Constructing Social Reality : Self Portraits of Poor Black Adolescents
ISBN: 9780415932592 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book examines how black children, who grow up in an impoverished environment, construct their social reality and why this process is a particularly critical factor in their perception and creation of self. It argues that black disadvantaged children develop a lifestyle and adopt values based on an identity grounded in racism, inequality, violence and poverty. This text contributes to the scholarship by investigating the phenomena of poverty from cognitive, linguistic and experiential perspectives in the lives of disadvantaged black adolescents.
This book examines how black children, who grow up in an impoverished environment, construct their social reality and why this process is a particular...
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287,08 zł |
Future Girl: Young Women in the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9780415947015 / Angielski / Twarda / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Girls are everywhere these days: they rule MTV and the pop charts; they are big box-office draws; they are on the covers of top selling magazines; and they score the winning points in professional sports. Despite the recent flurry of books exploring girlhood, like Odd Girl Out and The Secret Lives of Girls, these titles mainly tackle the topic of aggression in young women. Anita Harris, in her new book Future Girl, goes beyond this to create a realistic portrait of the 'new girl' that has appeared in the twenty first century - she may still play with Barbie, but she is also likely to play...
Girls are everywhere these days: they rule MTV and the pop charts; they are big box-office draws; they are on the covers of top selling magazines; and...
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705,23 zł |
Future Girl: Young Women in the Twenty-First Century
ISBN: 9780415947022 / Angielski / Miękka / 240 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Anita Harris creates a realistic portrait of the "new girl" that has appeared in the twenty-first century--she may still play with Barbie, but she is also likely to play soccer or basketball, be assertive and may even be sexually aware, if not active. Building on this new definition, Harris explores the many key areas central to the lives of girls from a global perspective, such as girlspace, schools, work, aggression, sexuality and power.
Anita Harris creates a realistic portrait of the "new girl" that has appeared in the twenty-first century--she may still play with Barbie, but she is ...
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236,70 zł |
Your Ten to Fourteen Year Old
ISBN: 9780440506782 / Angielski / Miękka / 368 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The years from Ten to Fourteen are undeniably trying and turbulent years for parents and children alike. Adolescents develop by leaps and bounds during these years, and often find themselves uncomfortable with who they are and what they re feeling. Parents, too, don t know what to expect from the adolescent child who is at one moment hostile and glum, at the next carefree and happy. "Your Ten- to Fourteen-Year-Old" was written by renowned child-care experts Louise Bates Ames, Frances Ilg, and Sidney Baker to help prepare parents for the incredible changes their children will be going through....
The years from Ten to Fourteen are undeniably trying and turbulent years for parents and children alike. Adolescents develop by leaps and bounds durin...
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73,19 zł |
Altered Loves: Mothers and Daughters During Adolescence
ISBN: 9780449906316 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are mothers jealous of their developing daughters? Is an early mother-child bond severed during adolescence and never formed again? What does adolescence feel like to a girl? Drawing on detailed interviews with mothers and daughters from Terri Apter's research in Great Britain and America, and from recent psychological studies of family interaction, Altered Loves is a frank, moving, and insightful examination of this crucial time in a woman's life. Apter shows that contrary to the classical view of adolescence as a stage in which daughters reject their mothers, adolescent daughters often...
Are mothers jealous of their developing daughters? Is an early mother-child bond severed during adolescence and never formed again? What does adolesce...
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81,80 zł |
From Binge to Blackout: A Mother and Son Struggle with Teen Drinking
ISBN: 9780451219091 / Angielski / Miękka / 410 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Throughout his college years, Toren Volkmann partied like there was no tomorrow, having what was supposed to be the time of his life. Like so many parents, his mother, Chris, overlooked Toren's growing alcohol problem. But when he graduated, Toren realized he'd become a full-blown alcoholic. And he was not alone.
Considered a rite of passage, teenage drinking has skyrocketed to epidemic proportions, fostering a generation of young adults whose lives are already beginning to come apart under the strain. This book, written from the viewpoints of both mother and son, is a riveting,... Throughout his college years, Toren Volkmann partied like there was no tomorrow, having what was supposed to be the time of his life. Like so many par...
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103,32 zł |
Being Adolescent: Conflict and Growth in the Teenage Years
ISBN: 9780465006458 / Angielski / Miękka / 350 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To find out what teenagers' lives are like, two psychologists gave beepers to seventy-five adolescents, signaled them at random, and asked them to record their thoughts and feelings as they sat in classrooms, socialized with friends, and ate dinner with their families. The result is a unique and detailed portrait of the day-to-day world of the average American teenager that offers valuable new insights for parents, psychologists, and educators.
