Power/Gender
Social Relations in Theory and Practice
1st Edition
Published on 1. January 1994
Book
Paperback/Softback
328 pages
978-0-8039-8675-6 (ISBN)
Description
This book investigates the complex strands that inextricably link gender and power relations, demonstrating how gender is constructed through the practices of power.
The contributors argue that `female' and `male' are shaped not only at the micro-level of everyday social interaction but also at the macro-level where social institutions control and regulate the practice of gender. Power/Gender explores: how theorizing on power is affected when gender is taken into account; post-Foucauldian theory of gender and power; whether it is possible to separate gender and power; the connections between gender and the practice of power in political contexts, and how these connections work in the specific contexts of women's lives; and whether the construction of sex or gender is an expression of power relations.
The contributors argue that `female' and `male' are shaped not only at the micro-level of everyday social interaction but also at the macro-level where social institutions control and regulate the practice of gender. Power/Gender explores: how theorizing on power is affected when gender is taken into account; post-Foucauldian theory of gender and power; whether it is possible to separate gender and power; the connections between gender and the practice of power in political contexts, and how these connections work in the specific contexts of women's lives; and whether the construction of sex or gender is an expression of power relations.
Reviews / Votes
`A powerful collection... All 11 chapters in the volume share the understanding that gender is a social product and constituted within a particular set of power relations... The book has an excellent, lengthy introduction, making it particularly well-suited for classroom use... the chapters are well written and each can stand on its own or be used in connection with other chapters in the volume. Chapters from the book could also be used as supplementary readings. This volume is well suited for upper division and graduate courses in such areas as social relations, sociology, psychology, women's studies, organizational behavior and social work' - Contemporary Psychology`The essays on theory contribute to the feminist analysis of gender and power by focusing on the connection between gendered domination and resistance, and the empirical studies demonstrate the value of this insight for analyzing women's power to resist gendered hierarchies' - Feminist Collections
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Language
English
Place of publication
Thousand Oaks
United States
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 18 mm
Weight
414 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8039-8675-6 (9780803986756)
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Persons
Henderikus Stam is Professor of Psychology at the University of Calgary. He is the founding and current editor of the journal Theory and Psychology and is a former President of Division 24 (Society for Theoretical and Philosophical Psychology) of the American Psychological Association as well as a former President of the International Society for Theoretical Psychology. He has published widely and his research focuses mainly on the history of psychology and the theoretical foundations of psychology.
Content
Introduction - H Lorraine Radtke and Henderikus J Stam
Power/Sex - Marilyn French
Resistance - Karlene Faith
Lessons from Foucault and Feminism
Into the Realm of the Fearful - Deborah Kerfoot and David Knights
Power, Identity and the Gender Problematic
Female Powerlessness - Hilary M Lips
A Case of `Cultural Preparedness'?
The Existential Basis of Power Relationships - Jean Lipman-Blumen
The Gender Role Case
The State, Gender and Sexual Politics - R W Connell
Theory and Appraisal
Notes toward a Political Theory of Sex and Power - Jill Vickers
Problematizing Pleasure - Celia Kitzinger
Radical Feminist Deconstructions of Sexuality and Power
Post-Modernizing Gender - Lorraine Weir
From Adrienne Rich to Judith Butler
Over Dinner - Michelle Fine and Pat Macpherson
Feminism and Adolescent Female Bodies
Separation, Integration and Difference - Wendy Hollway
Contradictions in a Gender Regime
Women in Women's Organizations - Eliane Leslau Silverman
Power or Pouvoir
On Oppressing Hypotheses; or Differences in Nonverbal Sensitivity Revisited - Marianne LaFrance and Nancy M Henley
Power/Sex - Marilyn French
Resistance - Karlene Faith
Lessons from Foucault and Feminism
Into the Realm of the Fearful - Deborah Kerfoot and David Knights
Power, Identity and the Gender Problematic
Female Powerlessness - Hilary M Lips
A Case of `Cultural Preparedness'?
The Existential Basis of Power Relationships - Jean Lipman-Blumen
The Gender Role Case
The State, Gender and Sexual Politics - R W Connell
Theory and Appraisal
Notes toward a Political Theory of Sex and Power - Jill Vickers
Problematizing Pleasure - Celia Kitzinger
Radical Feminist Deconstructions of Sexuality and Power
Post-Modernizing Gender - Lorraine Weir
From Adrienne Rich to Judith Butler
Over Dinner - Michelle Fine and Pat Macpherson
Feminism and Adolescent Female Bodies
Separation, Integration and Difference - Wendy Hollway
Contradictions in a Gender Regime
Women in Women's Organizations - Eliane Leslau Silverman
Power or Pouvoir
On Oppressing Hypotheses; or Differences in Nonverbal Sensitivity Revisited - Marianne LaFrance and Nancy M Henley