Defining Women
Social Institutions and Gender Divisions
Polity Press
Published on 30. January 1992
Book
Hardback
352 pages
978-0-7456-0979-9 (ISBN)
Description
This is an introductory textbook written by the Open University to support their new "Issues in Women's Studies" course and for others requiring an introduction to the role women play in society today. The text provides an analysis of the social, economic and political position of women in contemporary societies. Making use of key concepts the authors consider the changing position of women in the labour market, (including a comprehensive study of both waged and unwaged work), within families, in relation to motherhood, the welfare state and the law. The book brings a comparative perspective to bear on areas of specific concern such as the public/private distinction, the relations between equality and difference and between dependence and independence, the notion of caring inside and outside the family, and citizenship and power. The book further provides a chronological examination of the interrelationships between changes in socio-economic conditions, the development of feminist perspectives and the political practice of the women's movement.
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Language
English
Place of publication
Oxford
United Kingdom
Target group
College/higher education
Illustrations
12 photographs, 30 diagrams
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
ISBN-13
978-0-7456-0979-9 (9780745609799)
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01/1992
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Content
Section I: Defining women's place Section II: Dimensions of difference Section III: On Work Section IV: Daughters, wives and mothers Section V: Redefining Women: feminist challenges.