Book Reviews

Book reviewed in this article: In the Way of Women: Men's Resistance to Sex Equality in Organisations by Cynthia Cockburn. The Transformation of Intimacy: Sexuality, Love and Eroticism in Modern Societies by Anthony Giddens. Gender and Bureaucracy by Mike Savage and Anne Witz (eds.) About Time: the Revolution in Work and Family Life by Patricia Hewitt.     

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Books reviewed: Carol Miller and Shahra Razavi (eds), Missionaries and Mandarins: Feminist Engagement with Development Institutions Joel F. Handler and Lucie White (eds), Hard Labor: Women and Work in the Post‐Welfare Era K. Kempadoo and J. Doezema, Global Sex Workers: Rights, Resistance, and Redefinition Paul Iles, Managing Staff Selection and Assessment Danusia Malina and Sian Maslin‐Protheroe, Surviving the Academy: Feminist Perspectives Jim Stewart, Employee Development Practice     

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Book reviewed in this article: Agriculture and Development: Albrecht , Don E., and Steve M. Murdock . The Sociology of U.S. Agriculture: An Ecological Perspective. Agriculture and Development: Hallberg , M. C, Jill L. Findeis , and Daniel A. Lass (eds.). Multiple Job-Holding Among Farm Families. Agriculture and Development: Eicher , Carl K., and John M. Staatz (eds.). Agricultural Development in the Third World. Agriculture and Development: Adams , Dale W., and Delbert A. Fitchett (eds.). Informal Finance in Low-Income Countries. Community and Work: Oldenquist , Andrew, and Menachem Rosner (eds.). Community and Work: Fugita , Stephen S., and David J. O'Brien . Japanese American Ethnicity: The Persistence of Community. Community and Work: Colclough , Glenna, and Charles M. Tolbert II. Work in the Fast Lane: Flexibilities, Division of Labor, and Inequality in High Tech Industries. Community and Work: Kemmis , Daniel . Community and the Politics of Place. Community and Work: Murdock , Steve H., and David R. Ellis . Applied Demography: An Introduction to Basic Concepts, Methods, and Data. Community and Work: South , Scott J., and Stewart E. Tolnay (eds.). The Changing American Family: Sociological and Demographic Perspectives. Community and Work: Goodman , David, and Michael Redclift . Refashioning Nature: Food, Ecology and Culture. Machlis , Gary E., and Donald R. Field (eds.). On Interpretation: Sociology for Interpreters of Natural and Cultural History. Community and Work: Mason , Robert J. Contested Lands: Conflict and Compromise in New Jersey's Pine Barrens. Community and Work: Hallberg , Milton C. (ed.). Bovine Somatotropin and Emerging Issues: An Assessment.     

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Books reviewed: Rosemary Crompton, Women and Work in Modern Britain Keith Grint and Steve Woolgar, The Machine at Work: Technology, Work and Organization Jill Rubery, Mark Smith, Colette Fagan and Damian Grimshaw, Women and European Employment Jill Rubery, Women and European Employment Robin L. Bartlett (ed), Introducing Race and Gender into Economics     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Marxist Sociology in Action by J. A. Banks. Ferdinand Tænnies on Sociology: Pure, Applied and Empirical. Selected Writings edited and with an introduction by Werner J. Cahnman and Rudolph Herberle. Alfred Schutz: On Phenomenology and Social Relations edited by H. R. Wagner. The Social Psychology of the Child with Epilepsy by Christopher Bagley. Separated Spouses: A Study of the Matrimonial furisdiction of Magistrates Courts by O. R. McGregor, Louis Blom-Cooper and Colin Gibson. The Relevance of Sociology edited by Jack D. Douglas. The Impact of Sociology edited by Jack D. Douglas. Women in Top jobs by Michael Fogarty, A. J. Allen, Isobel Allen and Patricia Walters. Sex, Carrer and Family by Michael P. Fogarty, Rhona Rapoport and Robert Rapoport. Deviance and Respectability: The Social Construction of Moral Meanings edited by Jack D. Douglas. The Future of Work and Leisure by Stanley Parker. The Social Consequences of Conviction by J. P. Martin and D. Webster. Behaviourd Worlds by P, G. Herbst Applied Factor Analysis by R. J. Rummel. Imperialism by George Lichtheirn.     

