Women and Social Change in America

A Survey of a Century of Progress

Häftad, Engelska, 2009

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Beskrivning

This book examines modern advances in gender equality and contemporary feminist discourse as a result of the American sexual revolution. It explains how and why the sexual revolution of the 1960s continues to have profound effects on modern views of femininity and what it means to be an American woman. Chapters cover how effective and available birth control affected women's advancement, the breakdown of traditional gender roles, and women's entrance into formerly male-dominated occupations.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:2009-05-13
Mått:152 x 229 x 13 mm
Vikt:336 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:245
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786440351

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Gerhard Falk is a professor of sociology at Buffalo State College, in Buffalo, New York. He is the author of 22 books and more than 45 journal articles.

Innehållsförteckning

Table of ContentsPreface 1. The Ascendancy of Women in American Life 2. Women and Change in the 20th Century—Education,Emancipation, Work and the Law 3. The Families of Women Achievers 4. Women in the Military and the Police—Storming the Last Bastion 5. Women in American Religion—The Patriarchy Trembles 6. Women in Science 7. Women in Government and Politics 8. From Walter Cronkite to Katie Couric 9. The Sexual Revolution 10. The Sociology of Social Change Chapter Notes Bibliography Index