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India : the people / by Kalman, Bobbie.(CARDINAL)181024;
Living in harmony -- India's ancient history -- Building a new nation -- The many faces of India -- Family life -- Homes -- Village life -- Living in the city -- Language and education -- Occupations -- Social issues -- The cycle of poverty -- Indian customs.Discusses the history of India and its culture including a wide variety of lifestyles, customs, religions, and languages. Chronicles the growth and independence of India in the twentieth century and discusses city and village life, family life, the caste system, and the issue of poverty. Includes photographs, a glossary, and an index.IG930LAccelerated Reader AR
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Taking Sides.
Clashing views on Controversial Issues In American History Volume I ; The Colonial Period to Resconstruction -- Clashing Views On Controversial Issues in American History Volume II ; Reconstruction to the Present -- Clashing Views on Controversial Bioethical Issues -- Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Business Ethics and Society -- Clashing views on Controversial Issues in Crime and Criminology -- Clashing views on Controversial Issues in Drugs and Society -- Clashing views on Controversial Economic Issues -- Clashing Views on Controversial Educational Issues -- Clashing Views on Controversial Environmental Issues -- Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Family and Personal Relationships -- Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Health and Society -- Clashing Views on controversial Issues in Childhood and Society -- Clashing Views on Controversial Legal Issues -- Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Mass Media and Society -- Clashing Views on Controversial Moral Issues -- Clashing Views on Controversial Political Issues -- Clashing Views on Controversial Psychological Issues -- Clashing Views on Controversial Issues in Science, Technology, and Society -- Clashing Views on Controversial Social Issues -- Clashing Veiws on Controversial Issues in World Politics -- Library Index and Guide.
Subjects: Social problems.;
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The means that make us strangers / by Kindberg, Christine,author.;
After fourteen years in rural Ethiopia, 1964 finds sixteen-year-old Adelaide and her family moving back to Greenville, South Carolina, where Adelaide finds friendships, thoughts of her own future as well as larger social issues add to life's complexity.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Teenage girls; Race relations;
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The grandfamily guidebook : wisdom and support for grandparents raising grandchildren / by Adesman, Andrew,author.(CARDINAL)462979; Adamec, Christine A.,1949-author.(CARDINAL)757000;
Includes bibliographical references."Provides guidance to the millions of grandparents who raise their grandchildren because addiction, mental health problems, incarceration, or immaturity leave the birth parents unfit. Offers insights from experts and grandparents about the new family dynamics; difficult birth parents; legal, financial, and medical issues; school and social challenges; and self-care"--Introduction: You're a grandfamily now -- Ready or not, you're raising your grandchildren. A family reinvented: who grandfamilies are-- and how we got here ; From shock to joy-- and everything in between ; Let's get real: strategies for dealing with the middle generation -- Adjusting to the new normal. "Why aren't my birth parents raising me?" ; Responding to problem behaviors ; Challenges at school-- and where to find help -- Legal and financial resources: using them to your grandfamily's advantage. Child custody issues ; Grandfamily finance -- Healthy in body and mind. Understanding children's behavioral disorders and mental health ; Raising a healthy child ; Staying healthy yourself -- Conclusion: When you are the best alternative.
Subjects: Grandparents as parents.; Grandparent and child.; Grandchildren.; Parenting.; Grandchildren.;
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Raising Elijah : protecting our children in an age of environmental crisis / by Steingraber, Sandra.(CARDINAL)768413;
Includes bibliographical references (pages 287-290) and index.Milk (and terror) -- The nursery school playground (and well-informed futility) -- The grocery list (and the ozone hole) -- Pizza (and ecosystem services) -- The kitchen floor (and national security) -- Asthma (and intergenerational equity) -- The big talk (and systems theory) -- Homework (and frontiers in neurotoxicology) -- Eggs (and sperm) -- Bicycles on Main Street (and high-volume slickwater hydraulic fracturing).Explores the social, political, and ecological forces behind key things and moments in every kid's childhood, arguing that parents should consider environmental issues an integral part of family life.
Subjects: Pediatric toxicology; Environmentally induced diseases in children; Environmental toxicology; Children and the environment; Climatic changes; Children; Children; Toxicology.; Children and the environment.; Children.;
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Center reports [videorecording] by Harrison, Ted.(CARDINAL)154388; Hatch, Richard W.; North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research.(CARDINAL)135420; University of North Carolina Center for Public Television.(CARDINAL)180965;
Producer Ted Harrison ; director Michael Sheehan ; executive producer, Richard W. Hatch ; executive director, Ron Coble.Moderated by Jill McSweeney.This late 1980s report from the North Carolina Center for Public Policy Research focuses on poverty in North Carolina. Four mini-documentaries profile the working poor, the disabled and families on public assistance. Each program is followed by a brief discussion to address educational and social welfare issues. The panelists are leaders in business, government and social services.Adults.VHS.
Subjects: Poverty; Welfare recipients;
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Help! My child stopped eating meat! : an A-Z guide to surviving a conflict in diets / by Adams, Carol J.(CARDINAL)774753;
Family and emotional issues -- Practical issues -- Nutritional issues for vegetarians -- Underlying facts: philosophy, peer relationships.
Subjects: Child development.; Vegetarian children.; Vegetarianism;
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Living with epilepsy / by Christopherson, Sara Cohen.(CARDINAL)494069;
Includes bibliographical references (page 104, 106-109) and index.Something's going on : symptoms and definitions -- Why me? : causes, risk factors, and prevention -- Solving the mystery : diagnosis -- The nitty-gritty : types of seizures -- Medicine and beyond : treatment -- Your life : managing epilepsy -- What will happen next? -- Friends and family : dealing with social issues -- Help! helping yourself and others -- Just the facts -- Where to turn -- Glossary.Describes different aspects of epilepsy including risk factors, diagnosis, types of seizures, and treatment.
Subjects: Epilepsy;
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Faith & Family : A devotional pathway for families.
Social networking, on-demand programming, and media streaming have changed the way couples and kids relate, react and worship. Can we keep daily family devotionals in "our" loop? Faith and Family brings mom and dad, sister and brother together for a small dose of God's Word and wisdom. Each devotion includes a story or situation dealing with a contemporary issue, forcing families to think and discuss how they would react to a particular situation...
Subjects: Devotional literature.; Families;
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AFDC and social service bills and related oversight issues : hearing before the Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Ccompensation of the Committee on Ways and Means, Ninety-eighth Congress, first session, July 18, 1983. by United States.Congress.House.Committee on Ways and Means.Subcommittee on Public Assistance and Unemployment Compensation.(CARDINAL)284007;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Children; Public welfare; Federal aid to child welfare; Child welfare; Public welfare; Aid to families with dependent children programs;
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