To find out what teenagers' lives are like, two psychologists gave beepers to seventy-five adolescents, signaled them at random, and asked them to rec...
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168,97 zł |
Six Steps to an Emotionally Intelligent Teenager: Teaching Social Skills to Your Teen
ISBN: 9780471297673 / Angielski / Miękka / 228 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Practical parenting ideas for kids from ages 13 to 19
Helping teenagers navigate the rocky years between childhood and adulthood has always been a parenting challenge--a challenge that has only grown more difficult in today's fast-paced society. Noted parenting author and psychologist James Windell knows teens. He interacts with them every day. In this book, he offers exercises and practical ideas on how parents can raise a well-adjusted teenager with a solid chance for a successful life. Unlike so many books on parenting and teens that focus on discipline, this book emphasizes the... Practical parenting ideas for kids from ages 13 to 19
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94,50 zł |
The Material Child: Coming of Age in Japan and America
ISBN: 9780520089402 / Angielski / Miękka / 288 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As she describes the youth culture of Japan, Merry White draws comparisons with the interests and activities pursued by teenagers in the United States and the contrasting attitudes of adults in Japan and the U.S. towards adolescence. The result is both engrossing and enlightening.
As she describes the youth culture of Japan, Merry White draws comparisons with the interests and activities pursued by teenagers in the United States...
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143,17 zł |
The Sacrificed Generation: Youth, History, and the Colonized Mind in Madagascar
ISBN: 9780520229518 / Angielski / Miękka / 392 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Youth and identity politics figure prominently in this provocative study of personal and collective memory in Madagascar. A deeply nuanced ethnography of historical consciousness, it challenges many cross-cultural investigations of youth, for its key actors are not adults but schoolchildren. Lesley Sharp refutes dominant assumptions that African children are the helpless victims of postcolonial crises, incapable of organized, sustained collective thought or action.
She insists instead on the political agency of Malagasy youth who, as they decipher their current predicament, offer potent,... Youth and identity politics figure prominently in this provocative study of personal and collective memory in Madagascar. A deeply nuanced ethnography...
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228,99 zł |
Joining Society
ISBN: 9780521520423 / Angielski / Miękka / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study addresses a timely and crucial topic, the socialization of today's youth, by asking such precise questions as--What are the young socialized for? Which skills, modes of thinking or action are required of them and what are their developmental values? All too often, socialization tends to be viewed within the confines of a particular geographical or cultural situation. The multi-national contributors bring an international perspective to the problem of socialization in work and adult life by emphasizing common issues facing youth around the world.
This study addresses a timely and crucial topic, the socialization of today's youth, by asking such precise questions as--What are the young socialize...
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166,18 zł |
Joining Society: Social Interaction and Learning in Adolescence and Youth
ISBN: 9780521817196 / Angielski / Twarda / 362 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This study addresses a timely and crucial topic, the socialization of today's youth, by asking such precise questions as--What are the young socialized for? Which skills, modes of thinking or action are required of them and what are their developmental values? All too often, socialization tends to be viewed within the confines of a particular geographical or cultural situation. The multi-national contributors bring an international perspective to the problem of socialization in work and adult life by emphasizing common issues facing youth around the world.
This study addresses a timely and crucial topic, the socialization of today's youth, by asking such precise questions as--What are the young socialize...
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342,54 zł |
Having a Job Just Like Recess: A Parent's Manual for Guiding and Gracing Your Child's Career Path
ISBN: 9780595261680 / Angielski / Miękka / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a parent, you must wear all the hats: doctor, disciplinarian, nutritionist, counselor, coach, entertainer, educator, etc. How about "career counselor?" For most parents, that hat doesn't fit as comfortably. Many parents feel the extent of their career guidance is contained in these encouraging words of wisdom, "You'll be great at anything you do!" While such support is helpful, it lacks the steps, activities, and essential tools that eventually result in a meaningful and successful career path for their kids. This book provides those tools. It offers ideas and insights for parents of a...
As a parent, you must wear all the hats: doctor, disciplinarian, nutritionist, counselor, coach, entertainer, educator, etc. How about "career counsel...
