For more than a decade, Carol Smart has been at the forefront of debates about the sociology of the family. Yet she has become frustrated by the fixation of many commentators with the supposed decline of commitment, and even the decline of the possibility of family life. In this exciting new book, she puts forward a new way of understanding families and relationships.Breaking with conventional wisdom, her book offers a fresh conceptual approach to understanding personal life, which...

First published in 1977, Women, Crime and Criminology presents a feminist critique of classical and contemporary theories of female criminality. It addresses the issue that criminology literature has, throughout history, been predominantly male-oriented, always treating female criminality as marginal to the ‘proper’ study of crime in society. Carol Smart explores a new direction in criminology, and the sociology of deviance, by investigating female crime from a committed feminist ...

First published in 1984, this book made an important and timely contribution to the development of the idea that the law is a major source of women’s oppression. Based on research of the theory and practice of family law, it examines the way in which private law operates to sustain, reproduce and reinforce the dependence of women in the most private of spheres, namely marriage.The author focuses on the point of break down or divorce, where the economic vulnerability of women caused...

In this now established text the author presents her analysis of the power of law and argues for a feminist post-structuralist approach. She comments on pornography, as well as discussing recent research on rape trials and abortion legislation.

The British welfare state has been a political and ideological battleground since its inception, yet many of the voices in the crucial debates have been lost in orthodox histories. First published in 1987, Ideologies of Welfare (now with a new preface by the authors) explores the development of the welfare state through the debates which surrounded it in three key periods—the turn of the century; the Beveridge period; and the 1970s and 1980s. Each section focusses on four main and...

So much to read, so little time? This brief overview of Mindset: The New Psychology of Success tells you what you need to know—before or after you read Carol Dweck's book.Crafted and edited with care, Worth Books set the standard for quality and give you the tools you need to be a well-informed reader.This short summary and analysis of Mindset includes:Historical contextChapter-by-chapter overviewsProfiles...

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Questo cofanetto contiene 8 romanziDESIDERIO MILIONARIO di C. CrewsJavier ha sposato Imogen solo per interesse, ma lei riaccende in lui una fiamma ormai spenta.VORTICE DI PASSIONE di C. MarinelliOgni sera Anya danza per Roman, l'uomo che un tempo ha catturato il suo cuore, solo per farlo a brandelli.LA REGINA DEL DESERTO di H. RiceCat, timida studentessa universitaria, è stata assunta come ricercatrice dallo sceicco Zane Ali Naw...

Alors que les crises sanitaires ont intensifié notre rapport au numérique, les enfants et les adolescents ont vu leur temps d’exposition aux écrans atteindre des niveaux records, sans qu’aucune attention soit vraiment portée aux contenus qu’ils regardaient. Comment en sommes-nous arrivés là ? Comment y remédier ? Comment aider nos enfants à reprendre le contrôle face à des algorithmes de plus en plus sophistiqués ? Dans cet essai qui tient autant de l’analyse critique que du guide pratique...

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