1.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910809621703321

Autore

Leggott Michele J

Titolo

Milk & honey / / Michele Leggott

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Auckland, N.Z. : , : Auckland University Press, , 2005

ISBN

1-77558-593-X

1-86940-669-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (113 p.)

Disciplina

811.52

Soggetti

Poetry

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Poems.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Acknowledgements; Copyright; Contents; Wilderness; 1 To open the eyes; So far; Faith and rage; Tonight I am sad; Milk of almonds / white magnolia; Cairo vessel 1; Cairo vessel 2; 2 Milk and honey; Milk and honey taken far far away; Words beyond light; Certain pockets of resistance; Angels and oracles; Festival junction; 3 Fado; Poetics of exile; Cirque vélo; Eurydice's red car; Her songs; A lost eclogue; Manna beans; Ports of the archipelago; Salto, salto, where are your shoes?; I dreamed your book was written . . .; Future song; Wild light

Sommario/riassunto

Deft word play, allusion, and quotation meet intense images and stirring rhythms in this compendium from one of New Zealand's top poets. The verse in this demanding body of work represents a step forward-it contains a sense of a wider world beyond the pages and enough substance to yield pleasure over many readings. Lovers of words, verse, and rhyme will find delight in this distinctive collection from a poet further developing her voice and her craft.



2.

Record Nr.

UNINA9910953254903321

Titolo

Adolescent romantic relations and sexual behavior : theory, research, and practical implications / / edited by Paul Florsheim

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Mahwah, N.J., : Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 2003

ISBN

1-135-64863-8

1-282-37460-5

9786612374609

1-4106-0778-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (419 p.)

Altri autori (Persone)

FlorsheimPaul

Disciplina

306.7/0835

Soggetti

Teenagers - Sexual behavior - United States

Adolescent psychology - United States

Interpersonal relations - United States

Interpersonal conflict - United States

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Front Cover; Adolescent Romantic Relationsand Sexual Behavior; Copyright Page; Contents; Introduction: Paul Florsheim; Contributors; Part I: Normative Perspectives on Romantic Relations and Sexual Behavior Amomg Adolescents; 1. The Role of Romantic Relationships in Adolescent Development: Wyndol Furman and Laura Shaffer; 2. National Estimates of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Karen Carver, Kara Joyner, and J. Richard Udry; 3. Biological Influences on Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Behavior: Carolyn Tucker Halpern

4. Love Matters: Romantic Relationships Among Sexual-Minority Adolescents: Lisa M. Diamond5. Conflict and Negotiation in Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Shmuel Shulman; 6. Attachment Styles and Adolescent Sexuality: Jessica L.Tracy, Phillip R. Shaver, Austin W. Albino,and M. Lynne Cooper; Part II: Perspectives on Romantic and Sexual Behavior Among High-Risk Adolescents; 7. Psychopathology and Relational Dysfunction Among Adolescent Couples: The Structural Analysis of Social Behavior as an Organizing Framework: Trina Seefeldt, Paul Florsheim, and Lorna SmithBenjamin



8. When Love Hurts: Depression and Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Deborah P. Welsh, Catherine M. Grello, and Melinda S.Harper9. Child Maltreatment, Adolescent Dating, and Adolescent Dating Violence: Christine Wekerle and Effie Avgoustis; 10. The Development of Aggression in Young Male/Female Couples: Deborah M. Capaldi and Deborah Gorman-Smith; 11. Health Behaviors and Reproductive Health Risk Within Adolescent Sexual Dyads: J. Dennis Fortenberry; 12. Romantic Relations Among Adolescent Parents: Paul Florsheim, David Moore, and Chuck Edgington; Part III: Commentary and Summary

13. Are Adolescent Same-Sex Romantic Relationships on Our Radar Screen?: Ritch C.Savin-Williams14. A Marital Process Perspective of Adolescent Romantic Relationships: Amber Tabares and John Gottman; 15. The Joy of Romance: Healthy Adolescent Relationships as an Educational Agenda: Bonnie Barber and Jacquelynne Eccles; 16. Adolescent Romantic and Sexual Behavior: What We Know and Where We Go From Here: Paul Florsheim; Author Index; Subject Index

Sommario/riassunto

Developmental and clinical researchers have only just discovered the phenomenon of adolescent romance as a topic of serious scientific inquiry. This discovery may be related to the overwhelming evidence that adult romantic relationships are failing at alarming rates. Dramatic increases in the rates of divorce, out of wedlock childbirth, and relationship violence lead to questions about the developmental precursors of romantic love and commitment. What's wrong with love and can it be fixed?  This book brings together a diverse group of experts from various disciplines to address a serio