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Marriage and cohabitation
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Lisa Firth |
This title examines the issues surrounding marriage, divorce and the changing structure of the family. Chapters cover marriage trends and divorce and separation. |
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Sexual orientation and society
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Lisa Firth |
Issues such as gay adoption and civil partnerships are still contentious. Many gay people suffer misunderstanding, discrimination and abuse during their lives. This title contains articles on topics … |
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The gender gap
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Lisa Firth |
Gender equality has come a long way since the 1970s, however inequalities do still exist. Although girls outperform boys in education, this does not carry over into career advantage, with women being… |
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Domestic abuse
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Lisa Firth |
Domestic abuse affects over 350,000 people in England and Wales alone, but many myths still surround the issue. Some people do not realise that abuse does not mean only physical violence but can be v… |
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Coping with stress
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Lisa Firth |
Modern living provides plenty of opportunities to become stressed. This book explores what stress and anxiety is and how we can learn to deal with it. It also looks at how stress sufferers are often … |
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Travel and tourism
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Lisa Firth |
Tourism has a dark side, with problems such as carbon emissions, child sex tourism, exploitation of local people and destruction of beauty spots being just some of the issues laying in wait for the e… |
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Vegetarian and vegan diets
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Lisa Firth,Cobi Smith |
Vegetarianism and veganism are diet choices that attract debate, not only about their implications for health, but also about the associated ethical arguments. This book looks at the current debate o… |
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Euthanasia and assisted suicide
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Lisa Firth |
Euthanasia - compassionately-motivated killing - is illegal in the UK, but that does not necessarily make it unethical. Those in favour of euthanasia argue that it allows the terminally ill to die wi… |
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