BAKER, JEAN M

Family Secrets: Gay Sons - a Mother's Story (Do the Right Thing)

UK, The Harrington Park Press. 1998. (ISBN: 9781560239154). Paperback, a5 beige garage. Paperback in good condition apart from some small marks to page edges on one side. 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. 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 contribute to societal homophobia. It offers important insight into the developmental needs of gay children, and it discusses the issues faced by gay and lesbian youth and their families. Offering practical suggestions about how parents and schools can help gay, lesbian, and bisexual children grow up to be productive, psychologically healthy adults, Family Secrets discusses the effects of social prejudice and stigma on the social and emotional development of sexual minorities. As long as homophobia is running rampant in American society, gay children are going to be reluctant or afraid to confide in their parents, and parents will have trouble understanding and accepting homosexuality in their children. To end the secrecy and build open and healthy environments for all children and adolescents, this book discusses: tactics for reducing homophobia in non-gay youths promoting tolerance and understanding of sexual minorities at home and in school the effects an AIDS death has on families "coming out" about HIV/AIDS discussing homosexuality with your children, regardless of whether or not they are gay or lesbian sexual orientation and the interaction of biology with experience Because Family Secrets is written from the viewpoint of a parent/psychologist, it offers insights into the developmental needs of gay and lesbian children in a way that no other book has done. School counselors, psychologists, marriage and family counselors, teachers, school administrators, and the parents and siblings of gays and lesbians will all benefit from reading this honest, helpful, and encouraging book. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 29113

Catalogue: Gay & Lesbian Political & Social Issues

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EICHINGER, HUBERT

German Once a Week: Bk. 1

Blueish a5 garage, Simon & Schuster Education. 1963. (ISBN: 9780631962700). Paperback. Paperback in reading condition, showing signs of age. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 29690

Catalogue: Social Sciences (Books)

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FLETCHER, RONALD

John Stuart MILL: A Logical Critique of Sociology

M.Joseph. 1971. (ISBN: 9780718107499). Hardcover. Hardback with D/J in good condition but ex library with stamps etc. ISBN 0-7181-0749-7 0718107497. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 2655

Catalogue: Social Sciences

Keywords: 9780718107499

FRASER, DAVID

Sociology Through the Eyes of Faith

Apollos. 1992. (ISBN: 9780851114309). Paperback, a5 white. Condition good. Isbn 0-85111-430-X,085111430X. Used: Acceptable.

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Catalogue: Social Sciences

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GOULD, STEPHEN JAY

The Hedgehog, the Fox and the Magister's Pox:

Jonathan Cape Ltd. 2003. (ISBN: 9780224063098). Hardcover, 23.4 x 15.4 x 3.2 red. Condition good. Isbn 0-224-06309-X,022406309X. Mending and Minding the Misconceived Gap Between Science and the Humanities. Though this final book is not the most accessible of Stephen Jay Gould's meditations on science and culture, it is a complex and revealing look at one of the late paleontologist's great passions: the unity of human endeavour. The titular hedgehog and fox refer to the classic dichotomy of persistence opposed to agility of thought, which Gould uses as a backbone in comparing, contrasting and balancing science and the humanities. Unlike many scientists, he does not consider humanities (nor religion) to be inferior to his discipline. Drawing liberally from Renaissance and Scientific Revolution sources, Gould shows that the perceived differences in the two cultures are mostly false. Readers of EO Wilson's Consilience will find many similarities here, though Gould emphatically rejects Wilson's conclusion that reductionism is an appropriate way to unite the two cultures and offers examples of when such an approach might fail. If we discover that a majority of human cultures have favored infanticide under certain conditions, and that such a practice arose for good Darwinian reasons, shall we then claim that we have resolved the question of the rightness of such a practice with a "yea"? This volume is presented by its editor almost unchanged from the manuscript Gould had finished shortly before his death. The result is a book with such unedited detail that its dense blend of history and philosophy is at times overwhelmingly difficult. Nevertheless, Gould's deeply held conviction that human understanding comes from every one of our cultural efforts shines through. In characteristic form, Gould weaves the ideas of some of Western society's greatest thinkers, from Bacon to Galileo to E.O. Wilson, with the uncelebrated ideas of lesser-known yet pivotal intellectuals. He uses the ideas of these men to undo an assumption born in the 17th century and continuing to this day, that science and the humanities stand in opposition. In the title and throughout the book he uses a metaphor drawn from Erasmus and a more obscure 16th century scholar named Konrad Gesner (an illustrator of the animal kingdom) of the hedgehog - who goes after one thing at a measured pace, systematically investigating all; the Fox - skilled at many things, intuitive and fast; and the magister's pox - a censure from the Catholic Church involved in Galileo's downfall: a metaphor which illustrates the different ways of responding to knowledge - from a scientific, humanistic and fearful way. He argues that in fact each of them should borrow from each other and thereby improve their own given disciplines. Gould then delves into a fiery discussion of the notion of consilience first put forward by E.O. Wilson, which argues that scientific method (specifically reductionism) is supreme, uniting all the disciplines. Wilson holds that everything in nature is possible to predict - mathematically. Gould holds that in fact events in nature - including evolution - were and are random, each event contingent on the next. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 3291

Catalogue: Social Science

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GREALY, LUCY

In the Mind's Eye

white black text a5+ garage G, Century. 1994. (ISBN: 9780712659611). Hardcover. Hardback with dust jacket in good condition but pages browning with age. At the age of nine, the author was knocked on the jaw in her school playground. What her family initially thought was a toothache brought on by the accident, turned out to be Ewing's syndrome, a rare form of cancer which, at the time of its diagnosis, had a 95% mortality rate. For a family with problems of their own, Lucy's cancer treatment became an almost intolerable burden. The response of her family made Lucy feel like an outsider - and she alied herself with other outsiders, including transvestites and New Agers in an attempt to feel she belonged. This book is a memoir of Lucy's struggle with childhood cancer and disfigurement and her search for self identity in the midst of long-term facial reconstructive surgery. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 29809

