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“yu rong”

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  • Summer

    Animals Share in a Poetic Tale of Kindness

    by Cao Wenxuan ...
    Illustrated by Yu Rong ...
    Summer is a poetic, inspirational picture book about the power of kindness from two of China's most acclaimed creators—and children will discover a surprise as they turn the pages!During a hot summer day in the grasslands, a group of animals race to claim the single spot of shade—under one tiny leaf that clings to a branch. The animals fight until they are inspired by an act of love to offer shade ... Read more

    $14.99 USD

  • Understanding Chinese Families

    A Comparative Study of Taiwan and Southeast China

    by C. Y. Cyrus Chu, Ruoh-Rong Yu ...
    This book provides the reader with a comprehensive introduction to the distinguishing features of Chinese families. This first full scale study seeks to understand Chinese families within the Chinese social context and draws comparisons with existing western theories and models of the family. It also explores the connection between two Chinese societies across the Taiwan Strait and investigates if ... Read more

    $128.69 USD

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    Legacies of Crime explores the lives of seriously delinquent girls and boys in the United States who were followed over a twenty-year period as they grew to adulthood. In-depth interviews with these women and men and their children - a majority now adolescents themselves - depict the adults' economic and social disadvantages and continued criminal involvement, and in turn the unique ... Read more

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  • Low Fertility, Institutions, and their Policies

    Variations Across Industrialized Countries

    Edited by Ronald R. Rindfuss, Minja Kim Choe ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This volume examines ten economically advanced countries in Europe and Asia that have experienced different levels of fertility decline. It offers readers a cross-country perspective on the causes and consequences of low birth rates and the different policy responses to this worrying trend.The countries examined are not only diverse geographically, historically, and culturally, but also have ... Read more

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  • A Comparative Analysis of European Time Transfers between Generations and Genders

    by Emilio Zagheni, Marina Zannella, Gabriel Movsesyan, Brittney Wagner ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This comparative study of European time transfers reveals the full extent of transfers in the form of unpaid work and highlights the existence of important gender differences in household time production. A large quantity of goods and services are produced by household members for their own consumption, without involving market transactions. Despite the economic and social importance of unpaid ... Read more

    $49.99 USD

  • Family Issues on Marriage, Divorce, and Older Adults in Japan

    With Special Attention to Regional Variations

    by Fumie Kumagai ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides insightful sociological analyses of Japanese demography and families, paying attention not only to national average data, but also to regional variations and community level analyses. In analyzing Japanese family issues such as demographic changes, courtship and marriage, international marriage, divorce, late-life divorce, and the elderly living alone, this book emphasizes the ... Read more

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  • The Family and Social Change in Chinese Societies

    Edited by Dudley L. Poston, Jr., Wen Shan Yang, Demetrea Nicole Farris ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book focuses on families and their changes in Taiwan and China. Traditional notions of what constitutes a family have been changing in China, Taiwan and other Asian countries. The chapters in this book provide interesting methodological and substantive contributions to the discourse on family and social change in Chinese societies. They also underscore the implications of the various social ... Read more

    $89.09 USD

  • Reproductive Decision-Making in a Macro-Micro Perspective

    Edited by Dimiter Philipov, Aart C. Liefbroer, Jane E. Klobas ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides new insights into the significant gap that currently exists between desired and actual fertility in Europe. It examines how people make decisions about having children and demonstrates how the macro-level environment affects micro-level decision-making.Written by an international team of leading demographers and psychologists, the book presents the theoretical and methodological ... Read more

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  • Family Formation in 21st Century Australia

    Edited by Genevieve Heard, Dharmalingam Arunachalam ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book provides a detailed, up-to-date snapshot of Australian family formation, answering such questions as ‘what do our families look like?’ and ‘how have they come to be this way?’ The book applies sociological insights to a broad range of demographic trends, painting a comprehensive picture of the changing ways in which Australians are creating families.The first contemporary volume on the ... Read more

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  • Nigerian Immigrants in the United States

    Race, Identity, and Acculturation

    by Ezekiel Umo Ette ...
    Africans in America come from different regions of the continent; they speak different languages and are from different faith traditions. Nigerian Immigrants in the United States: Race, Identity, and Acculturation attempts to generate an interest in the study of African immigrants by looking at issues of settlement and adjustment of Nigerians in the United States. The literature is scanty about ... Read more

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  • Diverging Destinies

    The Japanese Case

    by James M. Raymo, Miho Iwasawa ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    The overarching objective of this book is to summarize, extend, and update previous research on educational differences in family behavior in Japan. This is the first comprehensive treatment of the subject and the first to evaluate family differentials in Japan in the context of ideas articulated in research on “diverging destinies” and “patterns of disadvantage” as part of the second demographic ... Read more

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  • Renewing the Family: A History of the Baby Boomers

    by Catherine Bonvalet, Céline Clément, Jim Ogg ...
    Series series Social Sciences (R0)
    This book traces the history of the baby-boomers, beginning with an explanation of the cause of the post-war baby boom and ending with the contemporary concerns of ageing boomers. It shows how the baby-boomers challenged traditional family attitudes and adopted new lifestyles in the 1960s and 1970s. Drawing on 90 interviews conducted with baby boomers living in London and Paris, the book ... Read more

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