Consequently, the book review will draw attentions on dissimilar themes witnessed in the book such as domestic issues, place of women in the African society, parenting, childbirth, marriage, family relationship and poverty (Holloway& Bidwell, 2006). ... The book further draws attention to the challenges affecting women in the society. ... The book further reveals the many problems affecting women in Mali. ... Incidences of cultural and social challenges came out in the book. ... Even though the story narrative narrates much about midwifery, and infant and maternal mortality, it turns out ...

• Word Count: 1541
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

From the opening pages of So Long a Letter, the book revolved around a complex theme of abandonment in two relationships; which resulted from the sub-themes of abandonment of traditional ideas. ... Throughout the book So Long a Letter, the book was developed around a theme of abandonment. ... Assatoui decided to leave her husband and purse a higher education; which resulted in her acquiring a job at the United States Embassy. ... From reading the book I realized there was a deeper and more complexity to the theme of abandonment. ... The second case of abandonment was when Assoite pruing a high...

• Word Count: 1737
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Claudia Kolker in her book, "The Immigrant Advantage: What We Can Learn from Newcomers to America about Health, Happiness, and Hope," tries to explain how South Asians court one another, and she believes that this series of social engagements with the intended partner is not a joke, and establishes that "courtship, is not (fun). ... After all the rigorous activities in college, doing a job that does not benefit the graduate's certificate can be disheartening. ... Claudia Kolker in her book was able to explain the process and success of assisted marriage among the South Asians be...

• Word Count: 1211
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

The book begins before Marisol is born, and is comprised of stories that have been told to Marisol throughout her life. ... As a teenager, Rosa gave birth to her only daughter, an illegitimate child of a married man with five other children, as she tired of waiting for the man to join her in New York, she decided to take a job in a factory, and became very close to yet another man. ... This relationship lasted for a period of time, until Jackson tired of the constant expense of child that was not his own, and the two began to fight on a regular basis, at which time Rosa decided to find a diffe...

• Word Count: 1045
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

They are restricted from finding happiness through marriage (socially), from engaging in activities such as voting (politically) and from working many jobs (physically). Control is the most evident theme throughout the entire book, both mentally and physically. ...

• Word Count: 1738
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Much research has been done to identify the factors that contribute to marital dissolution. Identifying these predictors of divorce can help better understand marital relationships and can help prevent divorce. The causes of divorce discussed in this paper include, equity of housework and its r...

• Word Count: 3231
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

An author, Friedrich Engels, discussed in a book, The Origin of the Family, Private Property, and the State about the evolution of marriage over time and how it evolved from generation to generation and how it all led to where marriages were in the 17th-19th centuries, which is important to understand as it helps shed light on the status of women. ...

• Word Count: 2740
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: Undergraduate