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Lamb ME, Sternberg KJ, Hwang CP, Broberg AG, eds. 1992. Child care in context: Cross-cultural perspectives. Hillsdale, NJ: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, 542 pp.

Annotation: Utilizing an interdisciplinary approach that covers both historic and economic contexts, this book characterizes child care in 18 countries on 5 continents. Specific historical roots and the current social contexts of child care are delineated in industrialized as well as in developing countries. Each chapter includes insights from commentators of the particular country being discussed. The editors point out that child care is an integral part of the web of influences and experiences that shape children's development.

Contact: Lawrence Erlbaum Associates, Inc., Taylor & Francis Group, LLC, 325 Chestnut Street, Suite 800, Philadelphia, PA 19160, Telephone: (215) 625-8900 Secondary Telephone: (800) 354-1420 Fax: (215) 625-2940 Web Site: http://www.leaonline.com/?cookieSet=1 $39.95 paperback, $89.95 cloth; plus $2.00 shipping and handling; make checks payable to Lawrence Erlbaum Associates. Document Number: 0-8058-0798-5.

Keywords: Australia, Brazil, Cameroon, Canada, Child care, China, Cultural factors, East Africa, International perspectives, Israel, Italy, Japan, Netherlands, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States

Herdt G, ed. 1989. Gay and lesbian youth. Binghamton, NY: Harrington Park Press, 355 pp.

Annotation: This book is a collection of chapters by individual authors that are based on cross-cultural studies of gay, bisexual, and lesbian adolescents. The author s contribute to an overall study of the identities, situations, and relationships of homosexual adolescents in different societies. A background is provided in chapters that examine emerging identities of the adolescents, the formation of their homosexual identities, consider the ethnographic profiles, parental influences on self-esteem. Other chapters focus on growing up lesbian, issues related to male prostitution and homosexuality, and gays and AIDS. Specific chapters examine trends in England, Mexico, Brazil, France, Sweden, Finland, Ireland, and Australia. Possible future research topics are also discussed. The book was also released as a special issue of the "Journal of Homosexuality, " volume 17, numbers 1-4, 1989.

Keywords: Adolescent development, Adolescent health, Australia, Brazil, Cultural factors, Demographics, England, Finland, France, Gay youth, Ireland, Lesbians, Mexico, Psychosocial development, Sexual behavior, Sexual development, Sociocultural factors, Sweden, United States

Guillemin JH, Holmstrom LL. 1986. Mixed blessings: Intensive care for newborns. New York, NY: Oxford University Press, 317 pp.

Annotation: This account of the closed world of neonatal intensive care focuses on the social context for medical decision making in the sensitive area of newborn life, showing how the precipitation of neonatal care has become what they term a mixed blessing. Their work is based on research in neonatal intensive care units in fifteen leading U.S. hospitals including one year in a level III unit and research from England, the Netherlands, and Brazil. The book explores the diverse experiences and perspectives of physicians, nurses, social workers, and parents, and is amplified with first-hand observations by participants.

Contact: Oxford University Press, 198 Madison Avenue, New York, NY 10016, Telephone: (800) 451-7556 Secondary Telephone: (212)726-6000 E-mail: [email protected] Web Site: http://www.oup.com/us Available in libraries.

Keywords: Brazil, Decision making, England, Infant death, Mental health professionals, Neonatal intensive care, Netherlands, Newborn infants, Nurses, Parents, Physicians, Social factors, Social workers, United States