Most Popular Books by Rachel Roth

Once backed primarily by anti-abortion activists, fetal rights claims are now promoted by a wide range of interest groups in American society. Government and corporate policies to define and enforce fetal rights have become commonplace. These developments affect all women—pregnant or not—because women are considered "potentially pregnant" for much of their lives. In her powerful and important book, Rachel Roth brings a new perspective to the debate over fetal rights. She clearly delineates the threat to women''s equality posed by the new concept of "maternal-fetal conflict," an idea central to the fetal rights movement in which women and fetuses are seen as having interests that are diametrically opposed. Roth begins by placing fetal rights politics in historical and comparative context and by tracing the emergence of the notion of fetal rights. Against a backdrop of gripping stories about actual women, she reviews the difficulties fetal rights claims create for women in the areas of employment, health care, and drug and alcohol regulation. She looks at court cases and state legislation over a period of two decades beginning in 1973, the year of the Roe v. Wade decision legalizing abortion. Her exhaustive research shows how judicial decisions and public policies that grant fetuses rights tend to displace women as claimants, as recipients of needed services, and ultimately as citizens. When a corporation, medical authority, or the state asserts or accepts rights claims on behalf of a fetus, the usual justification involves improving the chance of a healthy birth. This strategy, Roth persuasively argues, is not necessary to achieve the goal of a healthy birth, is often counterproductive to it, and always undermines women''s equal standing.

A restorative justice approach to addressing sexual misconduct in colleges and universities. Written for college and university practitioners and administrators, The Little Book of Restorative Justice for Campus Sexual Harms: A Holistic Approach to Address Sexual Misconduct and Relationship Violence for Colleges and Universities combines explanation, justification, and contextualization for the application of restorative justice (RJ) for sexual misconduct, including for alleged Title IX violations. This book outlines considerations, action steps, and best practices for campuses that are interested in exploring the successful implementation of RJ for sexual misconduct. The authors'' backgrounds as practitioners within the higher education context grounds this work with personal reflections, experiences, and stories. This book provides a primer for colleges and universities who seek to move campus culture in a more restorative direction generally, and specifically for practitioners interested in exploring the possibility of amending existing sexual misconduct policies, including investigative-adjudicatory Title IX policy and procedures, through a restorative justice informed lens. Readers will explore why it makes all the difference (for both students and administrators) to add RJ resolution options.

From the author of the epic horror novel The Undead Redhead comes a collection of her best short stories. From the Genesis of two young girls at a roadside barbecue stand to her post-apocalyptic, If They Bleed, join the author on a walk through the world of the macabre. These eleven short stories will take you to the edge and push you over the cliff.

Parental/familial involvement in the classroom as well as school community is an issue of constant importance. Parents and families are crucial participants in a child''s education. It is critical to create a bridge between home and school. Parental/familial involvement within the school community is essential to the quality of all children''s educational as well as their cognitive, physical, emotional, and social development. This Action Research Project was focused on finding the most effective means of getting parents/families involved in the school community. This study was completed at a small private Montessori children''s house school we will call "Children''s House" Montessori in the Midwest. 22 families were involved in this Action Research Project. This study used surveys after each community event/involvement activity occurred. The surveys were sent to every family to measure the effectiveness of the event or information provided in helping the parents/families get involved in the school community. Results indicated that each community building activity or parent communication helped the parents and families feel more connected to the school community. The surveys given helped to decipher which activities and communications were most important to the parents and families.

This thesis examines Theodore Dreiser''s "Sister Carrie," Frank Norris''s "Vandover and the Brute," Edith Wharton''s "The House of Mirth," Jack London''s "Martin Eden," Abraham Cahan''s "The Rise of David Levinsky," and Upton Sinclair''s "The Jungle" as well as relevant secondary sources in order to study themes of socio-economic mobility across the genre. Chapter one discusses upward mobility and compares and contrasts the rises of Carrie Meeber and Martin Eden in an attempt to ascertain what exactly makes a socio-economic rise successful and what makes it impossible. Chapter two discusses George Hurstwood, Vandover, and Lily Bart and their respective declines in socio-economic status. This chapter examines the factors that led to these characters'' downward movement and determines trends across the genre. The final chapter discusses Jurgis Rudkus and David Levinsky and their disparate levels of success after immigrating to America. This chapter points out the difficulties in becoming financially and socially successful and also discusses the importance of assimilation and the embrace of capitalism in order to succeed in America.