Focusing on the unique challenges women face during retirement, this groundbreaking book employs a lifespan perspective to analyze their experiences. It introduces various models of retirement trajectories, highlighting the differences between women's and men's retirement experiences. By addressing this often-overlooked aspect of retirement, it provides valuable insights into how gender influences this significant life transition.
Focusing on the social and psychological aspects of grandparenting, this book presents a comprehensive account of the contemporary grandparent experience. It explores issues like caregiving and evolving family structures, highlighting the health and wellbeing benefits associated with this role. By examining various dimensions—biological, psychological, social, gender, cultural, and economic—it provides a thorough understanding of the complexities and significance of grandparenting in today's society.
This important book examines the motives that drive family historians and explores whether those who research their ancestral pedigrees have distinct personalities, demographics or family characteristics. It describes genealogists' experiences as they chart their family trees including their insights, dilemmas and the fascinating, sometimes disturbing and often surprising, outcomes of their searches. Drawing on theory and research from psychology and other humanities disciplines, as well as from the authors' extensive survey data collected from over 800 amateur genealogists, the authors present the experiences of family historians, including personal insights, relationship changes, mental health benefits and ethical dilemmas. The book emphasises the motivation behind this exploration, including the need to acknowledge and tell ancestral stories, the spiritual and health-related aspects of genealogical research, the addictiveness of the detective work, the lifelong learning opportunities and the passionate desire to find lost relatives. With its focus on the role of family history in shaping personal identity and contemporary culture, this is fascinating reading for anyone studying genealogy and family history, professional genealogists and those researching their own history.
Today the Bible is under attack like never before. Its history and authenticity are being challenged by both secularists and the religious. How we can be sure that our present-day Bibles are the same as written by the original writers? Guardians of the Word begins with a brief a brief summary of how the Bible came to us. This reinforces the conviction that the Bible we read today can be trusted. The Bible is God's Word for all people. It is God who instigated the diversity of languages. His plan for salvation and Christian growth encompasses "every tribe and tongue." Amazingly, God has chosen ordinary people to carry out the extraordinary task of translating the Scriptures into every language in the world. The second section of Guardians of the Word presents inspiring biographies of some of the key Bible translators throughout the world-Wycliffe, Tyndale, Hudson Taylor, Cameron Townsend, and others. In the last section, the reader will learn how modern technology is greatly accelerating the completion of the goal to make the Bible readable, understandable, and available in every language. By way of response, there is a call to honor this miraculous Word of God by reading it, obeying it, and sharing it; as well as suggestions on how we might honor guardians of the Word.
In a gripping tale, a young crime fiction writer named Amy finds herself under threat as she becomes the target of a mysterious attack. As she navigates the dangerous waters of her newfound fame and the dark realities of her imagination, Amy must confront her fears and unravel the truth behind the assault. The story explores themes of creativity, vulnerability, and the blurred lines between fiction and reality, keeping readers on the edge of their seats as they follow her journey for safety and understanding.
The narrative recounts the life of convict James Jones, who was sentenced to life in Van Diemen's Land in 1832 for a seemingly trivial crime—stealing cheese. This true story is meticulously documented, offering insights into the harsh realities of transportation and the penal system of the time, while highlighting the resilience and struggles of those caught in its grip.
Focusing on psychological and socio-economic factors and individual differences, The Psychology of Retirement follows the journey of today's retirees, through planning and decision-making (or lack of it), expectations, early experiences, pleasures and disappointments.
Secrets that have been kept hidden for decades will be revealed and Nat will learn some startling things about her family, her future, and herself...The second installment of the Nat Walker trilogy.Cover illustration by Alessandro Talexi Taini.
Expert guide to the Equity Courts for family, local and social historians