Author: W. C. M. MaqutuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 424
Book Description
Contemporary Family Law of Lesotho
Author: W. C. M. MaqutuContemporary Family Law
Author: W. C. M. MaqutuPublisher:
ISBN:
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 560
Book Description
Cultural Sociology of Divorce
Author: Robert E. EmeryPublisher: SAGE
ISBN: 1412999588
Category : Family & Relationships
Languages : en
Pages : 1625
Book Description
While the formal definition of divorce may be concise and straightforward (legal termination of a marital union, dissolving bonds of matrimony between parties), the effects are anything but, particularly when children are involved. The Americans for Divorce Reform estimates that "40 or possibly even 50 percent of marriages will end in divorce if current trends continue." Outside the U.S., divorce rates have markedly increased across developed countries. Divorce and its effects are a significant social factor in our culture and others. It might be said that a whole "divorce industry" has been constructed, with divorce lawyers and mediators, family counselors, support groups, etc. As King Henry VIII's divorces showed, divorce has not always been easy or accepted. In some countries, divorce is not permitted and even in Europe, countries such as Spain, Italy, Portugal, and the Republic of Ireland legalized divorce only in the latter quarter of the 20th century. This multi-disciplinary encyclopedia covers curricular subjects related to divorce as examined by disciplines ranging from marriage and the family to anthropology, social and legal history, developmental and clinical psychology, and religion, all through a lens of cultural sociology. Features: 550 signed entries, A-to-Z, fill 3 volumes (1,500 pages) in print and electronic formats, offering the most detailed reference work available on issues related to divorce, both in the U.S. and globally. Cross-References and Further Readings guide readers to additional resources. A Chronology provides students with context via a historical perspective of divorce. In the electronic version, the comprehensive Index combines with Cross-References and thematic Reader's Guide themes to provide convenient search-and-browse capabilities. For state and nation entries, uniform entry structure combined with an abundance of statistics facilitates comparison between and across states and nations. Appendices provide further annotated sources of data and statistics.
Lesotho
Author: Deborah JohnstonPublisher: Oxford, England : Clio Press
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 250
Book Description
Researchers, students, business people and general readers interested in Lesotho, and southern Africa will find this an indispensable reference work.
In between Life and Death
Author: Lena KroekerPublisher: LIT Verlag Münster
ISBN: 3643906404
Category : Health & Fitness
Languages : en
Pages : 334
Book Description
This book recounts the stories of 30 expectant mothers living with HIV in Lesotho, and how they made decisions during an uncertain time. Social concerns - such as poverty, familial disruption, limited opportunities, and early infant care - are present during a time "in between life and death." Medical and non-medical solutions are found to make this life-changing event a success. Familial care, medical counseling, and ritual practices were combined, yet there were often conflicting demands. In between Life and Death is about the navigation of such conflicts. (Series: Contributions to the Africa Research / Beitrage zur Afrikaforschung - Vol. 61) [Subject: Sociology, Women's Studies, African Studies, Healthcare]
Land Tenure, Housing Rights and Gender in Lesotho
Author: Publisher: UN-HABITAT
ISBN: 9211317703
Category : Housing
Languages : en
Pages : 89
Book Description
Lesotho Law Journal
Author: The Lesotho Law Reports
Author: Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law reports, digests, etc
Languages : en
Pages : 914
Book Description
A Place to Live
Author: Ann SchlyterPublisher: Nordic Africa Institute
ISBN: 9789171063885
Category : Discrimination in housing
Languages : en
Pages : 176
Book Description
Be it a house or a makeshift, a shared or rented room, or a home of one's own, a place to live is central in the survival strategies of all urban households. In this volume the above authors explore the gendered experiences of housing and housing rights in African countries. The collection begins with articles on conceptual and methodological problems in gender-aware research. The following articles present cases showing a wide variety in housing experiences, a variety which depends on urban setting, tenure forms, stage in the life cycle or other factors. There are many differences but also many similarities in the pattern of women not having the same access and control over housing as men have. While women are often the main bread-winners, they are also the home-makers, in the literal sense that it is women who put intense efforts into making a place home.
Fertility, Conjuncture, Difference
Author: Philip KreagerPublisher: Berghahn Books
ISBN: 1785336053
Category : Social Science
Languages : en
Pages : 358
Book Description
In the last forty years anthropologists have made major contributions to understanding the heterogeneity of reproductive trends and processes underlying them. Fertility transition, rather than the story of the triumphant spread of Western birth control rationality, reveals a diversity of reproductive means and ends continuing before, during, and after transition. This collection brings together anthropological case studies, placing them in a comparative framework of compositional demography and conjunctural action. The volume addresses major issues of inequality and distribution which shape population and social structures, and in which fertility trends and the formation and size of families are not decided solely or primarily by reproduction.