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Celia Briar, Working for Women? Gendered Work and Welfare Policies in Twentieth Century Britain Rosemary Crompton, Duncan Gallie and Kate Purcell, Changing Forms of Employment Organisations, Skills and Gender Barbara Harrison, ‘Not Only the Dangerous Trades’. Women's Work and Health in Britain, 1880–1914 Suzan Lewis and Jeremy Lewis, The Work — Family Challenge: Rethinking Employment     

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Books reviewed: Judy Wajcman, Managing Like a Man: Women and Men in Corporate Management. Jane McDermid and Anna Hillyar, Women and Work in Russia 1880–1930: A Study of Continuity through Change. Gail Hershatter, Dangerous Pleasures: Prostitution and Modernity in Twentieth‐Century Shanghai. Yuko Ogasawara, Office Ladies and Salaried Men: Power, Gender and Work in Japanese Companies. Alison Adam, Artificial Intelligence: Gender and the Thinking Machine. David Collins, Organizational Change: Sociological Perspectives.     

Book reviews

New scholarship on rape in American history

Sex Without Consent: Rape and Sexual Coercion in America. Edited by Merril D. Smith. New York: New York University Press, 2001, 308 pages. Cloth, $60.00; paper, $19.50.

The enigma of sexual desire

Sexual Appetite, Desire and Motivation: Energetics of the Sexual System. Edited by Walter Everaerd, Ellen Laan, and Stephanie Both. Amsterdam, Netherlands: Knaw Edita, 2001, 156 pages. Paper, NLG 80.00, Euro 36.30.

American sex in the private and public sectors

Sex, Love, and Health in America: Private Choices and Public Policies. Edited by Edward O. Laumann and Robert T. Michael. Chicago, IL: The University of Chicago Press, 2000, 535 pages. Hardcover, $48.

Enlarging the landscape of sexual pleasure

Good Sex: Feminist Perspectives from the World's Religions. Edited by Patricia Beattie Jung, Mary E. Hunt, and Radhika Balakrishnan. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press, 2001, 220 pages. Cloth, $50.00; paper, $20.00.

Another stab at sexual theory

The Role of Theory in Sex Research. Edited by John Bancroft. Bloomington, IN: Indiana University Press, 2000, 366 pages. Cloth, $49.95.     

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A classic republished

Sex and Sex Worship. By O.A. Wall. London: Kegan Paul, 2006, 607 pages. Cloth, $255.

Senior sex: Exploring the sex lives of older adults

Sexuality, Sexual Health, and Ageing. By Merryn Gott. New York, NY: Open University Press, 2005,149 pages. Paper, $36.95.

The social construction of erotophobia

The Politics of Lust. By John Ince. Amherst, NY: Prometheus Books, 2005, 335 pages. Paper, $16.00.     

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Abstract

TO HA VE AND TO HOLD: Marriage, the First Baby and Preparing for Parenthood

CHRISTOPHER F. CLULOW. Aberdeen University Press, 1982. (Reviewed by Jeanne A. Bertrand)

THE STEP FAMILY: A Growing Challenge for Social Work by DIANA BROWN, Social Work Monograph no.4, 1982

RESPONSIBILITY FOR INCEST: A Feminist View by ANNA FAIRTLOUGH, Social Work Monograph no. 16, 1983

THE PERMANENCY PRINCIPLE IN CHILD CARE SOCIAL WORK by CATRIONA MORRIS, Social Work Monograph no. 21, 1984.

SOCIAL WORK AND MENTAL ILLNESS ALAN BUTLER AND COLIN PRITCHARD

SOCIAL WORK WITH THE FAMILIES OF CHILDREN AWAY FROM HOME SYLVIA MASSEY AND MARY PEALEY

RESEARCH HIGHLIGHTS (6) Working with Children Editor: JOYCE LISHMAN

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Book Reviews

Books reviewed: Stephen Whitehead and Roy Moodley (eds), Transforming Managers: Gendering Change in the Public Sector Julia O'Connell Davidson, Prostitution, Power and Freedom Su Maddock, Challenging Women Kathleen Weiler and Sue Middleton (eds), Telling Women's Lives Eileen Drew, Ruth Emerek and Evelyn Mahon, Women, Work and the Family in Europe Ian Proctor and Maureen Padfield, Young Adult Women, Work and Family     

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Abstract

Social Work in Rural Communities, 2nd ed., edited by Leon H. Ginsberg. Alexandria, VA: Council on Social Work Education. $13.00 (paper).     

