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Understanding the Male Hustler
ISBN: 9780918393968 / Angielski / Miękka Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. This book is a serious study of male hustlers using experiential dialogue to introduce the reader to real-life concepts and experiences that otherwise could not be effectively conveyed. An intriguing attempt to get into the mind and personality of the male hustler through a largely imagined series of dialogues between a well-known fictional hustler and his so-called amanuensis, Samuel Steward, this unique book covers all aspects of the hustler s motivations, activities, life style, adjustments, advantages, and disadvantages. It accomplishes this dispassionately, without prejudgment, moral...
This book is a serious study of male hustlers using experiential dialogue to introduce the reader to real-life concepts and experiences that otherwise...
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250,36 zł |
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Lesbian Ex-Lovers: The Really Long-Term Relationships
ISBN: 9781560232827 / Angielski / Twarda / 268 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. "We have earned a certain place in each other's lives, and in the best of times we can rest on what we have made together."
Lesbian Ex-Lovers: The Really Long-Term Relationships examines the need for the development of better understanding and more critical analysis of lesbian ex-lover relationships. This eye-opening look into the minds and hearts of women offers personal insight into the possibilities for and potential pitfalls of lesbian ex-lover relations. This book contains personal stories, fictional accounts, poetry, and theoretical analyses of the frequency and significance... "We have earned a certain place in each other's lives, and in the best of times we can rest on what we have made together."
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704,29 zł |
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Family Secrets: Gay Sons--A Mother's Story
ISBN: 9781560239154 / Angielski / Miękka / 258 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. As a clinical psychologist, Jean Baker had always considered herself open-minded and tolerant, but found she wasn t prepared for the revelation that her only two children were both gay. Family Secrets is an inspirational story of how she and her family learned to accept one another and overcome their internalized fears and prejudices as well as how they coped with a much greater challenge in their personal lives--HIV/AIDS. Family Secrets is more than a parenting memoir, however. It is a guide that draws upon research and scientific findings to capsize the myths and stereotypes that...
As a clinical psychologist, Jean Baker had always considered herself open-minded and tolerant, but found she wasn t prepared for the revelation that h...
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104,29 zł |
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Friend or Frenemy?: A Guide to the Friends You Need and the Ones You Don't
ISBN: 9780061562037 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. How do you finally break free from a fair-weather bud who flees the scene as soon as a new guy comes around? How do you know which friends make it into your framily? With tips for making and breaking, maintaining and sustaining your friendships, plus stories from real women, Friend or Frenemy? explores how great friends get us through hard times and dishes out advice about dumping the users, losers, and abusers. In this era of instant communication, relationships are not necessarily easier. Friend or Frenemy? also looks at how texting, MySpacing, and other modes of... How do you finally break free from a fair-weather bud who flees the scene as soon as a new guy comes around? How do you know which friends make it ... |
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64,67 zł |
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Single by Chance, Mothers by Choice: How Women Are Choosing Parenthood Without Marriage and Creating the New American Family
ISBN: 9780195341409 / Angielski / Miękka / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A remarkable number of women today are taking the daunting step of having children outside of marriage. In Single By Chance, Mothers By Choice, Rosanna Hertz offers the first full-scale account of this fast-growing phenomenon, revealing why these middle class women took this unorthodox path and how they have managed to make single parenthood work for them.
Hertz interviewed 65 women--ranging from physicians and financial analysts to social workers, teachers, and secretaries--women who speak candidly about how they manage their lives and families as single mothers. What Hertz... A remarkable number of women today are taking the daunting step of having children outside of marriage. In Single By Chance, Mothers By Choice
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117,45 zł |
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Gay Fatherhood: Narratives of Family and Citizenship in America
ISBN: 9780226476582 / Angielski / Miękka / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Men are often thought to have less interest in parenting than women, and gay men are generally assumed to prefer pleasure over responsibility. The toxic combination of these two stereotypical views has led to a lack of serious attention being paid to the experiences of gay fathers. But the truth is that more and more gay men are setting out to become parents and succeeding--and Gay Fatherhood aims to tell their stories. Ellen Lewin takes as her focus people who undertake the difficult process of becoming fathers as gay men, rather than having become fathers while married to... Men are often thought to have less interest in parenting than women, and gay men are generally assumed to prefer pleasure over responsibility. The ... |
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153,76 zł |
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Gay Fatherhood: Narratives of Family and Citizenship in America
ISBN: 9780226476568 / Angielski / Twarda / 248 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Men are often thought to have less interest in parenting than women, and gay men are generally assumed to prefer pleasure over responsibility. The toxic combination of these two stereotypical views has led to a lack of serious attention being paid to the experiences of gay fathers. But the truth is that more and more gay men are setting out to become parents and succeeding--and Gay Fatherhood aims to tell their stories. Ellen Lewin takes as her focus people who undertake the difficult process of becoming fathers as gay men, rather than having become fathers while married to... Men are often thought to have less interest in parenting than women, and gay men are generally assumed to prefer pleasure over responsibility. The ... |
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417,35 zł |
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What Else But Home: Seven Boys and an American Journey Between the Projects and the Penthouse
ISBN: 9781586488949 / Angielski / Miękka / 384 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. 'What Else But Love' is a love story unlike any other, demonstrating what can happen when a family opens its door - and its heart - to those around them.
