
Changing Places
Women's Lives in the City
SAGE Publications Ltd (Publisher)
1st Edition
Published on 28. September 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
224 pages
978-1-85396-311-7 (ISBN)
Description
This book offers a specifically feminist perspective on women's lives in contemporary cities; one which the editors hope will sustain and influence women's 'ways of being' in those cities. The contributors offer an array of knowledge about women's place and women's places in cities today. The book acknowledges women's positive as well as negative experiences in their roles as workers, mothers, housewives, shoppers and members of social networks. Women are not seen as passive victims of capitalism or of male violence, although the realities of exploitation and the fear of crime are recognized.
Reviews / Votes
`This book provides a useful stepping stone for developing more focused arguments and research for the future roles of gender in cities.It can be recommended as a text... chapters contribute new perspectives and raise serious feminist agendas for empowerment and diversity' - Local Government Studies
'Changing Places provides an up-to-date account of women's transport use, of gendered patterns in shopping behaviour and of women's access to housing in Britain today, as well as of initiatives to involve women in planning decisions' - Local Economy
'A welcome addition since it brings together the diversity of women's experiences and a range of perspectives from recent studies in an accessible and thorough format' - Housing Studies
'This book is good value for money, especially if you are a housing student' - Environment and Planning B
'It is well researched, readable and thought-provoking, and it does not demand cover-to-cover reading; dipping into it would sacrifice neither sense nor clarity' - Chartered Surveyor Monthly
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
354 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-85396-311-7 (9781853963117)
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Content
Introduction
Women, Feminisms and Methods - Susan Yeandle
PART ONE: WOMEN, WORK AND INCOME
Women and Work - Susan Yeandle
The Feminisation of Poverty - Carol Walker
PART TWO: WOMEN AND HOME
Househunting - Jane Darke
The Englishwoman's Castle? - Jane Darke
Women and Homelessness - Penny Lidstone
PART THREE: CHALLENGES FOR PLANNING
The Man-Shaped City - Jane Darke
Women's Safety - Helen Morrell
Women and Transport - Rosalie Hill
Women Shopping - Dory Reeves
Women and Leisure - Eileen Green
PART FOUR: CHANGING PLACES
Women and Consultation - Chris Booth
Breaking down Barriers - Chris Booth
Women, Feminisms and Methods - Susan Yeandle
PART ONE: WOMEN, WORK AND INCOME
Women and Work - Susan Yeandle
The Feminisation of Poverty - Carol Walker
PART TWO: WOMEN AND HOME
Househunting - Jane Darke
The Englishwoman's Castle? - Jane Darke
Women and Homelessness - Penny Lidstone
PART THREE: CHALLENGES FOR PLANNING
The Man-Shaped City - Jane Darke
Women's Safety - Helen Morrell
Women and Transport - Rosalie Hill
Women Shopping - Dory Reeves
Women and Leisure - Eileen Green
PART FOUR: CHANGING PLACES
Women and Consultation - Chris Booth
Breaking down Barriers - Chris Booth