Book reviews and books received

Support for parenthood: a rising cottage industry C. F. Zachariah Boukyclis (ed.): Support for Parents and Infants: a Manual for Parenting Organisations and Professionals. London: Routledge &; Kegan Paul, 1986. £15.95.Reviewed by Professor Richard Whield, Gloucestershire College of Artsand Technology and the National Family Trust.

Transition and growth in adult learners Laurent A. Daloz: Effective Teaching and Mentoring: Realizing the Transformational Power of Adult Learning Experiences. San Francisco:Jossey-Bass, 1986, f27.50.

Nice girls do Anne Hooper:Women and Sex. London: Sheldon Press, 1986,1284.95. Reviewed by Dr Martin Cole, Institute for Sex Education and Research, Birmingham.

Casting some light C. MacDonald and H.D. Black: A Window on the Workplace?: Pupils' and Employers' Views of a Work Experience Scheme. Edinburgh: Scottish Council for Research in Education, 1987. 1283.30.

Incest: the abuse of power Sarah Nelson: Incest: Fact and Myth (2nd revised edition). Edinburgh: Stramullion, 1987. f4.95. Reviewed by Christine P. Dancey, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths'College, Universiry of London, and Louise Coleman, ex-Warwick University.

Tales on the dole queue Stephen Fineman (ed.):Unemployment: Personal and Social Consequences. London: Tavistock, 1987. f8.95. Reviewed by Julia Fergwon, Department of Psychology, Goldsmiths' College, University of London.