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Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology

The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Sociology by George Ritzer (Editor)
Publication Date: 2007-01-31

Named a Best Reference Work for 2009 by Library Journal brings together specially commissioned entries written and edited by an international team of the world's best scholars and teachers. It provides: "This is an example of a reference book turned into an e-product intelligently and in a way that transcends the print." - Library Journal

Annual Reviews
Provides useful and intelligent synthesis of the primary research literature for scientific disciplines, including biomedical, life, physical, and social sciences.

Impact of New Family Forms on Parenting and Child Development
This article examines parenting and child development in new family forms, i.e., family forms that did not exist or were not visible until the latter part of the twentieth century.
How Postindustrial Families Talk
Focusing on postindustrial middle-class families, this review analyzes key discursive practices that promote “the entrepreneurial child” who can display creative language and problem-solving skills requisite to enter the globalized knowledge class as adults.
Family Instability in the Lives of American Children
. We review some of the structural and cultural factors that have contributed to rising levels of family instability and highlight the emergence of national data to measure it. We then review the perspective that guides much of the scholarship on family instability and critically assess the contributions of this work to the understanding of child well-being.
Families in Southeast and South Asia
We review literature on trends in fertility, marriage, divorce, and living arrangements in the past half century. The explanations for these trends focus on structural and ideological changes related to socioeconomic development; cultural factors including kinship system, religion, and ethnicity; and public policies.

The Oxford Handbook of Evolutionary Family Psychology by Catherine Salmon (Editor); Todd K. Shackelford (Editor)
Publication Date: 2011-05-27

Recognizing that a deeper understanding of human families can be found through an understanding of similar phenomena in other species, the volume demonstrates how an understanding of family ties can inform understanding of our relationships to non-kin.
The Oxford Handbook of Work and Family by Tammy D. Allen (Editor); Lillian T. Eby (Editor)
Publication Date: 2016-06-14

Providing rich descriptive accounts of how major organizations have been able to turn research findings into effective evidence-based policies and practices to help adults better manage bothwork and family responsibilities.
The Oxford Handbook of Coercive Relationship Dynamics by Thomas J. Dishion (Editor); James J. Snyder (Editor)
Publication Date: 2016-03-09

Coercive interactions and conflict are commonplace Coercion and conflict can be used to grow stronger relationships, or they can lead to the deterioration of relationships, undermine efforts tosocialize and teach youth, and lead to the development of mental health problems in children and parents. Coercion theory helps shed light on how these daily interaction dynamics explain the development of aggression, marital conflict, depression, and severe mental health problems in families and how they undermine school safety and effectiveness