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  • MODERN BRITAIN
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    MODERN BRITAIN
    SEAN GLYNN / ALAN BOOTH
    Modern Britain focuses on two major periods of British history; the interwar period, and postwar Britain. The authors compare and contrast developments in the two periods, dealing with the themes of: * growth and welfare * industry * labour * social policy * the economy Combining a narrative with a conceptual and analytic approach,Modern Britain provides an end-of-century revie...

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  • SWAZILAND
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    SWAZILAND
    ALAN R BOOTH
    This book describes the basis of Swazi traditional life and examines how modern values are influencing change. It focuses on Hilda Kuper's original study and subsequent analyses to describe that traditional society. ...

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  • MANAGING THE MODERN WORKPLACE
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    MANAGING THE MODERN WORKPLACE
    ALAN BOOTH
    A recurring theme in the history of modern Britain in the twentieth-century has been the failure of its manufacturing industry and the record of disorder and conflict in the industrial workplace. This image was reinforced by the evidence of national strikes from the 1960s until 1984. This emphasis on decline and disorder in British manufacturing has distorted our understanding ...

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  • COUPLES IN CONFLICT
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    COUPLES IN CONFLICT
    ALAN BOOTH
    This classic volume provides a solid foundation for thinking about creative ways in which our society can work to prevent or minimize destructive couple conflict and enhance couples' abilities to constructively handle their differences. A common thread throughout is that constructive conflict and negotiation are beneficial for relationships. The new introduction provides an ove...

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  • CHILD CARE IN THE 1990S
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    CHILD CARE IN THE 1990S
    ALAN BOOTH
    Bringing together professionals from sociology, economics, psychology, and family studies, this volume presents papers from a symposium on child care that sought answers to each of the four questions listed in the table of contents. A lead speaker provided an answer, and discussants had a chance to critique the main presentation and set forth their own views. Each session also ...

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  • STEPFAMILIES
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    STEPFAMILIES
    ALAN BOOTH
    Stepfamilies represent an increasing number of American households and shape the upbringing of countless stepchildren. Despite their prominence in society, our knowledge about these families is very limited. To address this deficit, the editors have drawn together the work of 16 nationally known scholars to deal with four questions: * Marriages that create stepfamilies: Why do ...

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  • WORK-FAMILY CHALLENGES FOR LOW-INCOME PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN
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    WORK-FAMILY CHALLENGES FOR LOW-INCOME PARENTS AND THEIR CHILDREN
    CROUTER, ANN C. / BOOTH, ALAN
    The area of work and family is a hot topic in the social sciences and appeals to scholars in a wide range of disciplines. There are few edited volumes in this area, however, and this may be the only one that focuses on low-income families--a particularly important group in this era of welfare-to-work policy. Interdisciplinary in nature, the volume brings together contributors f...

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  • FAMILY-SCHOOL LINKS
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    FAMILY-SCHOOL LINKS
    ALAN BOOTH
    Based on the presentations and discussions from a national symposium on family-school links held at the Pennsylvania State University, this volume brings together psychologists, sociologists, educators, and policymakers studying the bidirectional effects between schools and families. This topic -- the links between families and schools, and how these affect children's education...

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  • TEACHING HISTORY AT UNIVERSITY
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    TEACHING HISTORY AT UNIVERSITY
    ALAN BOOTH
    Alan Booth draws on a wide range of international research as well as the reflections and experiences of university historians, linking theory and practice. Teaching History at University examines how high-quality history teaching and learning can be achieved in today's universities worldwide. This is an essential resource for university teachers and all those who are responsib...

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  • IMMIGRATION AND THE FAMILY
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    IMMIGRATION AND THE FAMILY
    ALAN BOOTH
    This book documents the third in a series of annual symposia on family issues--the National Symposium on International Migration and Family Change: The Experience of U.S. Immigrants--held at Pennsylvania State University. Although most existing literature on migration focuses solely on the origin, numbers, and economic success of migrants, this book examines how migration affec...

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  • DISPARITIES IN SCHOOL READINESS
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    DISPARITIES IN SCHOOL READINESS
    ALAN BOOTH
    Significant disparities exist in children's behavioral and learning capacities that support successful transitions into school. In this new volume, leading researchers from a variety of disciplines review the latest data on how families influence their children's transitions into school. The inequalities that exist in school readiness, the roots of ...

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  • IMPROVING SCHOOLS, DEVELOPING INCLUSION
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    IMPROVING SCHOOLS, DEVELOPING INCLUSION
    MEL AINSCOW / TONY BOOTH / ALAN DYSON
    While many books explore the possibilities for developing inclusive practices in schools, and ‘inclusion’ is widely regarded as a desirable goal, much of the literature on the subject has been narrowly concerned with the inclusion of pupils with special educational needs. This book however, takes the view that marginalisation, exclusion and underachievement take many forms and ...

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  • CHILDREN'S INFLUENCE ON FAMILY DYNAMICS
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    CHILDREN'S INFLUENCE ON FAMILY DYNAMICS
    CROUTER, ANN C. / BOOTH, ALAN
    Any parent who has raised more than one child is likely to be keenly aware of subtle or even striking differences among their offspring. The central premise of this volume is that children bring personal qualities to their relationships with other family members that help shape family interaction, relationships, and even processes that family researchers have called "parenting....

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  • DOES IT TAKE A VILLAGE?
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    DOES IT TAKE A VILLAGE?
    BOOTH, ALAN / CROUTER, ANN C.
    Does It Take a Village? focuses on the mechanisms that link community characteristics to the functioning of the families and individuals within them--community norms, economic opportunities, reference groups for assessing relative deprivation, and social support networks. Contributors underscore those features of communities that represent risk factors for children, adolescents...

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