BISAC Subject Headings List, Family and Relationships
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NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
If you can't find the code you're looking for please go back and review other Major Subjects to find an alternate code or use our Contact Form to suggest revisions to the next version of the list.
Step 2: Determine the specific term which describes your book.
An asterisk (*) denotes a heading that is new for the 2012 Edition.
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS
Use subjects in this section for works written to help people deal with issues involving child rearing or relationships. For scholarly works, serious lay studies, or works aimed at psychology professionals, use subjects in the PSYCHOLOGY section. For works written from a sociological viewpoint, use subjects in the SOCIAL SCIENCE section.| FAM000000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / General |
| FAM001000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / General |
| FAM001010 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Child Abuse |
| FAM001030 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Domestic Partner Abuse |
| FAM001020 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Abuse / Elder Abuse |
| FAM002000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Activities |
| FAM004000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Adoption & Fostering |
| FAM005000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Aging |
| FAM006000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Alternative Family |
| FAM007000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Anger (see also SELF-HELP / Anger Management) |
| FAM047000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Attention Deficit Disorder (ADD-ADHD) |
| FAM048000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Autism Spectrum Disorders |
| FAM008000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Baby Names |
| FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Bereavement see Death, Grief, Bereavement | |
| FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Breastfeeding see HEALTH & FITNESS / Breastfeeding | |
| FAM049000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Bullying * |
| FAM011000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Child Development |
| FAM012000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Children with Special Needs |
| FAM013000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Conflict Resolution |
| FAM014000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Death, Grief, Bereavement |
| FAM015000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Divorce & Separation |
| FAM016000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Education |
| FAM017000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Eldercare |
| FAM018000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Emotions |
| FAM031000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Ethics & Morals |
| FAM019000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Family Relationships |
| FAM021000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Friendship |
| FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Grief see Death, Grief, Bereavement | |
| FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Humorous see HUMOR / Topic / Marriage & Family or HUMOR / Topic / Relationships | |
| FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Infertility see HEALTH & FITNESS / Infertility | |
| FAM027000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Interpersonal Relations |
| FAM028000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Learning Disabilities |
| FAM046000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / General |
| FAM003000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Adolescence |
| FAM025000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers |
| FAM039000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / School Age |
| FAM043000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Teenagers |
| FAM029000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Love & Romance |
| FAM030000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Marriage |
| FAM034000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General |
| FAM010000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Child Rearing |
| FAM020000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Fatherhood |
| FAM022000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Grandparenting |
| FAM032000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood |
| FAM033000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Parent & Adult Child |
| FAM034010 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Single Parent |
| FAM042000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Stepparenting |
| FAM035000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Peer Pressure |
| FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Pregnancy & Childbirth see HEALTH & FITNESS / Pregnancy & Childbirth | |
| FAM037000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Prejudice |
| FAM038000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Reference |
| FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Romance see Love & Romance | |
| FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Sexuality see HEALTH & FITNESS / Sexuality or RELIGION / Sexuality & Gender Studies or SELF-HELP / Sexual Instruction | |
| FAM041000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Siblings |
| FAM044000 | FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Toilet Training |
If your title does not have subject content, i.e. a blank book, please use the Non-Classifiable term below. Otherwise, use the Subject/General term in the closest descriptive area.
NON000000 NON-CLASSIFIABLE
Please note that the BISAC Subject Headings List is governed by the following copyright notice.
© 2012, Book Industry Study Group, Inc.
All rights reserved. No part of the attached documents may be distributed or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without the express permission of the Book Industry Study Group, Inc.