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Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Immigrants have both built and enriched the United States. And yet, newcomers do not always feel welcome in their communities. This book explores the past and present of immigration -- most specifically, the challenges that young people experience when they grow up in a culture very different from the one their parents know. 'What is a family?' What used to seem like a simple question has grown ever more complex. The set explores the different types...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Pregnancy and childbirth might be the most common way to expand a family, but its far from the only one. When eager parents reach out to babies or older kids whose biological families cant care for them, brand-new families are formed. This book discusses the challenges also many blessings of adoptive families. "What is a family?" What used to seem like a simple question has grown ever more complex. The set explores the different types of family structures...
Author
Series
Publisher
Mason Crest
Pub. Date
[2017]
Language
English
Description
"Few people have been more strongly impacted by our evolving definitions of family than the LGBT community. Marriage equality has opened up new worlds of opportunity for people who were once shut out of the traditional family structure. This book discusses the many types of LGBT families and shows how being different need not be an impediment to being happy. 'What is a family?' What used to seem like a simple question has grown ever more complex....