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Gender and Justice
Why Women in the Judiciary Really Matter
Av Sally Kenney
Inbunden, 2012
2525 kr
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Intended for use in courses on law and society, as well as courses in women’s and gender studies, women and politics, and women and the law, this book explores different questions in different North American and European geographical jurisdictions and courts, demonstrating the value of a gender …
Gender and Justice
Why Women in the Judiciary Really Matter
Av Sally Kenney
Häftad, 2012
690 kr
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Intended for use in courses on law and society, as well as courses in women’s and gender studies, women and politics, and women and the law, this book explores different questions in different North American and European geographical jurisdictions and courts, demonstrating the value of a gender …
Feminism and the Women's Movement
Dynamics of Change in Social Movement Ideology and Activism
Av Barbara Ryan
Häftad, 1992
910 kr
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In Feminism and the Women's Movement, Barbara Ryan integrates a broad historical view with an analytical framework drawn from the theory of social movements. Relying on participation and observation of diverse groups involved in the woman's movement, interviews with long-term activists, and …
Black Women and White Women in the Professions
Occupational Segregation by Race and Gender, 1960-1980
Häftad, 1992
851 kr
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Women of all racial\ethnic backrounds and minority men have been hailed as the major beneficiaries of the expansion in political, economic, and employment opportunities of the 1960s and 1970s. The author uses data derived from a twenty year span of census material to provide a thorough analysis of …
Gender Consciousness and Politics
Häftad, 1992
1041 kr
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This book examines the emergence of gender consciousness among women as a significant force in American politics. The author bases her argument on an in-depth empirical analysis of data derived from the U.S. biennial National Election studies of 1974 to 1984, the year of the emergence of the …
Mothering
Ideology, Experience, and Agency
Av Evelyn Nakano Glenn, Grace Chang m. fl.
Häftad, 1993
1012 kr
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This volume presents a variety of unique perspectives on mothering as a socially constructed relationship, assessing many of the political, legal and cultural debates surrounding the issue.
For Richer, For Poorer
Mothers Confront Divorce
Av Demie Kurz
Häftad, 1995
822 kr
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For Richer, For Poorer provides a new perspective on the impact of divorce on women. Based on interviews with a random sample of divorced mothers, this book identifies their real concerns: inadequate resources from their ex-husbands and the state, and unequal social policies. Presenting accounts of …
School-smart and Mother-wise
Working-Class Women's Identity and Schooling
Inbunden, 1997
2667 kr
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School-smart and Mother-wise illustrates how and why American education disadvantages working-class women when they are children and adults. In it we hear working-class women--black and white, rural and urban, southern and northern--recount their childhood experiences, describing the circumstances …
School-smart and Mother-wise
Working-Class Women's Identity and Schooling
Häftad, 1997
828 kr
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School-smart and Mother-wise illustrates how and why American education disadvantages working-class women when they are children and adults. In it we hear working-class women--black and white, rural and urban, southern and northern--recount their childhood experiences, describing the circumstances …
Grassroots Warriors
Activist Mothering, Community Work, and the War on Poverty
Inbunden, 1998
2512 kr
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Who are the grassroots warriors on the front lines of the war on poverty? Through in-depth interviews, Nancy Naples presents the voices of over sixty women--African American, Puerto Rican and white European American--who have fought for social and economic justice in the low-income neighborhoods of …
Grassroots Warriors
Activist Mothering, Community Work, and the War on Poverty
Häftad, 1998
1041 kr
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Who are the grassroots warriors on the front lines of the war on poverty? Through in-depth interviews, Nancy Naples presents the voices of over sixty women--African American, Puerto Rican and white European American--who have fought for social and economic justice in the low-income neighborhoods of …
Understanding Sexual Violence
A Study of Convicted Rapists
Av Diana Scully
Häftad, 1990
706 kr
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Understanding Sexual Violence examines the structural supports for rape in sexually violent cultures and dispels a number of myths about sexual violence--for example, that childhood abuse, alcohol, and drugs are direct causes of rape.
Rock-a-by Baby
Feminism, Self-Help and Postpartum Depression
Av Verta Taylor
Inbunden, 1996
2744 kr
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Although self-help has been an integral strategy of the women's movement, the burgeoning self-help publishing industry and growing popularity of talk shows encouraging personal confession have provoked vicious attacks on self-help from many feminists. Rock-a-By Baby examines the postpartum …
Rock-a-by Baby
Feminism, Self-Help and Postpartum Depression
Av Verta Taylor
Häftad, 1996
910 kr
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Although self-help has been an integral strategy of the women's movement, the burgeoning self-help publishing industry and growing popularity of talk shows encouraging personal confession have provoked vicious attacks on self-help from many feminists. Rock-a-By Baby examines the postpartum …
Community Activism and Feminist Politics
Organizing Across Race, Class, and Gender
Av Nancy Naples
Inbunden, 1997
3065 kr
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This collection demonstrates the diversity of women's struggles against problems such as racism, violence, homophobia, focusing on the complex ways that gender, culture, race-ethnicity and class shape women's political consciousness in the US.
