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Families and Societies: Survival or Extinction?

Book by Betty Yorburg; Columbia University Press, 1983

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Family, Family--United States, United States--Social Conditions

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...replace dying members of society, but this is not necessarily...of newborn members of the society. Both are equally valid...important as the need of society for links between family groups. Actually, marriage in urban, industrial societies no longer fulfills the function of forging links between families and promoting social chohesiveness...
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Adoptive Families in a Diverse Society

Book by Katarina Wegar; Rutgers University Press, 2006

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Adoption--United States, Adoption--United States--Public Opinion, Adoptive Parents--United States, Family--United States, Identity (Psychology)--United States, Kinship--United States, Pluralism (Social Sciences)--United States

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...grams in an otherwise equal society are nothing short of reverse...organizations for multiracial families and political advocacy by multiracial family members for the official recognition of multiracial people and families in society. Throughout the...the construction of race, family, and humanity in the United...
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Family Dynasty, Revolutionary Society: The Cochins of Paris, 1750-1922

Book by Laurence H. Winnie; Greenwood Press, 2002

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Businesspeople--France--Paris--Political Activity, Cochin Family, France--History--Revolution, 1789-1799--Influence, Middle Class--France--Paris--Social Life And Customs, Paris (France)--Biography

Collections: History, Entire Library

...the problems of the family were traceable to nos...so many children and families lived outside the Church...for Jacques Denis the family was nearly the sole...on religion and the family seemed not merely an...a woman exercises in society and in the church of...the moralization of families throughout society...
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Lesbian Family Relationships in American Society: The Making of an Ethnographic Film

Book by Maureen A. Asten; Praeger Publishers, 1997

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Children Of Gay Parents--United States--Family Relationships, Feminist Anthropology--United States, Lesbian Couples--United States--Family Relationships, Lesbian Mothers--United States--Family Relationships, Motion Pictures In Ethnology--United States

Collections: Psychology, Entire Library

...visual language for lesbian families. It not only tells us in...and relationships in lesbian families, but also begins to show...creating a lesbian or alternative family in American society. This book, and the video...concurrently, give lesbian families voice in society; a voice...
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New Poverty: Families in Postmodern Society

Book by David Cheal; Praeger Publishers, 1996

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Canada--Economic Conditions, Family, Family--Economic Aspects--Canada, Family--Economic Aspects--United States, Poor, Poor--Canada, Poor--United States, Postmodernism--Social Aspects, Poverty, Poverty--Canada, Poverty--United States, United States--Economic Conditions

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NEW POVERTY Families in Postmodern Society David Cheal PRAEGER Westport, Connecticut London

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Journal Articles on: families society

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Cinema of Hard Times: Individuals, Families and Society in Polish Contemporary Films

Journal article by Ewa Mazierska; Canadian Slavonic Papers, Vol. 46, 2004

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Contemporary problems, Families & family life, Motion pictures, Poland, Social change, Society

Collections: History, Literature, Entire Library

...NO SUCH THING AS SOCIETY A famous quip...men, women and families"-admirably captures...Church and of medical societies, which often assume...requirements of the family. Debt implies a...union or cultural society. The neighbourhood...seemingly happy families are fragmented...
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Editorial: Familiar Families?: Exploring Issues Related to Diverse Family Formations in Contemporary Australian Society

Journal article by Toni Delany, Tegwen King; Gay and Lesbian Issues and Psychology Review, Vol. 5, 2009

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Acquired immune deficiency syndrome--AIDS, Conferences, Families & family life, Gays & lesbians, Government agencies, Human immunodeficiency virus--HIV, Ideology, Politics, Psychology, Sexuality, Society

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...Editorial: Familiar Families?: Exploring Issues Related to Diverse Family Formations in Contemporary Australian Society by Toni Delany , Tegwen...associated with new family formations as well...of the traditional family continues to operate...sexuality as they relate to families within contemporary Australian society. Two of the papers...
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Demographic Change and the Family in Japan's Aging Society

Journal article by Roger Goodman; Journal of the Royal Anthropological Institute, Vol. 12, 2006

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Books--Book reviews, Demographic Change and the Family in Japan's Aging Society (Book)--Book reviews

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Demographic Change and the Family in Japans Aging Society. by Roger Goodman TRAPHAGAN...Demographic change and the family in Japans aging society. vii...older couple die and the younger family may be forced to sell the land...
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Family Transformed: Religion, Values, and Society in American Life

Journal article by Florence Caffrey Bourg; Theological Studies, Vol. 68, 2007

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Books--Book reviews, Family Transformed: Religion, Values, and Society in American Life (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...Religion, Values, and Society in American Life. by Florence...reflection on "traditional family values," natural law, and...are served by marriage and family, about how interdisciplinary...correlation between disparities in family welfare and class, race...institutions that empower families. The book proposes general...
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Equality and the Family: A Fundamental, Practical Theology of Children, Mothers, and Fathers in Modern Societies

Journal article by Mary M. Doyle Roche; Theological Studies, Vol. 69, 2008

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Books--Book reviews, Equality and the Family: A Fundamental, Practical Theology of Children, Mothers, and Fathers in Modern Societies (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: Religious Studies, Entire Library

...obligations to sustain this type of family life. While B. is clear about the role civil society plays in the ecology of family life, there remains a need...develop a nuanced vision of how families can direct the course of other...institutions. The equal-regard family adapts over the course of...

