In Jewish Youth around the World 1990-2010, Erik Cohen offers a rich and multi-faceted picture of Jewish adolescents and young adults today. Based on numerous empirical studies it is pioneering in its
Drawing on history, literature, and art to explore childhood in early modern Spain, the contributors to this collection argue that early modern Spaniards conceptualized childhood as a distinct and dis
Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village starts with a mystery: why do Sri Lankan children, normally rambunctious and demanding as toddlers, become uncannily compliant as they grow older? To answer this ques
Childhood in a Sri Lankan Village starts with a mystery: why do Sri Lankan children, normally rambunctious and demanding as toddlers, become uncannily compliant as they grow older? To answer this ques
The oldest members of the Baby-Boomer generation are now crossing the threshold of eligibility for Social Security and Medicare with extensive and significant implications for these programs’ overall
"It’s easier to be a brain surgeon than a really good parent!"No one finds it easy to be a parent of a teenager. How strict or easy-going should you be? What is the best way to support a teenager who
This book won the 2014 AESA (American Educational Studies Association) Critics Choice Award. This reader begins a conversation about the many aspects of critical youth studies. Chapters in this volum
Ibrahim and Steinberg offer this reader containing 48 dense essays on youth studies, beginning with a critical introduction to the concept of the field itself. The book is divided into five parts. The
Between 1869 and the early 1930s more than 100,000 children were rounded up from the streets of Britain to be used as labourers in Canadian homes; often little more than slaves. Today there are two mi
"As we experience and manipulate time--be it as boredom or impatience--it becomes an object: something materialized and social, something that affects perception, or something that may motivate recons
"Of today's retired men, one third are reasonably happy, one third are dissatisfied, and one third have resigned themselves to their situation. After retiring, Dag Sebastian Ahlander, former Swedish c
Our society worships at the fountain of youth. Each year, we try to delay the arrival of old age, using everything at our disposal, from extreme exercise and botox to pilates and cosmetic dentistry. B
With contributors from Norway, Switzerland, France, the U.S., Sweden, Canada, Germany, and The Netherlands, this multidisciplinary and international anthology treats the subject of youth and right-win
Though still hotly debated by some,global warming is now an accepted fact in the widerscientific community. The average temperature ofthe Earth is clearly getting warmer. As scientistswork to develop
"It’s easier to be a brain surgeon than a really good parent!"No one finds it easy to be a parent of a teenager. How strict or easy-going should you be? What is the best way to support a teenager who