Community Activism and Feminist Politics
Organizing Across Race, Class, and Gender
Av Nancy Naples
Häftad, 1997
910 kr
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This collection demonstrates the diversity of women's struggles against problems such as racism, violence, homophobia, focusing on the complex ways that gender, culture, race-ethnicity and class shape women's political consciousness in the US.
Rape Work
Victims, Gender, and Emotions in Organization and Community Context
Inbunden, 2005
2744 kr
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Despite the proliferation of rape crisis centers and other improvements in the treatment of rape victims over the past 20 years, many victims still find themselves the victims of what has been called a "second rape" by doctors, lawyers, judges, police, and administrators that process them. This …
Rape Work
Victims, Gender, and Emotions in Organization and Community Context
Häftad, 2005
822 kr
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Despite the proliferation of rape crisis centers and other improvements in the treatment of rape victims over the past 20 years, many victims still find themselves the victims of what has been called a "second rape" by doctors, lawyers, judges, police, and administrators that process them. This …
Complex Inequality
Gender, Class and Race in the New Economy
Häftad, 2001
793 kr
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The American economy is in good shape: profits are soaring, employment is expanding, and technological advances abound. Yet inequality between genders and among races still exists. In Complex Inequality, Leslie McCall sifts through the complexities surrounding wage differences and economic …
Stepping Out of Line
Becoming and Being a Feminist
Häftad, 2004
415 kr
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What does it mean to be a feminist today? Why do some women become feminists and others do not? At a time when 'feminist' is a label that many young women shun, Stepping Out of Line offers an insightful account of the struggle of becoming and being a feminist. Cheryl Hercus offers a compelling new …
Maid in the USA
10th Anniversary Edition
Av Mary Romero
Häftad, 2002
944 kr
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This is a classic work in the fields of Women's Studies and Sociology. On its 10th Anniversary, it is still a vital and moving study of the lives of immigrant domestic workers, and is constantly cited in the research. Romero's new introduction will offer a fresh look at the material, including more …
Home-Grown Hate
Gender and Organized Racism
Inbunden, 2003
2512 kr
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The top names in the field come together in this collection with original essays that explore the link between gender and racism in a variety of racial and white supremacy organizations, including white separatists, the Christian right, the militia/patriot movements, skinheads, and more.
Home-Grown Hate
Gender and Organized Racism
Häftad, 2003
910 kr
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The top names in the field come together in this collection with original essays that explore the link between gender and racism in a variety of racial and white supremacy organizations, including white separatists, the Christian right, the militia/patriot movements, skinheads, and more.
Laboring On
Birth in Transition in the United States
Av Wendy Simonds, Barbara Katz Rothman m. fl.
Inbunden, 2006
2744 kr
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Facing the polar forces of an epidemic of Cesarean sections and epidurals and home-like labor rooms, American birth is in transition. Caught between the most extreme medicalization — best seen in a Cesarean section rate of nearly 30 percent — and a rhetoric of women’s "choices" and "the natural," …
Laboring On
Birth in Transition in the United States
Av Wendy Simonds, Barbara Katz Rothman m. fl.
Häftad, 2006
691 kr
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Facing the polar forces of an epidemic of Cesarean sections and epidurals and home-like labor rooms, American birth is in transition. Caught between the most extreme medicalization — best seen in a Cesarean section rate of nearly 30 percent — and a rhetoric of women’s "choices" and "the natural," …
Fixing Families
Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System
Inbunden, 2005
2191 kr
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In Fixing Families, Jennifer Reich takes us inside Child Protective Services for an in-depth look at the entire organization. Following families from the beginning of a case to its discharge, Reich shows how parents negotiate with the state for custody of their children, and how being held …
Fixing Families
Parents, Power, and the Child Welfare System
Häftad, 2005
720 kr
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In Fixing Families, Jennifer Reich takes us inside Child Protective Services for an in-depth look at the entire organization. Following families from the beginning of a case to its discharge, Reich shows how parents negotiate with the state for custody of their children, and how being held …
Social Economy of Single Motherhood
Raising Children in Rural America
Inbunden, 2005
2512 kr
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Margaret Nelson investigates the lives of single, working-class mothers in this compelling and timely book. Through personal interviews, she uncovers the different challenges that mothers and their children face in small town America--a place greatly changed over the past fifty years as factory …
Social Economy of Single Motherhood
Raising Children in Rural America
Häftad, 2005
821 kr
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Margaret Nelson investigates the lives of single, working-class mothers in this compelling and timely book. Through personal interviews, she uncovers the different challenges that mothers and their children face in small town America--a place greatly changed over the past fifty years as factory …
Regulating Sex
The Politics of Intimacy and Identity
Av Elizabeth Bernstein, Laurie Schaffner
Inbunden, 2004
2667 kr
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Regulating Sex is an anthology that presents debates over the role of the state in constructing and controlling erotic practice, intimacy, and identity. The purpose of this edited volume is to address sexual dilemmas in law and the state in substantive areas such as same-sex domestic partnerships, …