'What Else But Love' is a love story unlike any other, demonstrating what can happen when a family opens its door - and its heart - to those around th...
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139,48 zł |
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Surrogacy and Embryo, Sperm, & Egg Donation: What Were You Thinking?: Considering IVF & Third-Party Reproduction
ISBN: 9781450229609 / Angielski / Twarda / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Surrogacy and Embryo, Sperm, & Egg Donation: What Were You Thinking?, an attorney who practices exclusively in reproductive law shares her expert guidance for those ready to create a family via third-party reproduction. Theresa Erickson, managing partner of Erickson Law, APLC, and the Founder and Chair of Conceptual Options, The Surrogacy and Egg Donation Center, educates and guides parents, surrogates, egg donors, sperm donors, and embryo donors through fertility, infertility, IVF, and third-party reproduction. Erickson includes a glossary of terms, a list of recommended reading for both...
In Surrogacy and Embryo, Sperm, & Egg Donation: What Were You Thinking?, an attorney who practices exclusively in reproductive law shares her expert g...
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146,86 zł |
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Surrogacy and Embryo, Sperm, & Egg Donation: What Were You Thinking?: Considering IVF & Third-Party Reproduction
ISBN: 9781450229616 / Angielski / Miękka / 352 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. In Surrogacy and Embryo, Sperm, & Egg Donation: What Were You Thinking?, an attorney who practices exclusively in reproductive law shares her expert guidance for those ready to create a family via third-party reproduction. Theresa Erickson, managing partner of Erickson Law, APLC, and the Founder and Chair of Conceptual Options, The Surrogacy and Egg Donation Center, educates and guides parents, surrogates, egg donors, sperm donors, and embryo donors through fertility, infertility, IVF, and third-party reproduction. Erickson includes a glossary of terms, a list of recommended reading for both...
In Surrogacy and Embryo, Sperm, & Egg Donation: What Were You Thinking?, an attorney who practices exclusively in reproductive law shares her expert g...
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103,60 zł |
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Unhitched: Love, Marriage, and Family Values from West Hollywood to Western China
ISBN: 9780814783825 / Angielski / Twarda / 304 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Judith Stacey, 2012 winner of the Simon and Gagnon Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Sociological Association. A leading expert on the family, Judith Stacey is known for her provocative research on mainstream issues. Finding herself impatient with increasingly calcified positions taken in the interminable wars over same-sex marriage, divorce, fatherlessness, marital fidelity, and the like, she struck out to profile unfamiliar cultures of contemporary love, marriage, and family values from around the world.
Built on bracing original research... Judith Stacey, 2012 winner of the Simon and Gagnon Lifetime Achievement Award presented by the American Sociological Association.
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365,19 zł |
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Lethal Secrets
ISBN: 9780941770118 / Angielski / Miękka / 208 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The psychology of donor insemination presents both problems and solutions. In the world of alternative means of conception, donor insemination is the parent procedure, the most available, successful and egalitarian. Breaking the bonds of silence and ending secrecy is necessary, the authors believe, to address the inherent psyhchological problems. As the world continues headlong down the road of high-tech procedures and methodologies, there is a need to maintain a strong sense of importance of the human element and historical, genetic connections.
The psychology of donor insemination presents both problems and solutions. In the world of alternative means of conception, donor insemination is the ...
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90,78 zł |
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Coparenting: A Conceptual and Clinical Examination of Family Systems
ISBN: 9781433809910 / Angielski / Twarda / 314 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. The editors of this volume explore the various caregiving arrangements and dimensions that the term coparenting comprises. Part I examines the concepts, theories, and empirical research underlying this dynamic socialization force that is characteristic of all family systems. Part II explores clinical applications -- the various assessments and interventions that promote coparenting. The volume concludes with policy implications and a model paradigm that encourages good coparenting as a powerful support for all children's social, emotional, and behavioral needs.
The editors of this volume explore the various caregiving arrangements and dimensions that the term coparenting comprises. Part I examines the concept...
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286,93 zł |
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Here Come the Brides!: Reflections on Lesbian Love and Marriage
ISBN: 9781580053921 / Angielski / Miękka / 448 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Marriage today isn t what it used to be: for better, not for worse. As same-sex weddings are becoming more common, the classic love-story happy ending is taking on a decidedly new twist, everyone has a fresh role to play, and supporters and opponents of gay marriage alike are finding themselves in the midst of a revolution that s redefining marriageboth as a personal choice and as an institutionas we know it.
