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  • Fetal Positions

    Understanding Cross-National Public Opinion about Abortion

    by Amy Adamczyk ...
    In many countries, abortion is a contentious public opinion issue. In nations like the United States, advocates on both sides of the debate have actively worked to amplify their voices and change legislation. In other parts of the world, such as China, abortion is not a major discussion topic because many residents may see it as a relatively settled issue. Legal developments often move in ... Read more

    $27.59 CAD

  • Religious Change and Continuity Across Generations

    Passing on Faith in Families of Six European and North American Nations

    by Merril Silverstein, Christel Gärtner, Maria T. Brown, Ferruccio Biolcati Rinaldi, Joseph Blankholm, Luca Bossi, Marcello Cabria0, Renzo Carriero1, RianSimone Harris2, Linda Hennig3, Dusty Hoesly4, Woosang Hwang5, Jacob Legault-Leclair6, Francesco Molteni7, Olaf Müller8, Roberta Ricucci9, Gergely Rosta0, Jenni Spännäri1, Virág Sövegjártó2, Zsuzsanna Szvetelszky3, Kati Tervo-Niemelä4, Peter Beyer5 ...
    Religious Change and Continuity Across Generations: Passing on Faith in Families of Six European and North American Nations brings together scholars of religious studies, secularism, and family science to examine how religion is passed down the generations in six European and North American nations. Taking a social change perspective within the context of family socialization theory, the authors ... Read more

    $120.99 CAD

  • Handing Down the Faith

    How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation

    by Christian Smith, Amy Adamczyk ...
    A new examination of how and why American religious parents seek to pass on religion to their children The most important influence shaping the religious and spiritual lives of children, youth, and teenagers is their parents. A myriad of studies show that the parents of American youth play the leading role in shaping the character of their religious and spiritual lives, even well after they leave ... Read more

    $31.19 CAD

    Also available as: Audiobook

    Also available as: Audiobook

  • Cross-National Public Opinion about Homosexuality

    Examining Attitudes across the Globe

    by Amy Adamczyk ...
    Public opinion about homosexuality varies substantially around the world. While residents in some nations have embraced gay rights as human rights, people in many other countries find homosexuality unacceptable. What creates such big differences in attitudes? This book shows that cross-national differences in opinion can be explained by the strength of democratic institutions, the level of ... Read more

    $43.99 CAD

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    Handing Down the Faith

    How Parents Pass Their Religion on to the Next Generation

    by Christian Smith, Amy Adamczyk ...
    Narrated by Samara Naeymi ...

    Unabridged

    8 hours 53 min

    The most important influence shaping the religious and spiritual lives of children, youth, and teenagers is their parents. A myriad of studies show that the parents of American youth play the leading role in shaping the character of their religious and spiritual lives, even well after they leave home and often for the rest of their lives. We know a lot about the importance of parents in faith ... Read more

    $28.84 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

    Also available as: eBook

    Also available as: eBook

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  • Big Gods

    How Religion Transformed Cooperation and Conflict

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  • Soul Searching

    The Religious and Spiritual Lives of American Teenagers

    by Christian Smith, Melina Lundquist Denton ...
    In innumerable discussions and activities dedicated to better understanding and helping teenagers, one aspect of teenage life is curiously overlooked. Very few such efforts pay serious attention to the role of religion and spirituality in the lives of American adolescents. But many teenagers are very involved in religion. Surveys reveal that 35% attend religious services weekly and another 15% ... Read more

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  • A Sociology of Family Life

    Change and Diversity in Intimate Relations

    by Deborah Chambers, Pablo Gracia ...
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  • God Is Watching You

    How the Fear of God Makes Us Human

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    Translating International Law into Local Justice

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