Family Matters

Author : Rohinton Mistry
Publisher : Emblem Editions
Page : 482 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2011-02-18
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781551994369

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Set in Bombay in the mid-1990s, Family Matters tells a story of familial love and obligation, of personal and political corruption, of the demands of tradition and the possibilities for compassion. Nariman Vakeel, the patriarch of a small discordant family, is beset by Parkinson’s and haunted by memories of his past. He lives with his two middle-aged stepchildren, Coomy, bitter and domineering, and her brother, Jal, mild-mannered and acquiescent. But the burden of the illness worsens the already strained family relationships. Soon, their sweet-tempered half-sister, Roxana, is forced to assume sole responsibility for her bedridden father. And Roxana’s husband, besieged by financial worries, devises a scheme of deception involving his eccentric employer at a sporting goods store, setting in motion a series of events that leads to the narrative’s moving outcome. Family Matters has all the richness, the gentle humour, and the narrative sweep that have earned Mistry the highest of accolades around the world.

Author : Barbara A. Mitchell
Publisher : Canadian Scholars’ Press
Page : 546 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2021-08-23
Category : Social Science
ISBN : 9781773382494

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Family Matters, Fourth Edition by Barbara A. Mitchell Pdf

Now in its fourth edition, Family Matters offers an enriched discussion on a variety of substantive issues experienced by diverse Canadian families across the life course. Adopting a feminist sociological approach throughout, this popular textbook explores family dynamics through a critical life course theoretical lens. This over-arching perspective is used to examine how social, economic, and historical processes related to gender roles, age and generational location, ethnicity and race, geographical location, and social change shape contemporary family life. As a leading name in sociology, Barbara Mitchell has thoroughly updated the previous edition to reflect timely current events, recent census data, and cutting-edge research. Providing more detailed and nuanced discussions of many areas including life course and other styles of critical theorizing on families, this new edition examines the history of slavery and Black family life in Canada, Indigenous families, foreign/temporary workers, intersectional and racialized processes influencing families, youth activism, transgender children, technology and social media, and the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on aging families. Approachable, concise, and filled with discussion questions, activities, and resources for further reading, Family Matters is the perfect resource for students enrolled in introductory or advanced level courses in family sociology and gender studies. FEATURES - Up-to-date material featuring current events, recent research studies and statistics, including census and other national data sets - New and expanded content on a wide range of timely topics, such as Indigenous and racialized family life, transgender children, technology and social media ,and the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Aperture
Page : 196 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2021-09-14
Category : Photography
ISBN : 159711491X

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Gillian Laub: Family Matters by Anonim Pdf

Gillian Laub's photographs of her family from the past twenty years, now collected in one volume, explore the ways society's biggest questions are revealed in our most intimate relationships. Family Matters zeroes in on the artist's family as an example of the way Donald Trump's knack for sowing discord and division has impacted communities, individuals, and households across the country. As Laub explains, "I began to unpack my relationship to my relatives--which turned out to be much more indicative of my relationship to the outside world than I had ever thought, and the key to exploring questions I had about the effects of wealth, vanity, childhood, aging, fragility, political conflict, religious traditions, and mortality." These issues became tangible in 2016, when Laub and her parents found themselves on opposing sides of the most divisive presidential election in recent US history; and further exacerbated in the lead-up to the 2020 election, in the wake of a global pandemic and protests in support of Black Lives Matter. Family Matters reveals Laub's willingness to confront ideas of privilege and unity, and to expose the fault lines and vulnerabilities of her relatives and herself. Ultimately, Family Matters celebrates the resiliency and power of family--including the family we choose--in the face of divisive rhetoric. In doing so, it holds up a highly personalized mirror to the social and political divides in the United States today.

Author : David Guterson
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 1993-09-16
Category : Education
ISBN : 9780547539386

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An honest, perceptive discussion of children, education, and our common life as a nation by the bestselling author of Snow Falling on Cedars. A high school English teacher, Guterson and his wife educate their own children at home. “A literate primer for anyone who wants to know more about alternatives to the schools” (Kirkus Reviews). Index.

