy is critical for humans, why do women have little or no choice vis-à-vis motherhood? Do women know they have a choice, if they do? How 'free' are these choices in a context where the self is socially mired and deeply enmeshed into the familial? What are implications of motherhood on how human relatedness and belonging are defined? These questions underlie Amrita Nandy's remarkable research on motherhood as an institution, one that conflates 'woman' with 'mother' and 'personal' with 'political'. As the bedrock of human survival and an unchallenged norm of 'normal' female lives, motherhood expects and even compels women to be mothers—symbolic and corporeal. Even though the ideology of pronatalism and motherhood reinforce reproductive technology and vice versa, the care work of mothering suffers political neglect and economic devaluation. However, motherhood (and non-motherhood) is not just physiological. As the pivot to a web of heteronormative institutions (such as marriage and the family), motherhood bears an overwhelming and decisive influence on women's lives. Against the weight of traditional and contemporary histories, socio-political discourse and policies, this study explores how women, as embodiments of multiple identities, could live stigma-free, 'authentic' lives without having to abandon reproductive 'self'-determination. Published by Zubaan.