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Defining Females
The Nature of Women in Society
Inbunden, 2021
2513 kr
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Second, Revised EditionTo what are we referring when we speak of women? What is the nature of women in society; what is the nature of women in society? These are the central questions of this classic text which looks at areas ranging from England and Greece to Mongolia and Africa. The authors - …
Women and Space
Ground Rules and Social Maps
Inbunden, 2021
2442 kr
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Second, Revised EditionThe relationship between women and space has now been recognized as an important issue for feminist discussion. Developments in psychology and geography have encouraged the use of `social maps' to explore the way in which space is perceived. This book presents fascinating …
Gender, Drink and Drugs
Inbunden, 1994
2513 kr
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Why do so many people feel compelled to drink alcohol or take drugs? And why do so many men drink and so many women refrain? Using ideas from social anthropology, this book attempts to provide a novel answer to these questions. The introduction surveys both gender and addiction. It points out that …
Carved Flesh / Cast Selves
Gendered Symbols and Social Practices
Av Tone Bleie, Vigdis Broch-Due m. fl.
Inbunden, 1993
2513 kr
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Carved Flesh / Cast Selves
Defining Females
The Nature of Women in Society
Häftad, 1993
648 kr
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Second, Revised EditionTo what are we referring when we speak of women? What is the nature of women in society; what is the nature of women in society? These are the central questions of this classic text which looks at areas ranging from England and Greece to Mongolia and Africa. The authors - …
Women and Space
Ground Rules and Social Maps
Häftad, 1993
630 kr
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Second, Revised EditionThe relationship between women and space has now been recognized as an important issue for feminist discussion. Developments in psychology and geography have encouraged the use of `social maps' to explore the way in which space is perceived. This book presents fascinating …
Bilingual Women
Anthropological Approaches to Second Language Use
Av Shirley Ardener, Pauline Burton m. fl.
Inbunden, 1994
2513 kr
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This book studies women's language use in bilingual or multi-lingual cultural situations. The authors - social anthropologists, language teachers, and interpreters cover a wide variety of geographical and linguistic situations, from the death of Gaelic in the Outer Hebrides, to the use of Spanish …
Women and Missions: Past and Present
Anthropological and Historical Perceptions
Av Shirley Ardener, Fiona Bowie m. fl.
Inbunden, 1994
2513 kr
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This collection of essays by eminent anthropologists, missiologists and historians explores the hitherto neglected topic of women missionaries and the effect of Christian missionary activity upon women. The book consists of two parts. The first part looks at 19th century women missionaries as …
Anthropology of Breast-Feeding
Natural Law or Social Construct
Häftad, 1992
648 kr
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On the whole, the debates surrounding the issues of breast-feeding - often reflecting ethnographic and ill-informed medical and demographic approaches - have failed to treat the deeper issues. The significance of breast-feeding reaches far beyond its biological function; in fact, the authors of …
Muslim Women's Choices
Religious Belief and Social Reality
Av Camillia Fawzi El-Solh, Judy Mabro
Inbunden, 1994
2513 kr
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This volume counters the prevailing Western views and stereotypes of Muslim women - usually projected through male interpretations - by presenting a cross-cultural perspective of their experiences and choices in contemporary Muslim communities. The main theme running through these papers is the …
Muslim Women's Choices
Religious Belief and Social Reality
Av Camillia Fawzi El-Solh, Judy Mabro
Häftad, 1994
648 kr
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This volume counters the prevailing Western views and stereotypes of Muslim women - usually projected through male interpretations - by presenting a cross-cultural perspective of their experiences and choices in contemporary Muslim communities. The main theme running through these papers is the …
Bilingual Women
Anthropological Approaches to Second Language Use
Av Shirley Ardener, Pauline Burton m. fl.
Häftad, 1994
648 kr
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This book studies women's language use in bilingual or multi-lingual cultural situations. The authors - social anthropologists, language teachers, and interpreters cover a wide variety of geographical and linguistic situations, from the death of Gaelic in the Outer Hebrides, to the use of Spanish …
Dress and Gender
Making and Meaning
Av Ruth Barnes, Joanne B. Eicher
Häftad, 1993
601 kr
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Dress is one of the most significant markers of gender identity, yet is only rarely explored in depth. This volume addresses the relationship between gender and dress, opening up fascinating aspects by covering a great variety of ethnographic areas reaching from Asia, Europe and Africa to North and …
Persons and Powers of Women in Diverse Cultures
Häftad, 1992
648 kr
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This volume presents important essays inspired by the pioneering works of three leading women anthropologists. The title may therefore be read in more than one way. The three biographical essays in this volume as well as the comprehensive bibliographies of these anthropologists' works fully confirm …
Gender, Drink and Drugs
Häftad, 1994
648 kr
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Why do so many people feel compelled to drink alcohol or take drugs? And why do so many men drink and so many women refrain? Using ideas from social anthropology, this book attempts to provide a novel answer to these questions. The introduction surveys both gender and addiction. It points out that …
Carved Flesh / Cast Selves
Gendered Symbols and Social Practices
Av Tone Bleie, Vigdis Broch-Due m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
648 kr
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Carved Flesh / Cast Selves
Migrant Women
Crossing Boundaries and Changing Identities
Av Gina Buijs
Häftad, 1996
575 kr
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Population movements on a large scale have been a prominent feature of modern society, but there have been as yet few attempts to look beneath the surface of mass movements of people. There is a particularly urgent need to disentangle the specific experience of women who are critically involved in …
Servants and Gentlewomen to the Golden Land
The Emigration of Single Women from Britain to Southern Africa, 1820-1939
Häftad, 1993
516 kr
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Too often, the emigration of women has been treated as an adjunct to that of men, especially in the case of families travelling together. In significant ways, however, the emigration of single women from Britain in the 19th and early 20th centuries was distinct from the general movement. It was …
Women and Missions: Past and Present
Anthropological and Historical Perceptions
Av Shirley Ardener, Fiona Bowie m. fl.