Author : Lynn Jost,Connie Faber
Publisher : Kindred Productions
Page : 150 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Religion
ISBN : 0921788746

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Author : Gregory C. Elliott
Publisher : John Wiley & Sons
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,9 Mb
Release : 2009-02-17
Category : Psychology
ISBN : 9781444305791

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Family Matters by Gregory C. Elliott Pdf

Combining empirical evidence with indices to measure mattering, Family Matters: The Importance of Mattering to Family in Adolescence explores the inverse relationship between mattering and dysfunctional behavior in adolescence. Defines mattering and distinguishes among the three ways that people can matter to others: awareness, importance, and reliance Utilizes empirical evidence from a quantitative analyses of data from a nationwide survey 2,004 adolescents to support author’s assertions Explores the impact of structural and demographic factors such as family structure in developing of a sense of mattering in adolescents. Includes helpful indices, including his Mattering Index and Rosenberg’s Self-Esteem Index Suggests how parents, teachers, and other significant people in the lives of adolescents can work to instill a sense of mattering in those under their care

Author : Hilde Løvdal Stephens
Publisher : University Alabama Press
Page : 304 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2019
Category : Evangelicalism
ISBN : 9780817320331

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"Family Matters: James Dobson and Focus on the Family's Advice to American Evangelicals by Hilde L2vdal Stephens is an insightful history and analysis of James Dobson's rise to fame, effect on American evangelical culture, and subsequent fall from relevance. Stephens scours through Dobson's books, articles, and other materials published by Focus on the Family in order to explore how evangelicals defined and defended the traditional family as an ideal and as a symbol in an ever-changing world"--

Author : Deborah A. Lawlor,Gita D. Mishra
Publisher : OUP Oxford
Page : 352 pages
File Size : 51,9 Mb
Release : 2009-04-02
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9780191575228

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Family matters by Deborah A. Lawlor,Gita D. Mishra Pdf

Family-based studies, including intergenerational, sibling, and twin studies, are increasingly being used to explore life course epidemiology. However, there are issues relating to study design and the statistical analysis of family-based studies that are still not well understood, and comprehending the underlying assumptions of these studies and drawing the inferences from them can be complex. This book provides the knowledge and skills required to design, analyse, and correctly interpret family-based studies. It explains what these studies can tell us about life course epidemiology; provides practical guidance on how to set-up and maintain birth cohorts for completing family-based studies in life course epidemiology; describes how to undertake appropriate statistical analyses of family-based studies and correctly interpret results from these analyses; and provides examples that illustrate the ways in which family-based studies can enhance our understanding of life course epidemiology. In addition, there is discussion of difficulties specific to setting up such studies in low- and middle-income countries, and issues relating to proxy informants, where parents provide information on children and vice versa, or siblings provide information about each other. Examples of how family-based studies have been used in understanding the life course epidemiology of cardiovascular disease, mental health, and reproductive health illustrate the applicability of the research to these areas, but also more generally to the wider field of life course epidemiology.

Author : Anonim
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 32 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 1999
Category : Families
ISBN : PURD:32754071070142

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Family Matters by Anonim Pdf

Author : Belen Loreto Grand
Publisher : Morgan James Publishing
Page : 110 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-07
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 9781683509554

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Family Matters by Belen Loreto Grand Pdf

Providing financial assistance to family members in the Philippines can be stressful and take a toll on health and family life. For Filipino emigrants, the pressure to send more money can bring up anger and resentment, along with the fear of being ostracized by their community if they stop. Author and coach Belen Loreto Grand is the voice for thousands of nurses from the Philippines and OFWs (Overseas Filipino Workers) who are bound to family and duty and assist their relatives financially. In Family Matters, she shares a system of living that empowers, opens the flow of money, and reduces drama and trauma. In Family Matters, various challenging issues are addressed and resolved, including what to do when relatives ask for money, how to support a Filipino family without breaking the bank, and how to maintain family harmony when deciding to stop the flow of money. Belen Loreto Grand draws on the Law of Attraction, the Kabbalah, and more to inspire readers to care for themselves and attract abundance for their family in the States and their family back home in the Philippines. The tools, strategies, and success stories in Family Matters promote a life of love, peace, harmony, joy, and abundance.