Book Reviews

Women, Work and Care of the Elderly. Elizabeth A. Watson & Jane Mears. Conflict and Cohesion in Families: Causes and Consequences. Martha J. Cox & Jeanne Brooks‐Gunn (Eds.). Marriage in a Culture of Divorce. Karla B. Hackstaff. Ethics in American Adoption. L. Anne Babb. Ambiguous Loss: Learning to Live with Unresolved Grief. Pauline Boss. Violence in Intimate Relationships. Ximena B. Arriaga & Stuart Oskamp (Eds.). Work and Family: Research Informing Policy. Toby L. Parcel & Daniel B. Cornfield (Eds.). Mothers at Work: Effects on Children's Well‐Being. Lois W. Hoffman & Lisa M. Youngblad. The Changing Transition to Adulthood: Leaving and Returning Home. Francis Goldscheider & Calvin Goldscheider. Handbook of Attachment: Theory, Research, and Clinical Applications. Jude Cassidy & Phillip R. Shaver (Eds.). Handbook of the Sociology of Gender. Janet Saltzman Chafetz (Ed.). Gender, Emotion, and the Family. Leslie Brody. West Meets East: Americans Adopt Chinese Children. Richard Tessler, Gail Gamache, & Liming Liu. Understanding Elder Abuse in Minority Populations. Toshio Tatara (Ed.). Revolutions of the Heart: Gender, Power and the Delusions of Love. Wendy Langford. Aging and Male Sexuality. Raul C. Schiavi. Nowhere to Grow: Homeless and Runaway Adolescents and Their Families. Les B. Whitbeck & Dan R. Hoyt. Weaving Work and Motherhood. Anita Ilta Garey. Queer Family Values: Debunking the Myth of the Nuclear Family. Valerie Lehr.     

Abstracts and reviews

Frank A. Beach (Editor): Sex and Behavior, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. New York, London, Sydney, 1965. 592 + x pages. Price: $8.75.

Richard F. Hettlinger. Living with Sex: The Student's Dilemma. The Seabury Press, New York, 1966.

The Hygienic Principles of Moses Maimonides. J. American Medical Association. Vol. 194, No. 13, page 86, December 27, 1965.

Eleanor Mears (Editor): Handbook on Oral Contraception. J. & A. Churchill Ltd., London, 1965, pp. xv, 107.

Lars Ullerstam: The Erotic Minorities. Introduction by Yves de St. Agnes; translated by Anselm Hollo. Grove Press, New York, 1966.     

Book reviews

Krafft‐ebing: a reconsideration

Step Children of Nature: Krafft‐Ebing, Psychiatry, and the Making of Sexual Identity. By Harry Oosterhuis. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 2000, 321 pages. Cloth, $30.00.

Love american style

Love and Eroticism. Edited by Mike Featherstone. London: 1999, 425 pages. Paper, $24.95.

Doing the right thing: Three new books on the importance of sex

Male, Female: The Evolution of Human Sex Differences. By David C. Geary. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 1998, 410 pages. Cloth, $49.95. Why Sex Matters. By Bobbi Low. Princeton, NJ: Princeton University Press, 1999, 328 pages. Cloth, $29.95. Sex Differences: Developmental and Evolutionary Strategies. By Linda Mealey. San Diego, CA: Academic Press, 2000, 492 pages. Cloth, $79.95.

Courageous, compassionate, and scholarly: An evolutionary analysis of rape and male sexual coercion

A Natural History of Rape: Biological Bases of Sexual Coercion. By Randy Thornhill and Craig T. Palmer. Cambridge, MA: The MIT Press, 2000, 251 pages. Cloth, $28.95.

Deconstructing the discourse of sexual dimorphism: rethinking, bending, and crossing sexual boundaries

Sexing the Body: Gender Politics and the Construction of Sexuality. By Anne Fausto‐Sterling. New York: Basic Books, 2000, 473 pages. Cloth, $35.00.     

Reviews and abstracts

Felstein, Ivor. Sex and the longer life. London: Allen Lane The Penguin Press. 1970. pp. 143, $4.95.

Gallino, Tilde Giani. Il sesso e l'adolescente (Sex and the adolescent). Torino, Italy: Ediscientifica S.F.A. Settore Editoriale, 1971. Student text 103 pp. 2500 lire. Instructor's manual 60 pp. 2000 lire.

Greenwald, Harold and Ruth Greenwald (Eds.). The Sex‐Life Letters, Los Angeles: J. P. Tarcher, Inc. 1972, Distributed by Crown Publishers, Inc., N.Y. XXV & 436 pp.

Kuiper, P. C., M.D. The Neuroses. A Psychoanalytic Survey. New York: International Universities Press, 1972. 261 pages. $9.00.

Lieberman, Bernhardt (Ed.). Human Sexual Behavior—A Book of Readings. New York: John Wiley & Sons, Inc., 1971. 444 pages.

Martin, Del and Phyllis Lyon. San Francisco, California: Glide Publications, 1972. 283 pp; hardcover $7.95.

Neubardt, Selig, M.D. and Harold Schulman, M.D. Techniques of Abortion. Boston, Mass.: Little, Brown and Co. 172 pages. $11.50.

Orth, Penelope. An Enviable Position. New York: David McKay Co., 1972. 303 pages. $7.95.

