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Family Secrets
What did families hide in the past and why? By delving into the familial dynamics of shame and guilt, Family Secrets investigates the part that families, so often regarded as the agents of repression, have played in the transformation of social mores from the Victorian era to the present day.
The Maternal Imprint
Introduction: The Maternal Imprint -- Sex Equality in Heredity -- Prenatal Culture -- Germ Plasm Hygiene -- Maternal Effects -- Race, Birth Weight, and the Biosocial Body -- Fetal Programming -- It's the Mother! -- Epilogue: Gender and Heredity in the Postgenomic Moment.
The Victimization and Exploitation of Women and Children
The means by which women and children are most often subjected to victimization are discussed here, along with the causes and the legal avenues available. Part One examines family issues, including child abuse, domestic violence, and missing or abducted children, and Part Two examines their sexual exploitation. Part Three explores violent crimes against children (e.g., murder, rape and assault), while Part Four is a study of violence against women. Prostitution, pornography, sexual harassment and stalking are the subjects of Part Five. Finally, legislative responses are studied in Part Six.
Religious Behaviour
No study of religious practice ancient or modern is complete without reference to the work of sociologists on religious practice. The volumes in The Sociology of Religion set of the International Library of Sociology explore the social, economic and behavioural contexts of religious activity.
In-patient Child Psychiatry
The definative textbook on inpatient psychiatric treatment which covers the essential theory of this method of treatment and is a guide to the state-of-the-art clinical treatment of psychiatric disorders.
Care of the Handicapped Child
This book is a tribute to Ronald Mac Keith, who during his lifetime was the leading exponent of the broader aspects of care of handicapped children. In following his philosophy, it covers the aetiologies, the family, the environment, the therapies, the research and the teaching. The book will help all those in any way involved in looking after handicapped children to care for them with a new understanding.
Autism--the Search for Coherence
This book takes a multidisciplinary approach to autism, its causes and treatments, bringing together contributors from different fields from around the world. The very latest scientific and clinical research is presented and discussed by experts, and questions such as the structure of thought and the nature of autism are analysed.
The Adolescent Criminal
Discusses the extent and characteristics of adolescent crime, looks at theories concerning adolescent criminality, and assesses the juvenile court system
Handedness and Brain Asymmetry
Are symmetries for hand and brain associated with intelligence, spatial reasoning or skill at sports? Marian Annett draws on a working lifetime of research to help provide answers to this crucial question.
