Book Reviews

Reinventing the Family: In Search of New Lifestyles. Elisabeth Beck‐Gernsheim. Malden, MA: Blackwell. Peoples of a Spacious Land: Families and Cultures in Colonial New England. Gloria L. Main. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press. Woman‐to‐Woman Sexual Violence: Does She Call It Rape? Lori B. Girshick. Boston: Northeastern University Press. The Wedding Complex: Forms of Belonging in Modern American Culture. Elizabeth Freeman. Durham, NC: Duke University Press. 2002. Same‐Sex Marriage, Legal Mobilization, and the Politics of Rights. Martin Dupuis. New York: Peter Lang. 2002. Symbolic Childhood, Daniel Thomas Cook (Ed.). New York: Peter Lang. 2002. Infertility Around the Globe: New Thinking on Childlessness, Gender, and Reproductive Technologies. Marcia C. Inhorn & Frank van Balen (Eds). Berkeley, CA: University of California Press. 2002. Evangelical Identity and Gendered Family Life. Sally K. Gallagher. New Brunswick, NJ: Rutgers University Press. 2003.     

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Transitions to Adulthood in a Changing Economy: No Work, No Family, No Future? Alan Booth, Ann C. Crouter, & Michael J. Shanahan (Eds.). All Our Families: New Policies for a New Century. Mary Ann Mason, Arlene Skolnick, & Stephen D. Sugarman (Eds.). The Family On the Threshold of the 21st Century: Trends and Implications. Solly Dreman (Ed.). Stepfamilies: Love, Marriage, and Parenting in the First Decade. James H. Bray & John Kelly. Coping with Divorce, Single Parenting, and Remarriage: A Risk and Resiliency Perspective. E. Mavis Hetherington (Ed.). Resiliency in Native American and Immigrant Families. Hamilton I. McCubbin, Elizabeth A. Thompson, Anne I. Thompson, & Julie E. Fromer (Eds.). Marriage in Men's Lives. Steven L. Nock.     

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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.     

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“Poppa” Psychology: The Role of Fathers in Children's Mental Well‐Being. Vicky Phares. Black Men and Divorce. Erma Jean Lawson & Aaron Thompson. Crossing the Line: Interracial Couples in the South. Robert P. McNamara, Maria Tempenis, & Beth Walton. Indicators of Children's Well‐Being. Robert M. Hauser, Brett V. Brown, & William R. Prosser (Eds.). The Scientific Basis of Child Custody Decisions. Robert M. Galatzer‐Levy & Louis Kraus (Eds.). The Third Job: Employed Couples' Management of Household Work Contradictions. Gurjeet K. Gill. Children's Adjustment to Adoption: Developmental and Clinical Issues. David M. Brodzinsky, Daniel W. Smith, & Anne B. Brodzinsky. Till Death Do Us Part: A Multicultural Anthology on Marriage. Sandra Lee Browning & R. Robin Miller (Eds.). Taking Time: Parental Leave Policy and Corporate Culture. Mindy Fried. Battered Women, Children, and Welfare Reform: The Ties that Bind. Ruth A. Brandwein (Ed.). Women, Families, and HIV/AIDS: A Sociological Perspective on the Epidemic in America. Carole A. Campbell. The Changing Family in Comparative Perspective: Asia and the United States. Karen Oppenheim Mason, Noriko O. Tsuya, & Minja Kim Choe (Eds.). Intimacy: Personal Relationships in Modern Societies. Lynn Jamieson. Relationships as Developmental Contexts. W. Andrew Collins & Brett Laursen (Eds.). Attachment Theory and Close Relationships. Jeffry A. Simpson & W. Steven Rholes (Eds.). The Custody Wars: Why Children Are Losing the Legal Battle and What We Can Do About It. Mary Ann Mason. Book Review Editor's note: Copies of the book, The Postdivorce Family The Postdivorce Family: Children, Parenting, and Society. Ross A. Thompson & Paul R. Amato (Eds.). Marriage, Divorce, and Children's Adjustment (2nd ed.). Robert E. Emery. The Postdivorce Family: Children, Parenting, and Society. Ross A. Thompson & Paul R. Amato (Eds.). Undercurrents of Divorce. Shelley Day Sclater & Christine Piper (Eds.). Problem Solving in Families: Research and Practice. Samuel Vuchinich.     