Zatuchini, Gerald I. (Ed). Post‐partum Planning: A Report on the International Program. New York: McGraw‐Hill Book Co., 1970. XXX and 477 pp.     

Book Reviews

Books reviewed in this articles: New Strategies in Social research: An Introduction and Guide Derek Layder Risk Society: Towards a New Modernity Ulrich Beck Max Weber and the Sociology of Culture Ralph Schroeder Georg Lukács: Life, Thought and Politics A. Kadarkay Aesthetics and The Sociology of Art (2nd edition), Janet Wolff Writing Chicago: Modernism, Ethnography and the Novel Carla Cappetti The Decline of Community in Zinacantán: Economy, Public Life, and Social Stratification, 1960–1987 Frank Cancian The New Politics of Class: Social Movements and Cultural Dynamics in Advanced Societies Klaus Eder Growing up in a Classless Society? School to Work Transitions Andy Furlong Gender Play: Girls and Boys in School Barrie Thorne Parents, Gender and Education Reform Miriam E. David Racism and Education: Research Perspectives Barry Troyna Not Easy Being British: Colour, Culture and Citizenship Tariq Modood The Power to Manage? Employers and Industrial Relations in Comparative-Historical Perspective Steven Tolliday and Jonathan Zeitlin, (eds) Attending To Work: The Management of Attendance and Shopfloor Order Paul Edwards and Colin Whitson Talk at Work: Interaction in Institutional Settings Paul Drew and John Heritage, (eds) Self Disclosure V. Derlega, Sandra Metts, Sandra Petrionio and Stephen Margulis Getting The Message: News, Truth and Power J. Eldridge, (ed.) Time, Health and Medicine Ronald Frankenberg, (ed.) The Journey of Life: A Cultural History of Ageing in America Thomas R. Cole     

Book Reviews

The Black Family: Essays and Studies (6th edition). Robert Staples (Ed). Premarital Prediction of Marital Quality or Breakup: Research, Theory, and Practice. Thomas B. Holman. Growing Up Protestant: Parents, Children, and Mainline Churches. Margaret Lamberts Bendroth. Family and Community in Ireland. Conrad M. Arensberg & Solon T. Kimball (with a new introduction by Anne Byrne, Ricca Edmondson, & Tony Varley). America's Childcare Problem: The Way Out. Suzanne W. Helburn & Barbara R. Bergmann. Marriage: Just a Piece of Paper? Katherine Anderson, Don Browning, & Brian Boyer (Eds.). Women, Work, and Family: Balancing and Weaving. Angela Hattery. Starting at Home: Caring and Social Policy. Nel Noddings. Putting Work in Its Place: A Quiet Revolution. Peter Meiksins & Peter Whalley.     

Book reviews

Books reviewed in this article: Benton, T. and Craib, I., Philosophy of Social Science. The Philosophical Foundations of Social Thought Briggs, Asa, Michael Young: Social Entrepreneur Domanski, Henryk On the Verge of Convergence Gershuny, J., Changing Times: Work and Leisure in Postindustrial Society Giddens, Anthony (ed.), The Global Third Way Debate Polity 2001 Hodson, Randy, Dignity at Work Lin, Nan, Social Capital: A Theory of Social Structure and Action Pahl, Ray, On Friendship Savage, Mike, Class Analysis and Social Transformation Slater, D. and Tonkiss, F., Market Society: Markets and Modern Social Theory Svallfors, Stefan and Taylor‐Gooby, Peter (eds), The End of the Welfare State? Responses to State Retrenchment Routledge Willis, Paul, The Ethnographic Imagination     

Sex in a mental institution

Broderick, Carlfred B. and Jessie Bernard. The Individual, Sex, and Society. Baltimore, The Johns Hopkins Press, 1969. 406 pages, $4.50 (paperback).

Fink, Paul J., M.D. and Van Buren O. Hammet, M.D. (Ed.) Sexual Function and Dysfunction. Philadelphia: F. A. Davis Co., 1969. 216 pages. $9.00.

Mazur, Ronald M.: Commonsense Sex: A Basis for Discussion and Reappraisal. Beacon Press, Boston, 1968. 109 pages. Price: $3.95.

Mehlan, K.‐H. (Edit.) Arzt und Familienplanung. Berlin, VEB Verlag Volk und Gesundheit, 1968. 214 pages, no price indicated.

Sherwin, Robert Veit. Compatible Divorce. New York: Crown Publishers, 1969. Pages: X + 298 + Index. $5.95.

Sigusch, V. Das Antipathiegefälle gegenüber sexuell devianten Gruppen. Der Nervenarzt, 1968 39: 3, 114–123