Author : Ruth Lyn Meese
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Page : 161 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2009-11-19
Category : Education
ISBN : 9781591587835

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This volume is designed to give librarians and teachers guidance on the subject of adoption and foster care—both as themes in children's literature and as issues affecting many students. To help librarians and teachers gain a deeper understanding of this sensitive subject, Family Matters: Adoption and Foster Care in Children's Literature takes a close look at 115 works of children's literature that have themes related to adoption and foster care, including many that have received the Newberry Award, Caldecott Award, or other prestigious honors from the American Library Association. Family Matters is not just a digest of titles. It is an expert resource for addressing adoption and foster care in the classroom, both as a literary subject and as a personal issue with students. The book opens with an historical overview of adoption and foster care, then reviews level-appropriate titles by age group—K-grade 2, grades 3-5, and grades 6-8. Coverage includes discussions of the impact of adoption and foster care on normal development, as well as suggestions for safe language to use in the classroom, and fun, effective activities for each title.

Author : Bronwyn Dalley
Publisher : Auckland University Press
Page : 462 pages
File Size : 48,9 Mb
Release : 1998
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 1869401905

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"Traces the changes in government child welfare services from 1902 until 1992"--Back cover.

Author : Dudley Callison,Johnny Polk
Publisher : AuthorHouse
Page : 141 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2012-05-04
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781468594171

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Family Matters by Dudley Callison,Johnny Polk Pdf

Parenting is a high calling, and with it comes a unique set of joys and plenty of challenges. God wants to strengthen parents to be the best parents they can be for His glory. Family Matters is a parent-focused devotional book centered on Luke 2:52, and Jesus grew in wisdom, stature, and favor with God and men. This book encourages parents on some challenging topics, including the following: WisdomMaterialism, media influences, dating, and maintaining a healthy perspective on the future. StatureAppearance, eating issues, and dealing with the pressure to succeed. Favor with GodFaith questions, personal value, and deepening relationship with Christ. Favor with OthersServing one another, bullying, and family relationships. Each devotional includes a scripture focus, as well as a Now What section at the end for personal reflection. The devotional thoughts included here can be a great encouragement parents as they love and lead their kids.

Author : Lahrichi, Lahrichi, Shotte
Publisher : Author House
Page : 153 pages
File Size : 46,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781491892800

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Family Matters by Lahrichi, Lahrichi, Shotte Pdf

Foster caring is as challenging as it is rewarding. There is a school of thought that if one is interested in fostering, then one can become a foster carer. Considering the many problems that surface on a day-to-day basis in a given fostering environment, it takes much more that interest in fostering to make fostering work. 'Family Matters' frankly discusses what fostering entails and clearly demonstrates how Mohammed and Sharon Lahrichi have had a reasonable degree of success in their fostering work. It documents cases that tell how foster children as well as biological children interpret their lived experiences as children of the same household. It is a book that foster carers, social workers and all those who involve in care work should read. In fact, it will make an interesting read for all members of any given family. 'Family Matters' also advances the idea that fostering is a work of love, which should be taken seriously, but which also should be celebrated in spite of the range of emotions that foster caring is capable of evoking.

Author : Michaelann Martin,Curtis Martin
Publisher : Emmaus Road Publishing
Page : 105 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2002
Category : Bible and tradition
ISBN : 9781931018142

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Family Matters by Michaelann Martin,Curtis Martin Pdf

Make time for the thing that matters most--your family. Michaelann and Curtis Martin share valuable lessons from Scripture and their own experience on how to raise up a happy and holy family, even admist the challenges of today's culture.