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72,98 zł |
A Last Look at Innocence: Middle School Kids Share Their Views of the World
ISBN: 9780595368983 / Angielski / Miękka / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Adolescence Just the word can cause us to both cringe and chuckle whether it is remembering our own rites of passage or dealing with the wonderful, weird and often totally exasperating sons, daughters, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, neighbors, siblings, students or just the kid behind us in line. This book is based on quotes from those same youngsters as they describe their fears, frustrations and dreams. You may be surprised to read that a thirteen-year-old boy would sometimes hug his parents' pillow when they are not at home or that a pre-teen wakes up and "breathes in the new day." As...
Adolescence Just the word can cause us to both cringe and chuckle whether it is remembering our own rites of passage or dealing with the wonderful, w...
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51,45 zł |
Mischievous Rascal: Breaking the Seventh Seal
ISBN: 9780595374182 / Angielski / Miękka / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "Mischievious Rascal: Breaking the Seventh Seal" is the story of a mother's unflagging zeal to correctly raise her mischievous rascal of a son and of that rascal's search, some sixty plus years later, to understand his mother's fury and his father's ghostly presence.
'One's innate ability to face, overcome, and be strengthened by unpleasant experiences is key to human survival. The story reveals how one child's resiliency stood in the face of adversity." 'Why Thomas didn't end up in prison is a silent miracle." "Mischievious Rascal: Breaking the Seventh Seal" is the story of a mother's unflagging zeal to correctly raise her mischievous rascal of a son and of ...
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85,89 zł |
How to Father a Successful Daughter: Reassuring Advice for Fathers to Help Their Daughters Become Happy, Confident Women
ISBN: 9780595431618 / Angielski / Miękka / 340 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The father-daughter relationship is a special bond-and one that requires special attention. Statistics show that a father's caring presence can be the deciding factor between raising a daughter who reaches her potential and one who gives up. Step-by-step, "How To Father A Successful Daughter" gives men the high-quality parenting skills that promote self-esteem, resilience and confidence in their daughters. Packed with practical, concrete, reassuring advice and what-to-say-when suggestions, this book will give dads a fresh and smart approach to raising confident, happy girls who grow up to be...
The father-daughter relationship is a special bond-and one that requires special attention. Statistics show that a father's caring presence can be the...
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98,81 zł |
Having a Job Just Like Recess: A Parent's Manual for Guiding and Gracing Your Child's Career Path
ISBN: 9780595655434 / Angielski / Twarda / 252 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a parent, you must wear all the hats: doctor, disciplinarian, nutritionist, counselor, coach, entertainer, educator, etc. How about "career counselor?" For most parents, that hat doesn't fit as comfortably. Many parents feel the extent of their career guidance is contained in these encouraging words of wisdom, "You'll be great at anything you do!" While such support is helpful, it lacks the steps, activities, and essential tools that eventually result in a meaningful and successful career path for their kids. This book provides those tools. It offers ideas and insights for parents of a...
As a parent, you must wear all the hats: doctor, disciplinarian, nutritionist, counselor, coach, entertainer, educator, etc. How about "career counsel...
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116,03 zł |
A Last Look at Innocence: Middle School Kids Share Their Views of the World
ISBN: 9780595817191 / Angielski / Twarda / 124 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Adolescence Just the word can cause us to both cringe and chuckle whether it is remembering our own rites of passage or dealing with the wonderful, weird and often totally exasperating sons, daughters, grandchildren, nieces, nephews, neighbors, siblings, students or just the kid behind us in line. This book is based on quotes from those same youngsters as they describe their fears, frustrations and dreams. You may be surprised to read that a thirteen-year-old boy would sometimes hug his parents' pillow when they are not at home or that a pre-teen wakes up and "breathes in the new day." As...
Adolescence Just the word can cause us to both cringe and chuckle whether it is remembering our own rites of passage or dealing with the wonderful, w...
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94,50 zł |
Beyond the Birds and the Bees
ISBN: 9780671535704 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. To help parents deal with the sexual health of their children, a family therapist explains how to begin sex education, promote positive body image, teach values without encouraging rebellion, and much more. Includes specific, reader-friendly advice, recommended reading, and resource sections for locating help.
To help parents deal with the sexual health of their children, a family therapist explains how to begin sex education, promote positive body image, te...
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107,42 zł |
How to Stop the Battle with Your Teenager
ISBN: 9780671763480 / Angielski / Miękka / 224 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Are you at your wit's end trying to deal with your teenager? Unsure of how to handle those tough problems that so often become a battleground? Help is here in this refreshing, practical guide that offers workable advice.
Are you at your wit's end trying to deal with your teenager? Unsure of how to handle those tough problems that so often become a battleground? Help is...
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68,84 zł |