In Here Come the Brides , editors Audrey Bilger and Michele Kort gather together the voices of women taking part inand shapingthis major historical shift. Representing a... Marriage today isn t what it used to be: for better, not for worse. As same-sex weddings are becoming more common, the classic love-story happy ending...
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108,11 zł |
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Don't Leave Your Friends Behind: Concrete Ways to Support Families in Social Justice Movements and Communities
ISBN: 9781604863963 / Angielski / Miękka / 256 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A collection of suggestions, tips, and narratives on ways everyone can support parents, children, and caregivers involved in social movements, this book focuses on social justice, mutual aid, and collective liberation. One of the few books dealing with community support for issues facing children and families, this reflection on inclusivity in social awareness offers real-life ways to reach out to the families involved in campaigns such as the Occupy Movement. Contributors include the Bay Area Childcare Collective, the London Pro-Feminist Men's Group, and Mamas of Color Rising.
A collection of suggestions, tips, and narratives on ways everyone can support parents, children, and caregivers involved in social movements, this bo...
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77,65 zł |
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My Two Moms: Lessons of Love, Strength, and What Makes a Family
ISBN: 9781592407637 / Angielski / Miękka / 272 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. A resounding testament to the power of family and a reassurance that there is no wrong way to be who you are
It has been almost two years since Zach Wahls (then 19 years old) bravely stood up in front of the Iowa House of Representative and defended gay marriage and his family. Wahls proudly proclaimed, "The sexual orientation of my parents has had zero effect on the content of my character, and his speech instantly went viral and became YouTube s #1 political video of 2011. In My Two Moms, Zach offers a stirring and brave defense of his family. Raised by two moms in a... A resounding testament to the power of family and a reassurance that there is no wrong way to be who you are
It has been almost two years ... |
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103,82 zł |
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Truly Yours: Wise Words on the Miracle of Adoption
ISBN: 9781482651416 / Angielski / Miękka / 94 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. TRULY YOURS is a beautiful collection of thoughts on the wonder and joy of adoption. Along with a thoughtful introduction by author and adoptive mother Laura Dail, TRULY YOURS is filled with musings from Jamie Lee Curtis, Norman Vincent Peale, the Dalai Lama, Isabella Rossellini, Dale Evans, George Burns, Rosie O'Donnell, and many others. These diverse voices share observations on both the joys and nuances of adoption, each offering a unique perspective. Heartfelt and inspiring, this candid book on adoption is a constant inspiration for all who are considering or have already been touched by...
TRULY YOURS is a beautiful collection of thoughts on the wonder and joy of adoption. Along with a thoughtful introduction by author and adoptive mothe...
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27,21 zł |
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Polygamy: Polygyny, Polyandry, and Polyamory
ISBN: 9781936533367 / Angielski / Miękka / 222 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. There are between 50,000 and 100,000 families in the U.S. living in polygamy today. Recently, these numbers began to climb rapidly as certain Christian, Islamic, and secular groups seek ways to live according to their convictions, in spite of federal and state laws. The growth is accelerating at a surprising rate. As people search for and find their own happiness, the population practicing polygamy will soon grow large enough to have a voice loud enough to change the laws of the land from within. Polygamy may be the next movement in the search for individual freedom and happiness. Polygamy:...
There are between 50,000 and 100,000 families in the U.S. living in polygamy today. Recently, these numbers began to climb rapidly as certain Christia...
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107,93 zł |
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Gay and Lesbian Youth
ISBN: 9780866568173 / Angielski / Twarda / 374 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Here is a pioneering volume that explores adolescent homosexuality around the world. Social scientists examine the personal experiences of gay and lesbian teenagers from culture to culture and address the problems and obstacles these young people face. The changing contexts, values, and goals of societies worldwide are affecting how these adolescents adapt to being homosexual, and this compelling book gives keen insight into how changes in the United States contrast with changes elsewhere. A unique and thorough description of the identities, situations, and relationships of homosexual teens...
Here is a pioneering volume that explores adolescent homosexuality around the world. Social scientists examine the personal experiences of gay and les...
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782,54 zł |
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Clinical and Educational Interventions with Fathers
ISBN: 9780789006455 / Angielski / Twarda / 338 str. Termin realizacji zamówienia: ok. 5-8 dni roboczych. Call on men's hidden strengths to help them become responsible fathers in even the most challenging circumstances Clinical and Educational Interventions with Fathers gives you fresh approaches for effective interventions with fathers. Whether by calling on their faith to help them deal with the complexities of fatherhood or offering high-tech interventions on the Internet, these techniques help men find their strengths, maintain their masculinity, and learn to guide, nurture, and discipline with love and responsibility. Instead of thinking of fathers as deficient, the book emphasizes finding...
Call on men's hidden strengths to help them become responsible fathers in even the most challenging circumstances Clinical and Educational Interventio...
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547,77 zł |
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