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Review Symposium: Cross‐Cultural Roots of Minority Child Development. P.M. Greenfield & R. R. Cocking (Eds.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum, 1994. 431 pp. $89.95, $39.95 (paper).

Understanding Practice. S. Chaiklin and J. Lave (Eds.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 1993. 414 pp. $59.95.     

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The Case for Marriage: Why Married People are Happier, Healthier, and Better Off Financially. Linda J. Waite & Maggie Gallagher. Families as Relationships. Robert M. Milardo & Steve Duck (Eds.). Redefining Family Policy: Implications for the 21 st Century. Joyce M. Mercier, Stephen B. Garasky, & Mack C. Shelley II (Eds.). Why Parents Matter: Parental Investment and Child Outcomes. Nigel Barber. Earning and Caring in Canadian Families. Roderic Beaujot. Who Owns Domestic Abuse?: The Local Politics of a Social Problem. Ruth M. Mann. The Dynamics of Adoption: Social and Personal Perspectives. Amal Treacher & Ilan Katz (Eds.). Aging in East and West: Families, States, and the Elderly. Vern L. Bengtson, Kyong‐Dong Kim, George C. Myers, & Ki‐Soo Eun (Eds.). Who Should Care for the Elderly? An East‐West Value Divide. William T. Liu & Hal Kendig (Eds.).     

BOOK REVIEWS

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INDEPENDENT LIVES: SPINSTERS AND LESBIANS. Franzen, Trisha. New York: New York University Press, 1996. Reviewed by Monisha Pashupati and Progga Choudhury.

RUSSIA'S SAPPHO: SOPHIA PARNOK: THE LIFE AND WORK OF RUSSIA'S SAPPHO. Burgin, Diana Lewis. New York: New York University Press, New York, 1994. Reviewed by Rochelle G. Ruthchild.

RULES, RESPECT, TELLING THE TRUTH: SKIN: TALKING ABOUT SEX, CLASS & LITERATURE. Allison, Dorothy. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1994. Reviewed by Lynda J. Ames.

WOMEN AND MURDER IN THE COUNTRY: OUT OF THE NIGHT. Bruyer, Kris. Naiad Press, Inc., 1996. Reviewed by Myra Betschild.

WOMEN AND MURDER IN THE COUNTRY: HOODED MURDER. Van Dyke, Annette. Naiad Press, Inc., 1996. Reviewed by Myra Betschild.

A PRECIOUS COMMODITY FOR LESBIAN SCHOLARSHIP: THE FAMILY SILVER: ESSAYS ON RELATIONSHIPS AMONG WOMEN. Krieger, Susan. Berkeley: University of California Press, 1996. Reviewed by Mickey Eliason.

LOVE BETWEEN WOMEN: AN UNLOVELY VIEW: LOVE BETWEEN WOMEN: EARLY CHRISTIAN RESPONSES TO FEMALE HOMOEROTICISM. Brooten, Bernadette J. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Reviewed by Anne L. Clark.

BABE, WE HARDLY KNEW YA: BABE: THE LIFE AND LEGEND OF BABE DIDRIKSON ZAHARIAS. Cayleff, Susan. Urbana, IL: University of Chicago Press, 1995. Reviewed by Pat Griffin.

MORE GENDERED THAN THOU: THE FEMME MYSTIQUE. Newman, Lesléa (Ed.). Boston: Alyson Press, 1995. Reviewed by Beverly Burch.

“AN ISLE OF DYS-TOP-IA”: SEP-A-RA-TISM AND WOMEN'S COMMUNITY. Shugar, Dana R. University of Nebraska Press, 1995. Reviewed by R. Amy Elman.

MURDER AND MONOGAMY: LET'S FACE THE MUSIC AND DIE. Scoppettone, Sandra. NY: Little, Brown. Reviewed by Jane Futcher.

SEXUALITY AND IDENTITY: CONFLICTS BETWEEN MARRIAGE AND LESBIAN AUTONOMY: AND THEN I MET THIS WOMAN: PREVIOUSLY MARRIED WOMEN'S JOURNEYS INTO LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS. Cassingham, Barbee J. MA, and Sally M. O'Neil, PhD. Mother Courage Press, 1993. Reviewed by Caitlin Morris.

