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Explores the impact of technological change on women's work and on women's wages, and analyzes the connections between gender relations and the new technologies.

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A one-stop resource for parents and educators in the age of #MeToo and #TimesUp.

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A powerful and deeply personal exploration of a divided country - and a hopeful vision for change

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After a death, certain arrangements have to be completed. What to Do When Someone Dies supports readers through the process. It explains the necessary forms, the function of people the bereaved may encounter (such as hospital staff, registrar, coroner, minister and funeral director) and the likely costs.

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Jonathan Sacks' best selling book appears for the first time in paperback and has been revised in response to the controversy it caused. It presents a major global statement by a Jewish leader about racial, political and religious conflict in the modern world.

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This volume examines the work of ten sociologists who have been forgotten or neglected within contemporary sociology. Each chapter examines one of these marginalized scholars including a brief biographical sketch, an overview of the selected theorists work and significance, and the relevance of their work to one or more contemporary social issues.

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Through literature, philosophy, history and autobiography, Louise Harmon probes the taboos around discussions of death. It is a study of the vigil over the dying.

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'There is no one else like Cooper' Guardian

When Jilly Cooper, then a young Sunday Times journalist, was asked to write a book on marriage, she had been married to Leo Cooper for a mere seven years.

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Drawing from over 100 interviews, Identical Twins explores the unique status of twinship and how it can affect personal and familial relationships with siblings, romantic partners, and friends.

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Examines the growing presence of Islam and Muslims in Australia and how it is transforming, and transformed by, social, cultural and religious spaces. The book illuminates how socio-cultural, economic, and political processes maintain and manage the ways Australian Muslims build their religious lives and identities and engage in the wider world.

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Narrative Productions of Meaning explores how stories, ranging from self-stories to those told by media, social activists, politicians, social policy makers, and social service providers, shape the meaning of self, others, objects, events, and experiences and how these meanings have material consequences.

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With the merger of the American Federation of Labor and the Congress of Industrial Organizations in 1955, the American labor movement entered a new era.

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Offers readers insights into the complexity of fatherhood. This title also offers a literary reader for the contemporary dad. It covers the spectrum of fatherhood experiences.

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"A Yale physician's ... exploration of why so many people die poorly and how a medieval bestseller on the art of dying well holds important lessons for today"--

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With hilarious wit, sharp insights, and a foreword by New York Times bestselling author A.J. Jacobs, this book draws on all aspects of the social sciences, including history, psychology, religion, economics, and sociology, combining innovative research and analyses with captivating anecdotes to reveal just how much sex affects the world around us.

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Drawing on a wide variety of disciplines and presenting perspectives on both sides of the gun debate, Understanding Americas Gun Culture presents a fresh look at the issues surrounding guns in the United States today. The book moves past polarization to invite thoughtful, nuanced and innovative exploration of this important topic.

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Viewing work/family conflicts from the perspective of today's families, chapter five looks at family members while chapter six and seven cover childcare and elder dependent care. Chapter eight identifies society's megaconflicts, chapter nine outlines the types of initiatives which have begun in response to these conflicts.