Häftad, 1994
648 kr
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This collection of essays by eminent anthropologists, missiologists and historians explores the hitherto neglected topic of women missionaries and the effect of Christian missionary activity upon women. The book consists of two parts. The first part looks at 19th century women missionaries as …
Male and Female in Developing South-East Asia
Inbunden, 1995
2513 kr
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This provocative book seeks to redress inaccuracies in Western perceptions of gender relations in Southeast Asia by bringing to the fore the area's ethnic and cultural variance and showing how women and men explain the informal and psychological dimensions of relationships as vital in holding …
Male and Female in Developing South-East Asia
Häftad, 1995
649 kr
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This provocative book seeks to redress inaccuracies in Western perceptions of gender relations in Southeast Asia by bringing to the fore the area's ethnic and cultural variance and showing how women and men explain the informal and psychological dimensions of relationships as vital in holding …
Women Wielding the Hoe
Lessons from Rural Africa for Feminist Theory and Development Practice
Inbunden, 1995
2519 kr
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How effective is western aid-agency intervention in Africa? What can African women do to manage the AIDS crisis? Can western feminist theory be applied to the rural African context?These vital issues, and many others, are considered in this topical book by eminent scholars and development …
Women Wielding the Hoe
Lessons from Rural Africa for Feminist Theory and Development Practice
Häftad, 1995
620 kr
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How effective is western aid-agency intervention in Africa? What can African women do to manage the AIDS crisis? Can western feminist theory be applied to the rural African context?These vital issues, and many others, are considered in this topical book by eminent scholars and development …
Extending the Boundaries of Care
Medical Ethics and Caring Practices
Av Tamara Kohn, Rosemary McKechnie
Inbunden, 1999
2594 kr
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How is the concept of patient care adapting in response to rapid changes in healthcare delivery and advances in medical technology? How are questions of ethical responsibility and social diversity shaping the definitions of healthcare?In this topical study, scholars in anthropology, nursing theory, …
Extending the Boundaries of Care
Medical Ethics and Caring Practices
Av Tamara Kohn, Rosemary McKechnie
Häftad, 1999
639 kr
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How is the concept of patient care adapting in response to rapid changes in healthcare delivery and advances in medical technology? How are questions of ethical responsibility and social diversity shaping the definitions of healthcare?In this topical study, scholars in anthropology, nursing theory, …
Money-Go-Rounds
The Importance of ROSCAs for Women
Av Shirley Ardener, Sandra Burman
Häftad, 1996
649 kr
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On most continents - from the USA to Africa and Asia - various forms of rotating savings and credit associations (ROSCAs) serve men and women of the community, often as their major -- and sometimes their only -- savings institution. ROSCAs are self-help money-pooling associations with participants …
Contraception across Cultures
Technologies, Choices, Constraints
Av Andrew Russell, Mary Thompson m. fl.
Inbunden, 2000
2519 kr
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Contraception is an issue of considerable concern to a great many heterosexually active people. Yet the impact of contraceptive technologies in the world today, in particular their implications for kinship, gender relations, and other aspects of social life, receives relatively little scholarly …
Contraception across Cultures
Technologies, Choices, Constraints
Av Andrew Russell, Mary Thompson m. fl.
Häftad, 2000
639 kr
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Contraception is an issue of considerable concern to a great many heterosexually active people. Yet the impact of contraceptive technologies in the world today, in particular their implications for kinship, gender relations, and other aspects of social life, receives relatively little scholarly …
Women and Credit
Researching the Past, Refiguring the Future
Av Gail Campbell, Beverly Lemire m. fl.
Inbunden, 2002
2519 kr
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Credit can be instrumental in equalizing opportunity and alleviating poverty, yet historically men and women have not had the same access. Partly because of this, women have been excluded from many previous economic histories. This book fills a significant gap in exploring the vexed relationship …
Women and Credit
Researching the Past, Refiguring the Future
Av Gail Campbell, Beverly Lemire m. fl.
Häftad, 2002
620 kr
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Credit can be instrumental in equalizing opportunity and alleviating poverty, yet historically men and women have not had the same access. Partly because of this, women have been excluded from many previous economic histories. This book fills a significant gap in exploring the vexed relationship …