LESBIAN OR QUEER?: THE ANGEL AND THE PERVERTS. Delarue-Mardrus, Lucie. New York: New York University Press, 1930, 1995 (reprint). Reviewed by Gabriele Griffin.

THE FICTION OF ELIZABETH BOWEN: SEXUAL/TEXTUAL POLITICS: ELIZABETH BOWEN: A REPUTATION IN WRITING. hoogland, renée c. New York and London: New York University Press, 1994. Reviewed by Paulina Palmer.

CELEBRATING TOMBOYS: TOMBOYS! TALES OF DYKE DERRING-DO. Yamaguchi, Lynne and Karen Barber (Eds.). Los Angeles: Alyson, 1995. Reviewed by Karen M. Jordan.

PASSIONATE FRIENDSHIPS AND “DOLL RACKETS”: MATERNAL JUSTICE: MIRIAM VAN WATERS AND THE FEMALE REFORM TRADITION. Freedman, Estelle B. University of Chicago Press, 1996. Reviewed by Hilary Lapsley.

“WE STILL HAVE QUESTIONS”: GAY AND LESBIAN STUDENTS: UNDERSTANDING THEIR NEEDS. Besner, Hilda F., and Charlotte J. Spungin. Washington, DC: Taylor & Francis Publishers, 1995. Reviewed by Jan Donley.

GAY AND LESBIAN FAMILIES-MOVING BEYOND THE PATRIARCHY: LESBIANS AND GAYS IN COUPLES AND FAMILIES: A HANDBOOK FOR THERAPISTS. Laird, Joan and Robert-Jay Green (Eds.). Jossey-Bass Publishers, 1996. Reviewed by Amy Banks.

RADICAL REDUX: TOO QUEER: ESSAYS FROM A RADICAL LIFE. Brownworth, Victoria A. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1996. Reviewed by Lynda Goldstein.

ALL THE NEWS THAT'S FIT TO PRINT: AND SAY HI TO JOYCE: THE LIFE AND CHRONICLES OF A LESBIAN COUPLE. Price, Deb, and Joyce Murdoch. Doubleday, 1995. Reviewed by Ellen Cole.

LOOKING FOR THE LESBIAN SUBJECT: HETEROSEXUAL PLOTS AND LESBIAN NARRATIVES. Farwell, Marilyn R. New York: New York University Press, 1996. Reviewed by Rosemary Hennessy.

THE MATERNAL MYSTERY :BABY, IT'S COLD. Maiman, Jaye. FL: Naiad Press, 1996. Reviewed by J.A. Myers.

SEEKING SAFETY BEYOND THE WALLS: AMNESTY. Blum, Louise A. Boston: Alyson Publications, Inc., 1995. Reviewed by Amy J. Ojerholm.

JENIFER LEVIN'S “LESBIAN EROS”: LOVE AND DEATH & OTHER DISASTERS, STORIES 1977-1995. Levin, Jenifer. Ithaca, NY: Firebrand Books, 1996. Reviewed by Annette Van Dyke.

REDEFINING LESBIAN FICTION: TASTING LIFE TWICE: LITERARY LESBIAN FICTION BY NEW AMERICAN WRITERS. Levy, E.J. (Ed.). Avon Books, 1995. Reviewed by Margaret Kissam Morris.

A RODEO ROMANCE: NOW & THEN. Hayes, Penny. Naiad Press, 1996. Reviewed by Nicki Thorogood and Jane Franklin.     

BOOK REVIEWS

Book reviewed in this article: Who is Black? One Nation's Definition, by F. James Davis. University Park: Pennsylvania State University Press, 1991, 204 pages, $25.00, hardback, $12.50, paperback. The Social Mobility of Women: Beyond Male Mobility Models, edited by Geoff Payne and Pamela Abbott. London: The Falmer Press, 1990, 193 pages, $49.00 hardback, $25.00 paperback. Group Work with Older Adults, by Ronald W. Toseland. New York: New York University Press, 1990, 221 pages, $35.00, hardcover. Social Studies of Science, by Bernard Barber. New Brunswick, NJ and London: Transaction Publishers, 1990, 278 pages, $34.95, hardback. Kamikaze Biker: Parody and Anomy in Affluent Japan, by Ikuya Sato. Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1991, 277 pages, $34.95, hardback. Serial Murderers and Their Victim, by Eric W. Hickey. Pacific Grove, Calif.: Brooks/Kole, 1991, 265 pages, $14.50, paperback. Metatheorizing in Sociology, by George Ritzer. Lexington, Mass.: Lexington Books, 1991, 362 pages, $49.95, hardback.     

