The purpose of this book is to describe and analyze the response of Egyptian society, as reflected in court decisions, to legal reform pertaining to matters of personal status and succession, during t
As debates over family values preoccupy politicians and the public, judges and legislators grapple with even more basic questions. What is a family? Who should count as a family member, and with what
Combining empirical evidence with indices to measure mattering, Family Matters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence explores the inverse relationship between mattering and dysfunction
Combining empirical evidence with indices to measure mattering, Family Matters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence explores the inverse relationship between mattering and dysfunction
This volume is designed to give librarians and teachers guidance on the subject of adoption and foster care--both as a theme in children's literature and as an issue affecting many students.
Drawing on the experiences of parents and interdisciplinary research in multilingual literacy development, Wang (education, Pace U.) presents a guide for parents who wish to raise multilingual childre
This book offers simple and effective strategies to help parents create strong, functioning families so that when the hard times hit, they can survive and thrive by turning to each other first.
Family-based studies, including intergenerational, sibling, and twin studies, are increasingly being used to explore life course epidemiology. However, there are issues relating to study design and th
Family Matters recounts the two thousand year struggle of Christianity to reform the Western family in accord with the words of its founder. Jesus' affirmation of the equality of husband and wife befo
This accessible guide offers a much-needed integration of family therapy into the treatment of substance use disorders. By proposing a means by which family therapy can be moved to the forefront of ad
