Women in the Political Economy – serie
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Feminist Case Against Bureaucracy
Häftad, 1985
481 kr
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Analyzing bureaucrats and clients as the "second sex"
Women of the Upper Class
Häftad, 1986
342 kr
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In a unique departure from the usual stereotypes, Susan Ostrander gained access to this elite community and interviewed the women in one U.S. region to study their roles, activities, and self-images. Among her conclusions, Ostrander shows that although these women are economically and socially …
Women Politics and Empowerment
Av Ann Bookman
Häftad, 1987
398 kr
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Case studies of community and workplace organizing that redefine our notions of "the political"
Identity Politics
Lesbian Feminism and the Limits of Community
Av Shane Phelan
Inbunden, 1989
706 kr
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"Lesbian feminism began and has fueled itself with the rejection of liberalism.... In this rejection, lesbian feminists were not alone. They were joined by the New Left, by many blacks in the civil rights movement, by male academic theorists.... What all these groups shared was an intense awareness …
Putting on Appearances
Gender and Advertising
Häftad, 1989
342 kr
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In this lively critical analysis, Diane Barthel reveals the previously overlooked and underestimated depth of cultural meaning behind contemporary American advertising. Focusing mainly on ads for beauty products directed at women, she demonstrates how stereotypical gender identities are emphasized …
Job Queues, Gender Queues
Explaining Women's Inroads Into Male Occupations
Häftad, 1990
398 kr
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Since 1970, women have made widely publicized gains in several customarily male occupations. Many commentators have understood this apparent integration as an important step to sexual equality in the workplace. Barbara F. Reskin and Patricia A. Roos read a different lesson in the changing gender …
Muchachas No More
Household Workers in Latin America and the Caribbean
Av Elsa Chaney
Häftad, 1991
412 kr
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An in-depth look at the sizeable population of women who are domestic workers in Latin America and the Caribbean
Transformation of American Catholic Sisters
Häftad, 1993
356 kr
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A report on the social, political, and spiritual changes for Catholic nuns in the U.S. since Vatican II
Women of Japan & Korea
Continuity and Change
Av Joyce Gelb
Häftad, 1994
356 kr
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Original research on the changing roles of women in Japan and Korea
Home Girls
Chicana Literary Voices
Häftad, 1996
393 kr
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An in-depth examination of contemporary Chicana writers
Inside Agitators
Australian Femocrats and the State
Häftad, 1996
384 kr
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A fiesty story of women entering Australia's government and successfully using state power for social change
Thinking About the Baby
Gender and Transitions Into Parenthood
Av Susan Walzer
Häftad, 1998
314 kr
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Many new mothers and fathers are surprised at how they change as individuals and as couples after a baby is born. Susan Walzer's interviews explore the tendency for men and women to experience their transitions into parenthood in different ways -- a pattern that has been linked to marital stress. …
Weaving Work & Motherhood
Av Anita Garey
Häftad, 1999
342 kr
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In American culture, the image of balancing work and family life is often represented in the glossy shot of the executive-track woman balancing cell-phone, laptop, and baby. In Weaving Work and Motherhood, Anita Ilta Garey focuses not on the corporate executives so frequently represented in …
Marriage in a Culture of Divorce
Häftad, 1999
384 kr
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Today, when fifty percent of couples who marry eventually get divorced, it's clear that we have moved from a culture in which \u0022marriage is forever\u0022 to one in which \u0022marriage is contingent.\u0022 Author Karla Hackstaff looks at intact marriages to examine the impact of new …
Untidy Gender
Domestic Service in Turkey
Av Gul Ozyegin
Häftad, 2000
370 kr
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Interviews with Turkish maids yield surprising facts about class and gender roles
Street Woman
Häftad, 1987
356 kr
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Interviews with female street hustlers working in prostitution, fraud, forgery, embezzlement, and larceny
Women of the New Right
Häftad, 1988
384 kr
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Although an array of commentary and analyses focus on the New Right, little has been done to tell us who the women are on this side of the political spectrum. Are they social conservatives who call for the reassertion of traditional family values as promulgated by the federal government? Or do they …
Women Class and the
Feminist Imagination
Av Karen Hansen
Inbunden, 1989
691 kr
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Author note: Karen V. Hansen is a doctoral candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of California, Berkeley. Ilene J. Philipson is on the faculty of the Psychology Graduate Program at the New College of California, San Francisco.
Negotiated Care
The Experience of Family Day Care Providers
Inbunden, 1991
732 kr
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Weaving together numerous richly detailed interviews and surveys with recent feminist literature on the role of caregiving in women’s lives and investigations of women’s involvement in home-based work, this book explores the daily lives of family day care providers. Margaret K. Nelson uncovers the …
Parental Leave
Av Janet Hyde
Inbunden, 1991
746 kr
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The demand and need for maternity disability and parenting policies have increased enormously in the United States over the past decade. With many states currently considering laws to establish parental leave and legislation on child care provision being drafted at state and federal levels, this …
Women in the Sanctuary Mvmnt
Inbunden, 1991
593 kr
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The sanctuary movement in the United States began in the 1980s in response to growing numbers of Central American refugees seeking political asylum. While the media portray male clerics as the leaders of this religious-based political movement, women outnumber men at all levels of organization. …
Who Cares for the Elderly?
Public Policy and the Experiences of Adult Daughters
Av Emily Abel
Inbunden, 1991
746 kr
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The exploration of family care for disabled elderly people
Transformation of American Catholic Sisters
Inbunden, 1991
802 kr
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A report on the social, political, and spiritual changes for Catholic nuns in the U.S. since Vatican II
Women Between Two Worlds
Midlife Reflections on Work and Family
Inbunden, 1992
802 kr
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An in-depth study traces the experiences of 22 middle-class women and their evolution from traditional wives and mothers to career women
Dishing It Out
Power and Resistance Among Waitresses in a New Jersey Restaurant
Av Greta Paules
Inbunden, 1991
858 kr
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Challenges the uncritical equation of advancement with success
Women's Movements of the United States and Western Europe
Consciousness, Political Opportunity, and Public Policy
Häftad, 1992
381 kr
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Fills a gap in feminist scholarship by focusing on women
Feminist Legal Theory
Foundations
Häftad, 1993
533 kr
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Comprehensive discussions of theoretical issues regarding law and gender
Women of Color in U.S. Society
Häftad, 1993
398 kr
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Women of color articulate shared experiences of subordination and survival
Feminist Organizations
Harvest of the New Women's Movement
Av Myra Ferree
Häftad, 1995
412 kr
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This collection of twenty-six original essays looks at contemporary feminist organizations, how they've survived, the effects of their work, the problems they face, the strategies they develop, and where the women's movement is headed. The contributors, leading feminist scholars from nine social …