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Magazine Articles on: families society

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Public Lives: Women, Family and Society in Victorian Britain

Magazine article by Tristram Hunt; History Today, Vol. 54, April 2004

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Books--Book reviews, Public Lives: Women, Family and Society in Victorian Britain (Book)--Book reviews

Collections: History, Entire Library

Public Lives: Women, Family and Society in Victorian Britain. by Tristram Hunt Public Lives Women, Family and Society in Victorian Britain...and domestic rhythms of the families inhabiting the newly built...spheres of home and work, family and business are shown to...
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The Big Society Belongs to Us: Growing Up in a Close-Knit, Immigrant Family Taught Me the Value of Communities, Writes Diane Abbott. We Must Not Let Them Fall Apart

Magazine article by Diane Abbott; New Statesman (1996), Vol. 139, September 20, 2010

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Cameron, David (British prime minister)--Social policy, Community--Political aspects, Family--Evaluation, Family--Social aspects, Society--Political aspects

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...Close-Knit, Immigrant Family Taught Me the Value of Communities...If you talk about the big society, they think that you are...pamby ideas such as the big society. He strong-armed money...the notion of strengthening families, social networks and communities...idea of supporting mutual societies and co-operatives, which...doing up estates. But fixing family structures and community...
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Animal Cruelty Often Tied to Family Abuse

Magazine article; USA Today (Society for the Advancement of Education), Vol. 130, August 2001

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Animal welfare--Statistics, Domestic violence--Research, Family violence--Research, Humane Society of the United States--Research

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Animal Cruelty Often Tied to Family Abuse. The Humane Society of the United States (HSUS...age 12); and 21% involved family violence as well. Of the animals...cases in which animal cruelty and family violence coexisted, should be...
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Bedrock of Civilization: The Family Is the First Natural Society from Which All Other Communities and Nations Spring, the Very Cornerstone of Civilization

Magazine article by Ann Shibler; The New American, Vol. 24, April 14, 2008

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Civilization--Social aspects, Culture--Social aspects, Domestic relations--Influence, Family life--Analysis, Family relations--Influence

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...fundamental unit of society, but, through marriage...ordained by God. The family is meant to be that...the strength of its families and family values...Don Wildmons American Family Association. This...affect traditional family values and morals...founded, and which keep society and families strong and healthy...
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Meltdown of Nuclear Family Threatens Society

Magazine article by Don Feder; Human Events, Vol. 57, June 4, 2001

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Families & family life, Social conditions & trends

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Meltdown of Nuclear Family Threatens Society by Don Feder The meltdown of the nuclear family threatens to irradiate...in the past decade, families headed by single mothers...Howard Center for the Family observes, "We are moving...

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Newspaper Articles on: families society

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Cameron: Families Key to Big Society

Newspaper article; The Daily Mail (London, England), May 23, 2011

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Associations, institutions, etc.--Study and teaching, Associations--Study and teaching, Cameron, David (British prime minister), Family--Study and teaching, Prime ministers--Study and teaching, Societies--Study and teaching

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Cameron: Families Key to Big Society. Byline: James Chapman Political Editor STRONG families are the foundation of...return to the pro-family agenda he championed...Minister will describe the family as the single most important...the country. Strong families are where children learn...
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Cancer Society Honors Duchossois Family Foundation Your News

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 23, 2011

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American Cancer Society, Cancer--Care and treatment, Charitable foundations, Family

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Cancer Society Honors Duchossois Family Foundation Your News. Byline...touched by the American Cancer Society," said Craig Duchossois...whole world of difference to our family." The Duchossois Family Foundation has given more than...
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Your News Cancer Society Honors Duchossois Family

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), November 23, 2011

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American Cancer Society, Cancer--Care and treatment, Charitable foundations, Family

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Your News Cancer Society Honors Duchossois Family. Byline: Submitted by American...touched by the American Cancer Society," said Craig Duchossois...world of difference to our family." The Duchossois Family Foundation has given more...
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Families Hold Society Together; VIEWPOINTS

Newspaper article; South Wales Echo (Cardiff, Wales), January 8, 2010

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Family

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Families Hold Society Together; VIEWPOINTS. I...that we are a close, caring family. But many parents do not...children who never have a close family to love and support them, otherwise the structure of society will collapse. Marion Smith...
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Improve Your Family Research with Genealogical Society

Newspaper article; Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, IL), July 28, 2011

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Dance, Dancing, Family

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

Improve Your Family Research with Genealogical Society. Kane County Genealogical Society: The society will meet at 7:30 p.m. Thursday...Geneva. The presentation will be "Improving Family History Research with Accountability Groups...

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Encyclopedia Articles on: families society

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Family , in Sociology

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

FAMILY , in sociology a basic unit...culture to culture. How a society defines family as a primary group, and the functions it asks families to perform, are by no means...discussion of the nuclear family, which consists only of...in 2000. In preindustrial societies, the ties of kinship bind...
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Secret Society

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...modern civilizations secret societies such as Freemasonry are numerous...members who are ill and to the families of deceased members. Some historic secret societies, such as the Bavarian Illuminati...but the model of the secret society, with its emphasis on absolute...Cold Warriors. Some secret societies, e.g., the Mafia and...
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Sweden

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...regents (notably those of the Sture family) chosen by the Swedish diet...Sweden: Prototype of Modern Society (1970); M. D. Hancock, Sweden...Nest: Sweden and the Decline of Families in Modern Society (1988); Ebba Dohlman, National...
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Martin Du Gard, Roger

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...The World of the Thibaults (1922 40, tr. 1939 41). A story of two families, one Roman Catholic and the other Protestant, it explores the conflicts of French society in the early 20th cent. He also began a second ambitious novel, Lieutenant...
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Sparta

Encyclopedia article; The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition, 2009

Collections: Religious Studies, Education, Psychology, History, Literature, Philosophy, Entire Library

...River in the Peloponnesus. Spartan Society Spartas government was headed by two hereditary kings furnished by two families; they were titular leaders in battle...discipline, were part of the soldierly society and were not secluded. The Spartiates...

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