* The Boomerang Age was named an Outstanding Academic Title of 2007 by Choice Magazine.Domestic changes are taking place in the lives of young adults in Western industrialized societies. Today's young people often experience less permanency and more movement in a variety of family-related roles, statuses, and living arrangements. Among the most prominent changes is the phenomenon of "boomerang kids," young adults returning to the parental home after their initial entrance into the adult world. The Boomerang Age, explores the implications of this development in a changing sociocultural, economic, and demographic landscape.Mitchell begins by addressing definitional, conceptual, and measurement issues relevant to the "boomerang age." She then places the issues in historical perspective by considering trends in family organization--the nuclear family, marriage and divorce rates and fertility--over the past hundred years with emphasis on the 1950s family as a cultural benchmark. The book then turns to the contemporary trajectory of home leaving and returning, analyzing the "launch" and return phases with regard to economic factors, regional differences, and racial and ethnic backgrounds.Mitchell then explores the more personal dimensions of how a return to the family is complicated by partnership (marriage, divorce, cohabitation, homosexuality) and parenthood among young couples. Moving outside the home, she looks at how public issues such as globalization, the decline of the welfare state, and various forms of social inequality affect the circumstances of young adulthood. Here Mitchell offers specific social policy recommendations pertaining to education, housing and dependency issues, childcare, and gender and racial equality. The book concludes by critically evaluating the advantages and drawbacks of two possible future scenarios: increased individualization in the pursuit of social g
This story is about Mitch Mitchell young man that was attending college as an investigative lawyer. He found a newspaper clipping one day that involved an older gentle man and his wife. While searching the paper he came across the death of his dear friend Mr. Renter, he use to work for. The young man Mitch Mitchell never found a cause of death. He graduated school, and decided that there was something wrong with the article stating fact in the cause of his friends death, and had a need to investigate the mysterious cause of death, right after his graduation. When he went to the house where everything took place, but he notice a lot of strange thing go on.
REA's MAXnotes for James Joyce's A Portrait of the Artist as a Young Man MAXnotes offer a fresh look at masterpieces of literature, presented in a lively and interesting fashion. Written by literary experts who currently teach the subject, MAXnotes will enhance your understanding and enjoyment of the work. MAXnotes are designed to stimulate independent thought about the literary work by raising various issues and thought-provoking ideas and questions. MAXnotes cover the essentials of what one should know about each work, including an overall summary, character lists, an explanation and discussion of the plot, the work's historical context, illustrations to convey the mood of the work, and a biography of the author. Each chapter is individually summarized and analyzed, and has study questions and answers.
Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young (1882-1954) was an American author and playwright who wrote under her maiden name Ruth Comfort Mitchell, as well as her married name, Mrs. Sanborn Young. At the age of fourteen, her first poem was published in the local Los Gatos Mail newspaper, thus launching her literary career, which continued throughout her lifetime. Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young wrote novels, poems, short stories, and plays. Ruth was involved in Republican politics. She served as Republican National Committee woman from California for eight years and as national and state president of Pro-America, an organization of Republic women founded in 1933. Her works include: Play the Game! (1921), Jane Journeys On (1922), Corduroy (1923), Narratives in Verse (1923) and Of Human Kindness (1940).
This volume makes a unique contribution to the literature on nations and nationalism by examining why nations remain a vibrant and strong social cohesive despite the threat of globalization. Regardless of predictions forecasting the demise of the nation-state in the global era, the nation persists as an important source of identity, community, and collective memory for most of the world's population. More than simply a corrective to the many scholarly but premature epitaphs for the nation-state, this book explains the continued health of nations in the face of looming threats. The contributors include leading experts in the field, such as Anthony D. Smith, William Safran, Edward Tiryakian as well as younger scholars, whom adopt a variety of approaches ranging from theoretical to empirical and historical to sociological, in order to uncover both the reasons that nations continue to remain vital and the mechanisms that help perpetuate them. The book includes case studies on Ireland, Thailand, Poland, the Baltic States, Croatia and Jordan. Nationalism in a Global Era will be of great interest to students and researchers of international politics, sociology, nationalism and ethnicity.
Using a story-oriented approach, this book describes and discusses real-life issues and conflicts encountered by parents and teachers of young children. Each scenario is followed by practical approaches to solving these problems. Part 1, "Today's Family Patterns and Discipline," addresses the impact family changes can have on children, and what challenges teachers can expect. Part 2, "Inclusive Education and Discipline," examines the requirements of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and the challenges for both children and adults, accompanied by solutions and supportive suggestions. The last part, "Mistakes Adults Make," explores alternative approaches for mistakes easily made by adults when working with children. Issues under consideration in this book include: children dividing time between divorced parents; grandparents raising grandchildren; violence in schools; working with children who have disabilities; and helping young children learn to share. The book emphasizes that the impact on the child's self-esteem is the one guideline against which all planning for children should be measured. Each part of the book is followed by a bibliography. (BAC)
On the inside of every kid, there is a king. Possess the Throne is a challenge for young men and adults alike to discover the king that resides on the inside. Your identity lies firmly in the admission of who your creator has said you are. He has called you royalty. This book is a guide on how to meander through the tough stages of life while walking boldly in the knowledge of who you are. Everything is covered, from authority and leadership to overcoming low self-esteem and embracing your individualism. Not every man is called to be the CEO, the pastor, or the president, but every man is called to be king. To rule and have dominion over what God has given you is your hereditary right.
Active and restless, ''Bud' Riley, the boy who would grow to be one of the 19th centurys most popular and respected poets, had a hard time sitting still in school - unless he was drawing or writing the ''poems he heard in his head.' Fine illustrations and text rich with history draw young readers into James Whitcomb Rileys world on the edge of the Midwestern wilderness. Children fully experience Rileys lively youth, from learning to swim (nearly drowning in the process) to acting as ringmaster in his own circus, complete with animal acts, music, and acrobats. Fun facts about James Whitcomb Riley provide children with a preview of the poets adult accomplishments and little-known facts about the man greatly admired by novelist Mark Twain and President Benjamin Harrison.
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Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young (1882-1954) was an American author and playwright who wrote under her maiden name Ruth Comfort Mitchell, as well as her married name, Mrs. Sanborn Young. At the age of fourteen, her first poem was published in the local Los Gatos Mail newspaper, thus launching her literary career, which continued throughout her lifetime. Ruth Comfort Mitchell Young wrote novels, poems, short stories, and plays. Ruth was involved in Republican politics. She served as Republican National Committee woman from California for eight years and as national and state president of Pro-America, an organization of Republic women founded in 1933. Her works include: Play the Game! (1921), Jane Journeys On (1922), Corduroy (1923), Narratives in Verse (1923) and Of Human Kindness (1940).
Reveals the age de-activating properties of foods and vitamins and presents ways to alleviate stress, boost the immune system, increase muscle and bone mass, and ease menopausal symptoms.
Contains a collection of brief biographical sketches on the young drivers of NASCAR, including Jeff Gordon, Kevin Harvick, Dale Earnhardt Jr., Kurt Busch, Jimmie Johnson, Ryan Newman, Matt Kenseth, and Tony Stewart.
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