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Women's Work Is Never Done: Comparative Studies in Care‐Giving, Employment, and Social Policy Reform. Sylvia Bashevkin. (Ed.) Learning to Be Old: Gender, Culture, and Aging. Margaret Cruikshank. How Families Still Matter: A Longitudinal Study of Youth in Two Generations. Vern L. Bengtson, Timothy J. Biblarz, & Robert E. L. Roberts. New Family Values: Liberty, Equality, Diversity. Karen Struening. Involved Fathering and Men's Adult Development: Provisional Balances. Rob Palkovitz. For Better and for Worse: Welfare Reform and the Well‐Being of Children and Families. Greg J. Duncan & P. Lindsay Chase‐Lansdale. (Eds.) The Power of Good Deeds: Privileged Women and the Social Reproduction of the Upper Class. Diana Kendall. Child Care and Inequality: Rethinking Carework for Children and Youth. Francesca M. Cancian, Demie Kurz, Andrew S. London, Rebecca Reviere, & Mary C. Tuominen.     

Understanding Congregations as Voluntary Organizations

Congregation and Community, by Nancy Tatom Ammerman. New Brunswick, N.J.: Rutgers University Press, 1997. 434 pp., $55.00 cloth, $24.00 paper. Organizing God's Work: Challenges for Churches and Synagogues, by Margaret Harris. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1998. 236 pp., $59.95 cloth.     

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LESBIAN LEGAL THEORY REMAINS UNDOMESTICATED. SAPPHO GOES TO LAW SCHOOL: FRAGMENTS IN LESBIAN LEGAL THEORY. Robson, Ruthann. NY: Columbia University Press, 1998, 303 pp., $17.50 paper, ISBN 0-231-10561-4; $49.50 cloth, ISBN 0-231-10560-6. Reviewed by Martha T. Zingo.

TELLING THE TRUTH ABOUT POLITICS, THE INTERLOCKING NATURE OF OPPRESSIONS, RESISTANCE AND THE VALUE OF BLACK LESBIAN LIVES. THE TRUTH THAT NEVER HURTS: WRITINGS ON RACE, GENDER, AND FREEDOM, Smith, Barbara. New Brunswick: Rutgers University Press, 1998. Reviewed by Kim Vaz.

LESBIAN COUPLES ARE FAMILIES, TOO. THE LESBIAN FAMILY LIFE CYCLE (2nd Ed.). Slater, Suzanne. Chicago: University of Illinois Press, 1999, Hardcover, $25.00; Paperback, $14.95. Reviewed by Anna Myers.

THE MANY FACES OF ANNE. FEMALE FORTUNE: LAND, GENDER AND AUTHORITY: THE ANNE LISTER DIARIES AND OTHER WRITINGS 1833-36. Liddington, Jill. New York: Rivers Oram Press, 1998, $50. Reviewed by Mary Eichbauer.

THE EVOLUTION OF PSYCHOLOGICAL RESEARCH ON SEXUAL ORIENTATION: EMBRACING A FAMILY PERSPECTIVE. LESBIAN, GAY, AND BISEXUAL IDENTITIES IN FAMILIES: PSYCHOLOGICAL PERSPECTIVES. Patterson, Charlotte J., and Anthony R. D'Augelli (Eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, 1998. Reviewed by Phillip Hammack.

TRU ADVENTURES. CHIMNEY ROCK BLUES. McClellan, Janet. Naiad Press,Inc., 1999, $11.95. Reviewed by Ann E. Maloney.

WIDENING THE LENS. MARGARET MEAD AND RUTH BENEDICT: THE KINSHIP OF WOMEN. Lapsley, Hilary. University of Massachusetts Press, 1999, $39.95 cloth. Reviewed by Kimberly F. Balsam.