Catalogue: Social Welfare & Services

Keywords: 9780712659611

HARMAN, CHRIS EDITOR

International Socialism 107

International Socialism. 2005. (ISBN: 9781905192052). Paperback. Paperback in good condition. 2005 Summer edition. Quarterly journal of socialist theory. Covers G8, climate change, France and the referendum, China's strike wave and was the US hand behind People Power? - used books, secondhand books, out of print books, hard to find books, for sale, second-hand books, college books, student books, nonfiction, first edition, signed copies, non-fiction books delivered world wide. Excess postage may be required for books over 1 kg in weight outside the EU. ISBN 1-905192-05-3 1905192053. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 8112

Catalogue: Social Questions

Keywords: 9781905192052

JONES, EDWARD E.

Foundations of Social Psychology

John Wiley & Sons Inc. 1968. (ISBN: 9780471449089). Paperback, a5 off white black text. Condition readable, internally clean, externally has a well read appearance with shelf dust to page edges, bumps to cover creasing to spine, owners name on first page. Isbn 0-471-44908-3, 0471449083. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 5299

Catalogue: Social Psychology

Keywords: 9780471449089

KELSALL, R.K.

Scottish Lifestyle 300 Years Ago: New Light on Edinburgh and Border Families

UK, John Donald Publishers Ltd. 1986. (ISBN: 9780859761673). Hardcover, beige blue a5+ upstairs. Hardback with dust jacket in reasonable condition, ex library book. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 29450

Catalogue: Social & Cultural History

Keywords: 9780859761673

MARSHALL, MARY

Guidelines for Social Workers Working with People with Dementia and Their Carers

British Association Of Social Workers, Scotland. 1988. (ISBN: 9780900102639). Paperback. Condition good. Isbn 0900102632. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 5627

Catalogue: Social Work

Keywords: 9780900102639

NJOGU, KIMANI

Culture, Performance and Identity. Paths of Communication in Kenya

UK, Twaweza Communications. 2008. (ISBN: 9789966724410). Paperback, green A5. Paperback in good condition. Our lives, which are mainly structured according to repeated and socially sanctioned modes of behaviour suggest that human activity is a performance; it is an activity undertaken with a consciousness of itself. We are always aware that someone who has certain expectations about us is watching. In order to satisfy the expectation we behave accordingly. Quite often we are conscious of projecting identity - in politics, in our homes, places of worship, on the street, among colleagues and so on. But how does this happen? This book brings together essays which cover a number of key areas: Gender, Disability, Media, Sports, Literature, Religion, Land and Youth, Music. Through an examination of the situation in Kenya, the essays opens new ways of understanding forms of local, national and global identity. Good.

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Book number: 29077

Catalogue: Social & Cultural Anthropology

Keywords: 9789966724410

QUART, LEONARD

American Film and American Society Since 1945

Palgrave Macmillan. 1984. (ISBN: 9780333300237). Paperback, a5 cream black text. Condition good. Isbn 0-333-30023-8, 0333300238. Ref ZKVQ. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 3332

Catalogue: Psychology / Social Psychology

Keywords: 9780333300237

RAMSEY, ROSALIND

Mental Illness: A Handbook for Carers

Jessica Kingsley Publishers. 2001. (ISBN: 9781853029349). Paperback, 23.2 x 15.2 x 2.2 cm. Condition good. Isbn 1-85302-934-3,1853029343. This is an essential resource for all people caring for family members or friends with mental illness. Written by experts, Mental Illness: A Handbook for Carers provides basic information on: forms of mental illness treatment plans what to do in an emergency the role of mental health professionals and other agencies legal issues and confidentiality housing, work and benefits. Mental Illness examines the provision made for people with mental illness and their carers, and the support that is available to them. It includes information on housing, employment, social services and the law. The writers avoid jargon, and the book includes a glossary of terms with which carers may be unfamiliar. Accessible, practical and comprehensive, this handbook acts as a one-stop shop for anyone caring for a person with a mental illness. About the Author Rosalind Ramsay is a consultant psychiatrist at St Thomas' Hospital, London. She wrote the chapter on psychological disorders for the new edition of the Home Medical Manual, published by Dorling Kindersley and the British Medical Association. George Szmukler is a consultant psychiatrist and medical director at the Maudsley Hospital who has worked with carers to establish and evaluate support programmes. Claire Gerada is a GP and the lead clinician for a community drug and alcohol team. She also works as a senior policy advisor in the Department of Health. Sarah Mars is a professional writer currently employed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 4692

Catalogue: Social Work

Keywords: 9781853029349

REEDER, DAVID

Urban History Yearbook: 1980

Continuum International Publishing. 1980. (ISBN: 9780718560805). Paperback, a5 plus mustard. PAPERBACK. Condition good exlibrary. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 2606

Catalogue: Social History

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ROGERS, NATALIE

Emerging Woman: A Decade of Midlife Transitions

white garage a5, PCCS Books. 1995. (ISBN: 9781898059110). Paperback, 14 x 1.3 x 21.2 cm. Paperback internally good but cover some marks and scuffs. Natalie Rogers has written a book to give women the courage and support to be full persons in our society, and to point out that what is personal is political. That is, what we choose to think and do as individuals has impact on our society as a whole. She achieves this by sharing her personal journey with letters, photographs and drawings. Used: Acceptable.

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Book number: 29738

Catalogue: Family & Social Groups

Keywords: 9781898059110