Books published by Temple University Press,U.S.

Examines the choices and compromises of a generation of women who came of age after World War II. This study traces the experiences of twenty-two middle-class women from childhood to adulthood and their evolution from traditional wives and mothers to career women at midlife. It explores the tensions of combining work, marriage, and family life.

Provides a comparative perspective on the distinctive features of the Canadian policy process which have enabled conflict to be resolved in the past. This book focuses on constitutional change, health care delivery, industrial relations and labor market policy, economic development and adjustment, oil and gas policy, and minority language rights.

Analyzes the urbanization of one area from its origins more than two thousand years ago. This book examines Oaxaca, Mexico, paying particular attention to neighborhoods, families and economic activities, and focuses on issues of poverty and inequality.

Radical changes have occurred in the personal and corporate lives of Roman Catholic nuns in the United States; in their institutions and ministries; in their relations with laity, clergy, and hierarchy; and in their presence in the public sphere. This book explores this transformation, the experiences that marked these changes, and more.

The Philadelphia area is rich in cultural capital; its assemblage of museums, historic sites, and libraries is unsurpassed in this nation. This book explores the holdings of these numerous institutions and the reasons our society has come to treasure certain works of art and artifice, and particular books, manuscripts, and natural specimens.

Madison, Wisconsin has long been known as a dynamic cultural center and focus of political-intellectual ferment in the middle of America. This collection of essays and interviews traces the rise of an intellectual New Left from 1950 to 1970 as experienced by activists and scholars with ties to the University of Wisconsin.

In 1971, when General Telephone and Electric relocated its GTE Lenkurt plant to Albuquerque, New Mexico, the city fathers were elated. GTE Lenkurt became the largest manufacturing employer in the state. This title uncovers 200 GTE workers (95 per cent of them women, 70 per cent of them Hispanic), each of them had an array of health problems.

Although caregiving is predominantly women's work, care for the elderly is largely absent from the feminist agenda in this country. This book presents a compelling and sensitive report that describes the experience of caregiving from the perspective of adult daughters.

Through interviews conducted with nonprofit agency managers in the New York City metropolitan area, this work describes their experiences with "contracting out," the principal way that the "reluctant" American welfare state has of providing public services through the private sector.

Surveys the major professions in the USSR, Czechoslovakia, and Poland. This work investigates the implications of professional experience in a socialist economy as well as relating changes in professional organization and power to reform movements in general and perestroika in particular.

Kate Roberts (1891-1985) was the foremost twentieth-century prose writer in the Welsh language. She produced a considerable body of fiction, seven novels and novellas and nine collections of short stories. This book offers in English a large selection of stories, that span her long writing career.

Presents the personal testimonies of six people, who were all born around 1900, which reflects on the changes in their lives as old age comes upon them. This work describes their lives, and explores the meaning of old age, the fear and acceptance of death, the deterioration of their bodies, and the resilience of their spirits.

Using twenty-nine interviews with women involved in eight local sanctuary sites, this work explores the workings of the sanctuary movement; the reasons for their commitment to this illegal activity; the relationship between their activism, liberation theology and feminism; and the tensions among the women and between women and men in the movement.

Born into Boston's elite and trained at Harvard University as a Unitarian minister, Samuel Joseph May rejected his upbringing to become a central figure in the antislavery and antebellum reform movements. This biography is the modern account of May's life.

Catalogs items from the African Diaspora which dates back to 1581. This book records approximately 11,000 entries and includes more than a dozen photographs.

The demand and need for maternity disability and parenting policies have increased enormously in the United States. Addressing key public policy issues, this work serves as a useful resource for those who are considering laws to establish parental leave and legislation on child care provision.

Several decades after his death and more than forty years since his radio program left the air, Fred Allen's reputation as a respected humorist remains intact. This book explores the roots of his comedy, the themes it exploited, the problems and challenges that faced the radio comedy writer.

Presents a study of one of the international phenomena of the national liberation movements. This work investigates various aspects of these movements, including their relationship to self-determination, secession, rebellion, the use of force, and terrorism.

How should the United States respond to the fact that the Soviet Union has thousands of nuclear weapons aimed at the American homeland? This book addresses this question. It provides an examination of nuclear weapons policy options in light of the changes in Soviet military strategy.

Examines the effectiveness and deficiencies of judicial intervention in solving the problems of discrimination in the nation's schools. This book presents case studies, surveys, and interviews of the lawyers and judges who participated in the leading cases.

Presenting an introduction to computing and advice on computer applications, this book examines hardware and software with respect to the needs of the social scientist. It offers a framework for the use of computers, with focus on the 'work station', the center of which is a personal computer connected to networks by a telephone-based modem.

Addresses many issues including the nature of mind, matter, ideas, and substance; the debate between those who believe human beings have free will and those who subscribe to determinism; fatalism, realism, and personal identity; and arguments for and against belief in the existence of God.

Offers a useful ethnography of factory life in the industrial periphery.

Presents an analysis that shows the value of applying a sociological approach to urban problems, one that takes into account the basic economic, social, and political dimensions of the urban housing crisis.

International competition and variable economic conditions have brought the threat of layoffs to the doorsteps of workers and managers in all sectors of our economy. One response to this problem is Unemployment Insurance-Supported Work Sharing. This book provides a balanced assessment of this policy in the United States, Canada, and Europe.

Presents an account of values carried by the natural world, coupled with an inquiry into duties toward animals, plants, species, and ecosystems. This work illustrates the philosophy of nature with numerous actual examples of ethical decisions made in encounters with fauna and flora, endangered species, and threatened ecosystems.

Offers a combination - a tour guide and an ecological primer of the Delaware Valley. This book contains chapters, each written by an experienced naturalist, which introduces the reader to the dynamic interrelationships in nature, the interactions between a particular habitat and its inhabitants, and its plants and wildlife.

Based on the interviews with eighty people who have epilepsy, this book presents an account of what it is like to cope with a chronic illness, while working, playing, and building relationships. It recounts how people discover they have epilepsy and what it means and how families respond to someone labeled 'epileptic'.

The changes in social policy have meant unplanned and unserviced deinstitutionalization, service contraction, benefit reduction, and other threats to client well-being. To cope effectively with these trends, practitioners need to expand their repertoire of organizational roles. This book provides a practical underpinning for such an expansion.