GAY AND LESBIAN RELATIONSHIPS: COMMITMENT, CEREMONIES, AND MARRIAGE. FROM THIS DAY FORWARD: COMMITMENT, MARRIAGE, AND FAMILY IN LESBIAN AND GAY RELATIONSHIPS. Stiers, Gretchen A. New York: St. Martin's Press, 1999, $24.95. Reviewed by Robin E. Roy.

ROMANCING THE GENERATION GAP. DAWN OF THE DANCE. Martin, Marianne K. Tallahassee, FL: The Naiad Press,Inc., 1999, $11.95. SILVER THREADS. Denison, Lyn. Tallahassee, FL: The Naiad Press,Inc., 1999, $11.95. Reviewed by Margaret Soenser Breen.     

Book Reviews

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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Distributed Cognitions: Psychological and Educational Considerations. Gavriel Salomon (Ed.), Cambridge & New York: Cambridge University Press, 1993. 275 pages, $49.95.

The Computer as Medium. Peter Bøgh Andersen, Berit Holmqvist, & Jens F. Jensen (Eds.), Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 495 pages. $54.95.     

Restoring a reputation: The Duke University lacrosse scandal

Duke University was thrust into a crisis situation when three members of its lacrosse team were indicted on charges of first-degree rape and sexual assault. As the story received extensive media coverage and while the prosecution and defense were making their legal arguments, the reputation of Duke University was called into question and it too was in need of appropriate public relations communication strategies. The purpose of this paper is to summarize the actions and public relations communication emanating from Duke in its attempt to frame the story and restore its reputation. Public relations theories that focus on image restoration as articulated by Benoit [Benoit, W. L. (1995). Accounts, excuses, and apologies: A theory of image restoration strategies. Albany, NY: State University of New York Press; Benoit, W. L. (2000). Another visit to the theory of image restoration strategies. Communication Quarterly, 48(1), 40–44] and Coombs [Coombs, W. T. (1995). Choosing the right words: The development of guidelines for the selection of the “appropriate” crisis response strategies. Management Communication Quarterly, 8, 447–476; Coombs, W. T. (2006). Crisis management: A communicative approach. In C. H. Botan & V. Hazleton (Eds.). Public relations theory II (pp. 171–197). Mahwah, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates] as well as the concept of message framing are presented and used to analyze Duke's communication response. Studying the Duke case provides an example of an organization executing theoretical concepts in a practical situation.     

Book Reviews

Children in Changing Families: Life After Parental Separation. Jan Pryor & Bryan Rogers. Women Without Children: Nurturing Lives. Yvonne Vissing. New Brunswick. For Better or for Worse: Divorce Reconsidered. E. Mavis Hetherington & John Kelly. The Birth of Pleasure. Carol Gilligan. Making Men Into Fathers: Men, Masculinities and the Social Politics of Fatherhood. Barbara Hobson (Ed.). Taking Parenting Public: The Case for a New Social Movement. Sylvia Ann Hewlett, Nancy Rankin, & Cornel West (Eds.). Pit Women: Coal Communities in Northern England in the Early Twentieth Century. Griselda Carr. Championing Child Care. Sally S. Cohen. Caring and Doing for Others. Alice S. Rossi (Ed.).     

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Family Experiences With Mental Illness. Richard Tessler and Gail Gamache. Close Relationships: A Sourcebook. Clyde Hendrick and Susan S. Hendrick (Eds.). Family Observational Coding Systems. Patricia K. Kerig and Kristin M. Lindahl (Eds.). Families and Change: Coping With Stressful Events and Transitions (2nd ed.). Patrick C. McKenry and Sharon J. Price (Eds.). Family, Religion, and Social Change in Diverse Societies. Sharon K. Houseknecht and Jerry G. Pankhurst (Eds.). Nurturing Success: Successful Women of Color and Their Daughters. Essie E. Lee. Beyond Gender Differences: Adaptation to Aging in Life Course Perspective. Laurie Russell Hatch. Becoming a Family: Parents' Stories and Their Implications for Practice, Policy, and Research. Rena D. Harold, Lisa G. Colarossi, Lucy R. Mercier, Patricia Stow Bolea, Carol R. Freedman‐Doan, Susan A. Lynch, Margaret L. Palmiter, and Jacquelynne S. Eccles. The Ties That Bind: Perspectives on Marriage and Cohabitation. Linda J. Waite (Ed.).     

