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Emerald Points eBook Series

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  • The Lives of Stay-at-Home Fathers

    Masculinity, Carework and Fatherhood in the United States

    by Professor Catherine Richards Solomon ...
    Series series Emerald Points
    Family forms in the United States are continuing to evolve. Fathers choosing to stay home to care for their children while their wives work is an emerging trend. In this book, the author explores why stay-at-home fathers chose carework over paid work, how such a choice shapes their masculine identities and their fathering styles, and where they find themselves positioned in their communities. ... Read more

    $60.99 CAD

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  • What Women Want

    by Tucker Max, Geoffrey Miller, PhD ...
    The #1 bestselling pioneer of "fratire" and a leading evolutionary psychologist team up to create the dating book for guys.Whether they conducted their research in life or in the lab, experts Tucker Max and Dr. Geoffrey Miller have spent the last 20+ years learning what women really want from their men, why they want it, and how men can deliver those qualities.The short answer: become the best ... Read more

    $15.99 CAD

  • Fire in the Belly

    On Being a Man

    by Sam Keen ...
    **“Sam Keen is one of the most creative, profound thinkers of our time. I personally have learned and benefited immensely from his books. He brings to the men's movement a new kind of practical wisdom that should help both men and women.”—John Bradshaw, author of HomecomingHow does one become a “real man”? By joining a fraternity? Getting a letter in football? Conquering a lot of women? Making a ... Read more

    $11.99 CAD

  • Family Violence: A Canadian Introduction

    Second Edition

    by Julianne Momirov, Ann Duffy ...
    Family violence is hard for most people to understand. The fact that we are more likely to be killed or assaulted by family members than anyone else seems incredible. Yet for many Canadians the family is a dangerous place, far from the haven of love and security that we would like to believe.In this book, sociologists Julianne Momirov and Ann Duffy explore the many forms that violence can take, ... Read more

    $16.99 CAD

  • Save the Males

    Why Men Matter Why Women Should Care

    by Kathleen Parker ...
    With piercing wit and perceptive analysis, Pulitzer Prize–winning writer Kathleen Parker explores how men, maleness, and fatherhood have been under siege in American culture for decades. She argues that the feminist movement veered off course from its original aim of helping women achieve equality and ended up making enemies of men. The pendulum has swung from the reasonable middle to a place ... Read more

    Was $9.99 CAD Now $6.99 CAD

  • Standup Guy

    Manhood After Feminism

    by Michael Segell ...
    Three decades after American women changed their strategy in the battle of the sexes, how do men really feel? About themselves? About feminism? Is it still possible for men to be heroes? Aggressive pursuers of status and dominance--their traditional goals? In this candid dispatch from the front lines of the gender war, journalist Michael Segell delivers some provocative answers.As a columnist for ... Read more

    $13.99 CAD

  • Strengths-Based Child Protection

    Firm, Fair, and Friendly

    by Carolyn Oliver ...
    Strengths-based, solution-focused practice is one of the most exciting areas of contemporary child protection work. The demand for this protection practice has increased faster than the availability of training resources to help students and practitioners, until now.Strengths-Based Child Protection is the first textbook solely dedicated to furthering strengths-based practices in a child protection ... Read more

    $26.99 CAD

  • Understanding Global Sexualities

    New Frontiers

    Edited by Peter Aggleton, Paul Boyce, Henrietta L Moore, Richard Parker ...
    Series series Sexuality, Culture and Health
    Over the course of the past thirty years, there has been an explosion of work on sexuality, both conceptually and methodologically. From a relatively limited, specialist field, the study of sexuality has expanded across a wide range of social sciences. Yet as the field has grown, it has become apparent that a number of leading edge critical issues remain.This theory-building book explores some of ... Read more

    $92.99 CAD

  • American Fatherhood

    A Cultural History

    by Lawrence R. Samuel ...
    American Fatherhood: A Cultural History traces changes in what it means to be a dad in America, from the 1960s through today. The book begins with an overview of fatherhood in America from the “founding fathers” through the 1950s and progresses to the role of fathers as they were encouraged to move beyond being simply providers to becoming more engaged parents, navigating complex and changing ... Read more

    $57.99 CAD

  • Men in the Lives of Young Children

    An international perspective

    Edited by Deborah Jones, Roy Evans ...
    This book presents an international perspective on the involvement of men in the lives of young children across a range of differing contexts and from a number of disciplinary perspectives. It takes as a starting point the importance of positive male engagement with young children so as to ensure their optimal development. Past research has revealed however the complexity of studying these ... Read more

    $68.70 CAD

  • Sex, Men, and Babies

    Stories of Awareness and Responsibility

    by William Marsiglio, Sally Hutchinson ...
    Over the past 15 years much pioneering work has been done on the social demography of young men's sexual activities, contraceptive use, and fertility experiences. But how do men develop and manage their identities in these areas?In Sex, Men, and Babies, William Marsiglio and Sally Hutchinson provide a compelling and insightful portrait of young men who are capable of anticipating, creating, and ... Read more

    $35.99 CAD

  • Voices of African-American Teen Fathers

    I'm Doing What I Got to Do

    by Angelia M Paschal ...
    Find out what it’s like to be young, African-American . . . and a fatherVoices of African-American Teen Fathers is an insightful look at adolescent pregnancy and parenthood through the eyes of fathers aged 14 to 19. This unique book features candid interviews with thirty teens who talk about doing what I got to dohandling their responsibilities as best they can given their perceptions, limitations ... Read more

    $130.53 CAD