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Youth Culture and the Generation Gap

By: Gerhard Falk,Ursula A. Falk

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Youth Culture and the Generation Gap

By: Gerhard Falk,Ursula A. Falk

Risk-taking, school, sex, church, entertainment, language, and class are among the factors that Gerhard (sociology, State U. College, Buffalo, New York) and psychotherapist Ursula consider as they explore how American youth culture has changed and stayed the same since the 16th-century Puritan colonies. They discuss the life of children and adolesc

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Algora Publishing

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0875863671

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9780875863672

Grandparents

A New Look at the Supporting Generation

By: Ursula A. Falk

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Grandparents

A New Look at the Supporting Generation

By: Ursula A. Falk

What image comes to mind when we hear the term grandparents? Too often it is the Norman Rockwell view of innocuous, kindly white-haired folk or, conversely, the negative stereotype of doddering dim-witted burdens confined to nursing homes. Unfortunately, such notions shortchange not only older people but younger generations as well, who may never realize how much grandparents have to offer. This informative, well-researched book aims to add some perspective and depth to the stick-figure images of grandparents promulgated by contemporary culture.Psychotherapist Ursula Falk and sociologist Gerhard Falk provide an illuminating overview of the many facets of being a grandparent in today's society. Among the topics discussed are the history of the grandparent role and its evolution, social forces that have affected the American family including grandparents, the distinctly different roles of grandmother and grandfather, the parental responsibilities that grandparents today are often forced to assume for their grandchildren in the absence of the children's parents, the ways in which other cultures treat grandparents, the usually negative and stereotypical depiction of grandparents in the media and in literature, and finally the supporting role that grandparents play with authentic examples. Also included is an appendix outlining the legal rights of grandparents.The authors stress that grandparents must be seen as individuals with their own lives to lead and that society needs to reassess the value of the elderly.Ursula Adler Falk, Ph.D. (Kenmore, NY), is a psychotherapist in private practice and a nursing home consultant. She is the author of a number of books, including On Our Own: Independent Living for Older Persons.Gerhard Falk, Ph.D., is professor of sociology at the State University of New York College in Buffalo, NY, and the author of many books, including Stigma: How We Treat Outsiders.

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320

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Prometheus Books

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1615928871

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9781615928873

Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing

By: Ursula K. Le Guin,David Naimon

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Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing

By: Ursula K. Le Guin,David Naimon

Ursula K. Le Guin discusses her fiction, nonfiction, and poetry?both her process and her philosophy?with all the wisdom, profundity, and rigor we expect from one of the great writers of the last century. When the New York Times referred to Ursula K. Le Guin as America’s greatest writer of science fiction, they just might have undersold her legacy. It’s hard to look at her vast body of work?novels and stories across multiple genres, poems, translations, essays, speeches, and criticism?and see anything but one of our greatest writers, period. In a series of interviews with David Naimon (Between the Covers), Le Guin discusses craft, aesthetics, and philosophy in her fiction, poetry, and nonfiction respectively. The discussions provide ample advice and guidance for writers of every level, but also give Le Guin a chance to to sound off on some of her favorite subjects: the genre wars, the patriarchy, the natural world, and what, in her opinion, makes for great writing. With excerpts from her own books and those that she looked to for inspiration, this volume is a treat for Le Guin’s longtime readers, a perfect introduction for those first approaching her writing, and a tribute to her incredible life and work.

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124

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Tin House Books

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1947793004

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9781947793002

Very Far Away from Anywhere Else

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

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Very Far Away from Anywhere Else

By: Ursula K. Le Guin

Owen Griffiths, a seventeen-year-old outsider, learns to find his own way to a future in science through a friendship with a girl whose life is dedicated to music.

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Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

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0152052089

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9780152052089

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Youth Culture and the Generation Gap

Youth Culture and the Generation Gap

Grandparents

Grandparents

Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing

Ursula K. Le Guin: Conversations on Writing

Very Far Away from Anywhere Else

Very Far Away from Anywhere Else

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