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A PASSAGE TO THE HEART: WRITINGS FROM FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN FROM CHINA. Klatzkin, Amy (Ed.). Saint Paul, MN: Yeong & Yeong Book Co., 1999, 341 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-9638472-2-8, $19.95. Reviewed by Patricia Irwin Johnston.

I WISH FOR YOU A BEAUTIFUL LIFE: LETTERS FROM THE KOREAN BIRTH MOTHERS OF AE RAN WON TO THEIR CHILDREN. Dorow, Sara (Ed.). Saint Paul, MN: Yeong & Yeong Book Co., 1999, 135 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-9638472-2-8, $18.95. Reviewed by Patricia Irwin Johnston.

PARENTS AT LAST: CELEBRATING ADOPTION AND THE NEW PATHWAYS TO PARENTHOOD. Peck, Cynthia V. N., and Wendy Wilkinson. New York: Clarkson Potter/Publishers, 1998, 160 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-609-60290-X, $27.50. Reviewed by Patricia Irwin Johnston.

CLINICAL AND PRACTICE ISSUES IN ADOPTION: BRIDGING THE GAP BETWEEN ADOPTEES PLACED AS INFANTS AND AS OLDER CHILDREN. Groza, Victor and Karen F. Rosenberg (Eds.). Westport, CT: Praeger, 175 pp., Hardcover ISBN 0-275-95816-7, $55.00. Reviewed by Ulrich Mueller.

KINSHIP FOSTER CARE: POLICY, PRACTICE, AND RESEARCH. Hegar, Rebecca L., and Maria Scannapieco (Eds.). New York: Oxford University Press, Hardcover ISBN 0195109392, $45. Paperback ISBN 0195109406, $19.95. Reviewed by Ulrich Mueller.     

Frederick Douglass and Black Abolitionism

Frederick Douglass. WILLIAM S. McFEELY. New York and London: W. W. Norton & Company. 1991. xiii, 465 pp.

Frederick Douglass: New Literary and Historical Essays. ERIC J. SUNDQUIST (ed.). Cambridge: Cambridge University Press. 1990. vi, 295 pp.

The Frederick Douglass Papers: Series One: Speeches, Debates and Interviews, Volume 4: 1864–80. JOHN W. BLASSINGAME and JOHN R. McKIVIGAN (eds.). New Haven and London: Yale University Press. 1991. xxxvii, 663 pp.

The Black Abolitionist Papers. Volume 4: The United States, 1847–1858. C. PETER RIPLEY (ed.). Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press. 1991. xxvi, 443 pp.

The Black Abolitionist Papers. Volume 5: The United States, 1859–1865. C. PETER RIPLEY (ed.). Chapel Hill and London: The University of North Carolina Press. 1992. xiii, 435 pp.     

Book notes

The Social Mind: Language, Ideology and Social Practice By James Paul Gee. New York: Bergin & Garvey, 1992. 175 pages. $14.95 (paper).

The Afterlife of the Life History. A special issue of the Journal of Narrative and Life History, 2(1). M. Blackman (Ed.), Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1992. 79 pages, $17.50.

Teaching Thinking: An Agenda for the 21st Century. C. Collins & J. N. Mangieri (Eds.). Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 1992. 362 pages, $69.95; $34.50 (paper).     

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VIOLENCE IN GOD'S NAME: RELIGION IN AN AGE OF CONFLICT. By Oliver McTernan. Maryknoll, NY: Orbis Books, 2003. 192pp., $20.00 (paper).

RELIGION, SPIRITUALITY, AND AGING: A SOCIAL WORK PERSPECTIVE. By Harry R. Moody (Ed.). Binghamton, NY: The Haworth Press, Inc. 2005. 350pp., $39.95 (paper).

A LITTLE HISTORY OF THE WORLD. By E. H. Gombrich. New Haven, CT: Yale University press, 2005. 284 pp., $25.00 Reviewed by Eleanor Hannon Judah.

THE CATHOLIC WORKER MOVEMENT: INTELLECTUAL AND SPIRITUAL ORIGINS. By Mark and Louise Zwick. Mahwah, NJ: Paulist Press, 2005. 358pp., $29.95 (paper).