Sociology: birth books

Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals...  Read More >>

Because low birth weight is often accompanied by social risk factors such as minority racial status, low education,...  Read More >>

Focusing on the birth experiences of lower-class women in the South Indian state of Tamil Nadu, this title reveals...  Read More >>

"Pregnant Fictions explores the complex role of pregnancy in early modern tale-telling and considers how stories...  Read More >>

The nuclear family is under siege as never before. In this strong and vigorous, but sophisticated and informed defense...  Read More >>

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Having a baby is surely one of the pinnacle events of a woman's life. The resulting depression - how it is experienced,...  Read More >>

This collection explores birthing in the Pacific. Case studies from across the region show how simple contrasts...  Read More >>

This is an analysis of the work and labour processes and how they are rapidly changing under globalization. The...  Read More >>

This is an analysis of the work and labour processes and how they are rapidly changing under globalization. The...  Read More >>

This collection explores birthing in the Pacific. Case studies from across the region show how simple contrasts...  Read More >>

Explores how women who give birth at home use religion to make sense of their births. This book investigates why...  Read More >>

In this work, Fred C. Pampel looks at fertility, suicide, and homicide rates in 18 high-income nations to show how...  Read More >>

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The sociological, medical and historical aspects of birth control in the 20th century have been compiled in this...  Read More >>

Margaret Sanger was a leading figure in the American birth control movement. In this text, first published in 1928,...  Read More >>

Pregnant Pictures locates photographic images of pregnancy and brings them into dialogue with contemporary visual...  Read More >>

Pregnant Pictures locates photographic images of pregnancy and brings them into dialogue with contemporary visual...  Read More >>

This book explores contemporary issues around pregnancy and childbirth using a feminist sociological approach. Becoming...  Read More >>

Margaret Sanger was a leading figure in the American birth control movement. In this text, first published in 1928,...  Read More >>

This text is concerned with the impact of parental psychiatric disorder on parenting and child development.  Read More >>

Chronicles the interaction of public policies and private reproductive behaviour in the 28 formerly socialist countries...  Read More >>

Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence...  Read More >>

Considering issues such as pain and fertility, and exploring both the language of medical discourse and the silence...  Read More >>